Katy Tran

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Grantville, PA
High School:
Northern Lebanon

Working toward a double major in biology and exercise & sports science ... Very involved in campus and community service ... Mentors freshman student-athletes as part of the Carolina Leadership Academy's CREED Program ... Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Active in Carolina Outreach ... Spent the summer of 2005 studying in Vietnam

2004: As a junior, started all 23 games ... Voted All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-ACC Tournament ... Named to the All-South Region first team ... Allowed just 17 goals in 23 games for a goals against average of 0.78 ... Had five complete-game shutouts and shared six others with backup Marie Bounds ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the third year in a row and also to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and to the Dean's List for the fall semester ... An Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... Member of the Academic All-District second team ... Recipient of an ACC Top VI for Service Award

2003: As a sophomore, played every minute of the season in goal for the Tar Heels ... Finished the year with a 1.22 goals-against averaged and nine shutouts ... Had a season-high 12 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss to Wake Forest on Sept. 26 ... Named second-team All-Southeast Region ... Member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List

2002: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and to the ACC Honor Roll

2001: As a true freshman, appeared in four games, playing a total of 43 minutes ... Did not give up a goal ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List

At Northern Lebanon High School in Fredericksburg, Pa.: Earned All-America and Academic All-America honors as a senior ... Also named to all-state and all-county teams and honored as a league all-star ... Participated in indoor track her sophomore, junior and senior years and outdoor track as a senior ... Played softball her freshman through junior years

National/International: A member of the 2003 U.S. Under-20 team ... Also a member of the 2002 Under-19 team and the 2001 Under-18 team ... Played with the Under-20 team in the 2003 U.S. Field Hockey summer league and with the Southern Charm in 2004 ... Also played in the summer league in 2001 and '02 ... Participated in A camp and B camp in 2000 and '01

Personal: Born March 9, 1983, in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Daughter of Phap and Susan Tran ... Has one sister, Amy (24), who was UNC's starting goalkeeper from 1999-2002 and is now a member of the U.S. National Team

More on Tran: Favorites: Pastime - baking; Pregame meal - yogurt and a bagel with peanut butter; Movies - Finding Nemo and anything with Jackie Chan; Book - Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein; TV shows - Anything except The Simpsons and South Park (due to extensive viewing); Sports other than field hockey - softball, anything that involves innertubes and water; Breakfast - banh bao and ca phe sua da ... After college, hopes to work with collegiate student-athletes in some aspect of life skills development ... Dream job is to live in a foreign country, teaching English or working with athletes ... Since last season, has focused on improving her communication and basic kicking and footwork ... The highlight of her athletic career has been the 2004 season, "being a part of something so monumentally bigger than myself and truly understanding the meaning of ONE" ... Her sister, Amy, and parents have had the biggest impact on her development as a player ... Spent eight weeks last summer in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where she took intensive Vietnamese language classes, studied the Vietnamese culture and did an independent research project on the fitness habits and facilities in Ho Chi Minh City