| 23 Corinne Black |
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General--Three-year returning letter winner who can play either defense or on the forward line...will likely see most of her time as a senior coming off the bench at the striker position...Coach Dorrance refers to her as "a bolt of lightning"...a key reserve on the team each of the past three years.
Club Soccer--Played for the HFC `83 Quest club team for four years prior to attending Carolina...a member of the 2001 ODP Region III Team...was on the 2000 & 2001 N.C. ODP State Select Teams...named to the 2001 adidas ESP All-Star Team...played club soccer from 1994-2002... teams she played on won tournament championships at the 2001 Atlanta Cup, the 2000 Raleigh Shootout and the 1999 Virginia Beach Classic...member of the West Team at the 2000 and 2001 State Games, leading her team to the championship both years...played for the 2001 Blue Ridge Rapids Women's USL and W-League Soccer Team and the 2002 Asheville Splash Women's USL and W-League Soccer Team.
2004 Season -- Came off the bench in 13 games for the Tar Heels, playing a total of 202 minutes... finished the season with one goal in the game against Miami and one goal in the preseason Alumni game.
2003 Season--Played in 10 matches as a sophomore, mainly in a reserve role as a defender...had two goals and one assist on the season...had all five of her points in Carolina's NCAA first-round win over High Point.
2002 Season--Played in five matches as a freshman...recorded a pair of assists in the win over Guilford.
Prep--A May 31, 2002 graduate of Enka High School...had a 3.6 grade point average and was a member of the A-B honor roll...was the school's 2001 Homecoming Queen and its 2002 athlete of the year...a 2001 All-State soccer selection at Enka where she broke the school's scoring record...played four years of varsity soccer...she had 29 goals and 15 assists as a freshman, 38 goals and 20 assists as a sophomore and 27 goals and 16 assists as a junior...was named All-Region, All-Western Athletic Conference and to the Asheville Citizen Times All-Western North Carolina Team from 1999-2001....was Enka's team MVP twice...played in the East-West All-Star Soccer Game...played basketball for two years and ran track and cross country for three years...was a state qualifier in track and an All-Conference selection in both track and cross country...member of National Honor Society and Student Body Council.
Personal--Given name is Corinne Margaret Black...nicknamed Rennie...is the daughter of Bart and Kathy Black...her mother ran track at the University of Tennessee...was born August 27, 1984 in Asheville, N.C....has two brothers, including one who plays soccer at Montreat College...hobbies include reading, mountain biking, snowboarding and traveling...favorite book is Without Remorse by Tom Clancy...lists Ocean's 11 and The Italian Job as her favorite movies...says blueberries are her favorite food...says her dad has had the greatest influence on her athletic career...athlete she most admires is Lance Armstrong...biggest sports thrill was winning the 2003 NCAA championship...majoring in exercise and sports science.
Corinne Black's Career Statistics
Year GP Sh G A Pts GWG
2002 5 2 0 2 2 0
2003 10 4 2 1 5 0
2004 13 3 1 0 2 0
Totals 18 9 3 3 9 0
