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Majoring in psychology ... First name is pronounced ILL-suh ... A member of South Africa's National Team 2006: As a freshman, started all 22 games ... One of her four goals on the year came in the first game of her career, against Michigan on Aug. 26 ... Named All-South Region second team ... Enrolled at UNC in January of 2006 and participated in team workouts throughout the spring Before UNC: Attended Wynberg Girls' High School, where she captained the indoor and outdoor hockey teams and received the Discobolus Trophy for achievement in hockey ... Competed at the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile, in Sept. of 2005 as part of South Africa's Under 21 team ... Invited to train with the South African National Team in 2006 ... Played for the South African A hockey team in 2005, taking part in a series against Canada ... Was a member of the nation's U18 (2004) and U16 (2002-03) ... Also plays squash Personal: Born March 26, 1987, in Cape Town, South Africa ... Daughter of Joselyn and Gregory Davids ... Has two younger sisters, Inga (17) and Gretchin (12) More on Davids: Favorite pastime is trying to surf at the beach ... Favorite book is Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike ... Favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy ... Fun fact: Loves to be outdoors ... Dream job: Professional surfer, "because I love the freedom and excitement of the sport" ... With a completely free day would take a drive around Cape Town and experience the sites ... Would most like to have dinner with Mary J. Blige, "because she's such an amazing female singer, one of my top five singers" ... Little known talent is knitting ... Dream vacation would be a trip to Italy ... First thing she'd buy if she won the lottery is house in Monaco or somewhere else in Europe |
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