University of North Carolina Athletics
All-America Cindy Parlow
October 1, 2002 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 1, 2002
United States National Team Accolades
*Starting forward for the 1999 United States World Cup Women's Soccer Team which won the gold medal at the 1999 Women's World Cup.
*She has been a member of the United States Women's National Team since 1996.
*Played for the U.S. National Team which won the Gold Medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York, N.Y.
*Played on the 1997 United States' Under-20 Women's National Team which won the Gold Medal at the Nordic Cup competition in Denmark.
Career Accomplishments at University of North Carolina
*She scored 189 points in her North Carolina career. That is the seventh highest total in North Carolina women's soccer history. She scored 68 goals. That is the seventh highest total in North Carolina women's soccer history. She had 53 assists. That is the fourth highest total in North Carolina women's soccer history. She started 101 games in her North Carolina career, a school record. She had 12 game-winning goals in her career.
*In four seasons at North Carolina, Cindy Parlow played on teams that compiled a cumulative record of 102-3-1. Teams she played on won Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, NCAA Championships in 1996 and 1997 and ACC Tournament Championships in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. She played on teams which were NCAA semifinalists in 1995 and NCAA runnerups in 1998.
1998-99 School Year
*Winner of Mary Garber Award as Female Athlete-of-the-Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
*Parlow scored 21 goals and passed for 11 assists for a total of 53 points. She had seven game-winning goals.
*She led the North Carolina team in games played with 26, games started with 26, shots with 107, goals with 21, points with 53, and game-winning goals with seven.
*Winner of the 1998 Hermann Trophy and 1998 Missouri Athletic Club Foundation Award as the National Collegiate Women's Soccer Player of the Year. Was also named National Player of the Year by Soccer News magazine and College Soccer Weekly On-Line.
*Was named a first-team All-America by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Soccer America, Soccer News, ESPN.com/Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz and College Soccer Weekly On-Line. It was the fourth successive year she was named first-team All-America by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
*The 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
*Was named first-team All-ACC for the fourth straight year.
1997-98 School Year
*Won the Herman Trophy as the National Player of the Year.
*Won the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation National Player of the Year Award.
*Won National Player of the Year honors from Soccer Times magazine.
*Was North Carolina's second-leading scorer with 44 points. Scored 13 goals and had 18 assists while playing and starting in 26 games.
*Scored the game-winning goal in North Carolina's 2-0 victory over Connecticut in the 1997 NCAA Tournament championship game.
*Set the NCAA Tournament single-game assists record by recording four assists against Wake Forest in a 6-0 first-round win.
*Was a first team All-America selection by Soccer America, Soccer News, Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times and NSCAA/Umbro.
*First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection for third straight year.
*Was named Most Valuable Player of the 1997 ACC Tournament.
1996-97 School Year
*National Player of the Year as chosen by Soccer News magazine.
*Finalist for the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award.
*Scored 41 points on 15 goals and 11 assists in 25 games.
*First-team All-America selection by Soccer News, Soccer America, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Soccer Buzz.
*Named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference for second year in a row.
1995-96 School Year
*Scored 19 goals and had 13 assists for 51 points in 26 games as a freshman.
*Named National Freshman Player of the Year by both Soccer News and Soccer America.
*Was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year.
*Named a first-team All-America selection by Soccer News, Soccer America and NSCAA/Umbro.
*Named a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.
