Jana Facchinei

Position:
F/MF
Height:
5-2
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Bel Air, Md.
High School:
John Carroll

Majoring in chemistry ... Participates in UNC's ACT student-athlete mentoring program

2001: Did not appear in a game and will count the year as a redshirt season

At The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Md.: Two-time all-conference and all-county selection ... All-state second-team selection as a senior ... Her team twice won division titles ... Member of Team Maryland in 1999 and 2000 ... All-county honorable mention in lacrosse ... Captain of the field hockey, lacrosse and track teams ... Recipient of the Cumulative Honors Award and a member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society ... Served as student government secretary and treasurer, and as a member of the yearbook staff

National/International: Participated in the United Airlines USFHA summer league in 2002, playing for the championship-winning Southern Charm

Personal: Born May 3, 1983, in Kansas City, Mo. ... The daughter of Cindy and John Facchinei ... Has one brother, Michael (16)

More on Facchinei: Favorite pregame meal is a honey wheat bagel with cream cheese, and favorite postgame meal is "anything found at our gourmet tailgates" ... Started playing field hockey at 14 for her high school team ... Favorite pastimes are cooking, sewing, playing outside and lying on the beach ... Favorite movie is "Life is Beautiful" ... Favorite book is "Where the Red Fern Grows" ... Favorite sports to play other than field hockey are lacrosse and basketball ... Says the word that best describes her on the field is "hardworking" and the word that best describes her off the field is "determined" ... The person she most admires is her grandmother "because she was a strong and amazing woman" ... Something few people know about her is that she has lived in five states ... A talent she has other than field hockey is playing the organ ... Says the most valuable thing she has learned from college is that "it's all about attitude, hard work and teamwork. And, running three stadiums is possible."