General Information
Preseason All-America selection by Soccer America • tapped for Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List • named by Top Drawer Soccer To Its Preseason Top 100 list for 2011 • had a spectacular freshman year, winning national rookie of the year honors • her versatility was a key as she started on defense, in the midfield and at forward at different times during the season • primarily played midfield and forward through her youth career but was switched to defense for U.S. National Team duties • started on defense in summer 2010 for the U20 National Team at the World Cup in Germany • ranked as the No. 9 recruit by Top-DrawerSoccer.com coming out of high school • featured in a cover story in ESPN RISE magazine in fall of 2008.
Freshman Season (2010)
Soccer America Freshman of the Year • 2010 NSCAA first-team All-America honoree • second-team Soccer America MVP selection • named first-team All-ACC • chosen as ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the first freshman ever to win the award and the second Tar Heel in a row to be so named • also tapped for the ACC All-Freshman Team • semifinalist for the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy • first-team Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie Team choice • captured first-team Soccer America All-Freshman Team honors • named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on November 15, 2010 • named to All-Tournament Team at the 2010 ACC Tournament • copped honors on first-team NSCAA All-Southeast Region squad • started all 23 games she played in, totaling 1,929 minutes • played the entire way 18 times • team's third-leading scorer with 26 points • was third in goals with nine and fourth in assists with eight • scored six goals in the final five games of the campaign • had first career point on game-winning assist in win at San Diego State • scored twice versus Boston College September 23 for her first career goals • had game-winner in 99th minute of 1-0 win at Virginia • had eight-game point streak at end of season • had two assists versus Clemson and one each versus Maryland and Duke • finished regular season with assist on Courtney Jones' game-winner and then her own insurance goal in 2-0 win at Wake Forest • had a goal and an assist in ACC Tournament quarterfinals versus Virginia Tech • had four NCAA Tournament goals, one each against Jackson State (game-winner) and Notre Dame • scored two goals in 3-1 win over James Madison in NCAA second round • shot 30 percent to lead the team including 60 percent on goal rate.
ODP, National Teams & Club Soccer
Has competed for U.S. youth national and ODP region 1 teams in six different countries • was a member of the U20 National Team in 2010 • trained with the team for much of the year and competed with the team at the qualifying tournament in Guatemala and the World Cup in Germany • in 2009, she was part of the U18 pool and the U20 team • was a member of the U17 team in 2008, starting at left back for the U.S. World Cup team that year • was one of the most dependable players on that squad • scored the game-winning goal against Mexico in the 92nd minute at the qualifying tournament in Trinidad and Tobago to send the U.S. to the first ever U17 World Cup • won the silver medal at the U17 World Cup in New Zealand, playing every minute of every game • member of the Region 1 ODP Team for five years • competed with the Eastern New York ODP team for six years • plays her club soccer with the Albertson Fury 91, which won the NY state cup championship in 2009 • chosen a 2008 & 2009 NSCAA/adidas youth All-America.
Prep
Graduated in June 2010 from South Side High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y. • member of Principal's Advisory Board in high school • four-year starter on the pitch at forward and midfield • captain of the team in 2008 & 2009 • led team to New York state championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009 • she missed the 2008 campaign due to National Team commitments • the squads she played on in '07 and '09 went undefeated and were ranked No. 1 in the nation by the NSCAA • her team lost only two games in three seasons • in her three years, she scored 46 goals and had 35 assists • in the 2009 state championship game, she scored four goals and had a hat trick in the first 20 minutes of the match • 2009 NSCAA, ESPNRise and Parade Magazine high school All-America • New York Gatorade high school player of the year in 2009 • as a senior, she was named Newsday Long Island player of the year, Nassau County Class A player of the year, New York Sportswriters Class A player of the year, BigAppleSoccer.com youth player of the year and the winner of the Mike Clark Award for the best all-around athlete in Nassau County • first-team All-State and All-Long Island in 2006, '07 and '09.
Personal
Crystal Alyssia Dunn is the daughter of Vincent and Rhonda Dunn • was born July 2, 1992 in New Hyde Park, N.Y. • sociology major • ran a summer soccer camp for inner city children in Queens, N.Y.
Up Close With Crystal Dunn
Section #1: Soccer
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel soccer player is being a part of a legacy.
2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach Dorrance is playing with the best players and growing as a soccer player.
3. Since my last competitive season, the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is hitting great long balls.
4. My best friend on another college soccer team is Zakiya Bywaters of UCLA.
5. My greatest strength as a soccer player is my speed.
Section #2: Interests
1. Away from the pitch and academic pursuits, I like to spend time dancing and singing.
2. On a long bus trip, I'd like to watch The Lion King.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be basketball because I like to watch it and it's interesting.
4. If I received free concert tickets via a radio/Internet promotion I would love to see Drake.
5. The one interest I have that people would be surprised to know is I like to do hair.
Section #3: Food & Beverage
1. After a game at Fetzer, I'd love to see a buffet spread at McCaskill that included pizza, cheeseburgers and Chinese food.
2. My favorite beverage is lemonade.
3. 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.
4. My favorite food made by a relative is Mac and Cheese by my Mom, Rhonda Dunn.
5. On my birthday, I'd love to be treated by my friends to dinner at Palace of Wong.
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I would go to Queens in 1970 because that's where my parents lived.
2. My most prized personal possession is my dog.
3. My iTunes library includes 800 songs of rap and Hip hop.
4. In a perfect world where making money was not a consideration my dream job would be nursing.
CRYSTAL DUNN'S CAREER SCORING GAMES
Date Opponent G A PTS
9/12 San Diego State 0 1 1
9/17 Middle Tenn. 0 1 1
9/23 Boston College 2 0 4
10/8 Virginia 1 0 2
10/21 Clemson 0 2 2
10/24 Maryland 0 1 1
10/28 Duke 0 1 1
10/31 Wake Forest 1 1 3
11/3 Virginia Tech 1 1 3
11/12 Jackson State 1 0 2
11/14 James Madison 2 0 4
11/20 Notre Dame 1 0 2
2010 TOTALS 9 8 26
