Whitney Engen (2010) - Patterson Medal Winners - University of North Carolina Athletics

Whitney Engen

Induction:
2010
Class:
2010

2010— Whitney Engen: Women's Soccer
The 2009 women’s soccer National Player of the Year (Honda Award) and the 2009-10 ACC Female Athlete of the Year.

Engen was a four-year starter for UNC, the first two seasons on the forward line and the last two at center back. She helped lead Carolina to three NCAA championships and four ACC titles. In 2009, she earned first-team All-America honors from the NSCAA and Soccer America, was chosen first-team All-ACC, was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and the ACC’s Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She won the defensive MVP award at the 2009 College Cup.

Engen, who earned her law degree, was a four-time selection to the ACC Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team and was a 2009 ESPN second-team Academic All-America choice.

She was selected in the first round of the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer Draft. She played six seasons with the U.S. Women’s National Team, winning a World Cup in 2015 and playing in the 2016 Olympics.