Danielle Borgman

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
McAuley

General - A top candidate for National Player of the Year honors in 2001... Carolina’s starter at the right back position... has started three successive years ther... currently a member of the United States National Team... has been a member of the U.S. National Team since 1997, earning two caps so far... a three-year returning starter for the Tar Heels in their inexperienced defensive unit... is also versatile enough to play striker where she averaged about 20 minutes of playing time per game last season... played in the summer of 2000 as a member of the U.S. under-21 national team at the Nordic Cup, helping lead the U.S. to the gold medal... has started all 76 games for the Tar Heels over the past three years and was a first-team freshman All-America selection and then a first-team All-America choice as both a sophomore and a junior... was one of the top recruits in the nation coming out of high school in 1998... received her first international cap playing with the full U.S. Women's National team against Sweden in October of 1997 in Chattanooga, Tenn.... has blinding speed... ranks as one of the nation's fastest players... her versatility makes her invaluable to the Tar Heels.

2000 Season - Was one of the top players in the nation during the 2000 campaign... started all 24 games for the Tar Heels in 2000... she scored two goals and had four assists on the campaign for eight points... took 23 shots on goal... she had her goals last season against William & Mary and Maryland... also had an assist against the Tribe... had three of her four assists on the season in the NCAA Tournament... had one in the second round win over Wake Forest, one in the quarterfinal win over Connecticut and one in the NCAA championship game win over UCLA... she assisted on Meredith Florance's game-tying goal with less than 15 minutes to play in the second half... was named the Soccer Times National Defender of the Year... a first-team All-America selection by Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times and Soccer America... was a third-team All-America selection on the team named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America... was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference... named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to the All-Southeast Region Team... also named All-Southeast Region by Soccer Buzz... a preseason All-America selection by Soccer Buzz... was named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Final Four.

1999 Season -Named first-team All-America by Soccer Buzz and third-team All-America by the NSCAA/adidas and College Soccer Online... a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a sophomore... a first-team All-Southeast Region selection by Soccer Buzz... named first-team All-Southeast Region by the NSCAA... started all 26 games for the Tar Heels... recorded assists against Tennessee, Colorado and in the ACC finals against Wake Forest.

1998 Season -Earned a letter while starting all 28 games for the Tar Heels in 1998... had three goals and four assists on the season for 10 points... scored her goals against Colorado College, Tennessee and in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal... recorded assists against Colorado College, Hartford, Virginia and in the ACC Tournament championship game against Clemson... named to Soccer America All-Freshman Team... named first-team Freshman All-America by Soccer Buzz... was named third-team All-Southeast Region by Soccer Buzz... also a Soccer Buzz All-Freshman Southeast Region selection.

Prep - Graduated on May 29, 1998 from McAuley High School in Cincinnati, Ohio... played three years of varsity soccer and one year of reserve soccer as a forward, midfielder and marking back... captained the McAuley High School soccer team in 1997... a 1997 Parade All-America... was selected by Parade Magazine in 1997 as the best forward in the country... was named to the 1997 NSCAA/Umbro Girls' All-America Team... was named by USA Today as one of the nation's Top Five high school recruits in the December 30, 1997 issue... was named the 1997 Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky High School Sports Woman of the Year... 1997 GGCL League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player... was an honor student at McAuley... was selected by the McAuley High school staff as student as the first recipient of the "Senior of the Month Award" in September 1997 for her leadership, athletic accomplishments and community service... was president of the Girls Athletic Association at MHS in 1998.

Club/ODP Soccer - Played club soccer for the Hammer Football Club in Cincinnati, Ohio... played for the club for three years as a forward and midfielder... captained the club team in 1996 and 1997... named to the All-Star Team at the U.S. Soccer Festival in August of 1997 in Blaine, Minn. when playing with the under-17 national team... in 1996, she was named to the under-16 National Team in her first ever year in the Olympic Development Program... in 1997, she was a member of the Under-17 National Team... in 1998 she was named to the team pools for both the under-18 national team and the under-20 national team... traveled to Holland, Germany, England, France and Belgium with her regional under-16 team.

Personal - Given name is Danielle Lynn Borgman... nicknamed "Danni"... has two brothers... born April 25, 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio... is the daughter of Jerry and Sue Borgman... her mother use to ride bulls bareback in rodeos in Louisiana.. .hobbies include reading and watching cartoons... athletes she most admires are April Heinrichs, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan and Kristine Lilly... her biggest sports thrill was playing as a member of the under-17 National Team against the full U.S. National Team... even those the National Teamers beat the under-17s 8-2 she said playing against that level of competition was an unbelievable... exercise science major... says her career plans are to play soccer at a higher level.