Meg Freshwater

Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Charlottesville, Va.
High School:
Saint Anne's Belfield

General - One of Carolina's four co-captains this season (along with Katie Brooks, Amber Falcone, and Jamie Hanssen) ... Speedy, veteran contributor could see increased playing time at midfielder as a senior ... Selected to tryout for the 2007-08 U.S. Women's Elite and Developmental teams.

Junior (2007) - A top reserve in the midfield for the Tar Heels ... Finished the season with 14 goals and seven assists for 21 points ... Appeared in all 21 games, starting five ... Played some of her best lacrosse against Duke, netting two goals in Durham in the regular season and talling a goal and an assist in the ACC Tournament ... Scored twice against Brown and Loyola ... Dished out two assists against Oregon ... Tallied a goal and an assist versus Vanderbilt and Old Dominion ... Connected on four of seven free position goal attempts ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore (2006) - Top reserve attacker, appearing in all 19 games ... Also started five contests ... Won UNC's Team Unsung Hero Award after moving from attacker to midfielder midway through the season ... Ranked sixth among Tar Heels with 20 points on the season (18 goals and two assists) ... Tied for fifth on the team in goals and was fifth in shot attempts with 51 ... Had a career-high four points against Duke, finishing with two goals and two assists against the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils ... On the season, scored twice in five games (Duke, Virginia Tech in the regular season, Georgetown, Maryland and Virginia in the ACC Tournament) ... Took a season-high seven shots in the ACC Tournament against Virginia, connecting twice ... Winner of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Capstone Award for best leadership project in the Rising Stars program ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for 2005-06 and the Dean's List for Spring 2006.

Freshman (2005) - Finished sixth on the Tar Heel team in scoring with 14 goals and six assists for 20 points ... Tied for third on the team in assists ... Ranked seventh on the squad in goals scored ... Appeared in all 20 games and started vs. Virginia and Virginia Tech ... Had three multi-goal games, scoring twice at Duke in the regular season, vs. Georgetown and at Virginia Tech (regular season) ... Had a season-high two points on eight occasions in 2005 ... Collected a season-high four ground balls vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament.

High School - Two-time All-America at St. Anne's Belfield High School in Charlottesville, Va., the same prep program that produced former Tar Heel All-America Porter Wilkinson ... Twice named All-Central Virginia and all-state ... Named the Central Virginia Player of the Year as a senior ... Captained both the lacrosse and field hockey teams as a senior ... Two-time all-state and All-Central Virginia selection in field hockey ... Also swam in high school, specializing in the short distance events.

Personal - Margaret Elizabeth Freshwater is the daugther of Tom and Liz Freshwater ... Her father was a member of the varsity track team at Virginia from 1972-76 ... Born on April 17, 1986, in Baltimore, Md. ... Majoring in political science.

Meg Freshwater's Career Statistics


Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2005	20/2	49	14	6	20	15	5	2
2006	19/5	51	18	2	20	14	5	3
2007	21/5	60	14	7	21	14	3	8
Totals	60/12	160	46	15	61	43	13	13