University of North Carolina Athletics
Kellie Thompson Named to U.S. Elite Team for 2003-04
June 9, 2003 | Women's Lacrosse
June 9, 2003
BALTIMORE, MD - Former University of North Carolina women's lacrosse star Kellie Thompson was one of 24 players named to the U.S. Elite Team for 2003-04, US Lacrosse announced last week. Thompson, who holds Carolina records for most goals in a game, a season and a career, graduated from UNC in 2002.
Meanwhile, rising UNC senior Rachel Szakmary was one of 24 players named to the U.S. Developmental Team for 2003-04. Szakmary tallied eight goals and three assists during the 2003 season. She took part in the U.S. National Team trials in August 2002.
Forty-eight of the nation's top female lacrosse players have been named to the United States Women's Elite and Developmental lacrosse teams for 2003-04, as announced today by US Lacrosse. Twenty-four players were named to the Elite team and 24 were named to the Developmental team.
Elite team head coach Sue Stahl, who also is the head coach at Old Dominion, Developmental team head coach Sue Murphy, head coach at Richmond, headed up a selection committee that named the teams from a pool of applicants that competed in recent tryouts.
The teams will practice together, play exhibition scrimmages against college teams and serve as clinicians for the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Clinic Month activities scheduled for February 2004. US Lacrosse conducts clinics for youth players at locations throughout the country to help aid in the growth of the sport.
