23 - Caroline Wakefield

CAROLINE WAKEFIELD

POSITION: Defense HOMETOWN: Centreville, Va. COLLEGE: North Carolina HEIGHT: 5-7

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ATHLETE CAUSE: Preston’s League

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 Season: Second-year defender who paced the league with 23 caused turnovers … accumulated 994 leaderboard points while starting all 12 games … tied for sixth with 20 ground balls … earned three or more caused turnovers in a game four times … set league single-game record with six caused turnovers against Team Glynn on Aug. 13 en route to 201 leaderboard points … also collected 190 leaderboard points in Week Two finale after earning three caused turnovers with two ground balls. 2021 Season: Collected 1,124 leaderboard points with seven games of 100 or more points … tied for second in the league with 34 ground balls … recorded at least one ground ball in 14-of-15 games … scored lone goal of the season against Team Treanor on July 31 … registered an assist against Team Wood on Aug. 16 … gathered season-high five ground balls against Team Wood on Aug. 7 … posted season-high four caused turnovers on Aug. 15 against Team Cummings with two ground balls … started season with at least one caused turnover in five consecutive games.

AT NORTH CAROLINA

Six-year letter winner for the Tar Heels from 2016-21 … did not appear in any games during 2018 campaign … starter in 48-of-81 career contests … scored nine goals with five assists … also notched 98 ground balls with 64 caused turnovers during career … Third-Team All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse in 2021 … ranked second on the team with 33 ground balls during 2021 season … also paced team with 27 caused turnovers during final year with the Tar Heels.

PERSONAL

Majored in communications with a minor in coaching at North Carolina … father, Mike, played football at James Madison … aunt was a two-time All-America soccer player at William & Mary ... joined Arizona State University women’s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach on July 28, 2022.

WAKEFIELD’S ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS

SEASON GP GS G 2G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT LPTS 2021 15 15 1 0 1 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 34 2 10 13 1,124 2022 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 20 0 6 23 994 TOTAL 27 27 1 0 1 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 54 2 16 36 2,118