Ray Fumo Class: Senior Hometown: Waxhaw, N.C. High School: Parkwood Height / Weight: 5-7 / 140 Position: Defender Birthdate: 01/18/1983 Club Team: Charlotte Soccer Club

General Info -- Veteran brings 46 career starts into 2004 ... Moved to defender last season after playing in the midfield as a freshman and sophomore ... Serves as the Academic Team Captain for men's soccer ... Played this summer with the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League.
Junior (2003) -- Started all 20 matches ... Made the move from midfield to defender mid-way through the season and contributed to Carolina's 0.75 goals against average ... Earned the team's Mercer Reynolds Tar Heel Award ... Had two goals and three assists on the year ... Finished fifth on the team with seven points ... Netted the game-winning penalty kick in the Tar Heels' 2-1 win over Kentucky on Oct. 12 and also scored in the 3-2 double-overtime victory over Duke on Sept. 24 ... Assisted on Tim Merritt's game-winners against Davidson and Michigan ... Also added an assist versus New Hampshire ... Took 13 shots on the year ... Winner of the ACC's Top Six for Sevice Award and named to the Dean's List in the Spring 2004.
Sophomore (2002) -- Started 20 of 22 games and appeared in 21 contests overall ... Recorded five points (one goal, three assists) on the season ... Was not in the starting lineup at No. 6 Maryland on Oct. 5, but scored UNC's lone goal of the game in the 3-1 loss ... Tallied assists against NC State, Wake Forest and Clemson (ACC Tournament).
Freshman (2001) -- Saw action in 20 games and started six ... Finished the year with four assists ... Tallied assists versus UNC Greensboro, Georgia State, NC State and Fairleigh Dickinson (in the NCAA Tournament).
Prep -- NSCAA All-America and All-South choice in 2000 at Parkwood H.S. ... Named the 2000 North Carolina state player of the year as a senior by the NSCAA and the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association ... Played in the 2001 NSCAA East/West All-Star Game ... A three-time all-state selection and a two-time conference player of the year ... Four-time all-conference choice ... A part of seven state titles with the Charlotte Soccer Club team ... Active in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) since 1997, including three years on the 1983 National Team ... Played four years of varsity soccer, two years of JV basketball, two years of varsity basketball, three years of football (as a kicker), two years of golf and one season of varsity baseball in high school ... Student council class treasurer and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for three years.
Personal -- Raymond Rudolph Fumo III is the son of Ray and Maureen Fumo ... His father played soccer at Rider College for three seasons ... Born on January 18, 1983, in Trenton, N.J. ... Pursuing degrees in both economics and management and society.