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Working toward a major in communication studies with minors in drama and Spanish ... A member of the 2008-09 U.S. Junior National Squad and the 2008 Junior Pan Am Team ... At UNC, participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Rising Stars program ... Coaches in the USFHA Futures Program 2007: As a redshirt freshman, played in all 24 games, starting 12 ... Scored 10 goals, tied for the fourth-highest total on the team ... Also had one assist for 21 points on the season ... Scored her first career goal in the home opener against Wake Forest, a 2-1 overtime win for UNC on Aug. 31 ... In the following game, scored the gamewinner in a 2-1 win over James Madison ... Named National Player of the Week by Womensfieldhockey.com on Sept. 3 based on the Wake and JMU games ... Had two-goal games against West Chester and Davidson ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the NFHCA National Academic Squad, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List 2006: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2006-07 school year and the Dean's List for the Spring 2007 semester At Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, Pa.: NFHCA first-team All-America and all-region in her junior and senior years ... First-team all-state as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... NFHCA Academic All-America and Academic All-State as a senior ... Her team won state titles in her sophomore and junior years, with her scoring the game-winner in overtime as a junior ... Also participated in four years of track, two years of soccer and a year of basketball ... Set school records in the mile (4:58), 800 meters and 4x800 relay ... Taught a second-grade Spanish class National/International: Member of the 2008-09 Junior National Squad ... Member of the 2007-08 U.S. Under-21 National Team ... Played for the California team in the 2007 USFHA National Championships and the South team in 2008 ... Member of the 2005 U21 squad and an alternate to the 2005 Junior World Cup team ... Futures Elite Program (2004-06), Futures Program (2002-03), National Futures Tournament (2004-05) ... Her team finished first at the USA/Canada Challenge Cup and second at the Junior Olympics in 2004 Personal: Born Elizabeth Rose Drazdowski on May 22, 1988, in Juneau, Alaska ... Most people call her "Draz" ... Daughter of Rebecca and Thomas Drazdowski ... Has two older sisters, Laura (27) and Tess (22) ... Laura played field hockey and softball at Columbia and Tess swam at Loyola College More on Drazdowski: Favorite pastimes are running, napping and grocery shopping ... Favorite book is Angels and Demons ... Favorite TV shows are Gossip Girl and John & Kate Plus 8 ... Favorite foods are sushi and freeze pops ... Fun facts: Has size 11 feet and can't touch her toes ... Pet peeve: "When I meet someone and have to spell out `D-R-A-Z'" ... Dream job: Host of a travel show ... With a completely free day, would alternate between napping, Facebook and eating ... Little-known talent is a knack for memorizing things ... Dream vacation is backpacking through Europe ... If she won the lottery, she'd buy a penthouse in NYC, a shack on the beach and a cabin in the mountains ... Part of her game she has focused on improving during the offseason is "not going 100 miles per hour all the time" ... Favorite sport besides field hockey is long-distance running ... Athletes she most admires are her sisters |
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