UNC Wilmington Athletics

2011: Participated in six games and made four starts ... Recorded four shots, including one attempt on goal.

2010: Took part in four games and made one start ... Attempted one shot.

2009 (HIGH POINT):  Guided squad to Big South Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance ... Played in 24 games and made 19 starts ... Finished tied for first on the team with six points and two assists ... Tied for second on the team with two goals ... Scored game-winning goal at Wofford ... Earned her first career assist on the game winner against Coastal Carolina ... Scored in Big South quarterfinals victory against Gardner-Webb ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime against Radford in the Big South semifinals.

2008 (HIGH POINT): Played in all 21 games and earned 15 starts as a freshman ... Tied for fifth on the team with three goals scored ... Tallied game-winning goal in win over Charleston Southern in the Big South Tournament ... Also had the game-winning score against USC Upstate ... Ranked second on the team with 44 shots, including 17 attempts on target.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four-year letterwinner at Green Hope ... Two-time All-Conference honoree ... Guided Falcons to three-straight North Carolina state tournament appearances third round of play ... Played on the Triangle Futbol Club.

PERSONAL  Full Name Laura Patrica Shupe ... Daughter of Don and Mary Ann Shupe ... Twin sister, Sally, is a senior at UNCW ... Father captured a pair of national titles as a collegiate swimmer at Kenyon College ... Born on Feb. 25, 1990 in Raleigh, N.C.