2005 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Katie Brooks
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Winchester, Mass.
- High School:
- Winchester
General - A member of the Canadian National Team ... One of Carolina's three co-captains this season (along with Amber Falcone and Megan Bosica) ... Redshirted the 2008 season ... Three-time winner of the Three-Dimensional Leader Award, the highest honor awarded by the Carolina Leadership Academy ... Veteran defensive midfielder had been a regular starter for the previous three seasons before sitting out last year ... Among the most experienced players on the team and will be counted on to fill a leadership role this season ... A two-sport athlete who played striker on UNC's women's soccer team from 2004-07 ... Won an NCAA title with the soccer team in 2006.
Junior (2007) - Third-year regular was in the starting lineup in 20of 21games in 2007 ... Did not play against Longwood on April 15 after suffering a black eye when struck by a lacrosse ball against Virginia Tech on April 13 ... A member of the 2007 All-ACC Academic Women's Lacrosse Team ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... A steady leader at defensive midfielder ... Finished the year with three goals and one assist for four points ... Gathered four ground balls against Old Dominion on March 14 ... Scored goals against Oregon, Boston College and Virginia Tech (in the ACC Tournament) ... Dished out an assist against Temple ... Caused two turnovers in the season opener against Northwestern ... Picked up two draw controls against both Maryland and Penn State ... Dean's List in Spring 2007.
Sophomore (2006) - Provided one of the season's top highlights in the ACC Tournament semifinal against Virginia ... Scored with five seconds left in regulation to force overtime vs. the Cavaliers, converting an Amber Falcone pass for a last-second, game-tying goal ... Won UNC's Team Leadership Award for 2006 ... Scored two goals against Virginia Tech in the regular season ... Also scored at Virginia, at Georgetown and in both ACC Tournament games ... Tied for seventh on the UNC team with 11 caused turnovers ... Eighth on the squad with 23 ground balls ... Had a season-high three ground balls versus Ohio State ... Winner of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Capstone Award for best leadership project in the Rising Stars program ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for 2005-06.
Freshman (2005) - Won Carolina's Hustle Award ... One of six Tar Heels to start all 20 games in 2005 ... Named ACC Player of the Week on March 14 after scoring four goals in Carolina's 12-11 win against No. 4 Duke ... Finished the year with eight goals and 20 ground balls ... Ranked third on the team with 20 draw controls ... Scored single goals vs. Loyola, Penn State (regular season), Virginia Tech (ACC Tournament) and Duke (NCAA Tournament) ... Tallied a season-high three ground balls vs. both Mount St. Mary's and Ohio State ... Had a season-high three draw controls against Temple and Vanderbilt.
High School - A two-time first-team scholastic All-America ... Played four years of lacrosse as a midfielder at Winchester High School in Winchester, Mass. ... Also played four years of soccer at striker and one year of basketball as a point guard ... A three-time All-Middlesex League choice in lacrosse ... Named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic teams her final two years ... Parade All-America as a senior on the soccer field ... Was a member of the French Honor Society.
Personal - Katherine Jean Brooks is the daughter of Susan Brooks and the late David Ross Brooks ... Born on November 5, 1985, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ... Majoring in psychology.
Katie Brooks' Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GB CT DC 2005 20/20 20 8 0 8 20 6 20 2006 19/12 23 6 0 6 23 11 8 2007 20/20 7 3 1 4 23 4 15 Total 59/52 50 17 1 18 66 21 43
