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Four Tar Heels Lead Women's Tewaaraton Nominee List
April 21, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL—Four University of North Carolina players led the way on the 25-player nominee list for the 2022 Tewaaraton Award, the top individual honor in lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Foundation announced on Thursday.
Tar Heels Ally Mastroianni (midfield), Taylor Moreno (goalie), Jamie Ortega (attack) and Emma Trenchard (four) all made the list for the second year in a row. Carolina was the only school in the nation with four watch list members.
In all, 10 players return from the 2021 list of nominees, including last year's winner Charlotte North (Boston College), and returning finalists Moreno (UNC) and Ortega (UNC).
25 women's nominees:
Catriona Barry, Duke - Grad. Student, Attack
Abby Bosco, Maryland - Grad. Student, Defense
Sarah Cooper, Syracuse - Sr., Defense
Aurora Cordingley, Maryland - Grad. Student, Attack
Katie Detwiler, Loyola - Sr., Defense
Lauren Gilbert, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Attack
Jill Girardi, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Midfield
Maddie Jenner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook - Soph., Midfield
Ally Mastroianni, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Midfield
Taylor Moreno, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Goalie
Charlotte North, Boston College - Grad. Student, Attack
Jamie Ortega, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Danielle Pavinelli, Florida - Soph., Attack
Isabella Peterson, James Madison - Soph., Attack
Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola - Grad. Student, Attack
Kyla Sears, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Belle Smith, Boston College - Soph., Midfield
Cassidy Spilis, Rutgers - Jr., Midfield
Emily Sterling, Maryland - Jr., Goalie
Sam Thacker, Denver - Jr., Defense
Emma Trenchard, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Sydney Watson, UConn - 5th year, Midfield
Arielle Weissman, Michigan - Grad. Student, Goalie
The Tewaaraton Award watch list was first unveiled on Feb. 10, with additions announced on March 10 and April 1. The five women's finalists will be announced in early May and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 2.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com.
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
Tar Heels Ally Mastroianni (midfield), Taylor Moreno (goalie), Jamie Ortega (attack) and Emma Trenchard (four) all made the list for the second year in a row. Carolina was the only school in the nation with four watch list members.
In all, 10 players return from the 2021 list of nominees, including last year's winner Charlotte North (Boston College), and returning finalists Moreno (UNC) and Ortega (UNC).
Congrats to our four @Tewaaraton nominees!https://t.co/gfNZfoq4CJ#GoHeels #WeGetTo | 🐏🥍 pic.twitter.com/ZTfastpuHD
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) April 22, 2022
25 women's nominees:
Catriona Barry, Duke - Grad. Student, Attack
Abby Bosco, Maryland - Grad. Student, Defense
Sarah Cooper, Syracuse - Sr., Defense
Aurora Cordingley, Maryland - Grad. Student, Attack
Katie Detwiler, Loyola - Sr., Defense
Lauren Gilbert, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Attack
Jill Girardi, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Midfield
Maddie Jenner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook - Soph., Midfield
Ally Mastroianni, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Midfield
Taylor Moreno, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Goalie
Charlotte North, Boston College - Grad. Student, Attack
Jamie Ortega, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Danielle Pavinelli, Florida - Soph., Attack
Isabella Peterson, James Madison - Soph., Attack
Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola - Grad. Student, Attack
Kyla Sears, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Belle Smith, Boston College - Soph., Midfield
Cassidy Spilis, Rutgers - Jr., Midfield
Emily Sterling, Maryland - Jr., Goalie
Sam Thacker, Denver - Jr., Defense
Emma Trenchard, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Sydney Watson, UConn - 5th year, Midfield
Arielle Weissman, Michigan - Grad. Student, Goalie
The Tewaaraton Award watch list was first unveiled on Feb. 10, with additions announced on March 10 and April 1. The five women's finalists will be announced in early May and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 2.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com.
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
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