Amy Tran

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grantville, Pa.
High School:
Northern Lebanon

Majored in communication studies with a concentration in speech and hearing science ... Member of the U.S. National Team ... At UNC, was involved in ACC Outreach and the National Society of Speech, Language and Hearing

2002: UNC's starting goalkeeper for the fourth year ... Finished the year with a 1.72 goals-against average ... Made nine saves in a 2-0 shutout of Old Dominion on Sept. 21

2001: As a junior, named second-team All-America and All-ACC ... Starting goalkeeper in all 21 games

2000: As a sophomore, named to the NFHCA All-America first team, a selection that distinguished her as the top collegiate goalkeeper in the country ... Was the only goalkeeper and one of just two sophomores named to the first team ... Also named All-Atlantic Coast Conference ... Shared ACC Player of the Week honors on Oct. 23, following UNC's 1-0 shutout of Maryland ... Played all 24 games as the team's only active goalkeeper

1999: As a freshman, took over as the Tar Heels' starting goalkeeper and emerged as one of the nation's top young players at her position ... Started 20 games and appeared in 21 ... Goals against average was 1.03 ... Allowed just 18 goals and totaled 8.5 shutouts

1998: Did not see action and counted the year as a redshirt season

National/International: A member of the U.S. National Team since 2001 ... Traveled to South Africa with the Under-23 team in July of 2002 and to England with the National Team that June ... In 2001, competed in the Junior World Cup in Argentina and the Korea Telecom Cup ... Helped the Under-21 team to a second-place finish at the 2000 Junior Pan Am Games ... Played for the championship-winning Southern Charm in the United Airlines USFHA summer league in 2000-02 ... Traveled to Argentina with the U.S. Under-20 team in February of '99

At Northern Lebanon High School in Fredericksburg, Pa.: Regional All-America goalkeeper ... Member of Lancaster/Lebanon All-Star team from 1995-97 and Lebanon all-county team in 1996 and '97 ... All-state and academic squad member as a senior ... Also played four years of softball, earning a Golden Glove Award at first base in 1996 ... Played two years of basketball at guard and sprinted on the varsity track team for one season

Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1980, in Hershey, Pa. ... Daughter of Phap and Susan Tran ... Has one sister, Katy, who also earned All-America honors as a goalkeeper at UNC

More on Tran: Favorite pregame meal is breakfast out with family and friends and favorite postgame meal is her father's curry chicken and rice ... Favorite movie is any Jackie Chan movie ... Wears jersey No. 25 because it was the number worn by former UNC All-America Jana Withrow, now the goalkeepers coach for the team ... Loves butterflies and considers them her good luck charm ... If she could trade places with anyone for a day she'd pick Michael Jordan, "because I'd like to see how it is to be a legend in your sport and to have such great athletic ability" ... The people she most admires are her parents

Year	GP-GS	Minutes	Saves	Goals	GAA	ShO
1999	21-20	1227	77	18	1.03	8.5
2000	24-24	1736	114	28	1.13	7.0
2001	21-21	1347	92	30	1.56	6.0
2001	20-20	1461	121	36	1.72	1.0
Career	86-85	5771	404	112	1.36	22.5