Lori Chalupny

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Louis, MO

General--Three-year returning letter winner who has started in the midfield for the Tar Heels all three seasons...tapped in preseason 2005 for M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List...2005 preseason Soccer Buzz All-America...2005 preseason All-America as chosen by Soccer America...was a consensus first-team All-America selection as a sophomore and junior...one of a group of UNC players who are top candidates for National Player of the Year going into 2005...has been a member of the U.S. Women's National Team since 2001 and concurrently plays on both the U.S. National Team and U.S. Under 21 National Team...was a U-21 Nordic Cup winner in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005... an attacking midfielder who can play centrally or on the wing and can also drop back and play defense.

National Team--Earned first four caps for the full national team in 2001, playing against Italy in Rieti, Italy and then playing three matches the 2001 Algarve Cup in Portugal, starting against Portugal and coming on as a substitute vs. Sweden and Norway ... had a breakout tournament at the 2005 Algarve Cup, starting all four matches for the USA, playing mostly at left back, as the USA did not allow a goal and won the tournament championship ... a member of the 2004 Olympic Residency Training Camp, she played in four matches during the year, scoring her first career goal on May 9 against Mexico ... earned one cap in 2003, that coming against Italy ... a key member of the USA's 2002 Under-19 World Championship Team, she was the unsung hero of the team for her tireless work and poise in the midfield ... also a key member of the U.S. team that qualified in T&T for the World Championship ... helped the U.S. U-21s to the Nordic Cup titles in 2003 in Denmark , 2004 in Iceland and 2005 in Sweden ... also a member of the USA's 2001 Under-21 Nordic Cup championship team, scoring two goals in the tournament, one against Denmark and then against Sweden in the championship game ... had earned 10 Under-21 caps and 21 Under-19 caps through 2003 ... also played with the U.S. U-16 National Team in 2000, meaning that by the age of 17, she had played for the USA at four levels.

Club Soccer -- Played since 1994 for the J.B. Marine Soccer Club in St. Louis.

2004 Season-- Named to the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division I All-America team...also earned first-team All-America status from Soccer America and Soccer Buzz magazines...copped first-team All-ACC honors for the second year in a row...2004 Keough Award winner...completed a 2004 U.S. Olympic Residency...named as a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy...Soccer Buzz national player of the year finalist... selected for the first-team NSCAA All-Region and also named All-Southeast Region by Soccer Buzz...was the 2004 Soccer Buzz Southeast Region Player of the Year... awarded ACC Player of the Week and Hardee's Carolina Student-Athlete of the Week honors October 18... started in 22 games and played in all 23 for the Tar Heels, playing over 1,811 minutes total... finished the season with six goals and five assists, for a total of 17 points...three of these goals were game winners against No. 4 Virginia, No. 9 Florida State and NC State...the other goals came in games against No. 14 Florida, Mississippi State and Virginia Tech ...assisted the game-winning goal against No. 21 Wake Forest and also notched an assist in the matches against Virginia, Florida State, Campbell and William & Mary...named to Soccer America Team of the Week October 18 and to the Soccer Buzz Elite Feet Team October 20...named to 2005 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2003 Season--A consensus first-team All-America selection as a sophomore...she earned such honors from Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times, Soccer Post, CSTV and Soccer America...she was named second-team on the NSCAA coaches squad...named first-team All-Southeast Region by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz...was a semifinalist for the 2003 MAC Hermann Trophy...first-team All-ACC selection...named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Championship...copped ACC Player of the Week honors September 8...named to the Soccer America Team of the Week September 10 and September 25, 2003...Soccer Buzz Elite Feet Team member September 9...chosen for the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week on September 9, 2003...named the UNC Waterscapes Student-Athlete of the Week on September 8, 2003...won tournament MVP honors at both the 2003 Carolina Nike Classic and the 2003 Duke adidas Classic...started in 26 games and played in all 27 matches during the 2003 season...was Carolina's fourth-leading scorer with 34 points on 11 goals and 12 assists...had the third-highest goal total on the team...tied Lindsay Tarpley for the team lead in game-winning goals with five...scored both goals in UNC's 2-1 win over Washington, including the game-winner in the second minute of overtime...tallied the game-winning goal against Kentucky...had her career-best game when she scored three goals and had an assist in a 6-0 win over Nebraska, marking the third straight game in which she scored the game-winner...registered the game-winning goal in the 69th minute in UNC's 2-0 win over Richmond...had an assist on Jordan Walker's goal which beat Navy 1-0...had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win at No. 5 Virginia...had a goal and an assist versus NC State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals...had the game-winning tally as UNC beat UNC Greensboro in the NCAA Tournament second round...tied the NCAA Tournament record for assists in a match with four in the third round win over Purdue...assisted on the first goal and scored the second goal in Carolina's NCAA championship win over Connecticut.

2002 Season--Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Team...captured second-team freshman All-America honors from Soccer Buzz...Soccer Buzz Southeast Region All-Freshman selection...despite some injury problems that saw her miss a large part of the second half of the season, she played in 16 games and started 11 times...she had three goals and seven assists...had game-winning goals against Saint Mary's and Clemson...also had an assist in the Saint Mary's game...her game winner versus Clemson came in the second overtime...she had two assists against Florida International...also scored a goal against Texas A&M in the regular season meeting.

Prep-- A gifted high school player who was considered one of the top recruits in the country in the class of 2001...was ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the nation coming out of high school by Soccer America...graduated in May 2002 from Nerinx Hall High School...played four years of varsity soccer...was a Parade High School All-America selection in both 2001 and 2002...also named twice to the All-Metro, All-Conference and All-State Teams...established the single-season scoring record for Nerinx Hall...earned honor roll kudos her sophomore through senior years.

Personal--Given name is Lori Christine Chalupny...nicknamed Chalupa...was born January 29, 1984 in St. Louis, Mo....daughter of Ken and Barb Chalupny...has one sister...majoring in sociology...likes to play tennis in her spare time...athletes she most admires are Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong...favorite book is Angels and Demons...biggest sports thrill was winning the 2002 U-19 World Championships.

Lori Chalupny's Career Statistics
Year GP Sh G A Pts GWG
2002 16 30 3 7 13 2
2003 27 68 11 12 34 5
2004 23 85 6 5 17 3
Totals 66 183 20 24 64 10