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General -- Three-time returning letter winner in the Tar Heel striker corps...has provided a reliable offensive spark coming off the bench during her first three years at Carolina...also plays lacrosse for Carolina where she is one of the team's top defenders...played on UNC's 2006 NCAA championship and 2005 NCAA quarterfinalist squads in soccer and three lacrosse teams which have reached the NCAA quarterfinals.
Junior Season (2006) -- Played in 21 games for the national champion Tar Heels...scored three goals to improve her career total to eight...tallied her goals against SMU, Miami and UNC Asheville...earned ACC Academic Honor Roll kudos for the third straight year...selected for the spring 2007 Dean's List.
Sophomore Season (2005) -- Appeared in all 25 games as the first forward off the bench for the Tar Heels...earned starts against Miami and Wake Forest...had the most productive game of her career with two goals on two shots against Florida State September 22...the first goal occurred after she stole a clear and fired it in from eight yards...the second was a magnificent header off a corner kick from Kacey White...both goals came in the final five minutes of the first half...it was the fifth goal of her career and third against the Seminoles...the performance helped put her on the Soccer America national team of the week on September 26...her third goal of the season came just two games later on her very next shot of the season against Clemson September 30...named to 2006 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2004) -- Saw action in 21 games, playing a total of 587 minutes... scored her first career goal against Furman... finished the season with two goals and one assist...scored in the game against Florida State and assisted on the final goal against Duke to help UNC advance to the ACC championship game.
Prep -- Graduated on June 6, 2004 from Winchester High School...played four years of soccer and lacrosse and one year of basketball...played on soccer teams which won four successive league championships and a state title in her junior year...as a senior was named a Parade All-America...was named All-State her sophomore through senior years...was All-New England as a junior and senior and MVP of Middlesex League both of those years...was an All-Scholastic selection by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald her final two years...in lacrosse, she was a first-team scholastic All-America selection as a junior and senior...played on a team which made the state finals her freshman year...led the team in scoring as a senior...named to Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Teams her final two years.
Personal -- Name is Katharine Jean Brooks...nicknamed "Brooksie"...is the daughter of the late David Brooks and Susan Brooks...has a brother, Scott, and a sister, Jen...both of her siblings played lacrosse at Harvard...her late father played football at McGill University before going on to medical school.... was born November 5, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec.
About Katie...
Academic Major: Psychology
Minor: Exercise & Sports Science
Career Plans: Undecided
Hobbies: Guitar Hero, Quoting Movies
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the 2006 national championship
Person with the Greatest Influence on Athletic Career: Kelly Muldoon
Favorite Book: The Alchemist
Favorite Magazine: Coastal Living
Favorite Food: Cereal
Favorite Movies: Good Will Hunting, Little Miss Sunshine, The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Shows: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Discovery Health
Favorite Website to Visit: Google
City I've Never Been To But Want to Visit: Prague
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like to have Dinner with: Larry David
Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Shots G A PTS
2004 21/0 8 2 1 5
2005 25/2 6 3 0 6
2006 21/0 9 3 0 6
Totals 67/2 23 8 1 17
