Kara Cannizzaro scores four goals in the victory for Carolina.
General - UNC team tri-captain for 2012 (along with Becky Lynch and Laura Zimmerman) ... Returning third-year starter in the midfield ... Has started 40 of 41 games in her first two seasons, missing one game as a freshman due to injury ... Able to impact the game on both ends of the field ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Rising Stars program.
Sophomore (2011) - Started all 21 games and was a steadying force in the midfield ... Sixth on the UNC team in scoring with 28 points on 19 goals and nine assists ... Scored at least one goal in 14 of 21 games ... Player her best lacrosse late in the season ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team after tallying five goals and two assists in three games ... Scored a season-high two goals in five contests vs. Georgetown, Boston College, Virginia (ACC Tournament), Duke (ACC Tournament) and Loyola ... Dished out a season-high two assists in two of the team's three NCAA Tournament games, finishing with a goal and two assists vs. Virginia, two goals vs. Loyola and two assists vs. Northwestern ... Gathered 20 ground balls with a career-high four against Virginia on March 12 and three against the Cavaliers in the ACC Tournament ... Controlled 17 draws with a season-high two in six games ... Caused 16 turnovers ... Had three goals and four assists in three NCAA Tournament games ... Tallied five goals and two assists in three ACC Tournament contests, earning All-ACC Tournament honors.
Freshman (2010) - One of the top freshmen in the ACC and the nation ... The only Tar Heel freshman to start regularly in 2010 ... Saw action in 19 games and started all 19 ... Missed the regular season finale against Cornell with a sprained ankle ... Boasted a team-high shooting percentage of 80.0 percent, scoring 20 goals on just 25 shot attempts ... Tallied multiple goals in six games, including a season-high three against Vanderbilt and two against Florida (along with one assist), Penn, Virginia Tech (with an assist), Duke in the regular season and Virginia in the NCAA Tournament (2 goals, one assist) ... Gathered 21 ground balls, including a season-high three against Navy in the NCAA Tournament and two in seven contests ... Controlled 19 draws to tie for fifth on the team ... Had a season-high three draw controls against Richmond and Oregon early in the season ... Caused 15 turnovers, including a season-high four versus Florida.
High School - Played in the 2009 Under Armour All-America game, tallying an assist ... First-team US Lacrosse All-America as a senior ... Played for Coach Margie Garrity at Strath Haven High School ... Three-time all-league and all-county selection ... Team MVP and captain ... Two-time All-America selection ... Also played field hockey, earning all-county and all-league honors three times each ... Field hockey team MVP and captain as a senior ... Her county's female athlete of the year in 2009 ... An outstanding student who earned a scholar-athlete award.
Personal - Emily Margaret Garrity is the daughter of Margie and Paul Garrity ... Her father played lacrosse at Drexel and her mother played field hockey and lacrosse at West Chester ... Majoring in exercise and sport science ... Born on July 8, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Emily Garrity's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GB CT DC
2010 19/19 25 20 6 26 21 15 19
2011 21/21 35 19 9 28 20 16 17
2010 40/40 60 39 15 54 41 31 36
