2020 Women's Soccer Roster
Bell, Maycee
Jersey Number 25
Maycee Bell
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Insight School of Kansas
Bio
Selected with the 14th overall pick in the first round by NJ/NY Gotham FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Redshirt Senior Season (2023)
All-ACC Second Team • ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19, the fourth such honor of her career • Served as team co-captain • Started all 20 matches she appeared in • Logged 1,696 minutes to rank third on the team • Saw a full 90 minutes in 15 of her 20 games • Finished off the year with two goals, two assists, six points, 17 shots and eight shots on goal • Scored against Syracuse on Senior Day, tallying another goal at BYU in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Dished out assists against Cal and Notre Dame • Anchored UNC’s defense that allowed only 7.4 shots per game and held 20 of its 23 opponents to 10 shots or fewer • Helped keep Alabama and Texas Tech without a shot on goal during consecutive NCAA Tournament games • Played in six matches where UNC’s back line held their opponents shotless during an entire half • Carolina conceded only eight goals during ACC play, which led the conference • Ranked No. 5 on Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Top-100 Players List • Selected to the All-ACC Preseason Team and Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Third Team.
Senior Season (2022)
Named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List • Played the full 90 minutes against Tennessee in the season opener, but suffered a season-ending injury during the match.
Junior Season (2021)
Named Second Team All-America and First Team All-Atlantic Region by the United Soccer Coaches • Voted First Team All-ACC • First Team Scholar All-America • Member of the All-ACC Academic Team • Started all 17 games which she played, logging 1,443 minutes • Tallied five points behind two goals and an assist • Scored the game-winning goal six minutes into overtime against Stanford • Credited with the game-winning goal against Illinois, scoring in the 27th minute of regulation • Assisted on Emily Colton's game-tying goal against Virginia Tech in the 87th minute after UNC trailed 2-0 • Recorded a season-high three shots versus Pitt and Virginia Tech • Played 90+ minutes in 13 games, including all 110 minutes in double overtime games against Florida State, Virginia and Virginia Tech
Sophomore Season (2020-21)
Named First Team All-ACC • ACC Defensive Player of the Week on September 29 • Regarded as one of the most elite defenders in the country • Recorded a season-high three shots against Virginia Tech • Anchored a back line that ranked fourth in goals against average (.500) • Missed majority of spring season due to injury • Made her spring debut against Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament • Started for the first time during the spring against Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup • Took one shot against Santa Clara.
Freshman Season (2019)
ACC Freshman of the Year, the fourth Tar Heel to win the award in the last six years (joining Megan Buckingham in 2014, Bridgette Andrzejewski in 2016, Alessia Russo in 2017) • Named Second Team All-ACC • Tabbed to the 2019 All-ACC Tournament Team • Chosen to the ACC All-Freshman Team • Started all 25 games she played • Played 2,161 minutes, which led the squad in minutes played despite missing complete games against Arkansas and Pitt, and playing only the first half against both UNLV and Belmont • Scored three goals and added an assist • Two of her three goals were game-winning goals • Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on August 27 after shutout wins over Indiana and Duke • Also named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on September 24 after leading Tar Heels to 3-0 shutout at #20 Louisville • Played all 90 minutes in first five games of the season and then played just the first half in 8-0 rout of UNLV • Missed the Arkansas game with an injury • Played all 470 minutes on defense in five ACC shutouts before missing game at Pitt • After her return to the lineup against BC, the Tar Heels recorded three more league clean sheets before conceding twice at Miami. •After missing the game at Pitt with a foot injury on October 13, she returned to play 63 minutes at Boston College and scored her first career goal at 7:11 of the match on a header off a corner kick, which held up as the game-winning goal in the 3-0 win • Went the full 90 minutes on defense in wins over nationally-ranked opponents Florida State and Virginia Tech • Played all 90 minutes in ACC Tournament win over Notre Dame and recorded her first career assist on goal by Ru Mucherera in second half of that game • Played all 192 minutes in the ACC semifinals and finals • Scored her second goal of the year on a header off a corner kick against Virginia in the ACC final at the 5:47 mark • Netted the game-winning goal in NCAA quarterfinals against USC, scoring on a header off a free kick by Lotte Wubben-Moy in the 69th minute.
High School
Called up to U20 National Team camp in December 2018 with fellow Tar Heels Claudia Dickey, Brianna Pinto and Tori Hansen • Attended four different high schools in two different cities – Trinity Academy in Wichita, Blue Valley Southwest in Overland Park, Blue Valley West in Overland Park and Insight School of Kansas in Wichita • Only played one year of high school soccer, concentrating on club play • Played forward as a freshman on high school team • Won Gatorade Player of the Year for Kansas • First Team All-State selection • Had a 4.1 grade point average • Principal’s Honor Roll for three years.
Club
Played club soccer for 12 years, starting out as a forward and made switch to center back in 2014 when the national team coaches moved her to that spot • U.S. Youth National Team member from 2014 to the present at U16, U18, U19, U20 levels • Played for NC Courage Development Academy • Captained Sporting Blue Valley DA club from 2014-17 • United Soccer Coaches All-America on the club level.
Personal
Full name is Maycee Nicole Bell • Born in September 2000 in Wichita, Kan. • Daughter of Brett and Kristy Bell • Both her parents played college basketball • Has five younger brothers and sisters – Emree, Brinklee, Arieous, Noah and Aayden • Three of her brothers were adopted by her family • Majoring in exercise and sport science.
Redshirt Senior Season (2023)
All-ACC Second Team • ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19, the fourth such honor of her career • Served as team co-captain • Started all 20 matches she appeared in • Logged 1,696 minutes to rank third on the team • Saw a full 90 minutes in 15 of her 20 games • Finished off the year with two goals, two assists, six points, 17 shots and eight shots on goal • Scored against Syracuse on Senior Day, tallying another goal at BYU in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Dished out assists against Cal and Notre Dame • Anchored UNC’s defense that allowed only 7.4 shots per game and held 20 of its 23 opponents to 10 shots or fewer • Helped keep Alabama and Texas Tech without a shot on goal during consecutive NCAA Tournament games • Played in six matches where UNC’s back line held their opponents shotless during an entire half • Carolina conceded only eight goals during ACC play, which led the conference • Ranked No. 5 on Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Top-100 Players List • Selected to the All-ACC Preseason Team and Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Third Team.
Senior Season (2022)
Named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List • Played the full 90 minutes against Tennessee in the season opener, but suffered a season-ending injury during the match.
Junior Season (2021)
Named Second Team All-America and First Team All-Atlantic Region by the United Soccer Coaches • Voted First Team All-ACC • First Team Scholar All-America • Member of the All-ACC Academic Team • Started all 17 games which she played, logging 1,443 minutes • Tallied five points behind two goals and an assist • Scored the game-winning goal six minutes into overtime against Stanford • Credited with the game-winning goal against Illinois, scoring in the 27th minute of regulation • Assisted on Emily Colton's game-tying goal against Virginia Tech in the 87th minute after UNC trailed 2-0 • Recorded a season-high three shots versus Pitt and Virginia Tech • Played 90+ minutes in 13 games, including all 110 minutes in double overtime games against Florida State, Virginia and Virginia Tech
Sophomore Season (2020-21)
Named First Team All-ACC • ACC Defensive Player of the Week on September 29 • Regarded as one of the most elite defenders in the country • Recorded a season-high three shots against Virginia Tech • Anchored a back line that ranked fourth in goals against average (.500) • Missed majority of spring season due to injury • Made her spring debut against Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament • Started for the first time during the spring against Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup • Took one shot against Santa Clara.
Freshman Season (2019)
ACC Freshman of the Year, the fourth Tar Heel to win the award in the last six years (joining Megan Buckingham in 2014, Bridgette Andrzejewski in 2016, Alessia Russo in 2017) • Named Second Team All-ACC • Tabbed to the 2019 All-ACC Tournament Team • Chosen to the ACC All-Freshman Team • Started all 25 games she played • Played 2,161 minutes, which led the squad in minutes played despite missing complete games against Arkansas and Pitt, and playing only the first half against both UNLV and Belmont • Scored three goals and added an assist • Two of her three goals were game-winning goals • Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on August 27 after shutout wins over Indiana and Duke • Also named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on September 24 after leading Tar Heels to 3-0 shutout at #20 Louisville • Played all 90 minutes in first five games of the season and then played just the first half in 8-0 rout of UNLV • Missed the Arkansas game with an injury • Played all 470 minutes on defense in five ACC shutouts before missing game at Pitt • After her return to the lineup against BC, the Tar Heels recorded three more league clean sheets before conceding twice at Miami. •After missing the game at Pitt with a foot injury on October 13, she returned to play 63 minutes at Boston College and scored her first career goal at 7:11 of the match on a header off a corner kick, which held up as the game-winning goal in the 3-0 win • Went the full 90 minutes on defense in wins over nationally-ranked opponents Florida State and Virginia Tech • Played all 90 minutes in ACC Tournament win over Notre Dame and recorded her first career assist on goal by Ru Mucherera in second half of that game • Played all 192 minutes in the ACC semifinals and finals • Scored her second goal of the year on a header off a corner kick against Virginia in the ACC final at the 5:47 mark • Netted the game-winning goal in NCAA quarterfinals against USC, scoring on a header off a free kick by Lotte Wubben-Moy in the 69th minute.
High School
Called up to U20 National Team camp in December 2018 with fellow Tar Heels Claudia Dickey, Brianna Pinto and Tori Hansen • Attended four different high schools in two different cities – Trinity Academy in Wichita, Blue Valley Southwest in Overland Park, Blue Valley West in Overland Park and Insight School of Kansas in Wichita • Only played one year of high school soccer, concentrating on club play • Played forward as a freshman on high school team • Won Gatorade Player of the Year for Kansas • First Team All-State selection • Had a 4.1 grade point average • Principal’s Honor Roll for three years.
Club
Played club soccer for 12 years, starting out as a forward and made switch to center back in 2014 when the national team coaches moved her to that spot • U.S. Youth National Team member from 2014 to the present at U16, U18, U19, U20 levels • Played for NC Courage Development Academy • Captained Sporting Blue Valley DA club from 2014-17 • United Soccer Coaches All-America on the club level.
Personal
Full name is Maycee Nicole Bell • Born in September 2000 in Wichita, Kan. • Daughter of Brett and Kristy Bell • Both her parents played college basketball • Has five younger brothers and sisters – Emree, Brinklee, Arieous, Noah and Aayden • Three of her brothers were adopted by her family • Majoring in exercise and sport science.
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