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Six Tar Heels Earn Preseason All-America Honors From ILWomen
February 1, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL—Six University of North Carolina women's lacrosse players have earned 2021 Preseason All-America accolades from Inside Lacrosse, ILWomen announced on Monday.
Four Tar Heels grabbed first-team honors, most of any school in the nation. That quartet includes graduate student attacker Katie Hoeg, senior attacker Jamie Ortega, graduate student midfielder Kerrigan Miller and senior defender Emma Trenchard.
Senior goalie Taylor Moreno was on the third team, and senior attacker Scottie Rose Growney earned honorable mention.
UNC's four honorees led eight Atlantic Coast Conference players on the first team, a list that also includes attacker Emily Hawryschuk of Syracuse, Maddie Jenner of Duke and Andie Aldave and Bridget Deehan of Notre Dame.
Carolina will open its 2021 season on February 13 at home at Dorrance Stadium against James Madison.
Four Tar Heels grabbed first-team honors, most of any school in the nation. That quartet includes graduate student attacker Katie Hoeg, senior attacker Jamie Ortega, graduate student midfielder Kerrigan Miller and senior defender Emma Trenchard.
Senior goalie Taylor Moreno was on the third team, and senior attacker Scottie Rose Growney earned honorable mention.
UNC's four honorees led eight Atlantic Coast Conference players on the first team, a list that also includes attacker Emily Hawryschuk of Syracuse, Maddie Jenner of Duke and Andie Aldave and Bridget Deehan of Notre Dame.
Carolina will open its 2021 season on February 13 at home at Dorrance Stadium against James Madison.
| 2021 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americas | ||||
| First Team | ||||
| A | Emily Hawryschuk | Gr. | Syracuse | |
| A | Katie Hoeg | R-Sr. | North Carolina | |
| A | Jamie Ortega | Sr. | North Carolina | |
| A | Izzy Scane | Jr. | Northwestern | |
| DR/A | Maddie Jenner | Jr. | Duke | |
| M | Andie Aldave | Sr. | Notre Dame | |
| M | Ally Kennedy | Gr. | Stony Brook | |
| M | Kerrigan Miller | Gr. | North Carolina | |
| D | Lizzie Colson | R-Sr. | Maryland | |
| D | Ally Palermo | Sr. | Northwestern | |
| D | Emma Trenchard | Sr. | North Carolina | |
| D | Cara Trombetta | Gr. | Florida | |
| G | Bridget Deehan | Sr. | Notre Dame | |
| Second Team | ||||
| A | Madison Ahern | So. | Notre Dame | |
| A | Charlotte North | Sr. | Boston College | |
| A | Taryn Ohlmiller | Gr. | Stony Brook | |
| A | Livy Rosenzweig | Sr. | Loyola | |
| DRAW/A | Caitlyn Petro | R-Sr. | UMass | |
| M | Molly Garrett | Gr. | Michigan | |
| M | Shannon Kavanagh | Sr. | Florida | |
| M | Sammy Mueller | Gr. | Northwestern | |
| D | Sarah Cooper | Jr. | Syracuse | |
| D | Kerry Defliese | R-Sr. | Syracuse | |
| D | Katie Detwiler | Jr. | Loyola | |
| D | Emma Schettig | So. | Notre Dame | |
| G | Kaitlyn Larsson | Sr. | Loyola | |
| Third Team | ||||
| A | Brindi Griffin | Gr. | Maryland | |
| A | Lindsay McKone | Gr. | Northwestern | |
| A | Alyssa Parrella | Sr. | Hofstra | |
| A | Gabby Rosenzweig | Gr. | Duke | |
| DRAW/M | Brennan Dwyer | Sr. | Northwestern | |
| M | Kasey Choma | So. | Notre Dame | |
| M | Sam Fiedler | Sr. | Loyola | |
| M | Paige Petty | Sr. | Virginia Tech | |
| D | Sami Chenoweth | Gr. | Towson | |
| D | Shay Clevenger | Jr. | Loyola | |
| D | Callie Humphrey | Gr. | Duke | |
| D | Molly Little | Gr. | Denver | |
| G | Taylor Moreno | Sr. | North Carolina | |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| A | Megan Carney | Jr. | Syracuse | |
| A | Sam Geiersbach | R-Sr. | Richmond | |
| A | Lauren Gilbert | Sr. | Northwestern | |
| A | Scottie Rose Growney | Sr. | North Carolina | |
| A | Quintin Hoch-Bullen | Sr. | Denver | |
| A | Ashlyn McGovern | R-Jr. | Virginia | |
| A | Caitlin Muir | Sr. | Michigan | |
| A | Meaghan Tyrrell | Jr. | Syracuse | |
| A | Cara Urbank | Gr. | Boston College | |
| A | Emma Vinall | Sr. | American | |
| DRAW/A | Arden Tierney | So. | Richmond | |
| M | Caroline Blalock | Sr. | Louisville | |
| M | Jay Browne | So. | Stanford | |
| M | Savannah Buchanan | Gr. | Notre Dame | |
| M | Kayla Frank | So. | Virginia Tech | |
| M | Grace Griffin | Sr. | Maryland | |
| M | Brianna Harris | R-Sr. | Florida | |
| M | Jillian Wilson | Jr. | Loyola | |
| D | Emma Johnson | R-Sr. | James Madison | |
| D | Rachel Matey | R-So. | James Madison | |
| D | Kathleen Roe | Gr. | Notre Dame | |
| G | Molly Dougherty | R-Jr. | James Madison | |
| G | Angie Benson | Gr. | Virginia Tech | |
| G | Rachel Hall | Jr. | Boston College | |
| G | Riley Hertford | Sr. | USC | |
| G | Sarah Reznick | R-So. | Florida | |
| G | Jill Rizzo | Gr. | Ohio State | |
| G | Taylor Suplee | Jr. | Penn State |
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