Kristen Carr

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Mercy

General - Joined the UNC coaching staff as a volunteer assistant prior to the 2011 season.

As a Player - A member of the 2008-09 U.S. Developmental team ... Returning starter as a defensive midfielder ... Holds UNC's single-season and single-game draw control records, both set in 2009 ... Enters the 2010 season with 110 career draw controls, just 18 short of the school record of 128 set by Gray MacNair (1997-2000).

Junior (2009) - Carolina's draw control specialist, leading the team with a school-record 58 on the season, besting the previous mark of 51 set by assistant coach Jenn Cook in 2005 ... Controlled a school-record eight draws against Richmond ... Also had six draw controls against Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal victory ... Scored two goals against the Fighting Irish ... Started all 21 contests ... Scored a season-high two goals on two occasions (against Virginia in the regular season and Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament) ... Had a season-high two assists against Virginia Tech ... Had a goal and an assist in the season-opening win at Vanderbilt and on March 9 at Denver ... Also scored a goal against Northwestern in the NCAA championship game ... Took part in the 2009 Student Leadership Summit (organized by the Carolina Leadership Academy), passing on knowledge of confidence-building, character, commitment and vocal leadership to a group of approximately 50 eighth-graders.

Sophomore (2008) - Led the Tar Heels with 27 draw controls ... Tied for third on the squad with 26 ground balls ... Appeared in all 20 games, starting six ... Scored eight goals on the season with a career-high three against Pennsylvania and single goals against Brown, Virginia (regular season), Virginia Tech, Old Dominion and Maryland (ACC Tournament) ... Had multiple ground balls in eight games with a season high of four in the win over Duke ... Tallied assists against Oregon and Ohio State ... Controlled multiple draws nine times, including a season high of three against Albany, Ohio State and Maryland (regular season) ... Caused three turnovers in the win over Virginia Tech.

Freshman (2007) - Regular starter on the defensive unit as a freshman ... In the starting lineup for 15 of 20 games on the season ... Tied for second on the team in draw controls with 25 ... Selected to tryout for the 2007-08 U.S. Women's Elite and Developmental teams ... Valuable part of a Tar Heel defense that ranked third in the nation in goals allowed average ... Scored a goal against Ohio State ... Tallied a goal and an assist against Longwood ... Gathered multiple draw controls in seven contests with a season-high five against Richmond in the NCAA Tournament first round.

High School - Three-sport star at Mercy High School ... Played four years of varsity soccer and lacrosse and three years of varsity basketball ... Also played one year of junior varsity basketball ... Named first-team All-Baltimore City ... Two-time all-conference choice ... Very skilled soccer player who earned all-conference honors four times as a defender, including three first-team selections ... The Baltimore City soccer player of the year and a first-team all-state choice as a senior.

Personal - Kristen Anne Carr is the daughter of Dan and Toni Carr ... Her brother, Nick, is a sophomore on the Ohio State University lacrosse team ... Born on October 27, 1988 ... Exercise and sport science major ... Known to her teammates and coaches as "Cookie."

Kristen Carr's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2007	20/15	2	2	1	3	7	6	25
2008	20/6	21	8	2	10	26	15	27
2009	21/21	39	9	5	14	25	16	58
Total	61/42	62	19	8	27	58	37	110