Kirk Urso

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lombard, Ill.
High School:
Edison Academy

Junior - 2010 Season
ACC Academic Scholar-Athlete Of The Year • Named All-ACC Second Team • Selected to the ACC All-Tournament Team • A Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Upperclassman • Named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week for his equalizer against No. 5 SMU Dec. 3 • Ranked second on the team with 15 points on the year thanks to five goals and five assists • Twice notched game winners • The game winner against Virginia came on a short corner that bent into the goal • Also notched the game winner against Wofford when he converted a free kick in overtime to knock off the Terriers • Notched a goal and an assist against Radford Oct. 5 • Tallied an assist in back-to-back games in the ACC Tournament against NC State Nov. 10 and against Boston College Nov. 12 • Recorded 58 shots on the year with 23 being on net.

Sophomore - 2009 Season
One of five players to start in all 22 contests • Tallied four goals and a team-high six assists on the year • Tied for third on the team with 14 points • Opened the season with a pair of goals against UNC Asheville Sept. 1 • Scored against Drake Dec. 4 in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Posted a pair of assists twice during the year against Stetson Oct. 28 and in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Brown Nov. 22 • Tallied five assists in a five-match span from Oct. 28 to Nov. 22 • Named to the ACC All-Academic team for the second consecutive season • Finished the year with 49 shots, putting 27 on goal.

Freshman - 2008 Season
Soccer America Freshman All-America selection • Talented midfielder led Carolina with six assists and ranked fourth with 12 points on three goals and the six helpers • Played in 19 games and made 11 starts • Scored twice in the NCAA Tournament to help lead the Tar Heels to the College Cup • Volleyed home the unassisted game-winner against No. 15 Northwestern from 15 yards out in the 61st minute in the NCAA quarterfinal Dec. 6 • Returned to action against UIC after missing five of the previous six games due to a stress fracture in his shin • Scored Carolina's first goal against No. 14 UIC with a header in the first half • First career strike came in the tie with No. 14 UCLA Sept. 7 on a free kick goal and earnted a spot on the Deacon Fall Classic All-Tournament Team • Picked up an assist against Florida International Aug. 29 in his first collegiate match • Assisted on goals in back-to-back wins over William & Mary and Virginia Tech in October • Added assists versus Liberty, Elon and UNC Asheville • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and was named to the Dean's List in the Spring 2009 semester • Enrolled at Carolina in January 2008 and earned a spot on the Dean's List in his first semester •

Prep - Edison Academy
Graduate of the Edison Academy in Bradenton, Fla., as a member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team Residency Program • Played with the U.S. U-17 Team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea and scored the game-winning goal against Belgium to send the United States to the second round • Also a member of U.S. U-15 and U-16 national teams • Named to the 2007 PARADE High School All-America squad and the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America team • Selected to the 2006 adidas ESP Camp • Played with the Region II ODP Team since 2004 and earned an outstanding achievement award for Illinois ODP in 2005 • Played club soccer with Chicago Sockers FC for eight years and served as team captain.

Personal
Kirk Jon Urso is the son of Michael and Sandra Urso • Born March 6, 1990, in Downers Grove, Ill. • Has one brother • Majoring in economics.

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