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Michelle Kasold

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Chapel Hill, NC

High School:
East Chapel Hill High School

Height:
5-3

Position:
Midfield/Back

Averill on Kasold: "Michelle is the type of player who can take total control of a game. She is creative, dynamic and extremely explosive."

2006: Played in all 24 games...led the team in goals and assists with 19 and 18, respectively for 56 points...Took 81 shots, including 44 shots on goal...Registered six game-winning goals...Led the conference in points (15), points per game (3.00), goals (6), goals per game (1.20)...scored first career hat trick against Davidson... put in the game-winner to lead the No. 2 Wake Forest field hockey team past No. 6 North Carolina, 4-3...added one goal in the ACC semifinal game against North Carolina...scored game-winner in 1-0 victory over Maryland in ACC title game... scored the double-overtime game-winner to advance team to the finals of the NCAA Championships with a 5-4 victory over No. 4 Duke...Named first team All-American by the NFHCA and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team...Also earned All-ACC honors and was named to the NFHCA All-Region (south) team...One of two Deacs named to the ACC tournament team.

2005:Scored the second-most goals on the team with 10 ... Played and started in 20 games ... Missed three games while at the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile ... Scored a goal in the NCAA semifinal game against Duke and in the second round game against Indiana

Background: Selected to the U-21 National Team in January... led East Chapel Hill High School to four state championships... a three-time NFHCA All-American, three time All-South Region and four time first team All-Eastern North Carolina selection... the 2003 and 2004 eastern North Carolina Player of the Year.... became the first player in the state to attain 200 career points and is the all-time career leader in goals (74) and assists (62) and all-time single season leader in goals (35) at ECH... participated on the U-16, U-19 and U-21 United States field hockey teams and will continue to play on the U-21 team in 2005... part of the American squad which took home silver and gold medals in the 2001 and 2002 Junior Olympics, respectively...a four-year letter winner and first-team All-Conference selection for her 2004 state champion soccer team... a 2004 and 2005 Who's Who among American high school student-athletes.


Kasold's Career Statistics
Through 2005 Season

YearGP/GSShotsGoalsAssistsPoints
200520/204410020
Career20/204410020