Anne Morrell

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Plymouth, MI

General--Three-year letter winner...started at forward her first two seasons and will likely move back into the starting lineup in her senior year...a consistent scorer who was a great spark off the bench last season...currently ranks 33rd in UNC history with 25 goals...the first Michigan player to play for the Tar Heels...a Parade High School All America in 2000.

ODP Soccer Experience--Member of the U.S. Under-21 National Team in 2002...practiced with the U.S. National Team in 2001 after being called up to the squad by Coach April Heinrichs...a member of the national powerhouse Michigan Hawks club team...won five state championship with the 82 Michigan Hawks...was MVP of state championship events in 2000 and 2001...led Hawks to three WAGS titles as well as three regional titles and two national pool runnerup finishes...she was a seven-year State Team member and six-year regional player, serving as captain three years...member of U.S. under-16, under-18 and under-21 National teams...member of 2000 National Championship state ODP Team...won the Golden Boot for the National Tournament...a 2000 NSCAA All-American National Youth Team selection.

2003 Season--Played in all 27 matches for the Tar Heels and was the team's sixth-leading scorer with 23 points on eight goals and seven assists...had two goals and an assist in the victories over Guilford and Purdue...had a goal and an assist versus Wake Forest and High Point...asisted on the game-winning goal against Virginia.

2002 Season--Named the ACC Player of the Week on October 21, 2002 after scoring game-winning goals against both Florida State and Virginia...also had a game winner against Oregon...fourth-leading scorer on the team with 23 points as she had nine goals and five assists...she had a pair of goals in the win at Florida State...assisted twice in the NCAA quarterfinal win versus Texas A&M...had single goals versus Texas, Marquette, Virginia, Maryland in the regular season meeting and against Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament meeting. 2001 Season--Had a magnificent freshman season...was named to the 2001 ACC All-Freshman Team...tied for fifth in the ACC in assists with eight...named second-team freshman All-America by Soccer Buzz and to Soccer Buzz's Southeast Region All-Freshman Team...played in all 25 games of the season and started 23 of them...had eight goals and eight assists for 24 points...scored game-winning goals against Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson...her top game of the season came against Georgia with two goals and one assist...she also scored twice in the win at Tennessee...had a goal and an assist in the win over Clemson and in the ACC championship match against Florida State...came off the bench to score the game-tying goal in UNC's win over Rutgers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament...her other goal came in the win at Duke...had two assists in the regular season win over Penn State and one each against Charlotte, Auburn and Portland.

Prep--2001 graduate of Plymouth-Canton High School...in soccer, she was four times all-conference, all-district, all-regional and all-state selection...she was the first woman to receive All-Dream team status four years in a row...Michigan Miss Soccer in 2000 and 2001...State Gatorade Player of the Year...three times she was named to the Parade All-America team...second highest scorer in state history with 140 career goals in Division I...set the high school record for most goals in a season with 40...named Michigan High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2001...first player in any sport in her school district to have her uniform number retired (No. 7)...led team to state championship in 2001 by scoring eight goals in three games...played one year of volleyball and three years of basketball at Plymouth Canton High School in addition to her outstanding soccer resume...member of school senate for two years...was on athlete student council for four years...was captain of 2001 soccer and basketball teams...as a basketball player she was two years all-division and was honorable mention all-state as a senior...two-time all-defensive player and the team's first Blood and Guts award winner.

Personal--Given name is Robynn Anne Morrell...has three brothers--David, Dennis and Dutch--and one sister, Abi...was born in Southfield, Mich. on September 24, 1982...the daughter of Russell and Norah Morrell....enjoys skateboarding and surfing in her spare time...says the late Paul Scicluna has had the greatest influence on her athletic career...athlete she most admires is Rasheed Wallace...her favorite type of food is Mexican and her favorite TV show is CSI...favorite movie is The Last Samurai and favorite book is The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown...biggest sports thrill was winning the 2003 NCAA championship...her brother, David, was a wrestler at the University of Michigan and her sister, Abi, plays soccer at Eastern Michigan University where she was the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year on a team which won the conference title in 2003...brother Dutch is a freshman soccer player at Siena...majors in communications with an emphasis in media production.