Louise McNutt

Position:
Midfield/Forward
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
High School:
St. Stephen's

Majoring in business administration in the Kenan-Flagler Business School ... Will play as a senior in 2010 and graduate in May of 2011, despite having an additional year of eligibility remaining ... Coached at St. Stephen's by former Tar Heel player Jennifer Anderson, an All-ACC selection in 1988 ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... Represents the team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Traveled to Chile and Brazil during the summer of 2009 as part of Kenan-Flagler's Glimpse South America Program ... Named to the Dean's List and the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Three-time member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad

2009: As a sophomore, came off the bench to appear in 11 games

2008: As a redshirt freshman, played in 11 games ... Scored the first goal of her career in the game against Georgetown

2007: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season

Before UNC: At St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas, was named all-conference in her junior and senior seasons and team captain as a senior ... Led her team in scoring in her sophomore through seniors years ... Team MVP as a senior ... Also lettered in swimming, track and softball for a total of 12 varsity letters ... All-conference pick and two-year team captain in swimming ... Three-time recipient of the David Paschall Award for Excellence in Academics and Athletics and 2007 Female Athlete of the Year at St. Stephen's

National/International: 2007 Futures Elite selection ... National Futures Tournament 2005-07 ... Four-year participant in the Futures Olympic Development Program ... National Hockey Festival and National Indoor Tournament participant

Personal: Born Laura Louise McNutt on Jan. 18, 1989, in Austin, Texas ... Daughter of Gordon and Kay McNutt ... Has two older brothers, Steve (38) and Russell (25) ... Her grandfather, Ed Martin, was a member of the varsity rifle team at Georgia Tech ... An uncle, Billy Page, played football at TCU and a cousin, William Page, played baseball there

More on McNutt: Favorite pastimes are reading, going out on the lake, swimming, water-skiing, sailing, surfing, taking pictures and spending time with family and friends ... Fun fact is that she's a fifth-generation Texan ... Favorite pregame meal is fruit and a bagel ... Favorite movie is Forrest Gump ... Favorite book is All the Pretty Horses ... Favorite sport to play besides field hockey is Ultimate Frisbee ... Favorite animal is a dog ... After graduation, hopes to live and work in a big city, hopefully abroad at some point ... Dream job is to be a professional ski boat driver ... One of her life's goals is to touch all seven continents ... Little-known talent is playing the piano ... Dream vacation is a surfing trip to Costa Rica ... Athlete she most admires is Stephen McGee ... The person who has had the biggest impact on her field hockey career is her high school coach, Jen Anderson, a former UNC player