Elizabeth Ball

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dallas, TX

General
A vaunted recruit from the soccer rich Dallas area who did well as a Tar Heel freshman...after her outstanding freshman year she red-shirted during the 2000 campaign...was a key contributor as a forward in 2001.

ODP Soccer Experience
Played seven years of club soccer for the Sting Soccer Club as a midfielder and forward...as a member of the Sting ‘79 team she was a key part of the 1997 under-18 national championship squad...she contributed two goals and one assist in the national championship final...played for Sting ‘81 club which won state titles in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999 and a regional title in 1996...member of under-16 National Team in 1997 and under-18 National Team in 1998...in 1999, was member of Under-18 National Team Pool and under-17 USYSA under-17 National Team.

2001 Season
Had a breakout sophomore season...tied for eighth in the ACC last year in scoring with 25 points and was 10th in the league in scoring average at 1.04 points per game...her 10 goals tied her for seventh in the ACC in goals scored in 2001...was the third-leading scorer on the team with 25 points despite not starting a single game...played in 24 games, often as the first sub off the bench...did not start a single game for the Tar Heels yet scored 10 goals and added five assists for the year...biggest goal of the season came against Portland in the NCAA Semifinals, when her goal early in the second half proved to be the game-winner, putting UNC into the title game...also scored game-winners against Duke on October 2 and against NC State in the last ACC game of the regular season...ACC Player of the Week for October 29, 2001, after coming off the bench to notch two goals and two assists in UNC’s 6-1 win over Virginia...was named to Soccer America’s National Team of the Week on October 29, 2001...she had three multi-goal games in 2001...she had two goals and two assists in a 6-1 win at Virginia and two goals and one assist in a 3-1 victory at Duke...she also had two goals in a win over Georgia...had one goal and one assist each in victories over Charlotte and Missouri.

2000 Season
Red-shirt season.

1999 Season
Had an outstanding freshman year...played in 25 games for the Tar Heels, scoring four goals and passing for four assists for 12 total points...her biggest goal of the year was when she booted a corner kick directly into the goal to beat Clemson 1-0 in overtime in the ACC Tournament semifinals...also had the game-winning goal against UCLA...had both a goal and an assist against the Bruins and against Colorado...her other goal came against Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals...named to Soccer America Team of the Week on October 5, 1999 and again on November 9, 1999.

Prep
Graduated in May 1999 from High Park High School in Dallas, Texas...was a high school cheerleader...played four years of high school soccer as a midfielder and forward at Highland Park...a two-time Parade All-America in 1998 and 1999...a 1998 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America...set an “A” Texas high school record for high school career combined points with 337 points...had 132 goals in her high school career and 73 career assists...scored 46 goals in only 16 games as a senior at Highland Park...1999 Dallas Morning News “Player of the Year”...named an All-Area selection by the Dallas Morning News four straight years from 1996-99...1996 Dallas Morning News “Newcomer of the Year” as a freshman...played on a UIL state championship team in 1996, UIL area championship team in 1997 and UIL regional finalist teams in 1998 and 1999...1998 & 1999 UIL All-State selection...was captain of Highland Park team in both 1998 and 1999.

Personal
Given name is Elizabeth Lindsey Ball...answers to the nickname “E.B.”...is the daughter of Daniel and Susan Ball...has one brother and one sister...born in Dallas, Texas...majoring in communications...undecided on her career plans...hobbies include travel, reading, painting and art...athletes she most admires are Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and Arnold Palmer...biggest sports thrill was scoring the game winner versus Portland in the 2001 NCAA Semifinals in Dallas, Texas, because it was in front of a hometown crowd.