Jenn Russell

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Andover, Mass.
High School:
Brooks School

General - National Player of the Year candidate ... Returning first-team All-America selection by the IWLCA ... A member of the 2008-09 U.S. Developmental team ... A force all over the field who excels both offensively and defensively ... Tri-captain of the 2010 Tar Heels along with Kristen Taylor and Megan Bosica.

Junior (2009) - Earned first-team All-America honors from the IWLCA ... Named second-team All-America by WomensLacrosse.com ... Named to the 2009 All-ACC team, one of five Tar Heels so honored ... Earned first-team All-South region honors from the IWLCA ... Was a 2009 Tewaaraton Award nominee, one of nine ACC players so honored ... Named to the All-NCAA Tournament Team ... Named ACC Player of the Week on March 16 after leading Carolina to wins over No. 21 Denver and No. 5 Virginia ... Had two goals, one assist, four draw controls, three ground balls and five caused turnovers at Denver and three goals and one assists against Virginia ... Scored three goals and had an assist in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal victory over Notre Dame ... Started all 21 UNC games on the season ... Has started 52 of the last 55 games in the last three years ... Led the Tar Heels with 38 goals in 2009 ... Third on the squad with 48 points ... Tied for third on the team with 10 assists ... Her 80 shots taken ranked third on the team ... Second on the team with 29 caused turnovers, tallying a season-high five at Denver ... Second on the squad with 40 ground balls, including a season-high six against Old Dominion ... Gathered at least one ground ball in 20 of 21 UNC games in 2009 ... Scored two game-winning goals (versus Oregon and Denver) ... Scored at least one goal in 19 of 21 Tar Heel contests, including a career-high four against Oregon ... Also had a career-high five points against the Ducks ... Scored multiple goals in 13 of 21 games ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Winner of the Tar Heel Leader of Distinction Award, the highest honor awarded by the Carolina Leadership Academy.

Sophomore (2008) - Finished the season with 14 points on 11 goals and three assists ... Appeared in all 20 games, starting the last 19 of the season ... Tied her career high with two goals against Albany ... Scored single goals in nine other games, including against Denver, Vanderbilt, Oregon, Duke, Virginia Tech, Penn State, Boston College (ACC Tournament), Virginia (NCAA Tournament) and Syracuse ... Tied her career high with two assists versus Ohio State ... Had multiple ground balls in five games including a season-high of three against Denver and Virginia (ACC Tournament) ... Caused a season-high two turnovers in four games (Denver, Oregon, Maryland in the regular season and Virginia in the NCAA Tournament) ... Controlled two draws in four different games (Penn, Vanderbilt, Ohio State and Syracuse).

Freshman (2007) - Worked her way into the starting lineup by midseason and started 14 of 21 games overall on the year ... Started 12of the season's final 14 contests ... Won UNC team's Hustle Award ... Tied for second on the team in draw controls with 25 ... Controlled multiple draws in seven games, including a season-high of five versus Ohio State ... Finished the year with 16 points on 12 goals and four assists ... Had a season-high three points (two goals, one assist) in her first college game against two-time defending NCAA champion Northwestern ... Also scored twice against ODU ... Had a season-high two assists in the regular season against Virginia.

High School - Two-time first-team All-America and four-year lacrosse starter at the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. ... An Under Armour All-America choice ... Two-time Independent School League All-Star ... Two-time New England Prep School All-Star ... Also a four-year starter for the soccer and basketball teams ... Served as captain of the soccer and lacrosse teams as a senior and was a two-time captain of the basketball squad ... Two-time all-conference choice on the hardwood ... Yearbook editor ... Won the Brooks School's Latin Award.

Personal - Jennifer Anne Russell is the daughter of Thomas and Denise Russell ... Her sister, Megan, is a varsity rower at the College of the Holy Cross ... Born on August 2, 1987, in Boston ... Communication studies major.

Jenn Russell's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2007	21/14	31	12	4	16	13	4	25
2008	20/19	32	11	3	14	20	13	16
2009	21/21	80	38	10	48	40	29	35
Total	62/54	143	61	17	78	73	46	76