Jennifer Perkins

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, NC
High School:
Saint Mary's

General -- Coach Anson Dorrance believes Perkins can be a key player on the team as a senior...he believes she has unrealized talent that still has a chance to come out on the playing field...will likely be one of the team's top reserves at forward and on the wing in the midfield...three-time letter winner who started several matches in 2005.
Club Soccer - A four-year member of the Region III ODP Team and a six-year member of the state ODP Team ... played for the Under-19 Region Team in 2003, the Under-17 Region Team in 2002 and the Under-16 Region Team in 2001 ... started at forward for the Greensboro Twisters in the W-League in 2003 and the Carolina Lady Dynamo in 2004 ... played for the GYSA '84 Twisters Green for six years, winning a state championship in 2001 and finishing as a finalist in 2002 and 2003 ... also played for the CASL Spartan Stars Elite, which was a state semifinalist from 1997-99...played for the GSA Phoenix in the regionals in 2004.
2005 Season -- Saw significant action early in the season replacing the injured Lindsey Tarpley...started the first four games of the year in the midfield and appeared in each of the first seven games...played in a total of 15 games with five starts...set career-bests in shots with seven...logged 86 minutes in the season opener against Tennessee.
2004 Season - Played in four games for the Tar Heels, finishing the season with one shot on goal.
2003 Season--Saw action in six games as a freshman as a backup forward.
Prep -- Graduated from Saint Mary's High School in 2003...just the second player in North Carolina state history to win both the Gatorade and NCSCA player of the year awards ... earned North Carolina player of the year honors following her junior and senior seasons....NSCAA All-America in 2003 and All-Region choice in 2002 and 2003 ... named Player of the Year by the News & Observer in 2002 and 2003 ... NCSCA Region Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 ... four-time All-State, All-Region and All-Conference selection ... TISAC Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 ... led Saint Mary's in scoring all four years and was named team MVP three times...team captain in 2002 and 2003... her team won the state championship in 2001 and was a finalist in 2002 ... graduated with honors ... recipient of the Saint Mary's Merit/Leadership Scholarship and was named to the President's Honor Roll ... member of the Big Sister/Little Sister Club, the Spanish Club and the Outdoor Club... active in community service work ... spent two years as an assistant coach for a U13/U14 Boys Select soccer team.
Personal -- Given name is Jennifer Ashley Perkins ... was born April 11, 1985, in Raleigh, N.C. ... daughter of Nancy and Derrick Perkins ... majoring in economics and management and society... admires athletes Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong and Sean May... hobbies are reading, golf and listening to music ... says she is the most superstitious person in the world... favorite food is tater tots...favorite book is Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus ...favorite movies are Office Space and Napoleon Dynamite...favorite TV shows are Iron Chef and My Super Sweet 16...biggest sports thrill was winning the 2003 NCAA title...after graduation, would like to pursue a career in law.