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University of North Carolina Athletics
Underwood Awarded Post-Graduate Scholarship
February 27, 2003 | Volleyball
Feb. 27, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS ----- Malaika Underwood, a senior outside hitter and co-captain of the team, has been awarded a postgraduate scholarships the NCAA valued at $6,000. Underwood joined Ronald Brewer, a special teams standout and team captain of the Carolina football team, as one the 32 nation-wide winners of this scholarship awarded through the NCAA's Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Program.
The Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee awarded 16 scholarships through the Ethnic Minority Enhancement Program and the Committee on Women's Athletics awarded 16 scholarships through the Women's Enhancement Program and Six Division III-specific scholarships also were awarded.
The enhancement scholarships are designed to create better opportunities for women and ethnic minorities in coaching, athletics administration, officiating and athletics support services.
Underwood, an international studies major with over a 3.8 GPA, helped lead Carolina to a 32-4 record and a No. 12 national ranking in 2002 on the team's way to its first NCAA Regionals appearance. She was second on the team in digs and finished her career with more than 1,000 digs. In 2001, she was named MVP of the ACC Tournament as Carolina captured its third-straight title.
The recipients of the scholarships are women and ethnic minorities who have completed an undergraduate degree, and are seeking admission or have been accepted into an NCAA member institution's sports administration or related program that will assist the applicant in obtaining a career in athletics.
Applicants must be entering their first semester or term of postgraduate studies and must have performed with distinction as student-body members at their respective undergraduate institutions. The applicants' involvement in extracurricular activities, course work, commitment to the pursuit of a career in intercollegiate athletics and promise for success in such a career are also factors in the selection process.
Underwood will both in May and has applied for admittance to the postgraduate sports administration program at North Carolina.
