Julia Ryan

Position:
Attack/Midfield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Islip, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's

General - A creative offensive player, good athlete and accurate shooter.

Junior (2007) - Part-time starter in the midfield, starting 12 of 21 games and appearing in 17 contests ... Finished the season with seven points on five goals and two assists ... Tallied a goal and an assist versus Brown ... Also scored goals against Temple and Duke (ACC Tournament) ... Recorded an assist against Georgetown.

Sophomore (2006) - Earned more significant playing time as a sophomore, becoming a top backup in the attack unit ... Eighth on the UNC team in scoring with 13 points (seven goals and six assists) ... Tied for eighth on the squad with 23 shots taken, was third with 18 draw controls and fifth with 13 caused turnovers ... Tallied a goal and an assist against both Loyola and Virginia Tech in the regular season ... Gathered a season-high five draw controls versus Temple in the season opener ... Winner of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Capstone Award for best leadership project in the Rising Stars program.

Freshman (2005) - Reserve attacker who saw action in 13 contests and was in the starting lineup versus Georgetown ... Finished the year with three points on two goals and an assist ... Scored goals at Virginia Tech in the regular season and against the Hokies in the ACC Tournament ... Dished out an assist against Mount St. Mary's.

High School - An All-America as a senior at St. Anthony's High School in Islip, N.Y. ... Also named honorable mention All-America as a junior ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Twice named to Newsday's All-Long Island Team ... Twice named conference player of the year ... Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse and three in soccer ... Played both club soccer (HBC Rolling Thunder) and club lacrosse (Long Island Yellow Jackets).

Personal - Julia Emma Ryan is the daughter of Debra and Chris Ryan ... Born on May 28, 1986, in Huntington, N.Y. ... Majoring in journalism and mass communication.

Julia Ryan's Career Statistics

Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2005	13/1	9	2	1	3	4	1	4
2006	19/0	23	7	6	13	17	13	18
2007	17/12	13	5	2	7	8	5	12
Totals	39/13	45	14	9	23	29	19	34