Ella Cabrera

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Northport, N.Y.
High School:
Northport

CAREER HIGHS

Goals: 1 vs. High Point, 2/25/24; at ECU, 4/9/25
Points: 1 vs. High Point, 2/25/24; at ECU, 4/9/25

JUNIOR (2025) – Appeared in nine games ... One draw control at Liberty ... One goal and one groundball at ECU ... Claimed a spot on the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2024) – Saw action in four games … Scored her first career goal vs. High Point on Feb. 25, which was her first career point … Also subbed in against #6 James Madison (Feb. 10), #7 Syracuse (March 16) and #25 Duke (April 18).

FRESHMAN (2023) – Appeared in five games during her first season in Chapel Hill … Had one draw control vs. High Point on March 23 … Also subbed in vs. #17 Clemson in the ACC Quarterfinals on April 26 and vs. Sacred Heart in the NCAA First Round on May 12.

HIGH SCHOOL — All-American … Under Armour All-America game participant … Two-time Academic All-American … Played lacrosse at Northport High School under head coach Carol Rose … Led her team to three Long Island championships and three Suffolk County Class A championships … Helped her team win the New York Class A state title in 2019 … Two-time Under Armour All-America Long Island Highlight Team selection … Two-time Under Armour All-America Long Island Command Team selection … Two-time Suffolk County All-County honoree … Named Suffolk County All-League in 2020 and Suffolk County All-Division in 2019 … Tabbed the Suffolk County Rookie of the Year in 2018 … Named the Northport Midfielder of the Year in 2019 and 2022 … Earned Newsday First Team Long Island honors as a senior … Played club lacrosse for Long Island Yellow Jackets under Alexis Curcio … Also played basketball and ran cross country and indoor track in high school … Member of the National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society.

PERSONAL — Ella Marie Cabrera is the daughter of Kerri and Tony Cabrera … Father played lacrosse at Stony Brook … Has two siblings, Emerson and Greyson … Older sister, Emerson, played lacrosse at Florida from 2019-23 … Birthday is January 13 … Majoring in business … Chose UNC because it was a place where she could challenge herself academically and athletically, and she loved the family culture of the team.