Kim Patrick

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pleasanton, Calif.
High School:
Foothill

General - Was one of the top freshman players in the nation last year...a consensus first-team freshman All-America selection after leading the Tar Heels in both goals scored and total points.

Club/ODP Program Soccer -Member of ODP State Team 1995-99 and ODP Regional Team 1995-99...member of both under-16 National Team and under-18 National Team as a forward...named to Women's State Team in 1998.

1999 Season - -Led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring with 42 and in goals with 18 as a freshman although she started barely half of Carolina's games...had six assists and four game-winning goals...scored game winners against Tennessee, Connecticut, Wake Forest (regular season) and William & Mary...named a honorable mention All-America by College Soccer Online...Soccer Buzz first-team Freshman All-America selection...named second-team All-Southeast Region by Soccer Buzz and to Soccer Buzz Southeast Region All-Freshman Team...was named to the All-Tournament Team at the 1999 NCAA Championship...was named ACC Player of the Week on September 6, 1999...named to Soccer America Team of the Week September 7, 1999...named to All-Tournament Team at Notre Dame KeyBank Classic...was also named that tournament's Most Valuable Offensive Player...scored two goals against Tennessee in the first game of her career...in the second game of her career she scored with less than three minutes remaining to force overtime against Notre Dame in a game UNC went on to win...in the third game of her career she scored a pair of goals in a 3-1 win over UConn...went on to score against Colorado, Penn State and Florida State to tally at least one goal in each of the first six games of the season...scord two goals each in wins over UCLA and Central Florida...had a goal and an assist against Southern California...assisted on the first goal and scored the insurance goal in UNC's 2-0 win over Penn State in the NCAA semifinals...also assisted on the game-winning goal in the NCAA final against Notre Dame.

Prep - Graduated in June 1999 from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif....played four years of varsity softball as a catcher and leftfielder...also played four years of varsity soccer as a forward...first-team All-League all four years of high school soccer...first-team All-League three years in softball...1998 varsity soccer MVP at Foothill High School...Tri-Valley Herald Girls Winter Athlete of the Year...Valley Times Topo 10 Prep Athletes of the Year selection...'98 Valley Times Girls Soccer Player of the Year...1999 high school All-America in soccer...1999 California Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year...led soccer team to several team championships...team won 1997 North Coast section championship and 1997 and 1998 league championship....also led Foothill to several softball team titles...team captured 1996 and 1998 North Coast section championship and 1997-99 league championships...was senior class vice president....California Scholastic Federation selection.

Personal - Given name is Kimberly Erin Patrick...has one sister...born on March 17, 1981 in Walnut Creek, Calif....daughter of David and Patricia Patrick...majoring in sports science...undecided on major...hobbies include softball, snowboarding and water skiing...athletes she most admires are Pele and Michael Jordan...biggest sports thrill was being called in for her first National Team training camp because it had been one of her goals for a long time...says her birthday is on St. Patrick's Day, her last name is Patrick, her favorite color is green and she is in fact, Irish...exercise science major.

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