Rachael Dorwart

Julia Ashley, Brianna Pinto, Rachael Dorwart

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Andy Mead

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
High School:
Cumberland Valley

Junior Year (Fall 2020-21): Didn’t see any game action in the fall due to injury • played in eight games during the spring season • scored her first goal of the season against Denver in the NCAA tournament • also recorded an assist on Carolina’s second goal of the match • scored the game-winning goal against Texas A&M to advance UNC to the NCAA College Cup • logged 47 minutes against Delaware, her season-high

Sophomore Year (2019): Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Accelerate Program • academic team captain • sidelined with leg injury for the first eight games of the season but saw her first action of season at Louisville, playing final four minutes • played in eight matches overall, totaling 190 minutes • saw key minutes off bench at forward against both NC State and Notre Dame, going 51 minutes in the two games combined • played her longest stint of the season, going 40 minutes off the bench against #8 Clemson • scored her first goal of the season, converting at 75:32 of the match at Pitt to give the Tar Heels a 3-1 lead over the Panthers • Missed last 10 games with lower body injury.

Freshman Year (2018): Started first seven games in midfield, going a season-high 64 minutes against Ohio State • assisted on Julia Ashley’s game-winning goal in the 108th minute of the 2018 NCAA semifinals against Georgetown • selected for the 2018 All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team • qualified for the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll • named a 2018-19 Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete • won the women’s soccer team’s Iron Ram award as the outstanding performer in the strength and conditioning area • shared fourth place on the UNC team in goals scored with five • was fifth on the squad in points with 15 • scored insurance goal in 74th minute versus Illinois in 3-1 win in season opener • assisted on game-tying goal by Taylor Otto versus Texas and game-winning goal by Taylor Otto versus UCF • assisted on game-tying goal by Brianna Pinto against Stanford • also assisted on goal by Alex Kimball versus Syracuse • scored the game-winning goal in the 65th minute in 1-0 ACC Tournament semifinal versus Clemson • added an insurance goal in NCAA Tournament first round win over Howard • recorded a pair of goals in NCAA second round win over Kansas, tallying in 44th and 66th minutes • played 927 minutes overall in 27 games, primarily coming off the bench in a forward spot late in season • had seven starts overall • named to spring semester 2019 UNC Dean’s List.

High School: Graduated from Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa. in December 2017 • enrolled at Carolina in January 2018 as a gray-shirt • played attacking center midfielder for high school team from 2015-17 • did not play as a senior due to development academy commitments • played a partial freshman season due to national team commitments and a partial junior season due to injury • in 50 career high school games over three seasons she scored 76 goals and had 36 assists • set school record with 47 goals during her sophomore year when she also added 12 assists in 24 games • had 12 goals and seven assists in 10 games in a partial season as a junior and 17 goals and 11 assists in 16 games in a partial season as a freshman • was named an NSCAA high school All-America in her sophomore and junior years • was conference player of the year both of those seasons • 2015 and 2016 PSCA All-State honoree • 2015 and 2016 Team Snap high school All-America selection • tapped as the 2016 Pennsylvania state Gatorade Player of the Year • an honoree on the 2016 USA Today high school All-USA Team • named to 2014-16 district all-star team • chosen for National Honor Society in 2017 • member of honor roll all four years of high school taking all honor and AP classes.

Club/National Team: Member of U.S. National Team at U14, U15, U17, U18 and U19 levels • traveled to South Korea with U17 National Team in August 2014 • played club soccer for Penn Fusion Academy • selected to ECNL national training camps in 2014 and 2015 • a 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region selection.

Personal: Full name is Rachael Jean Dorwart • daughter of Chuck and Shannon Dorwart • stands 5-9 tall • has two siblings – Scott, age 26, and Taylor, age 22 • was born in November 1999 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. • exercise and sport science major.