Nov. 17, 2003

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five North Carolina field hockey players have earned spots on the All-South Region team, announced Monday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Juniors Laura Douglas and Kelsey Keeran were named to the 16-member first team, while junior Kerry Falgowski, sophomore Katy Tran and freshman Rachel Dawson were named to the second team.

Douglas, a midfielder from New Zealand, earned a spot on the first team for the second year in a row. In 2003, she led the Tar Heels in assists with 21, the ninth-best single-season total in program history. With 10 goals, she ranked second on the team in scoring with 41 points, and she earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors for the second consecutive year.

Keeran, a forward from Sunbury, Ohio, joined Douglas on this season's All-ACC team. Carolina's scoring leader, Keeran finished the year with 43 points on 18 goals and seven assists.

Falgowski, a midfielder from Landenberg, Pa., started all 22 games and scored seven goals with four assists for 18 points.

Tran, the team's starting goalkeeper, played every minute of the season in goal. She registered an ACC-best nine shutouts and finished the season with a goals-against average of 1.22. She is from Grantville, Pa.

Dawson, a midfielder from Berlin, N.J., earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors for 2003. She led UNC in goals with 19 and added an assist for 39 points, the third-highest scoring total on the team.

The Tar Heels finished the season 16-6 after a 2-1 loss to Michigan last Saturday in East Lansing, Mich., in the first round of NCAA Tournament play.

2003 STX/NFHCA All-South Region Team

First team: Johanna Bischof (Duke), Maeka Boreel (Wake Forest), Kelly Dostal (Wake Forest), Kelly Doton (Wake Forest), Laura Douglas (North Carolina), Kelly Duggan (William & Mary), Katie Jo Gerfen (Virginia), Katie Grant (Duke), Allie Howard (Richmond), Kelsey Keeran (North Carolina), Melissa Leonetti (Old Dominion), Angie Loy (Old Dominion), Janelle Perlis (James Madison), Katie Ridd (Wake Forest), Lucy Shaw (Wake Forest), Gracie Sorbello (Duke)

Second team: Nara Brooks (Appalachian State), Lauren Crandall (Wake Forest), Rachel Dawson (North Carolina), Lydia Decembrino (Richmond), Kerry Falgowski (North Carolina), Kim Gogola (Duke), Jennifer Howard (Virginia Commonwealth), Laura Hur (Richmond), Claire Laubach (Wake Forest), Hillary Linton (Duke), Kelly McQuade (William & Mary), Christy Morgan (Duke), Jordan Steele (William & Mary), Katy Tran (North Carolina), Inge van Bogerlijn (Richmond), Bailie Versfeld (James Madison)

For a listing of the Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, Northeast and West region teams, go to www.nfhca.org.