Abbey Friend

Position:
Attack/Midfield
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Canandaigua, N.Y.
High School:
Canandaigua Academy

Career - Finished her career first in UNC history with 198 career goals, passing Corey Donohoe (192) for the all-time Carolina record against Georgetown on May 11, 2014 ... Had 250 career points, second in program history (Donohoe is first with 256) ... Started every game in her four seasons (81 of 81) ... Her 81 starts are the most in Carolina history ... A member of the Canadian National Team that played in the World Cup in 2009 and 2013 ... Won a bronze medal with the Canadian team in 2009 and a silver medal in 2013 ... Participated in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Rising Stars program.

Senior (2014) - A nominee for the 2014 Tewaaraton Award ... First-team All-South choice by the IWLCA ... Named first-team All-ACC for the third year in a row ... UNC team captain ... Won the 2014 Kellie Thompson Shiley Award, given annually by the UNC women's lacrosse program to the player "who excels in the classroom and on the field, displays outstanding leadership at all times, sets a positive example for younger players and has a true passion for the game of lacrosse" ... Had career highs with 65 goals, 16 assists and 81 points in 2014 ... Led Carolina in goals and points and was second in assists ... Set the school single-season record for goals, topping the previous mark of 62 set by Kellie Thompson in 2002 ... Tied for third on the team with 13 caused turnovers, a career high ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after tallying a career-high seven points (five goals, two assists) in the win over No. 4 Florida ... Scored five goals in the win over Boston University ... Scored a career-high six goals in the victory over Vanderbilt ... Had three goals and two assists against both Notre Dame and Penn ... Scored five times against Virginia Tech for her fourth five-goal game of the 2014 season ... Scored four goals in the win over Maryland on April 5 ... Scored three goals at Syracuse and had two against Duke ... Had five goals and an assist in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Boston College ... Hd four goals and an assist in the NCAA second-round win over Georgetown ... Scored three goals in the NCAA quarterfinals against Virginia.

Junior (2013) - Second-team All-America by the IWLCA and Synapse Sports ... Member of the 2013 All-ACC team, earning the honor for a second year in a row ... Named First-Team All-South by the IWLCA ... Second on the Carolina team in goals (47) and points (62) and tied for third in assists (15) ... Has started all 61 games of her Tar Heel career ... Scored at least one goal in all but five games in 2013 ... Two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week ... Co-won the award on Feb. 26 after scoring three times on five shots in the 11-8 win over No. 1 Northwestern on Feb. 22 ... Also won it on March 19 after posting career highs of five goals and six points in a win over Georgetown ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team after totaling eight goals and an assist in two games ... Had four goals in the win over Boston College in the semis and four goals and an assist against Maryland in the title game ... Tied her career high with six points on four goals and two assists in the NCAA second round win over Loyola ... Tied her career scoring high for a second week in a row in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Virginia, tallying a career high-tying five goals with an assist ... Scored three goals in the NCAA semifinal win over Northwestern ... Combined for 12 goals and three assists on 16 shots in UNC's four NCAA Tournament wins.

Sophomore (2012) - Named to the All-ACC Team ... Named second-team All-South by the IWLCA ... Named All-ACC Tournament after tallying two goals and one assist versus Virginia in the semifinals and two goals against Maryland in the title game ... Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 28 after combining for nine goals and one assists in Carolina wins over Albany and Vanderbilt ... Led the Tar Heels with 52 goals ... Was third on the team with 60 total points ... Tied for the team lead with Kara Cannizzaro with 94 shots on the season ... Started all 19 contests on the season ... Scored at least one goal in 17 of 19 games with a career-high five (with one assist) against Vanderbilt ... Failed to score only against Duke and Northwestern ... Scored four goals against Liberty, Albany, Virginia (regular season), Boston College and Maryland (regular season) ... Had single assists in eight different games ont he season ... Led the team with four game-winning goals - against Florida, Richmond, Boston College and Maryland (regular season) ... Caused two turnovers in the season-opening win over Florida.

Freshman (2011) - One of the top freshmen in the nation ... Named National Rookie of the Year by Inside Lacrosse and a member of the magazine's All-Freshman Team ... Named ACC Rookie of the Year, just the second Tar Heel to win the award ... Named to the All-Rookie Squad of SynapseSports.com ... Led all ACC freshmen in assists (13) and points (47) and was second among conference rookies in goals (34, one behind the 38 of Boston College's Moira Barry) ... Started all 21 games on the offensive end ... Recorded 10 goals and four assists in five ACC regular season games and five goals and two assists in three NCAA Tournament contests ... Fifth on the team with 34 goals, 47 points and 65 shots ... Tied for fourth in the squad with 13 assists ... Scored multiple goals in 12 games with a season high of four against Old Dominion ... Scored a goal in 17 of 21 games on the season ... Totaled a season-high five points in three consecutive games against Boston College (three goals and two assists), Virginia Tech (three goals and two assists) and Old Dominion (four goals and one assist) ... Also tallied five points against Virgina in the ACC Tournament (two goals and three assists) ... Gathered 21 ground balls, including a season high of three against Loyola in the NCAA quarterfinal ... Controlled one draw in six different games ... Caused 11 turnovers with season highs of two against Florida, Northwestern (regular season) and Virginia (regular season) ... In the preseason, named one of the nation's top five incoming freshmen (No. 5 overall) by Inside Lacrosse ... Member of the 2011 All-ACC Academic Team.

High School - Started for the North team in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Game in July 2010 ... Two-time first-team All-America and an Academic All-America for Coach Sue Ellis at Canandaigua Academy ... Named Daily Messenger Player of the Year three times ... Four-year letterwinner ... Selected first-team All-Finger Lakes all four years of her prep career ... Three-time All-Greater Rochester choice ... Helped lead Canandaigua to a No. 1 national prep ranking in 2009 ... Also earned four letters each in soccer and track (as a sprinter) ... School-record holder in five indoor track events ... Won the Betty Labarge Athletic Award ... Member of the National Honor Society, High Honor Roll, class officer and student government.

Personal - Abbey Leigh Friend is the daughter of Jeffery and Susan Friend ... Her sisters Mandy and Ashley each played four years of lacrosse at Richmond and her father played lacrosse at Bowling Green University and Geneseo State ... Born on June 29, 1992, in Canandaigua, N.Y. ... Majoring in exercise and sport science.

Abbey Friend's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2011	21/21	65	34	13	47	21	11	6
2012	19/19	94	52	8	60	8	3	4
2013	21/21	87	47	15	62	15	3	4
Total	61/61	246	133	36	169	44	17	14