Alison Stewart
Alison Stewart
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Wilmington, Del.

High School:
Mount Pleasant

Height:
5-9

Position:
Back

The only senior on the 2003 roster ...Majoring in exercise and sports science with a concentration in sports administration ... Is involved in the ACT student-athlete mentoring program ... Coaches youth field hockey

2002: As a junior, started all 20 games at back ... Scored two goals and registered five assists, the third-highest total on the team ... Both of her goals came in wins over Duke, one at home and one on the road ... Recipient of the team's Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award and the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award

2001: As a sophomore, appeared in 16 games and started seven ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2001-02 year and to the Dean's List for both semesters

2000: Did not appear in a game and counted the year as a redshirt season ... Earned ACC Honor Roll and Dean's List honors for the 2000-01 school year

1999: As a true freshman played in eight games, including an ACC contest against Duke (Aug. 29) ... Sidelined for the season's final seven games with a stress fracture to her foot ... Earned ACC Honor Roll and Dean's List honors for the 1999-2000 school year

National/International: Played for the championship-winning Southern Charm in the United Airlines USFHA summer league in 2001 and 2002 ... Played for the U.S. Under-20 and Under-16 teams

At Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Del.: All-America, all-region, all-state and all-conference selection as a senior ... Second-team all-state as a junior and third-team as a sophomore ... Delaware Sports Female Athlete of the Year in 1998 ... Won a total of 12 varsity letters in field hockey, basketball and soccer ... Earned second-team all-conference honors in soccer and third-team in basketball

Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1982 in Wilmington, Del. ... Daughter of Caroline Geise and William Stewart ... Has four younger siblings: Sean (15), Mollie (12), Kelly (9) and Cody (7) ... Her mother played field hockey at the University of Delaware and her father was a gymnast at West Chester University ... Her uncle, Frank Comfort, is the head swimming and diving coach at UNC

More on Stewart: Favorite pastimes are spending summers at the beach and attending baseball games ... Started playing field hockey in seventh grade, but attended many games prior to that with her mother, who officiated high school games ... Has worn jersey No. 10 in every sport since she was a freshman in high school ... Mount Pleasant retired her jersey in field hockey when she graduated ... Favorite sport to play besides field hockey is soccer ... Greatest moment in her athletic career has been representing the U.S. as a part of the Under-16 Team and earning a third place finish in a tournament in The Netherlands ... After graduating from UNC, hopes to work in the administrative offices of a professional team, preferably in Major League Baseball ... Says the word that best describes her is "determined" ... Is a talented cook ... If she could trade places with someone for a day, she'd pick Nomar Garciaparra: "after attending a Boston Red Sox game, I witnessed what it would be like to have 33,000 people who love you no matter what you do, and hitting three home runs on your birthday is nice, too"

YearGP-GSGoalsAssistsPoints
19998-0000
200116-7000
200220-20259
Totals44-27259