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Jamie Ortega
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Ortega Named ACC Co-Offensive Player Of The Week
April 12, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
Jamie Ortega and Pitt graduate attacker Paige Petty were named ACC Co-Offensive Players of the Week, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday. Pitt graduate goalie Paulina DiFatta was selected the Defensive Player of the Week.
Ortega scored a game-high five goals, including three in the decisive second half, as the top-ranked Tar Heels won 14-12 at No. 4 Syracuse on Saturday in a meeting of ACC unbeaten teams.
The Orange led, 8-7, early in the third quarter before Ortega led a 4-0 UNC run with a pair of goals, turning a one-goal deficit into a three-goal lead in just over three minutes of game action. Ortega also scored the game's final goal with 1:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, icing the win and ending a brief SU rally that had cut the UNC lead from 13-10 to 13-12.
Ortega is second in ACC history and third in NCAA annals with 424 points in her career. She has 11 goals in her last two games and 20 goals, five assists and 25 points in her last four outings.
The Tar Heels will return to action on Thursday night at Virginia, followed by their final home game of the regular season on Thursday April 21 against Duke.
Ortega scored a game-high five goals, including three in the decisive second half, as the top-ranked Tar Heels won 14-12 at No. 4 Syracuse on Saturday in a meeting of ACC unbeaten teams.
The Orange led, 8-7, early in the third quarter before Ortega led a 4-0 UNC run with a pair of goals, turning a one-goal deficit into a three-goal lead in just over three minutes of game action. Ortega also scored the game's final goal with 1:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, icing the win and ending a brief SU rally that had cut the UNC lead from 13-10 to 13-12.
Ortega is second in ACC history and third in NCAA annals with 424 points in her career. She has 11 goals in her last two games and 20 goals, five assists and 25 points in her last four outings.
The Tar Heels will return to action on Thursday night at Virginia, followed by their final home game of the regular season on Thursday April 21 against Duke.
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— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) April 12, 2022
For a second time this season, Jamie Ortega is @theACC co-Offensive Player of the Week!https://t.co/h1mjByXEHv#GoHeels | 🐏🥍 pic.twitter.com/QUuhHMBiKv
2022 ACC Offensive Players of the Week
Feb. 15 – Charlotte North, Gr., A, Boston College; Katie DeSimone, So., A, Duke
Feb. 22 – Charlotte North, Gr., A, Boston College
March 1 – Charlotte North, Gr., A, Boston College; Emma Tyrrell, Jr., M, Syracuse
March 8 – Sam Geiersbach, Gr., A, North Carolina
March 15 - Charlotte North, Gr., A, Boston College; Olivia Vergano, Fr., M, Virginia Tech
March 22 – Maddie Howe, Gr., A, Notre Dame
March 29 – Catriona Barry, Gr., A, Duke; Jamie Ortega, Sr., A, North Carolina
April 5 – Charlotte North, Gr., A, Boston College
April 12 – Jamie Ortega, Sr., A, North Carolina; Paige Petty, Gr., A, PItt
2022 ACC Defensive Players of the Week
2022 ACC Defensive Players of the Week
Feb. 15 – Rachel Hall, Sr., G, Boston College
Feb. 22 – Taylor Moreno, Gr., G, North Carolina
March 1 – Courtney Taylor, Gr., D, Boston College
March 8 – Bridget Deehan, Gr., G, Notre Dame
March 15 – Sydney Scales, So., D, Boston College; Sarah Cooper, Sr., D, Syracuse
March 22 – Taylor Moreno, Gr., G, North Carolina
March 29 – Sophia LeRose, Sr., G, Duke; Emily Nalls, Jr., D, North Carolina
April 5 – Taylor Moreno, Gr., G, North Carolina
April 12 – Paulina DiFatta, Gr., G, Pitt
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