Betsy Gaines

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Roland Park

General – Two-year returning starter as an attacking midfielder ... The 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year ... Has the potential to be one of best players in the nation.

Sophomore (2001) – Started every game in the midfield ... Sixth on the team with 23 points ... Scored 16 goals and dished out seven assists on the year ... Gathered 31 ground balls, good for seventh on the team ... Finished with three goals and three assists for a season-high six points against Penn State ... Had three goals and one assist against Virginia Tech ... Had two goals in the NCAA Tournament win over Syracuse.

Freshman (2000) – Named ACC Rookie of the Year despite being hampered by an injured quadricep during the last few weeks of the season ... Ranked fifth among Tar Heels with 26 points ... Scored 19 goals and dished out seven assists ... Tied for third on the team in assists ... Led UNC in shooting percentage at .594 ... Played her best against ACC opponents ... Six of her 19 goals came in UNC’s three regular-season ACC games ... Had a goal in Carolina’s win over No. 1 Maryland ... Had two goals and an assist in UNC’s win over Virginia ... Had three goals and an assist in Carolina’s loss to Duke ... After a slow start, has scored at least one goal in each of the last seven games (14 goals in those seven games) ... Caused a season-high four turnovers against Maryland in the regular season ... Scored three goals against Johns Hopkins, No. 3 Duke and Virginia Tech ... Scored two goals versus No. 11 George Mason, No. 3 Virginia and Ohio State ... Had a season-high four ground balls against Penn State.

High School – The Baltimore Sun’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1999 ... Played four years of varsity lacrosse at the Roland Park Country School ... Two-time All-America in lacrosse ... Two-time All-Metro Baltimore choice ... Also played three years of field hockey and five years of basketball ... Honorable mention All-America and two-time All-Metro choice in basketball ... Four-time league all-star and All-Metro choice in field hockey ... Honor roll student ... Starred for the U.S. Under-19 team, leading it to the World Championships in Perth, Australia, in the summer of 1999.

Betsy Gaines' Career Statistics
						Free	Position					Csd	Draw	Shot
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	Md	Att	Pct	GB	TO	TO	Ctl	Fouls	Pct
2000	17/8	32	19	7	26	3	12	.250	30	11	5	9	7	.594
2001	18/18	43	16	7	23	0	4	.000	31	15	8	24	12	.372
Totals	35/26	75	35	14	49	3	16	.188	61	26	13	24	19	.467