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Dorian Bailey

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mission, Kan.
High School:
St. Teresa's Academy

Dorian Bailey
Dorrance on Dorian: Dorian Bailey along with Taylor Otto and Alessia Russo is up there as a potential team MVP. She made a huge jump this past season. Coming into our program she hadn’t made a jump quality wise but what she did her freshman year was remarkable but then she got hurt. Before the Louisville game in her freshman year when she got hurt we were undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country. She was why were we so good. Then she got hurt and our season basically just went downhill. In 2016, she did not have a great year. In fact, in 2016 she was starting for me early in the year and Annie Kingman put her on the bench. This past year she started out good but not great and she just got better and better and better while coming off the bench. She was essentially a starter who came off the bench because of the substitution rules in the first half. Dorian has the athletic and human character to embrace a role like that. After Emily Fox got hurt Dorian went into the starting lineup and she ended up with a phenomenal junior year to her credit. The three players who I would rank as the top three players on the team are Alessia Russo at forward, Dorian Bailey in midfield and Taylor Otto on defense. I think the team may have voted Alessia as the MVP last year but I would still put the three of them in the same category as the best players on the team. Dorian’s qualities are that she is very good technically and very good tactically. Her issue at first in 2016 was certainly defensive presence. She has corrected a lot of that and it is still a concern but if she addresses that she could have just a wonderful senior year for us as one of our best players.
Senior Year (2018): Member of U.S. U23 National Team • named to Top Drawer Soccer preseason second-team Best XI squad • third-team All-ACC selection • has started all 25 games of the season in the midfield, playing 1,786 minutes so far, including a season-high 101 minutes versus UCLA • has played the fifth most minutes on any player on the team and the second most amongst non-defenders • recorded a pair of assists in win over Pitt, assisting on Alessia Russo’s game-winning goal in the 17th minute and Bridgette Andrzejewski’s goal in the 22nd minute • scored her first goal of the season against Louisville while adding the primary assist on Alessia Russo’s game-winning goal against the Cardinals • scored the insurance goal versus Virginia Tech in 81st minute in 2-0 win over Hokies in regular season • added her third goal of the season against Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament quarterfinals, scoring with 1:20 to play to provide separation in 2-0 win • scored her fourth goal of the season and her third against Virginia Tech, tallying in 56th minute of NCAA third round win over Hokies • scored her fifth goal of the campaign in NCAA quarterfinal game against UCLA • tied for third on the Tar Heel team in goals with five and is seventh on the squad in points with 13 • named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on October 1 after win over Louisville • also made that team on November 27 after game versus UCLA.
Junior Year (2017): Was a key player for the Tar Heels in 2017 • played most of the season coming off the bench as a forward but started at midfield in last five games of season • named second-team All-ACC • also earned All-ACC Tournament Team accolades • named to 2017 All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team • named to the United Soccer Coaches second-team Scholar All-South Region Team • played in 21 games, missing match at Penn State due to injury • started matches against Duke & UCF in regular season, in semifinals and finals in ACC Tournament and in all three rounds of NCAA Tournament • has played 1,419 minutes • tied for third on the team in goals scored with six • led the squad in assists with nine • ranked second on team lead in points with 21 • named ACC Offensive Player of the Week and to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on September 25 • scored the game-winning goal for Carolina in three straight ACC games in September • assisted on game-winning goal by Jessica Scarpa in overtime win over Duke • had a goal and an assist in 5-0 win over Auburn • notched the game-winner at Florida State on a header in the 58th minute of play • also scored the game-winning goal in UNC’s 1-0 win over Clemson on September 21, heading home a rebound in the 77th minute • in 2-1 win at Virginia on September 24, she assisted on the tying goal by Alessia Russo in the 24th minute and then scored the game-winning goal in the 28th minute • had a goal and two assists in 7-0 over Syracuse, assisting on a goal in each half and scoring one of her own in 34th minute • also assisted on goal versus Princeton • second on the team in corner kicks with 50 • named to 2017-18 ACC Academic Honor Roll for third successive year.
Sophomore Year (2016): Tremendous player on both the wings and as a reserve for Annie Kingman at attacking center midfield • started seven of 25 games in 2016, playing 987 minutes • after starting seven of the first eight games of season, she came off bench at attacking center midfield position beginning with second game of ACC regular season • team’s fifth-leading scorer with 10 points • tied for fourth on the team in goals scored with four • assisted on an insurance goal in 3-0 win over Virginia Tech • scored her first goal of the season in 3-1 win over Miami • followed that up by scoring the game-winning goal on a direct kick in the 69th minute to lift Carolina to a 2-1 win over Wake Forest to reward UNC head coach Anson Dorrance with his 800th career win • assisted on Morgan Goff’s goal in ACC Tournament win over Virginia • scored twice in NCAA Tournament with goals versus Liberty and Clemson • her goal versus the Tigers in the 71st minute lifted UNC past Clemson 1-0 in NCAA third round • Rising Star in Carolina Leadership Academy • named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2015): 2015-16 All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team selection • 2015 team’s outstanding freshman player in vote of her teammates • missed remainder of 2015 season after suffering an ACL tear in game at Louisville • Carolina was undefeated and ranked #1 at the time and coach Anson Dorrance pointed to Bailey’s injury as one of the key turning points in the season • named to 2015 Freshman All-ACC Team despite suffering a season-ending injury on October 8 • earned first starting assignment of her career at attacking center midfielder versus USC • played a season-high 75 minutes versus California • scored the game-winning goal in the Tar Heels’ 3-0 win at Nebraska • also scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Syracuse • assisted on Megan Buckingham’s goal in the 88th minute that earned the Tar Heels a 1-1 tie with Cal • also assisted on Joanna Boyles’ opening goal of the game versus Virginia Tech in 2-1 win at Blacksburg • 2015-16 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
High School: Four-year high school starter at St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City, Mo. • squad there was Missouri Class 3 state championship in 2015 and runner-up in 2014 and 2013. • NSCAA high school and club All America in 2014 and 2015 • named 2014 and 2015 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year.
Club: A very versatile player who has played midfield, forward and outside back with the U.S. WNT youth squads • 2015 5-star rated recruit by Top Drawer Soccer • past member of U.S. U20 WNT coached by Michelle French • previously a member of the U.S. U18 WNT, U17 WNT, U15 WNT and U14 WNT • represented U.S. U17 WNT team in CONCACAF Championships in 2013 • represented U.S. U17 WNT in 2014 Four Nations Cup (U.S., Japan, China, N.Z.) • NSCAA youth girls’ soccer All-America in 2013 & 2014 • selected for Kansas ODP Team 2009-12 • ODP Region II pool member 2010-12 • played club soccer for Sporting Blue Valley Soccer Club (ECNL) • team finished in ECNL Top 16 in 2014, was national quarterfinalist in 2013 and national semifinalist in 2012.
Personal: A resident of Mission, Kan. • daughter of Lisa and Bryan Bailey • has a sister Dana, 24, and a brother Liam, 16 • exercise and sports science major • minors in medical anthropology and in music.