2007 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jess Allen
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Monkton, Md.
- High School:
- Hereford
General - One of four team captains for the 2007 Tar Heels ... One of Carolina's most versatile and talented players ... UNC's fourth-leading returning scorer for 2007.
Junior (2006) - One of eight Tar Heels to start all 19 games ... Finished fifth on the team with 21 points (18 goals and three assists) ... Tied for fifth on the squad in goals ... Also tied for fifth among Tar Heels in ground balls with 28 ... Third on the team in shot percentage (46.2), fourth in caused turnovers (18) and tied for first with two game-winning goals ... Scored two goals in the season-opener against Temple ... Tallied three goals in the wins over No. 11 Loyola and No. 16 Penn State ... Scored twice in the win over No. 5 Maryland in the regular season ... Had one goal and one assist against Boston University, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for 2005-06 and the Dean's List for the fall of 2005.
Sophomore (2005) - Finished third on the team in scoring with 40 points (34 goals and six assists) ... Led the squad in goals ... Tied for third on the team in assists ... Fourth on the team with 33 ground balls and second with 21 draw controls ... One of six Tar Heels to start all 20 games in 2005 ... Her shot percentage of 44.7 led all Tar Heels who averaged at least 2.0 shots per game ... Ranked second on the team with eight free position goals ... Posted 11 multi-goal games ... Scored at least one goal in 16 of 20 UNC games ... Scored a career-high five goals in the 13-7 win over Penn State in the regular season ... Followed up that performance with five points (four goals, one assist) in the win over Oregon ... The twin five-point performances tied her career high, set as a freshman (two goals, three assists vs. George Mason) ... Had a season-high four ground balls on three separate occasions.
Freshman (2004) - Played in all 16 games and started 15 ... Led the team in ground balls (37) and was tied for the team lead with eight assists ... Second on the squad in draw controls (25) and caused turnovers (21) ... Tied for fourth on the team with 16 goals ... Fourth in scoring with 24 points ... Had a season-high two goals in four different games ... Had a season-high three assists and five points vs. George Mason on Feb. 29.
High School - Played four years of lacrosse at Hereford High School ... Member of the U-19 USA women's lacrosse team that won the world championship ... Two-time first-team All-Metro choice by the Baltimore Sun ... Also first-team All-Baltimore City/County by the Sun ... Two-time lacrosse All-America ... Led Hereford to three straight state titles ... An honor student and member of the National Honor Society ... Also played four years of varsity basketball and two years of varsity soccer at Hereford.
Personal - Jessica Lynn Allen is the daughter of Nancy and Michael Allen ... Born on January 1, 1985, in Baltimore, Md. .... Younger sister of former Tar Heel Gina Allen (class of 2005) ... Majoring in communications ... Former member of the U.S. Under-19 Team.
Jess Allen's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GB CT DC 2004 16/15 36 16 8 24 37 21 25 2005 20/20 76 34 6 40 33 16 21 2006 19/19 39 18 3 21 28 18 11 Totals 55/54 151 68 17 85 98 55 57
