Mallory Frysinger

Position:
Defend/Midfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Corning, N.Y.
High School:
Corning East

General - A reliable presence in the back for the Tar Heels ... Entering her third full year as a starter ... Among the most experienced Tar Heel players with 49 career starts and 63 games played entering 2016 ... Carolina Leadership Academy Rising Star and CREED Mentor ... ACC Honor Roll student.

Junior (2015) – Saw action in all 22 games and started the last 10 contests of the year ... Usually a defender earlier in her career, she played more in the midfield late in the season after knee injuries to Molly Hendrick and Brittney Coppa ... Tallied her first career point on an assist against Elon on March 1 ... Gathered 16 ground balls on the season, including at least one in each of the last six games of the year ... Had a season-high three ground balls against Duke in the NCAA semifinals and Maryland in the national title game ... Casued eight turnovers on the year, including a season-high two against both James Madison and Virginia Tech (in the regular season) ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll.

Sophomore (2014) - A consistent influence in the back of the Tar Heel defensive unit ... Reliable, two-year starter ... Started 18 of 20 games in 2014 ... Gathered 18 ground balls, casued seven turnovers and controlled seven draws.

Freshman (2013) - Freshman who started every game at defender in 2013 ... Was especially steady for a rookie player in high-pressure situations ... The only UNC freshman to start every game in 2013 ... Gathered a season-high three ground balls in the regular season win over Northwestern.

High School - Named a first-team 2012 US Lacrosse prep All-America ... Played four years of varsity lacrosse, four years of varsity soccer and three years of varsity basketballPlayed lacrosse for Coach Kim McNaney at Corning East HS ... Recorded 171 goals and 74 assists in her career, including 60 goals and 28 assists as a senior and 43 goals and 22 assists as a junior ... Tallied 36 goals and 17 assists as a sophomore and 32 goals and seven assists as a freshman ... Soccer team captain as a senior who captured All-STAC honors ... Basketball team captain and MVP as a senior ... Won the Baccalles Award in 2012 s Corning East's top student-athlete ... Won the Corning Inc. Math and Science Award for algebra II, trigonometry, physics and biology ... Honors with Excellence all four years of high school ... Won Corning East's Guidance Award (based on class ranking) as a senior.

Personal - Mallory Ruvolo Frysinger is the daughter of Sharon and Charlie Frysinger ... Born on Sept. 11, 1994, in Richmond, Va. ... Double-majoring in exercise & sport science and psychology.