Rachel Dawson

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Number: 8

Position: Defender

Born: 2 August 85

Height: 5-10

Caps: 71

Years on National Team:
2001 USA Under-21 Team
2002 USA Under-19 Team
2003 US Under-20 Team
2004 USA Under-21 Team
2005 USA Under-21 Team/USA National Team
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Birthplace: Camden, N.J.

Hometown: Berlin, N.J.

Residence: -

High School: Eastern Regional HS
(Voorhees, NJ) '03

College:

• Univ. of North Carolina '07

Occupation: Student

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 11, following the example of sisters Natalie and Sarah...Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...2001 - NFHCA High School All-America first team...2002 - NFHCA High School All-America first team...2002 New Jersey Star Ledger Player of the Year
   
• Collegiate Career
  2003 - Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year at North Carolina...Started all 21 games for the Tar Heels while leading the team with 19 goals...2003 ACC All-Tournament Team...2004 - All-ACC, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-America, All-ACC Tournament, scored 7 goals...2004 - NFHCA First Team All-America...2004 ACC Defensive Player of the Year...All-South Region, All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament...Scored seven goals and added eight assists...NFHCA Academic Squad...2005 - Missed a portion of the college season competing with the USA Under-21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup...NFHCA Second Team All-America...All-South Region First Team...All-ACC...Led team with 11 goals scored.
   
• International Career
  2001 - Named to U.S. Under-21...Second place at California Cup...Montreal Cup champions... 2002 - Named to U.S. Under-19 team...Third place California Cup...2003 Named to the U.S. Under-20 team...2003 John F. Kennedy Memorial Tournament (Virginia Beach) Champion...2004 - U.S. Under-21 team...2005 - U.S. Under-21 team...Promoted to U.S. National Squad for Australia Test Series (Virginia Beach)...Named Most Outstanding Player at Pan Am Junior Championship...Earned first career national team cap vs. Australia (6/5/2005) in Virginia Beach...Captained the USA Under-21 team to a best-ever 7th place finish at the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile...Scored 3 goals at the Junior World Cup including 2 goals in a 4-2 win over England in the opening game...Competed for the U.S. National Team at Argentina 3 Nation Tournament (Nov. 05)...2006 - U.S. National Team...Argentina 4 Nation Tournament...world Cup Qualifying Tournament (4th, Rome)...AstroTurf March on Madrid, Virginia Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...World Cup (Madrid, 6th place)...FIH finalist for 2006 WorldHockey Young Player of the Year...2007-Chile 4-Nation Team Champions, Santiago (1. USA, 2. ARG, 3. CHI, 4. CAN)...AtaHolding Champions Challege Team (Baku, AZE, 4th)...Pan American Games Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...USA/Japan Series (College Park, Md., 1-3-1)...2008 - Argentina 4 Nation Tournament (Mendoza, ARG. 1. ARG, 2. GER, 3. USA, 4. RSA).
  
   

Personal:

Nickname: "Daws"
The most influential person in your sporting career: My mom. She has supported me through everything
Favorite place to play: UNC Chapel Hill
I would characterize my style of play as: "Rough"
I am a natural at: freestylin'
The most unusual thing that's happend to me: I was stranded in Montreal
Most people don't know that I: am a wannabe rapper
The field hockey rule I hate the most: Obstruction
My philosophy on life: Everything happens for a reason...always
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is : Basketball
Favorites: Food - Anything with ketchup; Movie - Ocean's Eleven; TV Show - Friends; Actress - Julia Roberts, Pro Team - Eagles; Musical artist - Eminem; Past time - writing
Other: Sisters Natalie and Sarah played as a member of the U.S. National Team

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