Beth Ames

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Liverpool, N.Y.
High School:
Liverpool

General - UNC's leading returning scorer in 2004 ... One of the top players in the ACC ... All-ACC and All-America candidate ... UNC's co-captain along with Meghan Kelly.

Junior (2003) - Led Carolina with 32 goals and 35 points ... Ranked first in the ACC in ground balls (3.60 per game) and second in draw controls (2.13 per game) ... Seventh in the ACC in goals scored (2.13 per game) ... Led UNC in draw controls with 32 ... Earned Carolina's Hustle Award, as determined by the UNC coaching staff ... Led the Tar Heels in goals by a wide margin (the next-highest goal-scorer had 20) ... Had multi-goal efforts in 11 of her 15 games ... Missed the Loyola game after suffering a broken nose in practice on March 6 ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team after scoring a goal vs. Maryland in the semifinals ... Scored a career-high four goals against both Davidson and Vanderbilt ... Also had an assist in the season-opener vs. Vanderbilt for a career-high five points ... Collected 54 ground balls, with a season-high seven vs. New Hampshire ... Connected on 11 of 17 free-position shot attempts, a percentage of 64.7 (best on the team).

Sophomore (2002) - Finished sixth on the team in scoring with 19 points (15 goals and four assists) ... Moved into the starting lineup against Ohio State on March 29 and started the last 13 games of the season ... Led Carolina and was sixth in the ACC with 56 ground balls ... Named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team ... Had a season-high three goals on two occasions -- versus Georgetown and versus Virginia in the NCAA quarterfinals ... Also had an assist for a season-high four points in the win over UVa that propelled Carolina to the NCAA Final Four ... Had two goals and an assist in the NCAA Tournament win over UMBC.

Freshman (2001) - Improved over the course of the season as a freshman ... Saw action in 15 games ... Scored two goals and had one assist for three points on the season ... Scored in back-to-back games against Virginia Tech and Ohio State ... Tallied an assist against James Madison.

High School - Two-time All-America and three-time MVP of the lacrosse team at Liverpool High School ... Two-year team captain ... National Schoolgirls Team as a junior ... All CNY Player of the Year as a senior ... Also a four-year letterwinner and all-state soccer player.