83 - Kristen Carr

KRISTEN CARR

POSITION: Defense HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md. COLLEGE: North Carolina HEIGHT: 5-9 kristen_carr8

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ATHLETE CAUSE: One Love Foundation

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 Season: Second-year defender who started all 12 games during 2022 season … finished campaign with 931 leaderboard points … collected 12 caused turnovers with nine ground balls … set season highs with three ground balls and three caused turnovers to finish Week Two against Team Johansen … closed season with three straight 100-point efforts, including season-high 115 points against Team Glynn. 2021 Season: Posted 1,087 leaderboard points during inaugural season … reached 100-point mark in four games, including season-high 159 points in Week Five opener against Team Waters … scored lone goal of the season against Team Benson on July 25 to close Week One … fourth in the league with 33 ground balls … registered at least one ground ball in final 13 games, including season-high six loose balls against Team Waters on Aug. 20 … fashioned nine caused turnovers, including season-high three caused turnovers against Team Benson in Week One finale.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member of Team USA since 2008 … currently on training team for 2022 World Championship squad … helped United States to 14-0 record and a pair of Gold medals at 2013 and 2017 World Cups … collected 14 ground balls with six draw controls in eight games during 2017 World Cup … also won Gold medal at The World Games in Poland in 2017.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tallied an assist in nine games with the Baltimore Ride during the 2016 United Women’s Lacrosse League season … also played two seasons with the Upstate Pride in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League … tallied four ground balls with four caused turnovers during 2019 campaign … played semi-pro soccer for the Chesapeake Charge.

AT NORTH CAROLINA

Four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels who appeared in 81 games from 2007-10 … scored 21 goals with nine assists during her career, including nine goals as a junior … also notched 92 ground balls … led Tar Heels to four NCAA Tournament appearances … First-Team All-America selection as a senior by the IWLCA, WomensLax.com and WomensLacrosse.com … established UNC single-season record with 58 draw controls during junior season.

PERSONAL

Named director of girls’ lacrosse at The St. James on Sept. 8, 2022 … three-sport athlete in high school who played soccer, basketball and lacrosse … named 2005 Baltimore City High School Soccer Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun … currently serves on the Board of Directors for USA Lacrosse … also works as a U-18 coach with USA Lacrosse … spent the last two seasons as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Johns Hopkins … also served as an assistant coach at North Carolina, Delaware, Stanford and Ohio State … father, Dan, played football at Brockport University … brother, Nick, played lacrosse at Ohio State and was nationally-ranked in competitive weightlifting … brother, Brian, played lacrosse at Detroit Mercy … known to her teammates and coaches as “Cookie.”

CARR’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 0 1 1 1.000 1 1.000 33 12 6 9 1,087 2022 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 9 4 7 12 931 TOTAL 27 27 1 0 0 1 2 0.500 1 0.500 42 16 13 21 2,018