Liz Feldman - 5'4 - Eden, New York - Defensive Specialist

"Liz is one of the top defensive players in the conference who will be part of the backbone of our team. She is a defensive force that opponents will have to worry about on the court because she is such a factor for our team."

Senior Season - Named first-team All-ACC as a defensive specialist … played in 129 game and all 34 matches for the Heels … was second on the team in digs with 339 … average 2.92 digs per game which was second on the team and ninth in the conference … had 10 plus digs in 18 contest … recorded a career high 26 digs at Virginia … ended career with 992 digs … helped the Tar Heels to third straight NCAA tournament apperance.

Junior Season - Named first team All-ACC as a defensive specialist … named to the All-ACC Tournament Team … finished tied for sixth in the ACC in digs per game with 2.94 … led the Tar Heels in digs with 358 … recorded 24 digs twice last year vs. Clemson on 10/22/99 and vs. Duke on 11/7/99 … tied career high for hitting percentage twice last season with 1.000 vs. Long Beach State on 9/3/99 and vs. N.C. State on 10/12/99 … finished 17 matches with 10 or more digs … currently has 615 digs for her career.

Sophomore Season - Saw playing time in every Tar Heel match and played in a total of 117 games ... had the first service ace of her career against Bowling Green Sept. 12 and finished the season with 6 total aces ... had a career high 16 digs against both Virginia and Wake Forest ... finished eight matches with 10 or more digs ... one of her two kills of the season came in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Pepperdine.

Freshman Season - Played valuable minutes for the Tar Heels early in the season, as well as during ACC play ... lived up to her defensive specialist position during her limited minutes ... played in 16 games over 13 matches ... Had a season-high 5 digs vs. Houston, 9/7.

High School - Four-year letter-winner at Eden H.S. ... named the school's Athlete of the Year for 1996-97 ... first-team all-state and Empire State Team choice in 1994, '95 and '96 ... team captain and MVP ... also earned four letters in basketball at point guard, three letters in softball and one in track ... set school basketball records for career points and most points in a single season ... two-year basketball team captain and MVP ... president of Eden's chapter of the National Honor Society.

Personal - Born Elizabeth Kathryn Feldman on Dec. 13, 1978 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... majoring in business ... is the daughter of Lynn and Cynthia Feldman.

CAREER STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1997 160 1 1 -1.000 1 1 21 0 0 0
1998 117 2 1 12 .083 11 6 241 1 0 1
1999 120 3 3 17 .000 19 16 353 0 0 0
2000 127 1 5 12 -.253 20 33 377 0 0 0
Total 380 6 10 47 -.085 51 56 992 1 0 1

ACC TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1997 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 10 0 0 0 .000 0 0 28 0 0 0
1999 12 0 0 1 .000 3 2 42 0 0 0
2000 11 0 0 0 .000 1 3 38 0 0 0
Total 33 0 0 1 .000 4 5 108 0 0 0

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1997 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
1998 8 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 25 0 0 0
1999 6 1 0 1 1.000 2 0 29 0 0 0
2000 5 0 0 0 .000 0 0 16 0 0 0
Total 19 2 0 2 1.000 2 0 70 0 0 0