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General - One of Carolina's four co-captains this season (along with Katie Brooks, Meg Freshwater and Jamie Hanssen) ... One of the nation's top defenders ... A strong candidate for All-ACC and All-America honors ... Versatile player with great stick skills who could score if needed but is too valuable defensively to spare ... Named to the 2007-08 United States Developmental women's lacrosse team. Sophomore (2007) - Earned accolades as one of the top mark-up defenders in the nation ... Named second-team America by the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse ... Named third-team All-America by womenslacrosse.com ... Named to the All-ACC team ... One of 17 nominees for the Tewaaraton Award at the close of the regular season ... Named first-team All-South Region by the IWLCA ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament team after she finished with six ground balls, one draw control and two caused turnovers in three games ... Usually marked top scorers on opposing teams, including Blair Weymouth of Virginia (held to zero goals, one assist in the regular season), Krista Pellizzi of Maryland (one goal, zero assists) and Kristen Kjellman of Northwestern (one goal, zero assists) ... Collected multiple ground balls in 10 games, including season highs of four against Maryland, Georgetown and Virginia (ACC Tournament) ... Scored a goal against Brown ... Tallied assists against Penn State, Virginia Tech (regular season) and Virginia (ACC Tournament) ... A leader of the Tar Heel defense that ranked third in the nation in goals allowed average with 7.2 per game. Freshman (2006) - One of the top freshmen in the Atlantic Coast Conference ... Named a third-team All-America by the IWLCA ... Named second-team All-South Region by the IWLCA ... Was named UNC's co-MVP (with senior Stephanie Scurachio) and the team's Rookie of the Year ... Finished the season with 10 points on six goals and four assists ... Ranked second on the team with 21 caused turnovers ... Tied for third on the squad with 32 ground balls ... Had a season-high three points (two goals, one assist) in her first collegiate game vs. Temple ... Also scored two goals against Virginia Tech in the regular season and at Old Dominion ... Dished out two assists against Boston College ... Gathered a season-high four ground balls against both Duke and Maryland in the regular season ... Recorded four draw controls against Penn State ... Caused three turnovers in the win at Virginia. High School - Played four years of lacrosse and soccer and was a varsity cheerleader for two years at Winters Mill High School in Westminster, Md. ... Named a first-team All-America on the lacrosse field by US Lacrosse ... A finalist for the high school Tewaaraton Award ... Named first-team all-county and the Carroll County Lacrosse Player of the Year (by the Baltimore Sun and the Carroll County Times) ... Named the Winters Mill HS female athlete of the year in 2004-05 ... Won the Army National Guard Patriot Award ... Also captained the lacrosse team for two years and earned all-county and all-conference honors ... A captain of the soccer squad for three seasons ... Named all-county and all-conference twice on the soccer field ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Student government vice president ... A battalion commander in the Junior ROTC. Personal - Amber Nicole Falcone is the daughter of Dawn and Mark Falone ... Born on March 18, 1987, in Carroll County, Md. ... Majoring in business. Amber Falcone's Career Statistics |
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