Beth Ellis

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
High School:
Radnor

General - Possible starter on the defensive unit after the graduation of three starting defenders from the 2011 team ... A CREED Mentor, guiding freshman student-athletes as they adjust to college life ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program.

Junior (2011) - Saw the most action of her career ... Moved into a valuable reserve role at defender ... Appeared in 18 games, starting one (vs. Northwestern in the regular season in Chapel Hill) ... Collected six ground balls on the season, including two against Northwestern on Feb. 25 ... Controlled seven draws, including a career-high three vs. Duke in the ACC Tournament ... Caused a turnover against Maryland in the ACC championship game.

Sophomore (2010) - Saw action in four contests (Virginia Tech and Old Dominion in the regular season and Navy and Virginia in the NCAA Tournament) ... Gathered a ground ball and caused a turnover against ODU.

Freshman (2009) - Saw action in two games (Old Dominion and Virginia Tech), gathering a ground ball in each contest.

High School - A US Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse first-team All-America choice as a senior at Radnor High School in Radnor, Pa. ... Played for coaches Phyllis Kilgour and Brooke Fritz ... Played three years of varsity lacrosse and one year on the junior varsity ... Also played three years of varsity soccer and four years of varsity basketball ... Led the Radnor lacrosse team to an undefeated season, winning the Central League title and the state championship ... Was named team MVP and won the squad's spirit award ... Twice named first-team all conference in lacrosse ... PhillyLacrosse.com's Co-Player of the Year as a senior ... First-team All-Delco ... Named defensive MVP of the soccer team as a senior ... Twice was named the MVP of the basketball team at Radnor, leading the team in scoring three times ... Excellent student who made the honor roll as a freshman and sophomore and the distinguished honor roll as a junior and senior.

Personal - Beth Paige Ellis was born on September 27, 1989, in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... Is the daughter of Ted and Cheryl Ellis ... Her brother, played baseball at the University of Virginia and Villanova University and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies ... He currently plays in the minor leagues ... Majoring in exercise and sport science.

Beth Ellis' Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2009	2/0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2010	4/0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2011	18/1	0	0	0	0	6	1	7
Total	24/1	0	0	0	0	9	2	7