Kylie Walbert

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Leesburg, Va.
High School:
Virginia Academy

Psychology major ... Transferred away from UNC following the 2022 fall semester

2022: As a true freshman, played in 18 games and started nine ... Finished the year with a 1.33 GAA and a .657 save percentage

Before UNC: Graduate of Virginia Academy in Ashburn, Va. ... Played soccer and volleyball for her school as a freshman and sophomore before focusing on club field hockey with WC Eagles

National/International: Invited to 2023 U21 Selection Camp ... Played at the 2022 Senior NEXUS Championship for Team Salt Lake City, which won the title ... Member of 2022 Rise US Women’s National Team and the US Women’s National Indoor World Cup Team ... Selected to the 2021 and 2020 US Women’s National Indoor Development Team ... With WC Eagles, member of six National Club Championship teams and seven National Indoor Tournament Champion teams

More on Walbert: Daughter of Kimberly and John Walbert ... Favorite pastimes are reading, shopping, and streaming Hulu and Netflix ... Favorite sport other than field hockey is soccer ... Love exotic and high-performance cars ... Fun fact is that she was born in North Carolina but moved to Virginia in elementary school ... Athlete she admires most is goalkeeper Jackie Kintzer Briggs, who starred for UNC and the U.S. National Team ... Dream job is to be a neurosurgeon or a cardiothoracic surgeon ... After UNC plans to attend medical school and play for the U.S. National Team ... A grandfather, Charles L Chance, Jr., played football at Western Illinois University