User:Gounc123/sandbox/2016 UNC women's lacrosse

North Carolina edit

North Carolina won its first championship in 2013 after current head coach Jenny Levy started the school's women's lacrosse program in 1996.

=New to school in Fall 2015; new to roster for Spring 2016 edit

From High School (2015 Girls Under Armour All-Americans) Transfers Others
Gianna Bowe, NJ, A
Olivia "Ya" Ferrucci, FL, M
Erin Kelly, NY, D
Kara Klages, MD, M
Charlotte Sofield, VA, M

New to roster in 2015 edit

From High School top 30[1] Transfers Others
Marie McCool, M, NJ Alex Moore, M, NJ (sophomore transfer from USC) Elizabeth Haus, M, MD
Ela Hazar, M, MA Eliza Dorsey, M, MA
Bridget Curran, M, NJ Kacey McKinnon, M, CA
Carolyn Paletta, M, CT
Naomi Lerner, D, NC

Attack - probable starters edit

Name Note
Molly Hendrick, So. (#23) Started 20/20 games in 2014; sick backhand goal against NW in 2015; leading scorer season-to-date in 2015 (3/30/15); Head Coach Levy said Hendrick could be a dominant player[2]
Sam McGee, Sr. (#7) Awarded first start in March 2015; played in 14/20 games in 2014
Aly Messinger, Jr. (#27) Scored three goals in the 2013 NCAA championship game, started 17 of 21 games in 2013, one of her older sisters (Kaitlyn) played lacrosse at UNC and graduated in 2012, her other sister (Dana) played lacrosse at Vanderbilt and graduated in 2006, her uncle Roy Messinger played lacrosse at UNC and won championships in 1981 and 1982, her father played lacrosse at the University of Pennsylvania,[3] on 2014 Tewaaraton watch list
Sammy Jo Tracy, 3/5 Missed 2014 season with foot injury; scored game-winning goal in 2013 NCAA championship game

Other Attack edit

Name Note
Carly Reed, So. (#11) Played in 19/20 games in 2014 with one start; ranked 4th overall freshman in the nation for 2014; scored five goals against Notre Dame
Sydney Holman, So. (#10) Her two older brothers played lacrosse at North Carolina (Marcus graduated in 2013 and Matthew graduated in 2012), her father Brian is an assistant coach of the UNC men's lacrosse team and her mother Laurie is the Director of Operations for the UNC women's lacrosse team. Her father played goalie at Johns Hopkins and her mother played lacrosse at Towson. She was a top 10-ranked recruit in the Class of 2013 and was a four-time team MVP at East Chapel Hill High School.[4] Her high school team won the state championship in her senior year and she set a new state record for career goals.[5] |- Morgan Rubin, Sr. Played in 4/20 games in 2014
Lindsay Scott, Sr. (#5) Played in 7/20 games in 2014; identical twin sister of defender Sarah Scott

Midfield edit

Starters Note
Maggie Bill, So. (#22) Started 20/20 games in 2014; on 2014-15 U.S. Women’s National Team that played Maryland and Syracuse Jan. 17-18, 2015; on the UNC women's soccer team, played in 12 of 25 games in her first year on the soccer team and started in 10 of 20 games in her second year (played in 13 of 20); was the #2 national recruit in lacrosse; Coach Levy said Bill's high school recruiting video was the best she has ever seen
Kelly Devlin, Sr. Missed 2014 with knee injury; team captain in 2015; started all games her freshman year
Brittney Coppa, Sr. Missed the 2014 season after tearing her ACL in January 2014 in a game against the U.S. National Team; 1st Team preseason All-American in 2014 and 2015; had assist to Sammy Jo Tracy for the goal that won UNC its first title in 2013
Other midfielders Note
Mallory Frysinger, Jr. (#1) Started 18/20 games in 2014; was the only UNC freshman to start every game in 2013
Carly Davis, RFr.
Devin Markisson, Jr.
New midfielders Note
Bridget Curran #28 Inside Lacrosse recruit, from NJ
Marie McCool #2 Inside Lacrosse recruit; won state championship in her last three years in high school; two-time New Jersey state player of the year
Elizabeth Haus, Fr. One cousin Will Haus is a senior on Duke lacrosse team; other cousin John is a senior on Maryland lacrosse team; three uncles played lax at UNC
Ela Hazar, Fr. #20 Inside Lacrosse recruit

Defense edit

Starters Note
Margaret Corzel, RSr. (#9) Team captain for third year in 2015
Sarah Scott, Sr. (#19) First year starter in 2014; team captain in 2015
Caileigh Sindall, Sr. (#31) Returning two-year starter
Courtney Waite, Sr. On 2014-15 U.S. Women’s National Team that will play Maryland and Syracuse Jan. 17-18, 2015
Other defenders with playing time Note
Maggie Auslander, Fr. (#33) No. 8 ranked recruit[6]
Mallory Frysinger, Jr. (#1) Second-year starter
Stephanie Lobb, RFr. (#34)

Goalkeeper edit

Name Note
Megan Ward, Jr. Started last seven games of the 2013 season
Caylee Waters, So. On 2014-15 U.S. Women’s National Team that will play Maryland and Syracuse Jan. 17-18, 2015[7]

Maggie Bill is a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who accomplished the rare feat of playing on two varsity college sports teams, the women's lacrosse and soccer teams, that both won national championships in their previous seasons. Bill committed to play both sports in the middle of her sophomore year in high school.[8] She scored 12 goals when she was five years old in her first organized lacrosse game.[9] UNC women's lacrosse Coach Jenny Levy said Bill's high school recruiting video was the best she has ever seen.[10] Bill's soccer team won the state championship in her last two years in high school. She was a first-team All-American in lacrosse in her sophomore year in high school. Bill is the second of six children with two brothers and three sisters.[11]

College career edit

Soccer: Bill played in 12 of 25 games in her first season at UNC.[12]

Lacrosse: She was the No. 2 incoming freshman in lacrosse in the U.S.[13] and earned a starting spot on UNC's midfield. She practiced with the lacrosse team for two weeks before scoring two goals in a close loss to the U.S. national lacrosse team in an exhibition match.[14][15] After starting the first game of UNC's lacrosse season, she scored four goals in UNC's sixth game against Penn on March 2, 2014. Womenslax.com named Bill rookie of the week after her performance against Penn.[16]

High School in Long Island edit

Maggie Bill played for St. Anthony's High School on Long Island, New York in the Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School League. She was a first-team All-American in lacrosse her sophomore year in high school after missing her soccer season due to a torn ACL.[11][17] She committed to UNC before her sophomore season in lacrosse.[17] She also played point guard on the basketball team in addition to soccer and lacrosse.

Freshman year: Started on the varsity lacrosse team, suffered a torn ACL in at end of the lacrosse season, lacrosse team won league championship

Sophomore year: missed the soccer season due to a torn ACL, lacrosse team won league championship

Junior year: Won league and state championships in soccer, lacrosse team won league championship, MVP in championship game[18]

Senior year: Won league and state championships in soccer, soccer championship game MVP, lacrosse team won league championship for the sixth straight year. Bill had 65 goals (3.6 per game) and 18 assists (1.0 per game) in lacrosse her senior year.[19]

Notre Dame edit

Notre Dame starters edit

Attack edit

Starters Note
Cortney Fortunato, Fr. On her high school varsity lacrosse team for six years, leading team in points after four games

Midfield edit

First offensive midfield in first game Defensive midfield Other midfielders (alphabetical)

Defense edit

Started in first game Other defensemen (alphabetical)

Face Off edit

Name Note

Goalkeeper edit

Name Note

Syracuse edit

Syracuse starters edit

Attack edit

Name Note
Devon Collins, Jr. Started in 21 of 23 games her freshman year
Kailah Kempney, Jr.
Alyssa Murray, Sr. (#1) Tewaaraton Award finalist after her Junior year.[20] Led Syracuse in points in 2013.
Taylor Poplawski, Fr. (#19) Played in first five games off bench and third on team in goals. In high school she was a five-time all-league first team honoree.
Kayla Treanor, So. (#21) First freshman on women's lacrosse team at Syracuse to be named first team All-American.[20] Leading Syracuse in points after five games in 2014. Scored seven goals for the US national team against UNC in an exhibition match in January 2014[21]

Midfield edit

Name Note
Amy Cross, Sr. Sister Kelly Cross (So.) is on the team
Gabby Jaquith, Jr. (#20)
Katie Webster, Sr. Started every game her freshman year, on 2014 Tewaaraton watch list

Defense edit

Name Note

Face Off edit

Name Note
Natalie Glanell, Sr.
Kasey Mock, Sr.
Mallory Vehar, Jr. Brother Griffin was on the Syracuse men's lacrosse team from 2010 to 2013

Goalkeeper edit

Name Note
Kelsey Richardson, Jr.

Virginia edit

Virginia starters edit

Attack edit

Starters Other attackmen

Midfield edit

First offensive midfield in first game Defensive midfield Other midfielders (alphabetical)

Defense edit

Started in first game Other defensemen (alphabetical)

Face Off edit

Name Note

Goalkeeper edit

Name Note

NCAA tournament performance (last five years) edit

Duke Maryland North Carolina (UNC) Notre Dame Syracuse Virginia (UVA) Champion
2009 lost in 2nd round to Penn 9-10 lost in final four to UNC 7-8 lost to NW in final 7-21 lost in elite eight to Maryland 10-12 NORTHWESTERN (NW)
2010 lost in 2nd round to NW 8-18 beat NW in final 13-11 lost in final four to NW 10-15 lost in final four to Maryland 5-14 MARYLAND
2011 lost in 3rd round to Maryland 8-14 lost in final to NW 7-8 lost in final four to NW 10-11 not in tournament NW
2012 lost in 2nd round to NW 7-12 lost in final four to NW 7-9 lost in final four to Syracuse 16-17 lost in final to NW 6-8 NW
2013 lost in 3rd round to Maryland 9-14 lost in final to UNC 12-13 in OT beat Maryland in final 13-12 in OT lost in 1st round to Stanford lost in final four to Maryland 10-11 lost to UNC in 3rd round 9-13 NORTH CAROLINA
2014 lost in 3rd round to Maryland 8-15 beat Syracuse in final 15-12 lost in 3rd round to Virginia 11-13 lost in 2nd round to Duke 8-10 lost in final to Maryland 12-15 lost to Syracuse in final four 8-16 MARYLAND

Preseason All-Americans in the ACC edit

Boston College 2013 All-American team Position Class year Note
Covie Stanwick 1st team A Sr.
Rix Mikaela 1st team M Sr.
Sarah Mannelly 3rd team M Jr.
Duke 2013 All-American team Position Class year in 2014 Note
Kelsey Duryea 2nd team G So.
Taylor Virden 1st team D Sr.
Maryland 2013 All-American team Position Class year in 2014 Note
Taylor Cummings 1st team M So. 2013 ACC Freshman of the Year
North Carolina 2013 All-American team Position Class year Note
Brittney Coppa 1st team M Senior
Sydney Holman 2nd team A So.
Margaret Corzet 2nd team D Sr.
Courtney Waite 2nd team D Sr.
Caylee Waters 2nd team G So.
Aly Messinger 3rd team A Jr.
Sarah Scott 3rd team D Sr.
Maggie Bill HM M So.
Sindall Caileigh HM D Sr.
Megan Ward HM G Jr.
Notre Dame 2013 All-American team Position Class year in 2014 Note
Barbara Sullivan 1st team D Jr.
Syracuse 2013 All-American team Position Class year in 2014 Note
Alyssa Murray 1st team A Sr. 2013 finalist for Tewaaraton Award[22]
Kayla Treanor 1st team A So. First freshman in school history to earn 1st team all-America honors[23]
Virginia 2013 All-American team Position Class year in 2014 Note
Casey Bocklet 3rd team A Jr. Transferred to Virginia from Northwestern

High School matrix edit

Darien, Ct. Loomis Chaffee, CT Notre Dame Prep, Md. Severna Park, Md. St. Anthony's, Long Island St. Mary's, Annapolis
Boston College Cali Ceglarski, M, Sr. Kate McCarthy, M, Sr. Covie Stanwick, A, Sr. Emily Mata, G, Jr. Claire Blohm, D, Sr. Kelly McNelis, A, Sr.
Duke Kerrin Maurer, A, Sr.
Maryland Shanna Brady, D, Jr.
Annie Lynch, D, So.
Kristen Lamon, A, Sr.
Caitlin Crouse, Jr.
North Carolina Caylee Waters, G, Fr. Devin Markison, A/M, So. Elizabeth Haus, M, Fr. Cassie Ballard, D, Sr. Maggie Bill, M, Fr. Megan Ward, G, So.
Notre Dame Hannah Hartman, M, So.
Danielle Lukish, D, So.
Julia Giorgio, M, Sr.
Syracuse Kirkland Locey, M, Sr.
Virginia Kelsey Gahan, D, Sr. Kasey Behr, M, Fr

Boston College edit

Duke edit

Duke starters edit

Attack edit

Starters Other attackmen

Midfield edit

First offensive midfield in first game Defensive midfield Other midfielders (alphabetical)

Defense edit

Started in first game Other defensemen (alphabetical)

Face Off edit

Name Note

Goalkeeper edit

Name Note

Maryland edit

IN the previous season Maryland lost in the final of the NCAA tournament to North Carolina in the third overtime, 12-13. This season Maryland returns 9 of 15 players from that championship game. In comparison, North Carolina returns 12 of 17 players. Maryland was 22-0 going into the final game against North Carolina and had defeated North Carolina twice during the season.

Maryland starters edit

Attack edit

Name Note
Brook Griffin, RJr. (#11) Started in 2012 and 2013
Halle Majorana, So. (#22) Did not play in the 2013 championship game

Midfield edit

Name Note
Taylor Cummings, So. (#21) Returning first-team All-American

Defense edit

Started in first game Other defensemen (alphabetical)

Draw edit

Name Note

Goalkeeper edit

Name Note


References edit

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