UNC Greensboro

2008: Redshirted the season after a knee injury limited her to just two games with one start ... started the season opener against Coastal Carolina on Aug. 22, helping the Spartans to a 3-2 win in double overtime ... also saw action at Chattanooga (9/26).

2007: Saw action in all 22 games in her first season as a Spartan ... earned the starting nod in 19 matches ... tallied 14 shots with eight on goal ... recorded assists in a 7-0 victory over The Citadel (10/18) and a 3-2 overtime win against the College of Charleston (10/28) ... helped the Spartan defense hold opponents to just a .083 shot percentage and a 0.85 goals against average ... UNCG's defense also allowed opponents to take a total of just 228 shots over the course of the season and matched the school record with 13 shutouts.

High school/club: A two-time Offensive Player of the Year and a team Most Valuable Player at RS Central High School in Rutherfordton, N.C. ... school's all-time leading goal scorer and led the squad in scoring for three straight years ... a three-time all-conference performer and a two-year team captain ... a six-year member of her North Carolina ODP Team ... member of the Greensboro Twisters club that was USYSA Region III Champion ... helped the Twisters earn the bronze medal at the national championships in 2005 ... a part of the team that won the 2006 North Carolina State Cup championship and was a Region III Finalist ... attended the U.S. National Team training camp (Seattle) in 2004.

Personal: Christina Marie Karam ... born March 22, 1989, in Cleveland, Ohio ... daughter of Philip and Andrea Karam ... has an older brother, Brett and a younger sister, Alyssa ... Brett is currently attending UNCG ... majoring in exercise and sports science with a concentration in physical education.