Tar Heels seek to capture ACC Tournament crown for first time since 2009.
General Information
Alternated with Hannah Daly at the goalkeeper position last year with each playing one half of the game • member of U18 National Team pool • will again compete for the starting job this year in the goal with junior Hannah Daly as both have starting experience.
Freshman Season (2010)
Played in 16 games overall and 14 games in the goal • suffered a hand injury in practice prior to the Miami game on October 17 and was not able to return to the goal until the NCAA Tournament third round against Notre Dame • did see action in two additional games as a field player • named to 2010 ACC Academic Honor Roll • started the first four games of the season against Texas A&M, Michigan State, Stanford and Missouri then began trading halves with Daly with Daly starting and Sieloff playing the second half • totaled 822:31 minutes played • faced 80 shots and had 29 saves while allowing 10 goals • finished a 1.09 goals against average and .744 save percentage • started career with a solo shutout performance against Texas A&M, making three saves • her solo shutout was first by a Tar Heel freshman since Jenni Branam in 1999 • made five saves in 110 minutes against Stanford • had four second-half saves to preserve shutout wins over Florida and Virginia • also had three saves each against Missouri and Cal Poly • preserved UNC's 1-0 win over Florida State as she saved a point blank shot by Casey Short with four seconds remaining.
ODP, National Teams & Club Soccer
Competes for the U.S. as part of the U18 National Team pool • played club soccer for Vardar • enjoyed great success with her club team • it won six state championships and reached three regional finals • six-time most valuable goalkeeper on the state level • member of state ODP Team for seven years • regional team member for six years • member of National Team beginning in the U14s and extending through the U18s • went to Spain with the U18s for the Ten Nations Tournament • NSCAA youth All-America in 2008.
Prep
Graduated from Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Mich., on June 17, 2010 • played varsity soccer for four years as a midfielder and basketball for three years as a point guard • led soccer team to two state semifinal appearances • for four years she was an All-District, All-Region and All-State midfielder on the pitch • captain of soccer team as a senior • Michigan Scholar Athlete of the Year • played on two basketball teams which won state championships • community service club co-chair.
Personal
Anna Diane Sieloff is the daughter of Kate and Karl Sieloff • was born April 2, 1992 in Detroit, Mich. • undeclared major.
Up Close With Anna Sieloff
Section #1: Soccer
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel soccer player is wearing Carolina Blue.
2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach Dorrance is his commitment to making you the very best you can be.
3. Since my last competitive season, the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is distribution.
4. My best friend on another college soccer team is Andie Obermeyer at Rice University.
5. My greatest strength as a soccer player is my experience playing many positions.
Section #2: Interests
1. Away from the pitch and academic pursuits, I like to spend time with friends and family.
2. On a long bus trip, I'd like to watch any Harry Potter movie.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be basketball, because I love to hoop.
4. If I received free concert tickets via a radio/Internet promotion I would love to see Beyonce.
5. The one interest I have that people would be surprised to know is I am excellent at Dance Dance Revolution (DDR).
Section #3: Food & Beverage
1. After a game at Fetzer I'd love to see a buffet spread at McCaskill that included chicken quesadillas.
2. My favorite beverage is cherry limeade from Sonic.
3. I'm allowed to enter a room with unlimited snacks, one room has the salty stuff, the other sweet stuff? I enter the Sweet Room. Brownies are the best.
4. My favorite food made by a relative is my Mom's lasagna.
5. On my birthday, I'd love to be treated by my friends to dinner at Cheesecake Factory.
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I would go to the summer of 2005 on Walloon Lake. Best vacation ever!
2. My most prized personal possessions are my dog and my family.
3. My iTunes library includes 500 songs, including anything I can jam to.
4. In a perfect world where making money was not a consideration my dream job would be a chef.
5. The most interesting person I've met in my time at UNC is Tracy Noonan. She is not only a great goalkeeper and coach, but an excellent vegetable gardener as well!
Anna Sieloff's Career Statistics
ANNA SIELOFF'S GAME BY GAME STATISTICS
Date Opponent MIN SV GA
8/20 Texas A&M 90:00 3 0
8/22 Michigan State 74:29 0 0
8/27 Stanford 110:00 5 2
8/29 Missouri 73:44 3 1
9/10 Cal Poly 45:00 3 0
9/12 San Diego St. 45:00 2 0
9/17 Middle Tenn. 34:12 0 1
9/19 Florida 45:00 4 0
9/23 Boston College 45:00 1 3
9/26 Virginia Tech 45:00 1 0
10/1 NC State 45:00 1 0
10/8 Virginia 53:32 4 0
10/14 Florida State 45:00 1 0
11/20 Notre Dame 71:34 1 3
2010 TOTALS 822:31 29 10
