Alex Moore

Position:
Defend/Midfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Millstone Township, N.J.
High School:
Allentown

General - Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy’s Rising Stars program ... Transferred to Carolina in the summer of 2014. ... ACC Honor Roll member.

Junior (2016) – Changed roles and became one of the first Tar Heel defenders off the bench in key moments throughout the season ... Saw action in 15 games as a reserve on the defensive half of the field, transitioning nicely after playing on offense in 2015 ... Scored a goal at High Point early in the year ... Totaled 11 ground balls, three draw controls and four caused turnovers ... Had a season-best three ground balls in the NCAA championship game win over Maryland, playing a key role after senior captain Kelly Devlin was ejected after committing two yellow card violations ...Also had two ground balls in the NCAA semifinals vs. Penn State and two draw controls in the NCAA win over Duke ... Worked as a nurse extern at Centrastate Hospital in Freehold, N.J., in the summer of 2016.

Sophomore (2015) - In her first year as a Tar Heel, saw action in 15 games, starting the first nine .... Finished the year with 13 goals and four assists ... Had a season-high four goals with an assist in her first game at Carolina (Feb. 1 vs. James Madison) ... Followed that up with four goals in the next game, a win at No. 3 Florida ... Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 10 after scoring four goals in each of her first two games as a Tar Heel ... Dished out a season-high two assists in the win over Elon.

Freshman at USC (2014) - Led USC in goals as a freshman ... Led the Trojans with 35 goals and was second on the team with 11 assists and 46 total points in '14 ... Earned MPSF All-Conference Second Team honors ... Started all 18 games for the Trojans, finishing the year with 11 free position goals (sixth in the conference), 15 draw controls (fourth on the team), 12 ground balls and six caused turnovers ... Scored a pair of game-winning goals and scored a goal in 16 of 18 games on the season.

High School - Played her prep lacrosse at Allentown High School ... ILWomen.com named her one of the nation's top 25 incoming freshmen prior to the 2014 season ... A 2013 Under Armour All-America and two-time US Lacrosse All-America ... One of the best players in New Jersey history and an honor student in the classroom ... Set the state single-season scoring record as a junior in 2012, then set the state career scoring record as a senior ... Finished her prep career with 434 goals and 219 assists ... Decorated student in the classroom who was a member of the National Honor Society, Science Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal - A native of Millstone Township, N.J. ... Birthday is May 4 ... Alexandra Brooke Moore is the daughter of Scott and Nicole Moore ... Her father played lacrosse at Rutgers University ... Majoring in nursing.