Madison Schultz

Photo by: Liz Condo, theACC.com

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Edmonds, Wash.
High School:
Edmonds-Woodway

Dorrance on Madison: “Maddy Schultz, coming into her senior year, has the chance to win the starting spot at left wing. What she needs to do is deepen her fitness base to get there. Her capacity to beat people down the flank and with her ability to accelerate and to serve the ball and create chances is amongst the best on the roster. She’s very good with her back to goal and she’s very smart tactically and she has a nice technical platform. She will compete to start at left wing.”

Junior Year (2018): Primarily came off the bench, always providing a spark of energy • started at left wing against Wake Forest and in ACC Tournament quarterfinals with Rachel Jones out of the lineup with an injury • finished the year starting at left wing in the forward line for Carolina • coach Anson Dorrance said she was the outstanding player on the field for the Tar Heels against Howard • played 871 minutes total in 27 games, including season-high 57 minutes against Georgetown in NCAA Tournament semifinals • started 10 games for the Tar Heels and played in all 27 games • scored game-winning goal in 69th minute of the game versus Illinois in season opener • also scored insurance goal versus Marquette • her goal in the 73rd minute lifted UNC past Wake Forest 1-0 in regular-season finale • added an assist on goal by Dorian Bailey in NCAA Tournament quarterfinals versus UCLA • of her 10 career goals, seven have been game-winning goals, including all five of her goals as a freshman and two of her three goals as a junior.

Sophomore Year (2017): One of the top reserves at striker for the Tar Heels • played in 22 games, totaling 664 minutes • earned first point of the season when she assisted on Dorian Bailey’s game-winning goal against Clemson in 77th minute • scored her first goal of the campaign in the 83rd minute of 7-0 win versus Syracuse • also notched a goal which gave the Tar Heels separation in 3-0 win at Miami on October 5 • assisted on insurance goal by Morgan Goff in NCAA Tournament win over High Point.

Freshman Year (2016): Had a spectacular end to her freshman season • all five goals she scored as a first year player were game-winning goals, including three in NCAA Tournament games, one in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals and one in the regular-season finale against Florida State, giving the Tar Heels their first win over the Seminoles in five years • named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on November 1, 2016 • scored the first goal of her career on a rebound in UNC’s 1-0 win over #8 Florida State on October 27 • scored the game-winning goal in the 39th minute of a 3-0 win over #7 Virginia in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on October 30 • went on to score three more game-winning goals in the NCAA Tournament against Liberty, Kansas and South Carolina • her game-winning goal in the 22nd minute lifted the Tar Heels past the Gamecocks in the NCAA quarterfinals • led the Tar Heels in game-winning goals with five • was team’s fourth leading scorer with 11 points • tied for second on the squad in goals with five • played in all 25 games, seeing 792 minutes of action • started at forward on six occasions • assisted on the game-winning goal by Annie Kingman versus Villanova for her first career point.

High School: Attended Edmonds-Woodway High School • played high school soccer there • high school All-America selection in 2012, 2014 and 2015 • Washington state Athlete of the Week honoree • first-team Wesco 4A South honoree • graduated from high school early to enroll at Carolina in January 2016 • led high school team to state championship in junior year • All-Area as a freshman when she also earned multiple athlete of month and week honors.

Personal: Full name is Madison Lea Schultz • goes by Maddy • daughter of Brian and Kelley Schultz • stands 5-4 tall • was born in January 1998 in Seattle, Wash. • is a twin • her twin brother is Spencer David Schultz • exercise and sport science major.