Marie Bounds

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.
High School:
Wilde Lake

Majoring in geography ... Carolina Leadership Academy participant

2005: As a sophomore, appeared in four games, playing a total of 63 minutes ... Did not allow a goal and made two saves ... Backup to All-America selection Katy Tran ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List for the 2005-06 school year

2004: As a redshirt freshman, appeared in eight games, playing a total of 138 minutes ... Made five saves and allowed one goal ... Finished the season with a goals allowed average of 0.51

2003: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season

At Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Md.: As a senior, named All-Howard County and honorable mention All-Metro, as well as team MVP ... Second-team all-county in her sophomore and junior years ... Shared team MVP honors as a junior and was named Most Improved Player as a sophomore ... Also played three years of softball and one year of lacrosse

National/International: Member of the 2006 Southern EPTC team ... National Futures Program in 2002 and '03 ... Played for the Lady Bells indoor club team and for the Virginia Express Under-19 team, which won its pool at the 2002 National Hockey Festival

Personal: Born April 18, 1985, in Ellicott City, Md. ... The daughter of James and Janet Bounds ... Has a sister, Angela (18), and a brother, Matthew (15)

More on Bounds: Favorite pastime is watching movies and sports ... favorite pregame meal is a turkey and ham sandwich ... Favorite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean ... Favorite book is Geographica ... Favorite TV show is Rescue Me ... Favorite sport besides field hockey is football ... After college, hopes to move back to the Baltimore/Washington area and coach a local high school team ... Dream job is to work for National Geographic as a cartographer and travel the world ... Since last season, has worked on improving her communication and explosion ... Before a game, prepares with lots of stretching and footwork ... Considered going to art school before deciding she wanted to play field hockey in college ... A die-hard Washington Redskins fan whose family has had season tickets since the 1970s