| Kate Sidebottom |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Lancaster, Pa.
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| High School:
St. Andrew's
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| Position:
Forward
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Should compete for playing time at forward after rehabilitating a knee
injury suffered last season - Majoring in history, with a minor in
chemistry, and has completed an honors thesis - Will graduate with honors in
December - Has earned Dean's List honors each semester at UNC - Also has
earned spots on the ACC Honor Roll - Named to the National Field Hockey
Coaches Association National Academic Squad
1999: Appeared in 11 games, starting seven - Last action of the season was
against Radford on Oct. 6 - A knee injury kept her out of the second half of
the season and required surgery in November - Spent the spring
rehabilitating from ACL surgery, the second of her career - Injury kept her
from accepting an invitation to "A" camp - During the summer of '99, played
in the United Airlines summer league, competing for the championship team,
Southern Charm
1998: Played in 13 games, starting three - Scored two goals, against Radford
and Northeastern - Earned spots on the Dean's List and the ACC Honor Roll -
Named Scholar-Athlete of the Week by the North Carolina Bar Association -
Competed in the USFHA Elite Summer League
1997: Played in six games - Scored two goals, one against Massachusetts and
one against Radford
1996: A redshirt in her first season at UNC
St. Andrew's School: Two-time all-state selection - Team's leading scorer
and MVP as a junior and senior - Three-time all-conference selection -
Selected for Delaware Senior All-Star game - USFHA Festival participant in
1995 - Also played four years of basketball at point guard, where she was a
two-time all-conference choice and an MVP selection - Won a state title in
tennis at No. 1 doubles as a junior and was a member of the state
championship team - Also ran sprints for the track team one season -
Recipient of the Henry Prize, awarded to the St. Andrew's student who was of
greatest service to athletics
Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Nancy Sidebottom " Born Jan. 31, 1978, in
Lancaster, Pa. " Her mother also attended UNC
More on Kate: Favorite UNC classes have been Shakespeare ("because he was a
genius") and anatomy and physiology ("because it is amazing how the body
functions") - Favorite thing about UNC is the town of Chapel Hill - Favorite
things about being a varsity athlete are the comradery of the team and the
challenge of competition - Most important thing she has learned from
athletics is that "perseverance and confidence are keys to success" -
Pregame ritual includes a shower - If she could play another sport at UNC,
it would be golf - Admires Mia Hamm because she has been a great role model
for female athletes - Favorite road trip has been the 1996 Final Four in
Boston - Greatest influence on her athletic career has come from her
parents, from their continued support and enthusiasm - Greatest moment in
her athletic career has been an outstanding performance in the 1999
gauntlet, the team's preseason conditioning test
| Year | GP-GS | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1997 | 6-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | 13-3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 11-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 32-10 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
