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Undergraduate Assistant Coach
After three years as an outstanding forward for the Tar Heels, Brittani Bartok joins the coaching staff in 2011 as an undergraduate assistant coach. Bartok is a Union, N.J. native who scored nine goals and had 14 assists in her UNC career. She will assist with team video functions while also maintaining the team's YouTube and Twitter accounts. Bartok is an art major at UNC and will serve two years as an undergraduate assistant.
General Information
Earned three varsity letters in the forward corps • Coach Anson Dorrance refers to her as a soccer genius.
Junior Season (2010)
Played in 17 games for the Tar Heels, starting versus Texas A&M and Stanford • played 444 minutes, including a season high 47 versus Stanford • had three goals and an assist for seven points • scored goals against Michigan State, Missouri and Tennessee • had the game-winning assist in the second half on Kealia Ohai's goal which beat Virginia Tech 2-1 on September 26 • tore an ACL in a match against Maryland on October 24, ending her soccer career.
Sophomore Season (2009)
Was one of the top forwards off the bench as a sophomore • played in 24 games and earned starting nods against UNC Greensboro and Auburn • had two goals and six assists for 10 points • assisted on two goals in the season opener versus UCLA • top point game was three with a goal and an assist versus UCF • scored her other goal of the season at Notre Dame • had game-winning assist on Jessica McDonald's goal in 1-0 win over LSU.
Freshman Season (2008)
Finished the season with four goals and seven assists for 15 points • scored the first two goals of her career in a 6-0 win over Fordham • in the following match she had an assist on a first-half goal by Tobin Heath against Clemson and then scored UNC's last goal of the match in a 5-2 win • recorded a point in a third straight game when she assisted on a goal against Maryland • the clutch performance of her freshman year came against Boston College on October 9 • in the 68th minute she had the assist on a goal by Allie Long that put the Tar Heels ahead 2-1 • after the Eagles tied the game, she scored the game-winner on a header with 7:25 to play • had the primary assist on Nikki Washington's game-winning goal against BC in the ACC Tour-nament semifinals • assisted on both second-half goals in UNC's 3-0 win over Illinois in the NCAA third round • earned honors on the ACC All-Freshman Team and on the Soccer Buzz Southeast Region All-Freshman Team...made the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA College Cup.
ODP, National Teams & Club Soccer
Was promoted to the U.S. U20 National Team in 2009 • in the past she has excelled on the U15, U16, U17 and U18 National Teams • played for three different club teams as a youth player - Pasco Thunder, Parsippany Mischief and Arsenal World Class...consistently played up from her actual age group • she received the State Cup Final Snickers Fair play MVP Award with Parsippany Mischief • won the U15 USL national championship with that club • played one year with the U18 NJ State and Regional Champion Arsenal World Class • named to NSCAA Youth All-America Team in 2007.
Prep
Graduated from Pingry School in Martinsville, N.J. on June 8, 2008 • played soccer for four years • was a NSCAA adidas high school All-America Team selection in 2005 • NSCAA N.J. Player of the Year in 2005 • three-time Newark Star-Ledger first-team All-State choice • in 2004 was first N.J. freshman ever named first-team All-State • was also the first freshman ever named the county player of the year • Newark Star-Ledger Player of the Year in 2007 • three-time Courier News All-Area Team selection and its player of the year honoree in 2007 • a three-time all-conference selection • named conference player of the year in 2007 • member of state championship teams in 2004, 2005, and 2006 • led Pinry in goal scoring three years • finished with 105 goals, a career school record • scored the lone goal as a freshman in the state championship game which was won by Pingry 1-0...scored the game-winning goal in two county championship finals.
Personal
Brittani Elizabeth Bartok is the daughter of David and Jackie Bartok • born April 7, 1990 in Summit, N.J. • has one brother, Daniel, 16 • majoring in art.
20 Questions With Brittani Bartok
Section #1: Soccer
• The best thing about being a Tar Heel soccer player is the Family atmosphere.
• My favorite thing about competing for Coach Dorrance is his emphasis on personal growth and his speeches.
• Since my last competitive season, the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is fitness.
• My best friend on another college soccer team is Ashlee Burt of Miami.
•My greatest strength as a soccer player is my vision.
Section #2: Interests
• Away from the pitch and academic pursuits, I like to spend time with my teammates. I just don't get tired of them.
• On a long bus trip, I'd like to watch 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
• If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be cross country. It's an undiscovered talent. I know it.
• The one interest I have that people would be surprised to know is photography and video editing.
Section #3: Food
• After a game at Fetzer, I'd love to see a buffet spread at McCaskill that included Chick-fil-a and mixed fruit.
• My favorite beverage is H20.
• I'm allowed to enter a room with unlimited snacks, one room has the salty stuff, the other sweet stuff. I enter The Salty Room because Jen (Ketterly) tells me salt helps me retain water and stay hydrated.
• My favorite food made by a relative is anything by my mom.
• On my birthday, I'd love to be treated by my friends to dinner at whichever team house they can get Katie Klimczack to cook at.
Section #4: Personality
• If I possessed the gift of time travel I would go to the beginning of my time here at UNC. It's all going too quickly.
• My most prized personal possession is my dogs.
• My iTunes library includes 3,000 songs of all genres.
• In a perfect world where making money was not a consideration my dream job would be playing and coaching soccer.
• The most interesting person I've met in my time at UNC is Casey Nogueira, that's an easy one.
