Jessica Griffin

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sudbury, Mass.
High School:
Lincon-Sudbury Regional

General - Should continue to see an increased role in the midfield after seeing her most extensive action on the field as a junior last spring ... One of the hardest workers on the Tar Heel squad ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Rising Stars program.

Junior (2012) - A top reserve who saw action in all 19 games ... Connected on 8 of 9 free position shot attempts ... Third on the team in free position goals ... Fourth among Tar Heel players with a shooting percentage of .583 and fifth in shots on goal percentage at .833 ... Scored goals in 10 of 19 contests ... Tied her career high with two goals in four separate games (vs. Old Dominion and Richmond in the regular season and Virginia and Maryland in the ACC Tournament) ... Had two goals and one assist versus Richmond for a career-high three points ... Gathered a season-high two ground balls against Lehigh ... Controlled a career-high four draws against Albany and had three versus Liberty.

Sophomore (2011) - Appeared in 14 games ... Scored a goal against Old Dominion ... Attempted five shots, including one in each of five games ... Gathered seven ground balls against Old Dominion ... Controlled six draws.

Freshman (2010) - Saw action in 16 games as a backup midfielder ... A backup draw control specialist behind All-America Kristen Carr ... Finished the season with five goals and one assist for six points ... Scored a season-high two goals against Boston College ... Tallied single scores versus Denver in her first college game and against Oregon and Cornell ... Recorded an assist in the NCAA Tournament opening round against Navy ... Controlled two draws against Denver, Oregon and Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament semifinal ... Caused a season-high two turnovers and collected two ground balls against Old Dominion.

High School - Played in the 2009 Under Armour All-America game ... Two-time All-America choice, earning first-team honors from US Lacrosse as a senior ... Played for Coach Deb DeJesus at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School ... Three-time team MVP (2007-09) and all-state choice ... Four-time all-league selection ... Named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe three times ... First-team Lower New England ... Also played soccer and ran indoor track and cross country ... Part of track relay teams that set school records in the 4x400 and the state record in the 4x800, winning the state championship three years in a row ... The 4x800 relay team finished fourth in the nation ... Honor roll student who was named to the Boston Globe All-Scholastic team.

Personal - Jessica Griffin is the daughter of Denise and Paul Griffin ... Her father played tennis at Boston College ... Born on April 12, 1991 ... Majoring in journalism and mass communication.

Jessica Griffin's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2010	16/0	10	5	1	6	6	5	13
2011	14/0	5	1	0	1	7	2	6
2012	19/0	24	14	1	15	5	4	16
Total	49/0	39	20	2	22	18	11	35