Laura Winslow

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greensboro, NC
High School:
Page

General--Two-year returning letterwinner who missed the entirety of the 2002 season after foot surgery...contributed in 2001 and 2003 as a reserve player on defense for Carolina...one of the top high school players in the state of North Carolina in 2001...will look to make contributions in practice this year as well as increasing her playing time as a defensive substitute.

ODP Soccer Experience--Member of North Carolina ODP team as a freshman...played for the `83 Greensboro Twisters team which won the under-16, under-17 and under-18 state championships...was a member of the 2000 Donnelly Cup finalist team.

2003 Season--Named to the 2004 ACC Academic Honor Roll...also a Dean's List selection...saw action in five games and recorded one assist in the High Point match.

2001 Season--Named to the 2002 ACC Academic Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.12...saw action in nine games including all three games in the ACC Tournament and one in the NCAA Tournament.

Prep--Graduated from Walter Hines Page High School on June 11, 2001...played soccer for four years as a center midfielder and forward...Page was a state finalist team her freshman year...was high school all-conference in soccer four years as well as being all-region choice four years...named to the high school all-state team her sophomore through senior years...named to play in the East West All-Star Game...was captain of the Page team as a senior...adidas ESP attendee as sophomore and junior...ran cross country as a freshman and a sophomore...active as a member of National Honor Society and Quill and Scroll...was editor in chief of the yearbook as a senior...a four-year honor roll student...earned the Girl Scout Silver Award.

Personal--Given name is Laura Stewart Winslow...has three sisters...was born December 13, 1982 in Greensboro, N.C....the daughter of Rich and Mabel Winslow...likes to shop, travel and read in her spare time...athlete she most admires is Duce Staley..studies in the School of Public Health...majors in health policy and administration...would like to pursue a career as a healthcare administrator or hospital CEO..spent time last summer coaching girls soccer in Kenya.