Abbey Woolley

Born: 14 August 1980

Position: Forward

Height/Weight: 5-6, 142

International Caps: 26

International Goals: 4

Years on National Team:
1999 U.S. U20 Team
2000 U.S. U21 Team
2001 U.S. U21 Team
2002 U.S. U23 Team
2002 U.S. National Team
2003 U.S. National Team
2004 U.S. National Team
2005 U.S. National Team

Birthplace: Ocean City, N.J.

Hometown: Ocean City, N.J.

Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.

High School: Ocean City (N.J.) '98

College:

• University of North Carolina, '02
• Communication '02

Occupation: Student

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 12 after always looking up to the field hockey girls...Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...Competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games...1997 NFHCA High School All-America (first team)...High school state champion at Ocean City...Also competed in track and field
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  1998 - As a freshman at North Carolina, played in 18 games and started 9..Scored 1 goal and added 4 assists...1999 - In what she considers the low point of her career, missed final 9 games of season with a head injury after being struck by a ball against Wake Forest...Led the team with 11 assists...2000 - Scored 8 goals and added 5 assists...2001 - NFHCA all-South Region...All-ACC...Led team in scoring with 12 goals and 8 assists
  

• International Career
  1999 - U.S. Under 20 Team...U20 Argentina Tour...U20 Canada Tour...USA Jr 4 Nation Tournament (Union, N.J.)...2000 - U.S. Under-21 Team...Silver medalist at Junior Pan American Championships...Scored 2 goals at Junior Pan Ams...Toured with U.S. national team on Europe developmental tour...2001 - U.S. Under-21...FIH Junior World Cup (Buenos Aires, ARG)...Scored two goals, including the game winner in the final seconds, to
   lift the USA to a 3-2 win over Spain at the Junior World Cup...2002 - U.S. National Team/Under-23 Team...U23 South Africa Tour...2003 - U.S. National Team...U.S. Japan Tour...U.S. Spain Tour...Champions Challenge Team...Pan American Games Team (Santo Domingo, DOM)...Pan Am Games silver medalist...Scored first and second career goals vs Chile in the Pan Am Games semifinals...2004 - U.S. National Team...Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Auckland, NZL, 6th)...Pan American Cup (Bridgetown, Barbados)
  

Personal:

• Nickname: "Abs" (because of my ripped stomach, ha!) Actually, there were two Abbys on my college team, so "Abs" was just easier.
• Sport Ambition: 2004 Olympic Games
• Ambition after field hockey: drive cross country with friends, maybe live in Spain to learn and study the language.
• Most influential people in your sporting career: My Dad. He was a great athlete and a football player at the Univ. of Michigan.
• Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Track & Field
• Philosophy on life: You control your own thinking...positivity and acceptance makes life a lot happier.
• Favorites: Food: Mexican; TV Show: Friends; Pro Team: Philadelphia Eagles

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