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AS A JUNIOR (2011)
Garnered a spot on the PBC All-Academic Team and the PBCPresidential Honor Roll as a Gold Scholar … Played in 10games to total 297 minutes on the field … Finished theseason with three points on one goal and one assist … Tookfive shots, three of which (.600) were on goal … Scored heronly goal and registered her assist in the 13-0 victory over Bartonin the opening game of the season … Helped UNCP collect winsagainst Barton, Pfeiffer, West Georgia, USC Aiken and Lander… Posted two shots against Flagler despite losing inovertime ... Contributed to this season’s school record inthe largest margin of victory and number of goals in a single gamein a season against Barton ... Helped the UNCP offense rank 32nd inscoring offense (2.17).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
Played in six games … Totaled a combined 105 minutes on thefield … Took eight shots, four of which (.500) were on goal… Logged a season-best 43 minutes on the field in thevictory over St. Andrews … Three shots (two on goal) againstSt. Andrews … Registered a pair of shots against GeorgiaSouthwestern … Two shots against Pfeiffer in the first roundof the NCAA Tournament … Took one shot in the victory overBarton … Named to the Peach Belt Conference PresidentialHonor Roll as a Silver Scholar.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
PBC Presidential Honor Roll selection (silver scholar) …Played in five games for UNCP … Took five shots, four ofwhich (.800) were on goal … Registered a pair of shotsagainst Queens … Played a season-best 53 minutes against St.Andrews.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped with the BSU Bergen soccer team under Wesley Louwe in TheNetherlands … Also played as a junior in the United Statesas a foreign exchange student at Richmond Senior High School undercoach Bennie Howard … Earned all-conference honors atRichmond Senior HS.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Jantien and Ron Groothuis … Born on June 12,1990 in Alkmaar/Noord-Holland in the Netherlands … Has onesister, Lotte … Was a foreign exchange student in the UnitedStates during 2007 living with Jeffrey and Joy Starling … Amass communications major at UNCP.