2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Melissa Sconone
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- East Islip, N.Y.
- High School:
- East Islip
SENIOR (2023) – Played in all 21 games … Earning her first career start on Senior Day against #1 Syracuse on April 15 where she scored the first goal of the game … Finished the year with 13 goals, 13 assists and 26 points, all which were single-season career-highs … Dished out a career-high five assists vs. High Point on March 23 … Notched two goals at Duke on April 20, her first multi-goal game since 2021 … Had two goals and two assists vs. #2 Syracuse in the ACC Semifinals on April 28 … Also had a pair of goals vs. #4 Boston College in the ACC Championship on April 30 … Recorded three assists vs. Sacred Heart in the NCAA First Round on May 12 … First career hat trick vs. #17 Richmond on May 14 in the NCAA Second Round, also tallying an assist for a game-high four points ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
JUNIOR (2022) – Saw action in 17 games as a key reserve … Finished the season with four goals, eight assists and 12 points … Had a career-high four assists at Pitt on Feb. 24.
SOPHOMORE (2021) – Played in 20 of 21 games on the season ... Finished with career highs of 13 goals, 12 assists and 25 points ... Able to provide instant offense off the bench for the attack unit with her powerful, left-handed shot ... Scored goals in 11 games, including a season-high two against Vanderbilt and in the ACC final against Syracuse ... Had assists in nine different games, including a career-high three against James Madison in the NCAA Tournament second round ... Had two goals and one assist for three points in the ACC final win over Syracuse ... Then had a goal and a career-high three assists for a career-high four points in the next game against JMU ... Had four goals and five assists for nine points in a three-game span against Syracuse, JMU and Stony Brook (in the NCAA quarterfinals).
FRESHMAN (2020) – Played in all seven games as an attacker ... Led all UNC freshmen in points with 10 on five goals and five assists ... Also recorded three ground balls.
HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked the No. 47 incoming freshman in the nation for 2020 by Inside Lacrosse ... Four-year letterwinner at East Islip High School in East Islip, N.Y., for Coach Steve Levy ... Also played basketball and field hockey.
PERSONAL – Melissa Ann Sconone is the daughter of Maureen and Bob Sconone ... Birthday is July 10 ... Born on Long Island, N.Y. ... Has two older brothers, Robert and Sean ... Sean played lacrosse at the UMass Amherst, where he earned the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award as the nation’s most outstanding goalie in 2019 ... Sean is currently a member of Major League Lacrosse’s Chrome and won the Warrior Goalie of the Year Award in 2019 ... Wears No. 50, the same number her brothers wore in high school ... Majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in coaching ... Chose UNC because of its standard of excellence through both academics and athletics.
