Lindsay Tarpley

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kalamazoo, MI

General--One of the top players and attacking presences in the college game...2005 preseason Soccer Buzz and Soccer America All-America selections...named to preseason Watch List for 2005 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy...consensus first-team All-America in 2003 when she was named National Player of the Year by Soccer America, Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times, Soccer Post and Sports Illustrated on Campus...won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics... concurrent member of the U.S. National Team and U.S. Under-21 National Team...consensus choice as National Freshman of the Year in 2002.

National Team: A forward during her highly successful youth National Team career, she has played mostly in the midfield for the full Women's National Team ... by the age of 21, she had scored two of the most important goals in U.S. soccer history, the first when she pounded in a rebound of her own shot in the championship game of the 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship, giving the USA a dramatic 1-0 sudden death overtime victory over host Canada and the first-ever world title for youth women ... the second came in the 2004 Olympic gold medal game off a blast from 25-yards out into the lower left corner for the game's first score ... named the 2002 U.S. Soccer Chevrolet Young Female Player of the Year ... had a breakout year in 2004, playing in 25 matches and making 13 starts ... played in all six Olympic matches, starting three, and was the second youngest player on the team ... scored the first eight goals of her full National Team career and had three assists, tallying against Sweden, Canada, Mexico, Norway and Brazil among others ... she played only six minutes in one "Fan Celebration Tour" game due to her commitments to Carolina, but it was still the third-best scoring performance for a 20-year-old in U.S. history, just one point behind 20-year-old Julie Foudy and nine points behind 20-year-old Kristine Lilly ... earned her first eight full National Team caps in 2003, starting two matches...as a member of the 2002 U-19 Team she won the Bronze Boot as the third leading scorer in the tournament, scoring six goals, including the 109th minute strike that defeated Canada in front of almost 50,000 fans in Edmonton in the final match ... scored an amazing 24 goals in 26 U-19 international matches ... the captain of the USA's 2002 CONCACAF Qualifying Team, she scored seven goals in three games in the tournament in Trinidad & Tobago to help the USA qualify for the 2002 FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship ... at the U-21 level, she led the U.S. to Nordic Cup championships in 2003 and 2005 ... one of the all-time leaders in U-19 caps...she first appeared for the USA in international matches at the Varna Cup in Bulgaria in 2000 as the U.S. took second place in that tournament while playing against Scotland, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria ... ... also played with the U.S. U-16 National Team in 1999 at the USYSA International Tournament in Orlando, Fla., facing Sweden, German and Japan and at the USYSA international tournament in Houston, Texas, in 2000 against Australia, China, Japan and Canada.

Club Soccer--Member of Michigan ODP State Team since 1997...from 1998 on she successively earned spots on the Under-16, Under-18, Under-19, Under-21 and full U.S. National Teams...led Michigan ODP teams to national titles in February 2000 and 2001, winning the adidas Golden Boot the second year...played for the Michigan Hawks club team which won the Snickers Club National title in August 2001 and the WAGS Premier Cup championship in 2001...won MVP honors at the Snickers Tournament.

2004 Season - After returning to Carolina from the Olympic Team, it was expected she would have another outstanding year...however, she suffered a broken right fibula against Virginia Tech on September 26 and saw her playing time limited the remainder of the season...played in 14 games overall, starting 11...scored five goals and had four assists for 14 points...had a goal and an assist against Mississippi State...had two assists against Georgia, including an assist on the game-winner...had a monster game against William & Mary in the NCAA Tournament second round with three goals and one assist...named to 2005 ACC Academic Honor Roll...also earned membership on spring 2005 Dean's List.

2003 Season--Won five National Player of the Year awards after a phenomenal sophomore season...won the awards given by Soccer America, Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz, Soccer Post and Sports Illustrated on Campus...was also a finalist for the MAC/Hermann Award and the Honda Soccer Award...consensus first-team All-America, earning honors from Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz, Soccer America, Soccer Post, CSTV and the NSCAA...led the nation in total points with 73 and in assists with 27...also had 23 goals in a spectacular scoring campaign...her 73 points were the fourth most in a season in UNC history while her 23 goals tied for 10th best total in school lore and her 27 assists were the third highest mark in a single campaign...was named first-team All-ACC for the second straight year...was the ACC Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of the ACC Tournament...was the first player to win those two awards and lead the ACC in scoring since Mia Hamm in 1993...won honors as the Soccer Buzz Southeast Region Player of the Year...named first-team All-Southeast Region by both Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA...captured All-Tournament Team honors at both the NCAA Championship and the ACC Tournament...named the ACC Player of the Week on October 6 and chosen for the Soccer America Team of the Week on October 8 as well...named to Soccer Buzz Elite Teams of the Week on September 9 and October 9...named the Waterscapes UNC Student-Athlete of the Week on October 6 and November 10, 2003...started the season off with a bang with a hat trick against Washington State...assisted on Lori Chalupny's overtime game-winner against Washington...had a goal and an assist versus Kentucky...had a goal and three assists in the win over Nebraska...had two assists against Guilford...had a hat trick in the regular season win over Duke...had two goals in the win at Maryland...scored a career-high four goals in Carolina's win over Wake Forest...had a goal and an assist in UNC's 3-1 win at Virginia...assisted on Mary McDowell's game-winner in a 1-0 win over Florida State...had a goal and an assist versus NC State in the ACC Tournament and a three-assist match versus Duke in the ACC semifinals...was stupendous in the NCAA Tournament, setting a Tournament record for assists with 11 and a UNC scoring record with 19 points...tied the NCAA record with four assists versus UNCG...had three more assists in the third round against Purdue...had a goal and an assist against Santa Clara...exploded against UConn in the NCAA title game with two goals and two assists...scored the game-winning goal in the game's eighth minute.

2002 Season--Named National Freshman of the Year by both Soccer Buzz and Soccer America...first-team All-America selection by Soccer Buzz...named ACC Rookie of the Year and first-team All-ACC...named U.S. Soccer Chevrolet Young Female Athlete of the Year...named first-team freshman All-America by Soccer Buzz...All-Tournament selection at both ACC Tournament and NCAA Championship...Soccer Buzz Southeast Region Freshman Player of the Year...named first-team Southeast Region by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz...also named to Soccer Buzz Southeast Region All-Freshman Team...ACC Player of the Week on September 16, 2002...named to Soccer Buzz Elite Feet Team that week as well...named to the Soccer America Team of the Week on September 13...she led the Tar Heels in scoring as a freshman with 47 points...she was second on the team in goals with 16 and tied for the team lead in assists with 15...also led Carolina with five match-winning tallies...those came against Washington, Texas, Florida International, Wake Forest in the regular season meeting and Tennessee in the third round of the NCAA Tournament...her high point game was six as she scored three goals on her birthday (9/22/2002) against FIU...had two goals against both Guilford and against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals...had a pair of assists in games against Florida State, Virginia and Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament second round...had three points (1g, 1a) versus Washington, Texas A&M and Wake Forest (regular season meeting)...also had single goals against Texas, NC State, Radford, Tennessee and Santa Clara... outstanding student who was named to 2003 ACC Academic Honor Roll with 3.06 GPA.

Prep--Parade and NSCAA High School All-America selection...was ranked as the fourth-best high school recruit in the nation in 2002 by Soccer America magazine...graduated in May 2002 from Portage Central High School...played four years of soccer there...selected as a 1999 NSCAA All-America and a Parade All-America in 2001 and 2002...was named the nation's top high school forward by Parade in 2002...Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year in 2002...helped high school team win MSHAA state title in 1999...was the captain of her high school team and named three times All-Conference, All-Region and All-State...scored 139 goals in her high school career...named to the Michigan Dream Team three times...played basketball for four years as the team's starting point guard...was team MVP all four years as well as the squad's captain and a three-time All-Conference selection...all-time leader for steals and assists in a season, game and career at Portage Central...an honor roll student in high school all four years...graduated with a 3.9 GPA...member of Rotary Club and church youth group...won the B'nai B'rith Award for Academics, Athletics and Exemplary Community Leadership.

Personal--Given name is Lindsay Ann Tarpley...nicknamed Tarp...has two brothers--Chad, 24, and Josh, 17...born September 22, 1983 in Madison, Wis....daughter of Gary and Barb Tarpley...attended high school in Kalamazoo, Mich. but family now lives in Middleton, Wis....athlete she most admires is Lance Armstrong...hobbies include playing basketball and shopping...biggest sports thrill was winning the 2003 NCAA championship...says her parents have had the greatest influence on her athletic career...her brother Chad played baseball at Western Michigan...majoring in communications with a minor in coaching...wants to enter coaching as a career choice...her favorite book is It's Not About the Bike, her favorite movie is Miracle, her favorite TV show is ESPN SportsCenter and says pizza is her favorite food.

Lindsay Tarpley's Career Statistics
Year GP Sh G A Pts GWG
2002 25 105 16 15 47 5
2003 27 130 23 27 73 5
2004 14 47 5 4 14 0
Totals 66 282 44 46 134 10