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USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Team Includes Five Tar Heels
January 22, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Five North Carolina women's lacrosse players have been named USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. Preseason All-Americas were compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with consultation from college coaches.
Brooklyn Walker-Welch, one of the best defenders in the country, landed on the first team while midfielder Darcy Felter as well as attackers Caroline Godine, Ashley Humphrey and Marissa White were named honorable mention.
Carolina's five selections are tied for second-most in the nation.
A redshirt-junior, Walker-Welch makes her return to the field after missing the entirety of the 2024 season due to injury. She garnered ILWomen First Team All-America, All-South Region First Team and All-ACC First Team accolades as a sophomore in 2023 after anchoring UNC's defense which limited opponents to an ACC-leading 8.4 goals per game in addition to recording 29 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers.
Felter, now a junior, had a breakout season in 2024. She played in all 17 games and set single-season career highs in every category: goals (24), assists (7), points (31), ground balls (12) and caused turnovers (3). She had six multi-goal and seven multi-point games, highlighted by a career-high five goals, seven points and four ground balls at Pitt. Felter also nabbed a spot on the U.S. U20 National Training Team.
Godine enters her junior campaign after a formidable sophomore season where she played in every contest and earned a start in 14. She finished the year ranked third on the team with 47 points and 20 assists as well as fourth with 27 goals. She recorded at least one point in all but three games, ending with 13 multi-point games, and tallied her 100th career point after a goal and an assist vs. Virginia in the ACC Quarterfinals.
Pacing the Tar Heels' offense last season was Humphrey who had a team-high 38 assists and 57 points during her first season in Chapel Hill while also scoring 19 goals. The graduate attacker is the current active Division I leader with 3.17 assists per game, also ranking second with 168 career assists and third with 4.83 points per game. She was tabbed Honorable Mention All-America by both USA Lacrosse and ILWomen.
Also eager to suit up again after being sidelined by injury in 2024 is White, who enters her redshirt-sophomore season. She ended her freshman campaign in 2023 with a team-best 46 goals, also adding three assists for 49 points. The attacker had 14 multi-point games, was picked to the ACC All-Freshman Team and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors by USA Lacrosse Magazine.
Walker-Welch (No. 4), Humphrey (No. 26) and White (No. 30) were named to Inside Lacrosse's Top 50 College Players for 2025 list.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Brooklyn Walker-Welch, one of the best defenders in the country, landed on the first team while midfielder Darcy Felter as well as attackers Caroline Godine, Ashley Humphrey and Marissa White were named honorable mention.
Carolina's five selections are tied for second-most in the nation.
A redshirt-junior, Walker-Welch makes her return to the field after missing the entirety of the 2024 season due to injury. She garnered ILWomen First Team All-America, All-South Region First Team and All-ACC First Team accolades as a sophomore in 2023 after anchoring UNC's defense which limited opponents to an ACC-leading 8.4 goals per game in addition to recording 29 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers.
Felter, now a junior, had a breakout season in 2024. She played in all 17 games and set single-season career highs in every category: goals (24), assists (7), points (31), ground balls (12) and caused turnovers (3). She had six multi-goal and seven multi-point games, highlighted by a career-high five goals, seven points and four ground balls at Pitt. Felter also nabbed a spot on the U.S. U20 National Training Team.
Godine enters her junior campaign after a formidable sophomore season where she played in every contest and earned a start in 14. She finished the year ranked third on the team with 47 points and 20 assists as well as fourth with 27 goals. She recorded at least one point in all but three games, ending with 13 multi-point games, and tallied her 100th career point after a goal and an assist vs. Virginia in the ACC Quarterfinals.
Pacing the Tar Heels' offense last season was Humphrey who had a team-high 38 assists and 57 points during her first season in Chapel Hill while also scoring 19 goals. The graduate attacker is the current active Division I leader with 3.17 assists per game, also ranking second with 168 career assists and third with 4.83 points per game. She was tabbed Honorable Mention All-America by both USA Lacrosse and ILWomen.
Also eager to suit up again after being sidelined by injury in 2024 is White, who enters her redshirt-sophomore season. She ended her freshman campaign in 2023 with a team-best 46 goals, also adding three assists for 49 points. The attacker had 14 multi-point games, was picked to the ACC All-Freshman Team and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors by USA Lacrosse Magazine.
Walker-Welch (No. 4), Humphrey (No. 26) and White (No. 30) were named to Inside Lacrosse's Top 50 College Players for 2025 list.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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