Elizabeth Drazdowski
Elizabeth Drazdowski

Player Profile
Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Mountain Top, Pa.

High School:
Crestwood

Height:
5-5

Position:
Midfielder/Forward

Has not yet declared a major ... A member of the 2007-08 U.S. Under-21 National Team ... At UNC, participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy ... Coaches in the Futures Program

2006: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2006-07 school year and the Dean's List for the Spring 2007 semester

At Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, Pa.: NFHCA first-team All-America and all-region in her junior and senior years ... First-team all-state as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... NFHCA Academic All-America and Academic All-State as a senior ... Her team won state titles in her sophomore and junior years, with her scoring the game-winner in overtime as a junior ... Also participated in a year of basketball, two years of soccer and four years of track ... Set school records in the mile (4:58), 800 meters and 4X800 relay ... Two-time district champion in the mile and 800 and state runner-up in the mile in 2003... Taught a second-grade Spanish class

National/International: Member of the 2007-08 U.S. Under-21 National Team ... Also a member of the 2005 U21 squad ... Alternate to the 2005 Junior World Cup team ... Finished third at the EPTC National Championships ... Futures Elite Program (2004-06), Futures Program (2002-03), National Futures Tournament (2004-05) ... Her team finished first at the U.S. Canadian Games and second at the Junior Olympics in 2004

Personal: Born Elizabeth Rose Drazdowski on May 22, 1988, in Juneau, Alaska ... Most people call her "Draz" ... Daughter of Rebecca and Thomas Drazdowski ... Has two older sisters, Laura (26) and Tess (21) ... Laura played field hockey and softball at Columbia and Tess is a swimmer at Loyola College

More on Drazdowski: Favorite pastimes are running, napping, eating ... Favorite book is Angels and Demons ... Favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy ... Favorite food is sushi ... Fun fact: She has size 11 feet ... Pet peeve: Being woken up by an alarm ... Dream job: Professional stunt woman ... Greatest athletic moment: Getting picked as an alternate for the Junior World Cup ... With a completely free day, would do nothing but eat and sleep ... If she could have dinner with anyone, she would pick David Beckham, because "he'd be fun to look at across the table" ... Little-known talent: Singing ... Dream vacation: Skiing in the Alps ... First thing she'd buy if she won the lottery is a Mini Cooper