2019 Field Hockey Roster
Marissa Creatore
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, N.C.
- High School:
- East Chapel Hill
Graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in psychology ... During her career, was part of four ACC Championships, five final four trips and two NCAA titles
2019: As a senior, started all 23 games at forward ... Served as a team captain ... Finished the season with 16 goals, second on the team, and six assists ... Had five gamewinners, tied for the team high ... Named third-team All-America ... Earned All-South Region honors ... Selected as ACC Tournament MVP after scoring twice in the championship game as the Tar Heels won the 22nd title in program history ... All-ACC second team ... Scored the gamewinner with 24 seconds in regulation in the comeback win over Princeton during the regular season ... A game earlier, against Iowa, she scored the gamewinner with less than three minutes to play
2018: As a junior, started all 23 games at forward ... Scored nine goals and added five assists ... Named ACC and National Offensive Player of the Week after a weekend in which she scored the game-tying goal and assisted on the gamewinner at Boston College then scored the gamewinner against UConn ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Earned Dean's List honors in both the fall and spring semesters ... Served as the team's vice captain ... Shared the team's Carmen and Michael Hooker Leadership Award ... The team's Iron Ram Award recipient (top performer in strength and conditioning) for the third year in a row
2017: As a sophomore, started all 23 games at forward ... Scored six goals and added eight assists ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Recipient of the Keller Award for Open Play Assists ... Earned spots on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2016: As a redshirt freshman, played in all 26 games as a reserve forward ... Scored four goals and added one assist ... Recipient of the team's Dawson Family Most Improved Player Award ... Also earned the team's Iron Ram Award as the top performer in strength and conditioning
2015: Did not see action and will count the season as a redshirt year ... Shared the team's strength and conditioning Newcomer Award, recognizing the best performance by a freshman during the 2015-16 school year
Before UNC: At East Chapel Hill High School, lettered in field hockey, lacrosse and swimming … Captained field hockey and lacrosse teams as a senior … Four-time state champion in field hockey … Earned all-state honors her sophomore through senior years … Also all-conference, team MVP and a three-time state All-Star Game selection … In lacrosse, earned all-state, all-conference and conference MVP honors as a senior … State champion as a sophomore … An AP Scholar and two-time winner of Student Academic Integrity Leadership Award
National/International: Played for Carolina All-Stars club team … Futures Elite and Futures Elite Championship selection in 2014 and 2015 … 2015 Junior National Camp selection
More on Creatore: Daughter of Patty and Ron Creatore … Has a brother and a sister… Favorite sport other than field hockey is football .. Has a labradoodle named Macy … Fun fact is that she studied at the National Dance Institute and lived in New York City for a month … After graduation, hopes to go to graduate school, travel the world and complete items on her bucket list … Dream job is to be a National Geographic photographer
