Meredith Keller

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville, Del.
High School:
Tower Hill

In her first year as a member of the coaching staff ... Will serve as an undergraduate assistant coach while completing her degree in communication studies ... A member of the 2003 U.S. Under-23 Team.

2002: As a senior, started all 20 games ... Earned second-team All-America honors ... Named All-Southeast Region, All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-ACC Tournament ... Selected as the team's MVP ... Also was the recipient of three other team awards: the Spectators' Player of the Year Award, the Players' Player of the Year Award and the Open-Play Assists Award ... Tied for the team lead in assists with seven and ranked third on the team in scoring with 17 points, including five goals

2001: As a junior, started all 21 games ... Named to the All-Southeast Region second team ... Scored six goals and added seven assists ... Totaled four points against Richmond with a goal and two assists, and three against Virginia Commonwealth with a goal and an assist ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2001-02

2000: As a sophomore, started all 24 games ... Named to the NFHCA All-South Region second team ... Scored four goals, including two against Maryland in the NCAA semifinal game ... Other goals came in back-to-back games at Richmond (Sept. 23) and James Madison (Sept. 24) ... Also had two assists, one on Jana Toepel's overtime game-winner against Penn State on Sept. 4 and one against James Madison

1999: As a freshman, named ACC Rookie of the Year ... Previous Carolina players named ACC Rookie of the Year were Kate Barber (1994) and Stephanie Walsh (1990) ... Earned second-team NFHCA All-South Region honors ... Recipient of the team's Ken and Cheryl Williams Rookie of the Year Award ... Started all 22 games in the midfield

National/International: Traveled to South Africa in July with the U.S. Under-23 team ... Represented the U.S. as part of the Under-21 team at the 2001 Junior World Cup in Argentina and toured Germany with the team that March ... Also played in the 1997 Junior World Cup ... Played for the championship-winning Southern Charm in the United Airlines summer league in 2001 and 2002 ... Traveled to Argentina in March of '99 with the U.S. Under-20 team ... Also was a member of the Under-19 team

At Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Del.: All-America in 1997 and '98 ... A four-time all-state selection ... Two-time all-state pick in lacrosse and second-team all-state selection in basketball

Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1980, in Wilmington, Del. ... Daughter of Gail and Richard Keller ... Has two older sisters, Abbi (27) and Pembry (24), both of whom played field hockey at UNC ... Her father played football at the University of Delaware