Xan Funk

Position:
Back
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
Chapel Hill

Majoring in exercise and sport science with a sports management track ... Coached at Chapel Hill High by former Carolina player Amy Cox Vitt ... One of five Chapel Hill players on the roster, along with classmates Heather Kendell and Liz Morris, redshirt freshman Casey Burns and true freshman Colleen Murphy

2006: As a junior, started all 22 games and had four assists ... Made a defensive save in the ACC Tournament win over Duke

2005: As a sophomore, started all 21 games ... Had seven assists, third on the team, as the squad's stick-stopper on penalty corners

2004: As a redshirt freshman, played in 12 games and started one

2003: Did not appear in a game and will count the year as a redshirt season

At Chapel Hill (N.C.) High School: First-team all-state as a senior ... All-conference all four years of her career ... Shared conference Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Earned team MVP honors in her junior and senior years ... Second-team all-state in her sophomore and junior years ... In basketball, earned team MVP and all-conference honors in her sophomore through senior seasons

National/International: Played for the Southern Charm in the U.S. Field Hockey summer league in 2002-04 ... Participated in the National Futures Tournament in 2003 and in the National Hockey Festival 2000-02

Personal: Born Leslie Alexandra Funk on Aug. 6, 1985, in Chapel Hill, N.C. ...Goes by Xan (pronounced "Zan") ... The daughter of Ed and Yvonne Funk ... Has one brother, Christian (22)

More on Funk: Favorite pastimes are hanging with her family and friends, basketball, napping, bowling, whistling, listening to music, being nice and having fun ... Favorite book is Oh, The Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss ... Favorite TV shows are SportsCenter and Deadliest Catch ... Favorite pet is her beta fish, Thomas Jefferson ( "T.J.") ... Fun fact: Loves flossing her teeth ... Pet peeves: People with nasty eating habits and people touching her with their feet ... After graduation, hopes to join the Peace Corps or work in a sports-related job ... Dream job is to be Paula Deen ... With a completely free day, would chill with friends and family, nap, eat and play sports ... If she could have dinner with anyone, it would be Michael Jordan, "because he's the greatest" ... Little-known talent: Can tie a cherry stem in a knot with her tongue ... Dream vacation: A trip to Bora Bora ... First things she'd buy if she won the lottery are a lifetime supply of twizzlers and all the Jordans she doesn't already own