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Four Tar Heels Go In Top Eight Of Athletes Unlimited WLAX Draft
June 1, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL—Four national champion All-Americas from the University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team went in the first eight overall picks as the Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse professional league held its draft on Tuesday night.
Senior attacker Jamie Ortega was the No. 2 overall pick, senior defender Emma Trenchard went No. 3, graduate student goalie Taylor Moreno went No. 5 and graduate student midfielder Ally Mastroianni went No. 8. Fifteen total players were drafted and will play in the league's second season at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., from July 21 to August 14.
Boston College's Charlotte North was the top overall pick.
2022 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse Draft Results
1. Charlotte North, A, Boston College
2. Jamie Ortega, A, North Carolina
3. Emma Trenchard, D, North Carolina
4. Aurora Cordingley, A, Maryland
5. Taylor Moreno, G, North Carolina
6. Sydney Watson, M, UConn
7. Courtney Taylor, D, Boston College
8. Ally Mastroianni, M, North Carolina
9. Lauren Gilbert, A, Northwestern
10. Jill Girardi, M, Northwestern
11. Paulina DiFatta, G, Pitt
12. Livy Rosenzweig, A, Loyola
13. Emily Hawryschuk, A, Syracuse
14. Ally Palermo, D, Northwestern
15. Arielle Weissman, G, Michigan
Senior attacker Jamie Ortega was the No. 2 overall pick, senior defender Emma Trenchard went No. 3, graduate student goalie Taylor Moreno went No. 5 and graduate student midfielder Ally Mastroianni went No. 8. Fifteen total players were drafted and will play in the league's second season at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., from July 21 to August 14.
Boston College's Charlotte North was the top overall pick.
2022 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse Draft Results
1. Charlotte North, A, Boston College
2. Jamie Ortega, A, North Carolina
3. Emma Trenchard, D, North Carolina
4. Aurora Cordingley, A, Maryland
5. Taylor Moreno, G, North Carolina
6. Sydney Watson, M, UConn
7. Courtney Taylor, D, Boston College
8. Ally Mastroianni, M, North Carolina
9. Lauren Gilbert, A, Northwestern
10. Jill Girardi, M, Northwestern
11. Paulina DiFatta, G, Pitt
12. Livy Rosenzweig, A, Loyola
13. Emily Hawryschuk, A, Syracuse
14. Ally Palermo, D, Northwestern
15. Arielle Weissman, G, Michigan
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