Ortega Wins Two National Weekly Awards

CHAPEL HILL—University of North Carolina women's lacrosse attacker Jamie Ortega won a pair of national player-of-the-week awards this week after her record-setting game in the ACC Tournament championship game against Boston College on May 7.

USA Lacrosse Magazine and IWLCA
Offensive Player of the Week
Jamie Ortega – University of North Carolina

Named Attacker of the Year by the ACC for a second consecutive time in her career, Ortega led the undefeated No. 1 Tar Heels to a sixth consecutive ACC Championship Title, defeating No. 2 Boston College, 16-9, this past Saturday. Ortega was named tournament MVP after scoring nine points in the championship (four goals, career-high five assists), while breaking the ACC's career points record. Ortega also set a championship game record with five assists and matched the title game record with her nine points. The Tar Heels await their first opponent as they enter the NCAA DI Championship tournament as the top seed with a bye in the first round.

Players Mentioned

Jamie Ortega

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