2015 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Sarah Scott
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
- High School:
- Yorktown
General – Third-team preseason All-America by Inside Lacrosse for 2015 ... UNC team captain (along with Brittney Coppa, Kelly Devlin and Kelly Devlin) ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy in the Veteran Leaders program.
Junior (2014) - First-year starter with a nose for the ball ... Started all 20 games ... Led the Tar Heels in draw controls with a school-record 75 (the previous mark was 64, set by Kristen Carr in 2010) ... Set a school record by controlling nine draws against Vanderbilt (the previous high of eight was set by Carr against Richmond on Feb. 22, 2009) ... Fifth on the team in ground balls with 24.
Sophomore (2013) - Came off the bench to play in nine games as a backup defender ... Saw key minutes of action in the NCAA semifinal win over Northwestern and the national title game victory over Maryland ... Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers on the year.
Freshman (2012) - Saw action in five games as a reserve defender ... Came off the bench to play against Liberty, Albany, Lehigh, Old Dominion and Virginia Tech ... Gathered a ground ball against Liberty and Lehigh ... Caused a turnover in the win over Lehigh.High School - Defensive midfielder in both lacrosse and field hockey, playing alongside her twin sister Lindsay on the lacrosse field at Yorktown HS ... A two-year team captain ... A three-time all-sectional honoree who helped guide Yorktown HS to three straight sectional championships, two regional titles and two appearances in the state semifinals (one title-game appearance in 2009) ... Named ESPN Rise's 16th-best defender in the nation in 2010 ... 2011 Matthew Kull Award recipient ... Earned honor roll, high honor roll and scholar-athlete accolades throughout her prep career.
Personal - Identical twin sister of Lindsay Scott, making up the first set of twins to play for the Tar Heels in women's lacrosse ... Born Sarah Michelle Scott on May 22, 1993, in Mount Kisco, N.Y. ... Daughter of Susan and James Scott ... Undeclared academic major.
Sarah Scott's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GB CT DC 2012 5/0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2013 9/0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 Total 14/0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5
