2018 Field Hockey Roster
Malin Evert
- Position:
- Midfield/Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bad Schwartau, Germany
- High School:
- Gymnasium am Muehlenberg
Majoring in sociology ... First name is pronounced "muh-LEEN" ... Spent part of the summer of 2018 in Vietnam with the Coach for College program ... Named to the 2018 Preseason All-ACC Team
2017: As a junior, played in all 23 games in the midfield ... Earned third-team All-America and second-team All-ACC honors ... First-team All-South Region ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament and All-NCAA Tournament teams ... Scored 11 goals, tied for first on the team ... Had a career-high four goals in the win at Liberty (6-4) on Oct. 29, earning ACC and National Offensive Player of the Week honors ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2016: As a sophomore, started all 26 games in the midfield ... Scored six goals and added nine assists for 21 points ... Had four game-winning goals ... Second-team All-South Region and second-team All-ACC ... Named to the All-NCAA Tournament Team for the second year in a row ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2015: As a freshman, played in all 24 games at forward ... Scored 12 goals, fourth on the team, and added six assists ... Her first career goal was UNC's first of the season and was the gamewinner in a 2-1 win at Michigan ... Won the team's Keller Award for Open Play Assists ... Member of the All-NCAA Tournament Team ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Before UNC: Attended Gymnasium am Muehlenberg … Five-time winner of the German Championship with her club team, UHC Hamburg … Also won twice with Team Hamburg and won Hamburg masterships
International: Member of Germany’s Under-21 National Team … Also played for the Under-16 and Under-18 teams
More on Evert: Daughter of Tanja and Axel Evert … Has one older brother … Favorite pastimes are watching Netflix and spending time with friends and family … Favorite sport other than field hockey is soccer
