2000 Carolina Men s Soccer

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1 game-winning goal to put his club team in the national finals... Member of the U.S. Under-17 and Under-18 National Teams... Played in the Under-17 World Cup in Ecuador in Won the Maryland Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award for All-Academic Team member State finalist for the Wendy s High School Heisman Award. Personal Majoring in business administration... Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Plays club soccer with Columbia United Matthew Brian Laycock is the son of Janet and Glenn Laycock... Born January 22, 1979 in Elizabeth, N.J. Matt Laycock s Career Statistics Chris Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points / / / Totals 37/ #5 Chris Leitch Junior Baltimore, Ohio (Pickerington) General Info Among the best defenders in the ACC Uses his speed well in bringing the ball forward from the back. Sophomore (1999) Received the Tom Evins Award as Carolina s most improved player One of five Tar Heels to start all 20 games on the season Scored only one goal but was one of Carolina s most valuable players as he often marked the opposing team s best offensive player Part of a UNC defense that allowed one goal or less in 13 of 20 games in 1999 Scored the Tar Heels only goal of the game in the 2-1 overtime loss to No. 3 Furman in the NCAA Tournament first round. Freshman (1998) Appeared in all 19 games and started 18 in the midfield Recorded one goal and one assist on the season Scored the game-winner in the 2-1 overtime victory at No. 18 Maryland on Oct. 10 Was named the ACC co-player of the Week on Oct. 12 for his efforts Tallied a season-high three shots in the season-opening win at UNC Asheville Had an assist in the win over Appalachian State Took 17 shots on the year Started all six ACC games and the ACC Tournament contest versus Maryland. Prep Four-year starter at Pickerington High School in Pickerington, Ohio... Three-time all-conference choice... Twice named all-district... Selected the Ohio player of the year and allstate as a senior... Team captain for two seasons and MVP as a senior... Central Ohio Super 12 Team and Coaches Choice Ohio All- Star Game selection as a senior... Led team to district finals three times... Ohio ODP South State Team for four years... Also played four years of basketball, starting three seasons at point guard... Basketball team captain and MVP as a junior and senior. Personal Christopher Michael Leitch is the son of Tom and Anita Leitch... Born April 1, 1979, in Columbus, Ohio... Majoring in journalism Plays club soccer with Club Ohio. Chris Leitch s Career Statistics / / Totals 39/ #25 Ryan Levitan Freshman Durahm, N.C. (Riverside) Redshirted the 1999 season. Prep Played four years of varsity soccer as an attacking midfielder for Riverside High School Earned all-conference honors all four years Named all-region twice and allstate as a senior Two-time team co-captain Riverside s offensive MVP as a senior Selected to the East/West All-Star roster N.C. ODP State Team Personal Ryan David Levitan is the son of Jon and Theresa Levitan Born on May 29, 1981 in Boston, Mass. Plays left midfield with the Carolina United club team Enrolled in the General College with plans to major in biology. #18 Sean McGinty Forward Freshman Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg) Prep Three-year letterman at striker for East Mecklenburg High School A forward for U.S. National and Regional teams since 1997 The US National U-17 team player of the year A two-time NSCAA High School All- America Scored two goals in the 2000 N.C. East-West All-Star Game... Scored 35 goals as a senior and 87 in his career Earned the Charlotte Observer s Player-of-the-Year Award, Mr. Soccer, in 1998 and 99 Three-time allconference, all-region and all-state choice Also played one year of varsity baseball as a shortstop Youth mentor for developmentally disabled students Vice President of school s chapter of Students Against Drunk Driving. Personal Charles Sean McGinty is the son of Charlie and Susan McGinty Born on March 5, 1982, in Spartanburg, S.C. Enrolled in the General College with plans to major in journalism or business Plays club soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Club His father was an All-America soccer player at Erskine College and his sister played at UNC Wilmington. 11

2 #24 Andrew Moon Freshman Jacksonville, N.C. (Richlands) Prep Four-year letterman as a defensive midfielder and sweeper at Richlands High School in Richlands, N.C. Three-time allconference choice Conference player of the year as a sophomore Finished his career with 48 goals Three-time all-area selection Two-time all-region honoree Team captain as a senior Co-captain of the N.C. State ODP team for five years Region III ODP pool in 1997 and 99 Also played a season of baseball and ran cross country for two years Member of the Beta Club from Named Outstanding Senior at Richlands H.S. Great Achievement Award recipient Member of Who s Who Among High School Students. Personal James Andrew Moon is the son of Nathaniel and Deloris Moon Born on February 22, 1982, in Beaufort, S.C. Enrolled in the General College Has played club soccer with the PSA Caleb Norkus Stars. #10 Caleb Norkus Forward Senior Raleigh, N.C. (Sanderson) General Info Carolina s most experienced player with 52 career starts and 56 career appearances Teams with Chris Carrieri to form one of the top offensive duos in the ACC A good scorer on the front line Within reach of Carolina s all-time Top 10 in career goals and points with 25 and 58, respectively Needs just one goal to tie for ninth place in school history in goals Needs 10 points to move into the Top 10 in points. Junior (1999) Tied for fifth in the ACC with nine goals Fifth in the conference in goals per game with 0.47 Led the Tar Heels with three multi-goal games Tied for second on the UNC team in scoring with 20 points (nine goals and two assists) Led Carolina with four game-winning goals Named to Soccer America s Team of the Week on Sept. 20 after scoring game-winning goals in Carolina s wins over Lehigh and Alabama- Birmingham in the Nike Carolina Classic Also named to the All- Tournament team for his efforts Had two goals against UAB Had three goals, including the game-winner, in the win over Winthrop on Oct. 6 Also had a pair of goals, including the gamewinner, in a win at NC State. Sophomore (1998) Finished second on the team in shots, goals and points scored Tallied 46 shots, seven goals and 18 points Appeared in all 19 games and started 17 Started every game but the season opener against UNC Asheville and the ACC Tournament game versus No. 15 Maryland Tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the final regular season game at South Carolina but was able to see limited action in the ACC Tournament Scored the game-winner in the victory over Appalachian State on Oct. 13 Scored a season-high two goals in the win over the Mountaineers Had a goal and an assist in the victory over San Francisco on Sept. 6 Also scored goals against UNC Asheville, Dayton, High Point and No. 19 South Carolina Registered back saves against UNC Greensboro and Radford. Freshman (1997) Got off to a slow start but played like one of the best freshmen in the nation as the season progressed... Scored 20 points in the final 12 games of the season... Led Carolina and finished sixth in the ACC with nine goals... Second among Tar Heels with 39 shots on goal and 20 points... Scored his first collegiate goal versus No. 6 Creighton Sept. 21 and went on to score 11 points in a three-match span against No. 6 Duke, Wofford and No. 4 Maryland Oct Had back-to-back twogoal games against the Blue Devils and the Terriers... Scored both of UNC s goals against Duke, had two goals and an assist versus Wofford and scored Carolina s only goal against Maryland... Also had a goal and an assist on the game-winning goal in the win over Appalachian State on Oct. 29 and a goal at South Carolina. Prep Among the nation s finest high school soccer players... Parade and NSCAA/Umbro All-America as a senior... Named one of the nation s top 25 recruits by USA Today... NCSCA, Gatorade and Raleigh News and Observer state player of the year as a senior... One of Soccer America s Super 11 Recruits for Region III... Scored the game-winning goal with 3:30 left in the N.C. East-West All-Star game and was named the contest s MVP... Four-year starter at forward for Sanderson H.S.... Co-captain of the 1996 Sanderson team that won the N.C. state title... Three-time firstteam all-conference, all-metro, all-region, all-state and all-south choice... Starter for the U.S. under-17 and under-18 National Team since Captain of the N.C. Olympic Development Program team since Starter for the Region III ODP team since Leading scorer for the U.S. in the CONCACAF under-17 World Cup qualifier in El Salvador in Played for the U.S. in the under-17 World Cup in Ecuador in Tournament MVP of the 10-team Tournoi International in Voreppe, France in Played over 30 international games outside the U.S. before enrolling at Carolina... Club team won state championship six of his eight years and went to regionals four times... Also ran track at Sanderson for three years, earning all-conference and all-region honors in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and relays... Three-time academic all-conference choice. Personal Majoring in communication studies... Plays club soccer with the Raleigh Capitals Joshua Caleb Norkus is the son of Charley and Becky Norkus... Involved in Campus Crusade for Christ, FCA and Athletes in Action... Born March 14, 1979 in Raleigh, N.C. Enjoys drawing and skateboarding. Caleb Norkus Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points / / / Totals 56/ #8 Logan Pause 12

3 Freshman Hillsborough, N.C. (Jordan) Prep Honor roll student and four-year letterman at Jordan High School in Durham, N.C. A former member of the U.S. U-16 and U-18 National Teams Named a Parade All-America as a senior A regular on the regional ODP team Member of the N.C. ODP team from and its captain from A unanimous choice for district player of the year in 1999 Conference and region player of the year Two-time team captain. Personal Logan Allen Pause is the son of Katherine and Michael Pause Born on August 22, 1981, in Raleigh Enrolled in the General College Has played club soccer for Carolina United and the CASL Red Caps Boasts that he knows how to quilt and play the recorder. #7 Carson Porter Senior Junior (1999) Appeared in 12 games as a valuable, experienced reserve in the midfield Scored a goal against Bradley and had an assist against Winthrop. Sophomore (1998) Appeared in 16 games and started seven in the midfield Took seven shots Started ACC games against Clemson, Duke and Maryland Scored a goal in the win over Dayton on Sept. 17. Freshman (1997) Started all 19 Tar Heel games in the midfield... Finished the year with 14 shots and an assist... Tallied an assist on a free kick at the 83:15 mark against UNC Asheville, perfectly placing a ball that Matt Laycock headed into the back of the net. Prep Played four years of varsity soccer at Providence Day School... Also played a year of varsity tennis... Three-year captain of the Providence soccer team... First-team all-state choice as a junior and senior... Team MVP in each of his last two seasons... First-team All-South in Four-time first-team all-conference selection and two-time conference player-of-the-year... Played club soccer for Charlotte Park Sharon, leading the team to the 1995 state championship... N.C. State Team choice in Personal Carson Wheelock Porter is the son of Charles and Nancy Porter... Plays club soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Club Born May 15, 1978 in Chicago, Ill.... Majoring in journalism His younger brother, Grant, is a freshman on the 2000 UNC team. Carson Porter s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points / / / Totals 47/ #21 Grant Porter Freshman Prep An honor roll student and one of the top players in the nation Played at Providence Day School, leading it to N.C. state titles in 1997, 1998 and 1999 Team captain Named an NSCAA high school All-America The 1999 N.C. state player of the year by Gatorade and NSCAA/adidas A member of the N.C. state team since 1994 Named All-South and All-Region III from Led the Charlotte Soccer Club to four straight state titles from Charlotte Soccer Club player of the year in 1998 and 99. Personal Grant Thomas Porter is the son of Charles and Nancy Porter... Plays club soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Club Born April 14, 1981 in Chicago, Ill.... Enrolled in the General College His older brother, Carson, is a senior on the 2000 UNC team. #3 Eddie Robinson / Senior Greensboro, N.C. (Page) General Info Gritty, experienced player who can contribute both offensively and defensively A fifth-year senior who has appeared in 51 career games and started 32 entering the 2000 season. Junior (1999) Appeared in 17 games, scoring one goal and collecting two assists Scored an unassisted game-winning goal in Carolina s 3-2 at Davidson on Oct. 17 Had assists in Carolina s wins over Bradley and Clemson in the regular season. Sophomore (1998) Very reliable defender who appeared in 18 games, starting 17, after redshirting the 1997 season Took 13 shots and tallied three assists on the season Had assists versus San Francisco, High Point and UNC Greensboro Contributed to an improved UNC defense that allowed 10 fewer goals than it had the previous season. Freshman (1996) Started 15 games and earned minutes in Had an assist in the Tar Heels 3-3 tie with No. 2 Virginia... Made back saves against No. 4 Duke and No. 22 Wake Forest. Prep Three-year starter at Page High School... First-team allstate, All-South and regional player of the year as a senior... Selected to West team in N.C. East-West All-Star game... NSCAA-Umbro All- America as a senior... Member of N.C. state select team and the squad s captain in 1994 and 95. Personal Born June 19, 1978 in Orlando... Son of George and Kathy Robinson... Plays club soccer with the Greensboro Soccer Club Majoring in management and society. Eddie Robinson s Career Statistics / / / Totals 51/ #14 Steve Sartorio Sophomore Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton) 13

4 Prep Four-year letterman at Broughton High School Played sweeper, defensive midfielder and center halfback at Broughton Named all-conference as a junior but missed most of his senior year with a torn ACL Plays marking back with the N.C. ODP team Also lettered two years in wrestling at Broughton Member of the National Honor Society and a North Carolina Scholar. Personal Steven Michael Sartorio is the son of Yorke and Steve Sartorio His father played lacrosse at Carolina from Born January 29, 1981 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Plays club soccer with the Capital Area Soccer League Majoring in political science Interested in a career as a lawyer. #17 Ryan Schumacher / Junior Sophomore (1999) Saw action in the first half of the season before tearing his ACL... Had surgery in January, Recorded an assist in Carolina s win over Winthrop on Oct. 6. Freshman (1998) Played half the season before tearing ligaments in his ankle... Appeared in eight games and took two shots. Prep Played four years of soccer at center midfield for Providence Day School in Charlotte... Led Providence to the N.C. state title as senior... All-conference, all-region and all-state selection... Captained the team as a senior... Played club soccer with the Park Sharon club team, leading it to the N.C. state title as a senior... Also a kicker on the football team as a senior and a member of the swimming team as a freshman... An honor roll student. Personal Andrew Ryan Schumacher is the son of Don and Sandy Schumacher... His older brother, Steve Schumacher, played soccer at Wake Forest... Born July 28, Plays club soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Club Also plays with the N.C. Under-23 state team Majoring in mathematical sciences. Ryan Schumacher s Career Statistics / / Totals 14/ #16 C.J. Steffen Junior Marietta, Ga. (The Walker School) Sophomore (1999) Played in 19 of Carolina s 20 games, starting 11 in the midfield Finished with one goal and one assist on the year Scored the game-winner against UNC Greensboro on Sept. 22 Had an assist against Lehigh on Sept. 18 Named to the ACC Honor Roll. Freshman (1998) Appeared in 16 games and started nine Tallied an assist against High Point on Oct. 7 Took 10 shots on goal for the season Recorded a season-high two shots in the season opener at UNC Asheville and against Davidson Named to the ACC Honor Roll and the Dean s List. Prep Played four years of soccer at The Walker School in Marietta, Ga., leading the team to three consecutive state championships... Team s Most Outstanding Player all four years... Team captain as a junior and senior... Left as his school s career scoring leader with 70 goals and 41 assists... Set single-season school scoring record and led the state with 29 goals in Two-time all-state choice... Also played four years of tennis at #2 singles... Played nine years of club soccer with the Classic I and GA Juniors teams... Region III Pool of ODP... Valedictorian of his high school class... National Merit Finalist. Personal Craig Joseph Steffen is the son of Phil and Jan Steffen... Born October 2, 1979 in Marietta, Ga.... Plays club soccer with United Quest Majoring in business administration Enrolled in the Honors Program at Carolina. C.J. Steffen s Career Statistics / / Totals 35/ #2 David Stokes Freshman Dumfries, Va. (Hylton) Prep Named first-team All-Metro in Washington Post Prince William County Player of the Year in Prince William Journal Player of the Year... Led C.D. Hylton High School to backto-back AAA Virginia state titles in 1998 and 99 Also led the team to four district and three reigonal championships Threetime all-state selection Four-year letterman Team captain as a senior A regular on the Virginia state ODP and Region I ODP teams Member of the U-20 National Pool as a defender Has played club soccer with the Braddock Road Warhawks, leading the squad to three state titles and the under-17 Youth National Championship in the summer of Personal David Jerome Stokes is the son of Charles David and Juanita Stokes Born on May 28, 1982, in Fort Belvoir, Va. Enrolled in the General College with an interest in majoring in journalism. #26 Brad Thomas Goalkeeper Senior Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg) Started four games last year and will contend for the starter s job in the goal this season. Junior (1999) Started four games in goal for the Tar Heels in contests against No. 7 Creighton, Winthrop, No. 11 Maryland and Davidson Played all 90 minutes in each of those four games for 360 minutes of action on the year Part of a Carolina defense that allowed one goal or less in 13 of 20 games in 1999 Had a UNC career-high four saves against Winthrop Allowed seven goals on the year for a goals against average of 1.75 Played very well in Carolina s heartbreaking, 1-0 loss to No. 11 Maryland in Chapel Hill, recording three saves Named to the ACC Honor Roll and the Dean s List in

5 Michael Ueltschey Sophomore (1998) Saw action in one game, playing a half against High Point on Oct. 7 Made one save and allowed one goal against the Panthers. At UNC Charlotte A transfer from UNC Charlotte, where he started nine games in goal in Logged over 876 minutes in goal, allowing 12 goals and making 40 saves... Posted one shutout and allowed 1.23 goals per game... Red-shirted the 1996 season as a true freshman, backing up All- America keeper Jon Busch... Dean s List student. Prep NSCAA All-South Region selection at East Mecklenburg High School... All-state selection... A two-time team captain who earned all-county and all-conference honors... Played club soccer for Charlotte Park Sharon United Soccer Club. Personal Bradford Roberts Thomas is the son of Terry and Judy Thomas... Plays club soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Club Majoring in communication studies and hopes to own his own business after graduation Enjoys restoring Stingray Corvettes. Brad Thomas s UNC Career Statistics Year GP/GS Min Sv GA GAA Sho / / Totals 5/ #1 Michael Ueltschey Goalkeeper Junior Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) General Info Returning starter in the goal Can be one of the top goalkeepers in the ACC and the nation. Sophomore (1999) Started 16 of Carolina s 20 games and posted 6.0 shutouts Improved as the year progressed and became one of the ACC s top goalies by the end of the season Ranked third among ACC goalkeepers in goals against average at 1.04 Fifth in the ACC in save percentage at.730 Sixth in the ACC with 2.88 saves per game Carolina went in games he started in goal Posted three straight shutouts from Oct. 20 to Oct. 27 against UNC Asheville, NC State and High Point Played 1,472 minutes in goal on the season, recording 46 saves and allowing 17 goals Named to the ACC Honor Roll. Freshman (1998) Started seven games in goal and led the team with a 1.33 GAA Saw action for 607 minutes, making 21 saves and allowing nine goals Was a starter versus UNC Asheville, St. Bonaventure, Dayton, Winthrop, No. 4 Virginia, Radford and Davidson Carolina went in games in which he started Shutout Radford in a 0-0 tie on Oct. 20 Earned half of a shutout against UNC Asheville Tallied a seasonhigh five saves in the shutout of Radford. Prep Helped Jackson Academy to a state championship in Team captain, MVP and the state tournament MVP as a senior... Named one of the nation s top 22 recruits by USA Today... One of Soccer America s Top 25 recruits in the nation... Parade and Umbro All- America... A member of the Under-17 U.S. National Team from , traveling to Portugal, France, Mexico and Chile... Member of the 1998 U.S. Under-18 All-Star team... Member of the ODP Noz Yamauchi Regional Team from Played goalkeeper for his club and national teams and played forward for Jackson Academy... Also played two years of varsity basketball... Led the Jackson Futbol Club select club team to five state championships... Captain of his club team... Graduated with honors. Personal Michael Brien Ueltschey is the son of Watts and Martha Ueltschey... Born April 14, 1980 in Jackson, Miss.... Plays club soccer with the Jackson Football Club Majoring in management and society. Michael Ueltschey s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Min Sv GA GAA Sho / / Totals 24/ DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS STATEMENT ON GAMBLING The mission of the Department of Athletics is to sponsor a broadbased athletic program that provides educational and athletic opportunities for young men and women to grow and develop. In keeping with the Department s mission and the University s commitment to educational interests, competitive athletic programs, and integrity in all areas, the Department of Athletics strongly condemns the influence of gambling on intercollegiate athletics. Student gambling is a significant issue on college campuses. Student-athlete involvement in gambling has produced many tragic situations, both for student-athletes and the universities they represent. Student-athletes often compete in contests that generate interest from those involved in gambling and, possibly, organized crime. If given the opportunity, those interests will not hesitate to exploit the position student-athletes hold on college campuses. As such, the University of North Carolina is firmly opposed to all forms of gambling and bribery related to intercollegiate athletics. To fulfill its educational obligation, the Department provides a gambling education program to all its student-athletes and departmental staff members. This statement and the educational program are reflections of the Department s commitment to keeping intercollegiate athletics free from the influences of gambling and its related activities. The Department requires its staff members and student-athletes to adhere to NCAA, state and federal laws regarding gambling. In the interest of fair competition and the growth and development of student-athletes, the Department strongly urges its friends and support- 15