2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Olivia Ferrucci
- Position:
- Attack/Midfield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Naples, Fla.
- High School:
- Barron Collier
Junior (2019) – A key part of the Carolina offensive unit ... Posted seven multigoal games in 2019 ... Tied her career high with five goals in the NCAA Tournament vs. Florida ... Tallied seven goals and seven assists in three NCAA Tournament games ... Scored a career-high five goals in the win at Duke ... Posted a career-best six points (three goals, three assists) in the ACC semifinal vs. Duke ... Had two of her best games with three goals and two assists against both Northwestern and Florida ... Had a then career-high three assists in the ACC Tournament against Duke ... Recorded a goal and a career-high four assists in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Virginia ... Tallied a goal and three assists in the NCAA semifinal vs. Boston College.
Sophomore (2018) – Appeared in 20 games, starting five (including the NCAA quarterfinal win over Northwestern) ... Was one of the top Tar Heel offensive threats off the bench ... Tallied 15 goals and eight assists on the season ... Also had 11 ground balls ... Scored a season-high two goals in five different games, including each of the three NCAA Tournament games ... Had a season-high two assists against Liberty and a season-high three points against Liberty, Canisius and Virginia Tech (NCAA Tournament).
2017 Season – Missed the season due to a left knee injury and subsequent surgery.
Freshman (2016) – One of the top freshmen in the nation and among UNC’s top offensive threats early in the spring of 2016 ... Started the first eight games of the season ... Scored goals in eight of the nine games in which she played ... Had a season-high three goals vs. High Point ... Tallied a season-high five points against San Diego State (two goals and a season-high three assists) ... Had five multigoal games ... Suffered a knee injury at Northwestern on March 20 and missed the remainder of the season ... Named the No. 5 incoming freshman in the nation for 2016 by Inside Lacrosse.
High School – A 2015 Under Armour All-America ... Earned a spot on the All-ILWomen High School Team as one of the top 20 players in the nation ... Nike/U.S. Lacrosse South Region Player of the Year in 2015 ... Four-time first-team U.S. Lacrosse All-America ... Three-time Under Armour Underclass Team South ... 2015 USA Today All-USA First Team ... Tallied 117 goals, 57 assists, 102 draw controls, 71 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers in leading Barron Collier to a 22-2 record in 2015 ... Played for her father, Mick Ferrucci, at Barron Collier ... Set career school records for goals (361), assists (195), points (556), draw controls (308), ground balls (297) and caused turnovers (238) ... Also played four years of varsity basketball, earning team MVP honors as a senior and serving as a two-time team captain ... Named her school’s top female athlete in 2015 ... Summa Cum Laude graduate ... Two-time Barron Collier Student of the Year ... National Honor Society ... Active in environmental causes.
Personal – Olivia Ferrucci is the daughter of Mick and Kay Ferrucci ... Birthday is June 26 ... Born in Providence, R.I. ... An open water certified scuba diver ... Also interested in spearfishing, free diving and pottery ... Her father played ice hockey and her mother played basketball in college ... Majoring in management and society.
