Rob Driscoll

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Massapequa, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's

General: Three-time returning letter winner who will likely run in Carolina's first midfield unit during his senior year with Nick Tintle and Ben Hunt...has an extremely hard right-handed shot...possesses great athleticism...has outstanding dodging ability...one of Carolina's most experienced midfielders... can contribute on both the offensive and defensive ends...was a high school classmate of Carolina senior defenseman Brian Burke.
2007 Season: Played in all 16 games for UNC...was the team's seventh-leading scorer with 15 points...was sixth on the squad in goals scored with 13...excelled academically by being named to 2006-07 ACC Academic Honor Roll...had career highs for goals in a game and points in a game with three and four, respectively, against Fairfield...had one goal in each of the first three games of the season...scored twice against Maryland and had two goals in the Carolina win over NCAA champion Johns Hopkins...had a goal and an assist against Virginia...had a career-high three ground balls against Providence.
2006 Season: Played in the first 11 games of the 2006 season and consistently ran on the top two midfield units...scored six goals and had one assist...had his career-high point game against Virginia with two goals and an assist...also had a two-goal game, matching his career high, at Denver ...scooped up two ground balls against Air Force...committed only six turnovers on the season.
2005 Season: One of UNC's top midfielders as a freshman...ran in the first and second midfield units...shared the distinction of being UNC's third-leading scorer out of the midfield...had seven goals and one assist, including one game-winning goal...started one game...62.9 percent of his 35 shots were on goal attempts..scored in his first college game against Denver...had a pair of goals against Colgate.
Prep: Graduated from St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, N.Y. on June 10, 2004...played lacrosse for three years at St. Anthony's...high school team captain...the squad captured Catholic high school championships in 2003 and 2004...All-Long Island Team award winner...New York Empire State Games Team silver medalist as member of the Long Island team...honor roll student...National Honor Society member.

Rob's Reality

Given Name...Robert William Driscoll
Parents...Catherine Driscoll and Robert Driscoll
Birthdate and Birthplace...February 11, 1986 in Massapequa, N.Y.
Siblings...One brother (Patrick, 28), one sister (Gina, 29)
College Major...Communication Studies
Post-School Ambition...Get rich
Hobbies...Running marathons, lifting weights, bird watching
Biggest Sports Thrill...Winning high school lacrosse championship game my senior year with a victory over Chaminade after losing twice in the regular season to them
People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career...My family members
Athlete I Most Admire...Derek Jeter, Jeremy Shockey
Favorite Book...Say Cheese and Die by R.L. Stine
Favorite Magazine...ESPN Magazine
Favorite Food...Taco Bell
Movies I've Most Enjoyed...Dumb & Dumber, Anchorman, Blow, Alice in Wonderland
Favorite Website...espn.com