2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Dellaperuta, Talia
Jersey Number 24
Talia Dellaperuta
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cumming, Ga.
- High School:
- West Forsyth
Bio
Senior Season (2023)
Served as team co-captain • One of nine Tar Heels to play in all 23 matches • Earned a starting role in 15 contests, including three of UNC’s four NCAA Tournament games • Logged 1,109 minutes, highlighted by a season-high 76 minutes versus both Notre Dame and BYU • Capped off her senior season with one goal and one assist for three points • Lone goal of the year came against Gardner-Webb • Dished out an assist versus Towson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament • Attempted 17 shots, including six on target.
United States U-23 WYNT (2023)
Named to the U.S. Under-23 Women's Youth National Team roster for the Thorns Preseason Tournament, which included three matches against NWSL teams.
Junior Season (2022)
Played in 15 matches and made eight starts • Didn't make her season debut until Sept. 25 after returning from the U-20 World Cup • Started all six matches of the NCAA Tournament • Tallied four goals and three assists during the season • Averaged 44 minutes per match • Played a season-high 66 minutes at Notre Dame and versus UCLA in the national championship match • Scored a goal in three consecutive NCAA Tournament matches against Georgia, BYU and Notre Dame • UNC was 6-0 in matches she scored a point • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
United States U-20 WYNT (2022)
Named to the United States Women's Under-20 World Cup Team • Competed for the the U.S. at the Concacaf Under-20 World Championships, leading the Americans the title, securing a spot in the World Cup • scored five goals during World Cup qualifying • nailed the game-winning penalty kick against the Netherlands to capture the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup in France.
Sophomore Season (2021)
Played in only eight games due to injury • Made just one appearance in the first 11 games, playing 32 minutes against Arkansas • Started matches against Arkansas, NC State and Florida State • Scored her lone goal of the year in the regular season finale against Miami • Played in each of the final seven games, seeing over 40 minutes of action four times • Credited with a season-high five shots at NC State • Recorded an shot on goal in six games.
Freshman Season (2020-21)
All-ACC Freshman Team Selection • Started all 12 games of the fall 2020 season and made seven starts during the spring • Made immediate impact on the Tar Heel's starting XI • Assumed a starting role from the season-opener and continued throughout season • Recorded her first career goal at Syracuse on Oct. 15 • Scored in the next game, at Boston College, on Oct. 18 • Recorded first assist of her career at Louisville • Recorded her first career brace against Delaware on March 20 in a 5-0 win • Scored again against Columbus State on April 13 • Took 36 shots and landed 19 on goal • Played in 1,395 minutes during the season • Ended her freshman campaign with five goals and two assists
High School
Attended West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga. • U17 World Cup qualifier champion • U17 World Cup roster • U20 World Cup qualifier champion • Achieved Honor Roll recognition all four years of high school
Personal
Daughter of Barbara and Adam DellaPeruta • Sister of Tori and Joseph DellaPeruta • Sister, Tori, is sophomore on the Carolina women's soccer team • Born in Bitburg, Germany on March 19 • Family currently lives in Cumming, Ga.
Served as team co-captain • One of nine Tar Heels to play in all 23 matches • Earned a starting role in 15 contests, including three of UNC’s four NCAA Tournament games • Logged 1,109 minutes, highlighted by a season-high 76 minutes versus both Notre Dame and BYU • Capped off her senior season with one goal and one assist for three points • Lone goal of the year came against Gardner-Webb • Dished out an assist versus Towson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament • Attempted 17 shots, including six on target.
United States U-23 WYNT (2023)
Named to the U.S. Under-23 Women's Youth National Team roster for the Thorns Preseason Tournament, which included three matches against NWSL teams.
Junior Season (2022)
Played in 15 matches and made eight starts • Didn't make her season debut until Sept. 25 after returning from the U-20 World Cup • Started all six matches of the NCAA Tournament • Tallied four goals and three assists during the season • Averaged 44 minutes per match • Played a season-high 66 minutes at Notre Dame and versus UCLA in the national championship match • Scored a goal in three consecutive NCAA Tournament matches against Georgia, BYU and Notre Dame • UNC was 6-0 in matches she scored a point • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
United States U-20 WYNT (2022)
Named to the United States Women's Under-20 World Cup Team • Competed for the the U.S. at the Concacaf Under-20 World Championships, leading the Americans the title, securing a spot in the World Cup • scored five goals during World Cup qualifying • nailed the game-winning penalty kick against the Netherlands to capture the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup in France.
Sophomore Season (2021)
Played in only eight games due to injury • Made just one appearance in the first 11 games, playing 32 minutes against Arkansas • Started matches against Arkansas, NC State and Florida State • Scored her lone goal of the year in the regular season finale against Miami • Played in each of the final seven games, seeing over 40 minutes of action four times • Credited with a season-high five shots at NC State • Recorded an shot on goal in six games.
Freshman Season (2020-21)
All-ACC Freshman Team Selection • Started all 12 games of the fall 2020 season and made seven starts during the spring • Made immediate impact on the Tar Heel's starting XI • Assumed a starting role from the season-opener and continued throughout season • Recorded her first career goal at Syracuse on Oct. 15 • Scored in the next game, at Boston College, on Oct. 18 • Recorded first assist of her career at Louisville • Recorded her first career brace against Delaware on March 20 in a 5-0 win • Scored again against Columbus State on April 13 • Took 36 shots and landed 19 on goal • Played in 1,395 minutes during the season • Ended her freshman campaign with five goals and two assists
High School
Attended West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga. • U17 World Cup qualifier champion • U17 World Cup roster • U20 World Cup qualifier champion • Achieved Honor Roll recognition all four years of high school
Personal
Daughter of Barbara and Adam DellaPeruta • Sister of Tori and Joseph DellaPeruta • Sister, Tori, is sophomore on the Carolina women's soccer team • Born in Bitburg, Germany on March 19 • Family currently lives in Cumming, Ga.
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