2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Naomi Lerner
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, N.C.
- High School:
- Durham Academy
Junior (2017) – Took the field in seven games, including the ACC Tournament win over Duke and the NCAA win over Virginia ... Named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore (2016) – Played in six games ... Scored her first career goal in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech .... Had two ground balls and one draw control on the year ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Worked as a communications fellow in the summer of 2016 for the Roy Cooper gubernatorial campaign.
Freshman (2015) - Took the field for three games ... Played in Tar Heel wins over High Point, Elon and Virginia Tech (in the regular season) ... Caused a turnover against High Point ... ACC Honor Roll member.
High School - Earned 11 varsity letters (four each in lacrosse and basketball and three in field hockey) at Durham Academy ... Served as team captain in three sports ... As a senior on the lacrosse field, she led her team in ground balls and caused turnovers and was second in assists and fourth in goals ... Picked up honorable mention All-America and Academic All-America honors along the way. An honor roll student all four years of high school, she was the leader of the Durham Academy chapter of WISER (Women's Institute of Secondary Education and Research) Club, which raises money to fund an all-girls school in Kenya.
Personal - Naomi Rebekah Van Horner Lerner is the daughter of Steve Lerner and Sharon Van Horn ... Birthday is May 24 ... Her sister also attends Carolina ... Majoring in political science in the honors program and minoring in entrepreneurship.
