Stephanie Fuller

Position:
Back
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
North Potomac, Md.
High School:
Wootton

Majoring in communication studies, with a focus on interpersonal communication ... Also working toward a minor in exercise and sports science ... Coaches youth field hockey and plays intramural co-ed indoor soccer ... A member of the 2002 U.S. Under-23 National Team

2001: As a junior missed the first 12 games of the season with a leg injury, but played in the final nine, starting two ... In the final home game of the regular season, scored the team's first goal in a 3-0 win over Virginia on Oct. 25 ... Had assists against Radford (her first game back) and against Michigan in the NCAA Tournament

2000: As a sophomore, appeared in 20 games and started eight at back

1999: As a redshirt freshman, played in 10 games ... Scored the first goal of her career in the Oct. 15 game against Virginia Commonwealth

1998: Did not appear in a game and counted the year as a redshirt season

National/ International: Traveled to South Africa with the Under 23 team in July ... As a member of the U.S. Under-21 National Team, played in the 2001 Junior World Cup in Argentina ... Played for the championship-winning Southern Charm in the United Airlines USFHA summer league in 2001 and 2002 ... Has participated in A camp and B camp ... Part of the USFHA Futures program in 1994, '96 and '97

At Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Md.: All-America, all-state, All-Met and all-county as a senior ... 1997 Player of the Year by the Montgomery Journal and Defensive Player of the Year by the Potomac Almanac ... Team captain as a senior ... All-County, honorable mention All-Met and second team All-State as a junior ... Team Maryland member in 1996 and ?97 ... Also played two years of softball and ran track

Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1980, in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Lisa and Geof Fuller ... Has one brother, Eric (25)

More on Fuller: Favorite pregame meal is yogurt and favorite postgame meal is "anything from our tailgates, 'cause they're the best" ... Favorite movies are "Blow" and "Legally Blonde" ... Favorite books are the Harry Potter series ... Favorite sporting activity besides field hockey is going to the driving range with Meredith Keller ... Says she's "obsessed" with the color pink ... After college, would like to travel around Europe and live in California before moving back to the D.C. area ... Says the word that best describes her on the field is "spastic" and off the field is "hyper" ... Describes the 2002 UNC field hockey team as "already the most dedicated and committed group of girls I have ever played with. Last spring, we became the strongest team, overcoming many obstacles." ... If she could trade places with anyone for the day, she'd pick Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde" ... The people she admires most are her parents ... Something few people know about her is that "I'm only 5-2, I just always wear high shoes"