Margaret Corzel

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Berwyn, Pa.
High School:
Merion Mercy Academy

General - Returns for a fifth season as a redshirt senior ... Will serve as a team captain for a third year in a row ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Rising Stars program.

Junior (2014) - UNC team captain (along with Abbey Friend, Sloane Serpe and Brittney Coppa) ... Started all 20 games ... Named a preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse ... UNC team captain for a second consecutive year ... Fifth on the squad in caused turnovers with 11 ... Finished the year with 26 ground balls and 11 draw controls.

Sophomore (2013) - UNC team captain ... Second on the UNC team in ground balls (38) and third in caused turnovers (18) ... One of the top defenders in the ACC ... Returned to the lineup in 2013 after missing the 2012 campaign with a left knee injury ... Started all 21 games in 2013 ... Named ACC Defender of the Week on Feb. 26 after helping hold Northwestern's Erin Fitzgerald to one goal on three shots with three turnovers in a UNC win on Feb. 22 ... Has gathered four ground balls in three different games in 2013 ... Second in the ACC in ground balls per game ... Tallied a career-high five ground balls in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Virginia.

Redshirt (2012) - Would have been a likely starter for the second season in a row but tore her left anterior cruciate ligament in the fall of 2011 ... Received a medical redshirt in 2012 while recovering from ACL reconstruction.

Freshman (2011) - Named to the honorable mention list for Inside Lacrosse's All-Freshman Team ... One of the top freshmen in the ACC ... Saw action in 20 games (all but the Northwestern contest on Feb. 25) and started the last 13 of the season ... One of three UNC freshmen to be regulars in the starting lineup, joining attacker Abbey Friend and defender Sloane Serpe ... The only freshman to start in the midfield ... Scored eight goals on the season, including a season-high two at Virginia Tech and single goals against Cornell, Old Dominion, Duke and Maryland in the ACC Tournament, High Point and Virginia in the NCAA first round ... Fourth on the team with 21 draw controls, including a season-high five against Georgetown ... Scored on eight of her 16 shot attempts, a shooting percentage of .500 ... Had a season-high three ground balls on two occasions ... Caused two turnovers against Old Dominion and Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament ... Member of the 2011 All-ACC Academic Team.

High School - First-team prep All-America at Merion Mercy Academy in Merion Station, Pa. ... Also a first-team academic All-America ... Led team to AACA league championship and was an all-conference choice ... Named team MVP in both lacrosse and basketball ... Won school's Senior Athlete award ... ... Four-time league all-star... Honor roll student ... Also played two years of soccer and four years of basketball in addition to four years of lacrosse ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Inducted into her school's hall of fame (Blue and Gold Club).

Personal - Margaret Elizabeth Corzel is the daughter of Ken and Mary Jane Corzel ... Birthday is Dec. 16 • Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... Majoring in business ... Athletic sisters are a women's lacrosse player and rower ... Father Ken played college baseball and minor league baseball in the Oakland organization • Last name is pronounced "Cor-ZELLE."

Margaret Corzel's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2011	20/13	16	8	0	8	19	9	21
2013	21/21	0	0	0	0	38	17	14
2014	20/20	1	0	0	0	26	11	11
Total	61/54	17	8	0	8	83	37	46