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Ally Mastroianni in the national title game win over Boston College
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Mastroianni & Trenchard Win IWLCA National POY Awards
June 1, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL – The IWLCA has named four All-Americas from Division I as its 2022 positional Players of the Year, including a pair of Tar Heels. The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its winners on Wednesday afternoon after the completion of Carolina's 22-0, national championship season over Memorial Day Weekend.
Carolina graduate student Ally Mastroianni was named the National Midfielder of the Year, while senior teammate Emma Trenchard was the National Defender of the Year.
Boston College's Charlotte North was the overall player of the year and the attacker of the year. Maryland's Emily Sterling was the goalkeeper of the year.
Mastroianni earned the IWLCA Midfielder of the Year award after setting career-high marks in goals (48), points (57) and draw controls (136) during her final season with this year's national champions. Guiding the Tar Heels to their third national title, Mastroianni's tournament performance landed her a spot on this year's NCAA All-Tournament team. She is the two-time reigning Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year and a two-time IWLCA First Team All-America. She is also a two-time All-ACC honoree and a Tawaaraton Award Finalist. Upon conclusion of her collegiate career, Mastroianni was selected eighth overall in the 2022 Athletics Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.Â
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Trenchard played an important role for the Tar Heel defense, leading the No. 1 team in the country to a national championship with a perfect 22-0 record. This season, Trenchard claimed her second ACC Defender of the Year honor and is now a four-time, first-team Inside Lacrosse All-America pick. Trenchard claimed her third All-ACC and IWLCA All-America first-team honor this season after recording 23 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers. She finished her collegiate career with 104 ground balls and 61 caused turnovers. She was selected with the third overall pick in the 2022 AU Lacrosse College Draft after the season.
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Carolina graduate student Ally Mastroianni was named the National Midfielder of the Year, while senior teammate Emma Trenchard was the National Defender of the Year.
Boston College's Charlotte North was the overall player of the year and the attacker of the year. Maryland's Emily Sterling was the goalkeeper of the year.
Mastroianni earned the IWLCA Midfielder of the Year award after setting career-high marks in goals (48), points (57) and draw controls (136) during her final season with this year's national champions. Guiding the Tar Heels to their third national title, Mastroianni's tournament performance landed her a spot on this year's NCAA All-Tournament team. She is the two-time reigning Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year and a two-time IWLCA First Team All-America. She is also a two-time All-ACC honoree and a Tawaaraton Award Finalist. Upon conclusion of her collegiate career, Mastroianni was selected eighth overall in the 2022 Athletics Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.Â
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Trenchard played an important role for the Tar Heel defense, leading the No. 1 team in the country to a national championship with a perfect 22-0 record. This season, Trenchard claimed her second ACC Defender of the Year honor and is now a four-time, first-team Inside Lacrosse All-America pick. Trenchard claimed her third All-ACC and IWLCA All-America first-team honor this season after recording 23 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers. She finished her collegiate career with 104 ground balls and 61 caused turnovers. She was selected with the third overall pick in the 2022 AU Lacrosse College Draft after the season.
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ÂCongrats to Ally Mastroianni & Emma Trenchard for winning national player-of-the-year honors from the @IWLCA!https://t.co/quiNOvVUGd#GoHeels #WeGetTo pic.twitter.com/WUPIyupBju
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) June 1, 2022
DIVISION I
| Division I Player of the Year | Charlotte | North | Boston College | Graduate |
| Division I Positional Players of the Year | ||||
| Attacker of the Year | Charlotte | North | Boston College | Graduate |
| Midfielder of the Year | Ally | Mastroianni | North Carolina | Graduate |
| Defender of the Year | Emma | Trenchard | North Carolina | Senior |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Emily | Sterling | Maryland | Junior |
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