Brooke Dieringer

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Davidsonville, Md.
High School:
St. Mary's

General: Redshirted the 2005 season after tearing her left anterior cruciate ligament and undergoing surgery ... Tore her left ACL in practice in late February 2005 ... Would have been Carolina's fourth-leading returning scorer for `05 ... Should again be an offensive force in the midfield in `06 ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll and to the Dean's List both semesters in 2004-05.

Sophomore (2004): Fifth on the team in scoring with 22 points (16 goals and six assists) ... Tied for fourth on the squad in goals and tied for third on the team in assists ... Appeared in 15 of 16 games, starting 14 ... Third on the team in shots with 49 ... Tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals ... Scored a season-high three goals in three separate contests ... Had a season-high four points vs. Ohio State on March 26 (three goals, one assist).

Freshman (2003): Named Carolina's Most Improved Player, as determined by the UNC coaching staff ... Second on the Carolina team with 20 goals and tied for second with 24 points ... Saw action in all 16 games and started 10 ... Moved into the starting lineup vs. Ohio State and started the last nine games of the year ... Posted multi-goal games in five of the last six games of the season and in six contests overall ... Recorded 11 goals in the final six games of the season ... ACC Honor Roll member.

High School: Played four years of lacrosse, three years of field hockey and one year of basketball at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, Md., the same high school that produced former UNC star Kellie Thompson ... Four-year starter in lacrosse ... As a senior, was team captain and won the St. Mary's High School Women's Athlete of the Year award in 2002 ... Also a first-team All-America, first-team all-county choice (Baltimore Sun) and second-team All-Metro selection in 2002 ... Led St. Mary's in scoring for three years in a row ... Team MVP as a junior and senior ... Led the field hockey team in scoring and won the team MVP award as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society and a Parvis Scholar who maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout high school.

Personal: Brooke Mohler Dieringer is the daughter of Suzie and Jeff Dieringer ... Born on February 7, 1984, in Baltimore, Md. ... Majoring in journalism and mass communication with a minor in exercise and sport science.