2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Julia Dorsey
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- McDonogh
CAREER HONORS
- Also a member of the UNC women's soccer team
- 2022, 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
CAREER HIGHS
- Goals: 2 vs. High Point, 2/14/20
- Assists: 2 vs. High Point, 2/14/20
- Points: 4 vs. High Point, 2/14/20
- Ground Balls: 7 vs. High Point, 3/23/22
- Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Louisville, 3/13/22; vs. Pitt, 4/28/22
- Draw Controls: 5 at High Point, 3/23/22
SENIOR (2023) – Started the first 11 games before a season-ending injury cut her year short … Totaled 11 ground balls and seven caused turnovers … Dished out an assist vs. High Point on March 23 … Two ground balls in three separate contests … Two caused turnovers vs. Liberty on Feb. 15 and at Notre Dame on April 1 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
JUNIOR (2022) – Featured in 19 of 22 games, earning 15 starts … Finished the season with career-highs in ground balls (20), caused turnovers (11) and draw controls (12) … Tallied a career-high seven ground balls and five draw controls at High Point on March 23 … Previous game-highs were three for both ground balls and draw controls from the 2020 season … Recorded a career-high three caused turnovers against both Louisville on March 13 and Pitt on April 28 … Had a ground ball and a caused turnover against Boston College on May 29 as UNC won its third national title in program history … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
SOPHOMORE (2021) – A key contributor in the midfield ... Saw action in 19 of 21 games and contributed on both ends of the field ... Finished the year with a goal, three assists, eight ground balls and four draw controls ... Scored against Virginia on April 18 and had assists in three consecutive April games (Syracuse, Notre Dame and Virginia on April 16).
FRESHMAN (2020) – Saw action in all seven games, starting two ... Scored two goals, dished out two assists and finished with four points ... Connected on two of three free position attempts ... Tallied 13 ground balls, controlled seven draws and caused five turnovers.
UNC SOCCER – Also a member of the UNC women’s soccer team as a defender ... Is the sixth UNC student-athlete to play for the women's lacrosse and soccer teams, joining Sarah Dacey, Aubrey Falk, Elizabeth Lancaster, Katie Brooks and Maggie Bill ... Played in all 27 games as a freshman in 2019, starting 18 and totaling 1,903 minutes, the third most on the team ... Made the NCAA All-Tournament Team after helping the Tar Heels to the national championship game in 2019 ... Played and started in 12 games as a sophomore in 2020, recording one assist and logging 1,073 minutes ... Saw action in eight matches with six starts as a junior in 2021, scoring her first career goal at Boston College on Oct. 10 ... Played and started in 22 contests as a senior in 2022 ... Recorded one assist and had the game-winning goal vs. Florida State in the NCAA semifinals to send UNC to the title game.
HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked the No. 32 incoming freshman in the nation for 2020 by Inside Lacrosse ... 2019 Under Armour All-America section ... Four-year starter at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md., for Chris Robinson and Taylor Cummings, the only three-time winner of the Tewaaraton Award and a current member of the U.S. Women’s National Team ... Team captain as a senior ... Played club for the Sky Walkers Lacrosse Program ... Four-year starter and senior captain for the McDonogh soccer team ... 2018 All-America pick in soccer ... Played club for the Bethesda Soccer Club ... Also played basketball for four years at McDonogh ... Dean’s List student ... Part of One Love club.
PERSONAL – Julia Carroll Dorsey is the daughter of Jessica and Van Dorsey ... Her father played soccer at Middlebury College ... Has an older sister, Anna ... Birthday is August 8 ... Born in Baltimore, Md. ... Double major in political science and media & journalism ... Chose UNC because of the ability to pursue academic goals and compete at the highest level athletically, as well as the school spirit.
