Mandy Morrison

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Sanderson

General - A top North Carolina high school player who joined the Tar Heel team in 1997...added depth to Carolina's midfield corps the past three seasons while earning a trio of varsity letters...Dean's List student...enrolled in the Honors Program.

Club Soccer - Played for the '79 Raleigh Spartans soccer team from 1989-96...was selected for the North Carolina Olympic Development Program soccer team from 1992-96...switched to play for the Carolina United Soccer Team in 1996-97...played on club teams which won state championships in 1991, 1993 and 1994 and was the state runnerup in 1992, 1996 and 1997...also helped lead the '79 Raleigh Spartans to the 1991 regional championship...played twice in the North Carolina State Games, winning silver and bronze medals...was on the North Carolina ODP team four years.

1999 Season - Merited a spot on the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll...saw action in a pair of games for the Tar Heels, playing against Colorado and Florida State.

1998 Season - Played in four games for the Tar Heels in 1998...earned playing time against Florida State, San Francisco, Tennessee and N.C. State...merited the first point of his collegiate career when she assisted on the Tar Heels' final goal of the win over the USF Dons...was selected to the 1998-99 ACC Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.134 GPA last school year in biology.

1997 Season - Named to the 1997-98 ACC Academic Honor Roll, garnering a 3.368 GPA in biology...was chosen for the fall 1997 semester Dean's List with a 3.6 GPA...played in five games during her freshman campaign.

Prep - Graduated from Jesse O. Sanderson High School in Raleigh, N.C. on June 5, 1997...played four years of varsity soccer at Sanderson...was also on the cross country team for three years there...was both the MVP and captain of the soccer team at Sanderson...was a three-time All-Conference selection in soccer and once made All-Region...was a member of the East Team in the 1997 North Carolina East-West All-Star girls soccer game in Greensboro on July 21...co-captained the cross country team at Sanderson for two years...a four-time Academic All-State selection in soccer...was a junior marshall and member of the National Honor Society...was named a Watson Scholar and was chosen by the Raleigh News & Observer as its Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Personal - Given name is Amanda Joy Morrison...is nicknamed "Mandy Mo"...has three sisters...her sister Katie is a member of the fencing team at Appalachian State...is the daughter of Les and Betsy Morrison...was born May 17, 1979 in Kingston, N.Y....hobbies include roller blading...athlete she most admires is Michael Jordan...biggest sports thrill was winning the regional championship with her club team in 1991 because they were the underdog...labels herself, "The Joke Queen of Raleigh, N.C."...biology major...plans to pursue a career in medicine...would like to be a pediatrician.

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