Matt Crawford

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Durham Academy

General Info — Carolina’s 2002 co-captain (along with Logan Pause) ... A returning fourth-year starter in the midfield … Returning starter on the Tar Heel offensive unit ... The Tar Heels’ top returning assist leader … Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in the spring of 2002 ... Represented UNC at the 2002 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference in the summer of 2002 ... An Athletes Coming Together (ACT) mentor on the UNC campus … Member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Committee at Carolina.

Junior (2001) — Tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 18 points (five goals, eight assists) ... Assisted Ryan Kneipper on the game-winning goal in the NCAA College Cup final versus Indiana ... Scored the game-tying goal with eight minutes remaining in UNC’s come-from-behind, quadruple-overtime win over Stanford in the national semifinals ... Named to the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team ... Scored goals against East Carolina, Saint Louis, UNC Asheville, Clemson (ACC Tournament) and Stanford (NCAA Tournament) ... Had two assists in back-to-back games vs. Georgia State and South Florida in the UNC Greensboro Soccer Classic ... Started every game in the midfield ... Named to the Dean’s List and ACC Honor Roll ... Received UNC’s Mercer Reynolds Tar Heel Award in 2001.

Sophomore (2000) — Won the Tom Evins Jr. Award as Carolina’s most improved player … Started 22 of 24 games … In the starting lineup for the last 17 games of the season … Finished fourth on the team in assists with seven … Eighth on the team in scoring with nine points on one goal and seven assists … Scored a goal in the win over Rider … Had two assists against Dartmouth … Tallied assists in three straight games against NC State, Elon and Wake Forest …Had six assists in a five-game span from Oct. 13 to Oct. 28 … Recorded an assist in the NCAA Tournament win over William & Mary ... Dean’s List and ACC Honor Roll student.

Freshman (1999) — Appeared in 19 of Carolina’s 20 games (missing only the game at Virginia) and started 13 … Improved as the year went on, starting UNC’s final 11 games of the season … Scored one goal and tallied four assists for six points on the season … Tied for fifth on the UNC team in assists … Scored a goal and had an assist for a season-high three points against Winthrop … Tallied the game-winning goal against Winthrop … Also had assists against Campbell, NC State and High Point … Named to the ACC Honor Roll and the Dean’s List in 1999-2000.

Prep — Four-year letterman in the midfield for Durham Academy, leading his team to state titles in 1995 and ’96 and the state semifinals in 1997 and ’98 … Team captain as a senior … First-team all-state in 1998 … Team MVP as both a junior and senior … Conference player of the year as a senior … Three-time all-conference selection … Two-time all-region choice … Graduated Cum Laude.

Personal — Matthew David Crawford is the son of Beth and Jeff Crawford … Born August 20, 1980 … Plays club soccer with Carolina United … Majoring in biology and has an interest in a career in sports medicine … His brother, Andy, played soccer at Washington & Lee.