University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Marie McCool in action with the U.S. team
Photo by: US Lacrosse
U.S. Training Camp Features Tar Heel Flavor
June 11, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse
SPARKS, Md.— University of North Carolina and U.S. head coach Jenny Levy has welcomed 36 of the nation's best women's lacrosse players to US Lacrosse for a three-day training camp this week.
In addition to Levy, current Tar Heel rising juniors Taylor Moreno, Jamie Ortega and Emma Trenchard are in the camp along with former Carolina players Kristen Carr, Molly Hendrick, Marie McCool, Emily Garrity Parros and Caylee Waters and UNC assistant coach Katrina Dowd.
The team will have two practice sessions daily on Tuesday and Wednesday before closing camp with an intra-squad scrimmage on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
This is the fourth training opportunity for Levy since taking over the U.S. team program and she and her staff have now invited 57 different players to the various events. This week's group features 11 world championship veterans, nine additional post-college players (primarily from the Women's Professional Lacrosse League), six members of the collegiate class of 2019 and 10 players still active in the NCAA.
"We're two years out from the world championship and we want to continue to meet, coach and evaluate as many players as possible, all while continuing to develop a core group of players who continue to demonstrate an elite level of skill, creativity and team play," Levy said.
This week's training camp has a heavy emphasis on players that competed at the NCAA level in 2019 with 16 of the 36 players invited just coming off their college seasons.
"The U.S. staff, which represents five different Division I conferences, had a specific focus of collegiate talent identification during the 2019 season," Levy said. "The college players were notified of their training camp invitation at the beginning of May."
Moving forward, the staff will shift its sights to the post-collegiate level by identifying talent this summer in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League as it builds toward the 2021 World Lacrosse Women's Championship. US Lacrosse will host the world championship at Towson University.
"The U.S. staff will use the 2019 WPLL season to evaluate and identify post-collegiate players who fit our style of play and be an asset to building the 2021 U.S. team," Levy said.
Levy and her staff are set on two primary goals — winning now while building for the future.
"Style wise, our goal is to be electric with highly-skilled, creative, and intelligent team play mixed with great athleticism, fearlessness and joy," Levy said. "We are here to win (2021 world championship) and entertain, inspire, connect, and grow the sport toward potential inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles."
The U.S. women's program has won three straight World Lacrosse championships — 2009, 2013 and 2017 — and eight of the 10 world championships since the event began in 1982. The U.S. also won the inaugural lacrosse competition at the World Games in Poland in 2017. The World Games, a multi-sport event similar in nature to the Olympics, will be held in Birmingham, Ala., in 2021.
The U.S. women's national team trains and plays using best-in-class products provided by Nike (apparel and footwear), Brine (equipment), STX (equipment), SISU Guard (mouthguards), The Pearl by Guardian (balls) and DJO (sports braces).
In addition to these partners, Greenfields, Krossover, MedStar Sports Medicine and Sports Performance Tracking are official sponsors of the U.S. national team program. Team training is also aided by products from Motive Pure, NormaTec Recovery and Athletic Republic.
U.S. Women's Training Roster – June 2019 Camp
Name Pos WPLL College
Sam Apuzzo A Fight Boston College '19
Dempsey Arsenault M Brave Boston College '19
Becca Block D Command Syracuse '13
Mackenzie Burns D — Stony Brook '19
Kristen Carr D Pride North Carolina '10
Lizzie Colson D — Maryland '20
Kate Copeland D — Northwestern '21
Taylor Cummings M Fight Maryland '16
Megan Douty D Command Maryland '15
Katrina Dowd A Fight Northwestern '10
Molly Garrett M — Michigan '20
Katie Haus M Fire Maryland '13
Emily Hawryschuk A — Syracuse '20
Molly Hendrick A — North Carolina '17
Liz Hogan G Pride Syracuse '11
Maddie Howe A — Notre Dame '21
Kelsey Huff M — USC '21
Gussie Johns G Fire USC '18
Ally Kennedy M — Stony Brook '20
Kenzie Kent A Command Boston College '19
Marie McCool M Brave North Carolina '18
Alice Mercer D Fight Maryland '16
Taylor Moreno G — North Carolina '21
Sammy Mueller M — Virginia '20
Katie O'Donnell D Command Penn State '18
Kylie Ohlmiller A Fight Stony Brook '18
Jamie Ortega A — North Carolina '21
Emily Garrity Parros M Brave North Carolina '13
Sydney Pirreca M Pride Florida '19
Caroline Sdanowich D Brave James Madison '19
Zoe Stukenberg M Fight Maryland '17
Kayla Treanor A Fight Syracuse '16
Emma Trenchard D — North Carolina '21
Michelle Tumolo A Fire Syracuse '13
Haley Warden M Pride James Madison '18
Caylee Waters G Fire North Carolina '17
In addition to Levy, current Tar Heel rising juniors Taylor Moreno, Jamie Ortega and Emma Trenchard are in the camp along with former Carolina players Kristen Carr, Molly Hendrick, Marie McCool, Emily Garrity Parros and Caylee Waters and UNC assistant coach Katrina Dowd.
The team will have two practice sessions daily on Tuesday and Wednesday before closing camp with an intra-squad scrimmage on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
This is the fourth training opportunity for Levy since taking over the U.S. team program and she and her staff have now invited 57 different players to the various events. This week's group features 11 world championship veterans, nine additional post-college players (primarily from the Women's Professional Lacrosse League), six members of the collegiate class of 2019 and 10 players still active in the NCAA.
"We're two years out from the world championship and we want to continue to meet, coach and evaluate as many players as possible, all while continuing to develop a core group of players who continue to demonstrate an elite level of skill, creativity and team play," Levy said.
This week's training camp has a heavy emphasis on players that competed at the NCAA level in 2019 with 16 of the 36 players invited just coming off their college seasons.
"The U.S. staff, which represents five different Division I conferences, had a specific focus of collegiate talent identification during the 2019 season," Levy said. "The college players were notified of their training camp invitation at the beginning of May."
Moving forward, the staff will shift its sights to the post-collegiate level by identifying talent this summer in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League as it builds toward the 2021 World Lacrosse Women's Championship. US Lacrosse will host the world championship at Towson University.
"The U.S. staff will use the 2019 WPLL season to evaluate and identify post-collegiate players who fit our style of play and be an asset to building the 2021 U.S. team," Levy said.
Levy and her staff are set on two primary goals — winning now while building for the future.
"Style wise, our goal is to be electric with highly-skilled, creative, and intelligent team play mixed with great athleticism, fearlessness and joy," Levy said. "We are here to win (2021 world championship) and entertain, inspire, connect, and grow the sport toward potential inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles."
The U.S. women's program has won three straight World Lacrosse championships — 2009, 2013 and 2017 — and eight of the 10 world championships since the event began in 1982. The U.S. also won the inaugural lacrosse competition at the World Games in Poland in 2017. The World Games, a multi-sport event similar in nature to the Olympics, will be held in Birmingham, Ala., in 2021.
The U.S. women's national team trains and plays using best-in-class products provided by Nike (apparel and footwear), Brine (equipment), STX (equipment), SISU Guard (mouthguards), The Pearl by Guardian (balls) and DJO (sports braces).
In addition to these partners, Greenfields, Krossover, MedStar Sports Medicine and Sports Performance Tracking are official sponsors of the U.S. national team program. Team training is also aided by products from Motive Pure, NormaTec Recovery and Athletic Republic.
U.S. Women's Training Roster – June 2019 Camp
Name Pos WPLL College
Sam Apuzzo A Fight Boston College '19
Dempsey Arsenault M Brave Boston College '19
Becca Block D Command Syracuse '13
Mackenzie Burns D — Stony Brook '19
Kristen Carr D Pride North Carolina '10
Lizzie Colson D — Maryland '20
Kate Copeland D — Northwestern '21
Taylor Cummings M Fight Maryland '16
Megan Douty D Command Maryland '15
Katrina Dowd A Fight Northwestern '10
Molly Garrett M — Michigan '20
Katie Haus M Fire Maryland '13
Emily Hawryschuk A — Syracuse '20
Molly Hendrick A — North Carolina '17
Liz Hogan G Pride Syracuse '11
Maddie Howe A — Notre Dame '21
Kelsey Huff M — USC '21
Gussie Johns G Fire USC '18
Ally Kennedy M — Stony Brook '20
Kenzie Kent A Command Boston College '19
Marie McCool M Brave North Carolina '18
Alice Mercer D Fight Maryland '16
Taylor Moreno G — North Carolina '21
Sammy Mueller M — Virginia '20
Katie O'Donnell D Command Penn State '18
Kylie Ohlmiller A Fight Stony Brook '18
Jamie Ortega A — North Carolina '21
Emily Garrity Parros M Brave North Carolina '13
Sydney Pirreca M Pride Florida '19
Caroline Sdanowich D Brave James Madison '19
Zoe Stukenberg M Fight Maryland '17
Kayla Treanor A Fight Syracuse '16
Emma Trenchard D — North Carolina '21
Michelle Tumolo A Fire Syracuse '13
Haley Warden M Pride James Madison '18
Caylee Waters G Fire North Carolina '17
Players Mentioned
Midfielder
/ Women's Lacrosse
Goalkeeper
/ Women's Lacrosse
Attacker
/ Women's Lacrosse
Defender
/ Women's LacrosseWBB: Post-Elon Press Conference - Nov. 6, 2025
Friday, November 07
Hubert Davis Pre-Kansas Press Conference
Thursday, November 06
UNC Field Hockey: Tar Heels Drop Duke, 5-2, for Spot in ACC Final
Thursday, November 06
UNC Men's Soccer: Tar Heels Down Irish, 3-1, to Advance in ACCT
Thursday, November 06