2018 Field Hockey Roster
Sholder, Meredith
Jersey Number 2
Meredith Sholder
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Alburtis, Pa.
- High School:
- Emmaus
Bio
Majored in biology ... Recipient of a 2021 ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship ... Member of the U.S. National Team
2022: In her fifth season of play, started all 21 games in the midfield for the NCAA Champions ... Team co-captain ... Earned first-team All-America honors ... ACC Tournament MVP ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Logged one goal and one assist ... Her goal came in the home-turf win over Penn ... Her assist was on Lisa Slinkert's goal that started the Tar Heels' overtime comeback against Iowa in the second game of the season
2021: Started all 20 games in the midfield ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team and the All-ACC Academic Team ... Earned second-team All-South Region honors and second-team All-ACC honors ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, each for the fifth time ... Recipient of the team's Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award for the second year in a row
2020-21: Starter in every game ... Earned third-team All-America honors ... Named to the All-ACC second team and to the All-ACC Academic Team ... All-South Region first team ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Scored three goals, including the gamewinner in a 2-1 win over Virginia on 10/12/20 ... Also had three assists ... Recipient of the team's Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2019: Broke a bone in her foot in the preseason and was sidelined for the entire season ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2018: As a sophomore, played in all 23 games, with two goals and six assists ... Her goals came in shutout wins over Virginia (regular season) and Old Dominion ... Had three assists in the final four, with two in the semifinal over Wake and one in the NCAA title game against Maryland ... In the championship, she assisted on Megan DuVernois' gamewinner in the 21st minute of play ... In the semifinals, she assisted on the second and fourth goals in a 4-1 win ... Recipient of the team's Keller Award for Open-Field Assists ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Dean's List honors in the spring semester
2017: As a freshman, played in all 23 games and started eight ... Scored seven goals and added four assists ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Also earned spots on the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Before UNC: Led Emmaus High School to four district championships and three conference championships ... Won back-to-back state titles ... Harrow Sports/NFHCA first team All-America in 2015 and 2016 ... Three-time Lehigh Valley Live Player of the Year and Morning Call Player of the Year ... Max Field Hockey National Preseason Player of the Year in 2016 ... Four-time all-state and all-region selection ... 2015 All-Academic Squad and Scholar of Distinction ... 2013-2016 EPC/LVIAC MVP/1st Team all-star ... PA/NJ Region Player of the Year in 2015 and All-Region Team 2014-2015
National/International: U.S. National Team member ... Under-19 Junior National Team, 2016-17 ... U17 Junior National Team, 2014-16 ... Women's Indoor National Team 2015-2017
More on Sholder: Daughter of Jane and Marc Sholder ... Her mother also played field hockey at Emmaus High School and went on to play at Harvard ... Has one sister ... Favorite pastime is Netflix ... Loves chicken fingers ... Favorite sport besides field hockey is soccer ... Has worn jersey No. 2 for field hockey and soccer since sixth grade ... Athlete she admires most is UNC alum and former National Team player Rachel Dawson ... After graduation, plans to become a physician assistant
2022: In her fifth season of play, started all 21 games in the midfield for the NCAA Champions ... Team co-captain ... Earned first-team All-America honors ... ACC Tournament MVP ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Logged one goal and one assist ... Her goal came in the home-turf win over Penn ... Her assist was on Lisa Slinkert's goal that started the Tar Heels' overtime comeback against Iowa in the second game of the season
2021: Started all 20 games in the midfield ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team and the All-ACC Academic Team ... Earned second-team All-South Region honors and second-team All-ACC honors ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, each for the fifth time ... Recipient of the team's Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award for the second year in a row
2020-21: Starter in every game ... Earned third-team All-America honors ... Named to the All-ACC second team and to the All-ACC Academic Team ... All-South Region first team ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Scored three goals, including the gamewinner in a 2-1 win over Virginia on 10/12/20 ... Also had three assists ... Recipient of the team's Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2019: Broke a bone in her foot in the preseason and was sidelined for the entire season ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2018: As a sophomore, played in all 23 games, with two goals and six assists ... Her goals came in shutout wins over Virginia (regular season) and Old Dominion ... Had three assists in the final four, with two in the semifinal over Wake and one in the NCAA title game against Maryland ... In the championship, she assisted on Megan DuVernois' gamewinner in the 21st minute of play ... In the semifinals, she assisted on the second and fourth goals in a 4-1 win ... Recipient of the team's Keller Award for Open-Field Assists ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Dean's List honors in the spring semester
2017: As a freshman, played in all 23 games and started eight ... Scored seven goals and added four assists ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Also earned spots on the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Before UNC: Led Emmaus High School to four district championships and three conference championships ... Won back-to-back state titles ... Harrow Sports/NFHCA first team All-America in 2015 and 2016 ... Three-time Lehigh Valley Live Player of the Year and Morning Call Player of the Year ... Max Field Hockey National Preseason Player of the Year in 2016 ... Four-time all-state and all-region selection ... 2015 All-Academic Squad and Scholar of Distinction ... 2013-2016 EPC/LVIAC MVP/1st Team all-star ... PA/NJ Region Player of the Year in 2015 and All-Region Team 2014-2015
National/International: U.S. National Team member ... Under-19 Junior National Team, 2016-17 ... U17 Junior National Team, 2014-16 ... Women's Indoor National Team 2015-2017
More on Sholder: Daughter of Jane and Marc Sholder ... Her mother also played field hockey at Emmaus High School and went on to play at Harvard ... Has one sister ... Favorite pastime is Netflix ... Loves chicken fingers ... Favorite sport besides field hockey is soccer ... Has worn jersey No. 2 for field hockey and soccer since sixth grade ... Athlete she admires most is UNC alum and former National Team player Rachel Dawson ... After graduation, plans to become a physician assistant
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Sunday, September 07
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Sunday, September 07
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Sunday, September 07
FH: Carolina Holds Off Princeton, 3-2
Sunday, September 07
