University of North Carolina Athletics
Co-Carolina Waterscapes Players of the Week: Meredith Keller and David Stokes
September 23, 2002 | General
Sept. 23, 2002
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 Meredith Keller |
Field hockey midfielder Meredith Keller and men's soccer defender David Stokes are Co-Carolina Waterscapes Student-Athletes of the Week for September 16-22.
Keller, a senior from Greenville, Del., displayed outstanding leadership and assisted on a goal as the Tar Heels beat #2 ranked Old Dominion, 2-0. The next day, Keller had the game-winning goal in UNC's 3-1 win over #11 Virginia.
Stokes, a junior from Dumfries, Va., anchored a defensive unit that shut out the University of Virginia over the final 74 minutes in Carolina's 2-1 win. It was UNC's first victory over the Cavaliers at Fetzer Field since 1994.
Other nominees:
Eve Rackham, a senior setter from Sebastopol, Calif., had 12.5 assists per game in leading the Tar Heels to a 3-0 record last week.
Lindsay Tarpley, a freshman forward from Kalamazoo, Mich., scored three goals in the women's soccer team's 6-0 win over FIU and added an assist in the 4-1 win over Marquette.
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