Tanner Watson

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
Carrboro

Majoring in psychology ... Graduate of the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy Rising Stars program

2015: Appeared in five games at forward

2014: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season

Before UNC: At Carrboro High School, earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior ... Recipient of the Coaches Award ... Helped her team to conference titles in her junior and senior years ... All-Star game participant as a junior ... Also played four years of lacrosse, serving as team captain as a senior ... Also active in Key Club and YMCA Leaders' Club, as a Red Cross volunteer and as a youth coach

More on Watson: Born in Chapel Hill ... Daughter of Kathryn and Chad Watson ... Her father played lacrosse at UNC, winning NCAA and ACC championships ... Her mother also is a UNC graduate ... Has two younger brothers ... Favorite pastimes are playing pickup basketball with her brothers, playing lacrosse and going to the beach ... Loves scary TV shows like "The Walking Dead" ... Athlete she most admires is her grandmother, who coached the U.S. field hockey team in the 1984 Summer Olympics ... After graduation, hopes to move somewhere tropical and work in the medical field ... Dream job is to be an ESPN announcer