2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Walker-Welch, Brooklyn
Jersey Number 45
Brooklyn Walker-Welch
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Courtice, Ontario
- High School:
- The Hill Academy
Bio
CAREER HONORS
SUMMER (2025) – Led Canada to silver medals at the Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championships in Auburndale, Fla. and The World Games in Chengdu, China ... Earned a spot on the all-tournament team at teh Pan-American Championships ... Named to the six-woman All-World Team at The World Games.
R-JUNIOR (2025) – Started all 21 games she appeared in ... Tabbed first-team All-America by the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse ... A second-team All-American by Nike Lacrosse Media ... A Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee ... A first-team IWLCA All-South Region selection ... A first-team All-ACC pick... No. 4 (No. 1 defender) on ILWomen’s preseason ‘Top 50 Players for 2025’ list ... First career goal at Liberty, also with two ground balls and one caused turnover ... One goal, three caused turnovers, two ground balls at #5 Florida ... Named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 18 ... One ground ball, one caused turnover vs. #4 Syracuse ... Three caused turnovers at Louisville ... Two ground balls, two caused turnovers vs. Temple ... One goal, two caused turnovers, three ground balls vs. #9 Clemson ... Two ground balls at #3 Northwestern ... Four groundballs and a draw control vs. #1 Boston College ... Three groundballs and one caused turnover at ECU ... One caused turnover vs. Cal ... One groundball at #10 Duke ... Two groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control vs. #16 Clemson in the ACC Semis ... Two groundballs and a caused turnover against #14 Clemson in the NCAA Second Round ... One groundball vs. #8 Princeton in the NCAA Quarters ... A groundball and a caused turnover against #4 Florida in the NCAA Semis ... A groundball and a caused turnover vs. #3 Northwestern in the NCAA Championship game.
CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM (FALL 2024) – Earned silver at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women's Box Championship in Utica, N.Y. ... It was the first time World Lacrosse had ever hosted a women's box championship ... Finished the tournament with two goals, four assists and six points across seven games ... Scored Canada's first goal in the gold-medal game ... Key reason why Canada did not concede a goal during pool play.
JUNIOR (2024) – Redshirted the 2024 season … First Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse … Named team co-captain.
SOPHOMORE (2023) – First Team All-America by ILWomen … Third Team All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine and IWLCA … All-South Region First Team … All-ACC First Team … ACC All-Tournament Team … Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Preseason All-ACC … Second Team Preseason All-America by ILWomen … Third Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Started 19 games, earning a starting role in 18 … Anchor of UNC’s defense that limited opponents to a league-leading 8.4 goals per game … Ranked second on the team with 28 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers … 29 ground balls is her single-season career high … Two ground balls and three caused turnovers vs. #7 Florida on Feb. 18 … Totaled six ground balls and three caused turnovers in the ACC Tournament, limiting #2 Syracuse to its fewest goals all season in the semifinals … Three ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control vs. #4 Boston College in the ACC Championships on April 30 … Career-high five ground balls vs. Sacred Heart in the NCAA First Round on May 12, also with two caused turnovers.
CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM (SUMMER 2022) – Earned gold with Canada at The World Games in Birmingham, Ala., which was the first time World Lacrosse Sixes was ever contested at the event … Helped her team to an undefeated 5-0 record during the championship, which was Canada's first gold medal for the senior women’s national team in history … Finished the tournament with three goals, one assist, four points, five ground balls and two draw controls … Had an assist and two ground balls in the thrilling, 14-12 title-game win over the U.S. … Recorded two goals, one ground ball and one draw control in a 10-7 win over Haudenosaunee … Also earned silver with Canada at the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship in Towson, Md. … Concluded the world championship with two draw controls, three caused turnovers and seven ground balls across six contests … Registered two ground balls in the gold medal game vs. the U.S.
FRESHMAN (2022) – All-America Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse … All-South Region Second Team by IWLCA … ACC All-Freshman Team … Had a standout rookie season as one of eight Tar Heels to start in all 22 matches, and the only freshman to do so … Staple of Carolina’s defense that limited opponents to just 8.5 goals per game … Ranked second on the roster with 19 caused turnovers … Had a career-high three caused turnovers against Duke on April 21 … Finished the year with 18 ground balls … Assisted one of Scottie Rose Growney’s goals at Florida on Feb. 19.
HIGH SCHOOL – Named an incoming freshman "On the Rise" for the 2022 season by Inside Lacrosse ... Played for Team Canada at the 2019 U19 World Cup … Named team captain as a senior at The Hill Academy in Caledon, Ontario … Played box lacrosse for 10 years before transitioning to field lacrosse … Named an Ontario Scholar … Graduated as valedictorian.
PERSONAL – Brooklyn Sikara Walker-Welch is the daughter of Lisa Walker and Stephen Welch … Birthday is February 17 … Born in Markham, Ontario, Canada ... Majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in French ... Chose UNC because she fell in love with the campus, it has great lacrosse, she knew she could compete for a national championship and get a great education.
- 2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Silver Medalist
- 2025 The World Games Silver Medalist
- 2025 First Team All-America (IWLCA, USA Lacrosse)
- 2025 Second Team All-America (Nike Lacrosse Media)
- 2025 Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee
- 2025 IWLCA First Team All-South Region
- 2025 First Team All-ACC
- 2023 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- 2023 First Team All-America (ILWomen)
- 2023 Third Team All-America (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
- 2023 Third Team All-America (IWLCA)
- 2022 All-America Honorable Mention (Inside Lacrosse)
- 2022 All-America Honorable Mention (USA Lacrosse)
- 2023 IWLCA All-South Region Third Team
- 2022 IWLCA All-South Region Second Team
- 2023 All-ACC First Team
- 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2023 ACC All-Tournament Team
- Ground Balls: 5 vs. Sacred Heart, 5/12/23
- Caused Turnovers: 3 (4x) last at Louisville, 2/28/25
SUMMER (2025) – Led Canada to silver medals at the Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championships in Auburndale, Fla. and The World Games in Chengdu, China ... Earned a spot on the all-tournament team at teh Pan-American Championships ... Named to the six-woman All-World Team at The World Games.
R-JUNIOR (2025) – Started all 21 games she appeared in ... Tabbed first-team All-America by the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse ... A second-team All-American by Nike Lacrosse Media ... A Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee ... A first-team IWLCA All-South Region selection ... A first-team All-ACC pick... No. 4 (No. 1 defender) on ILWomen’s preseason ‘Top 50 Players for 2025’ list ... First career goal at Liberty, also with two ground balls and one caused turnover ... One goal, three caused turnovers, two ground balls at #5 Florida ... Named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 18 ... One ground ball, one caused turnover vs. #4 Syracuse ... Three caused turnovers at Louisville ... Two ground balls, two caused turnovers vs. Temple ... One goal, two caused turnovers, three ground balls vs. #9 Clemson ... Two ground balls at #3 Northwestern ... Four groundballs and a draw control vs. #1 Boston College ... Three groundballs and one caused turnover at ECU ... One caused turnover vs. Cal ... One groundball at #10 Duke ... Two groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control vs. #16 Clemson in the ACC Semis ... Two groundballs and a caused turnover against #14 Clemson in the NCAA Second Round ... One groundball vs. #8 Princeton in the NCAA Quarters ... A groundball and a caused turnover against #4 Florida in the NCAA Semis ... A groundball and a caused turnover vs. #3 Northwestern in the NCAA Championship game.
CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM (FALL 2024) – Earned silver at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women's Box Championship in Utica, N.Y. ... It was the first time World Lacrosse had ever hosted a women's box championship ... Finished the tournament with two goals, four assists and six points across seven games ... Scored Canada's first goal in the gold-medal game ... Key reason why Canada did not concede a goal during pool play.
JUNIOR (2024) – Redshirted the 2024 season … First Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse … Named team co-captain.
SOPHOMORE (2023) – First Team All-America by ILWomen … Third Team All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine and IWLCA … All-South Region First Team … All-ACC First Team … ACC All-Tournament Team … Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Preseason All-ACC … Second Team Preseason All-America by ILWomen … Third Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Started 19 games, earning a starting role in 18 … Anchor of UNC’s defense that limited opponents to a league-leading 8.4 goals per game … Ranked second on the team with 28 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers … 29 ground balls is her single-season career high … Two ground balls and three caused turnovers vs. #7 Florida on Feb. 18 … Totaled six ground balls and three caused turnovers in the ACC Tournament, limiting #2 Syracuse to its fewest goals all season in the semifinals … Three ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control vs. #4 Boston College in the ACC Championships on April 30 … Career-high five ground balls vs. Sacred Heart in the NCAA First Round on May 12, also with two caused turnovers.
CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM (SUMMER 2022) – Earned gold with Canada at The World Games in Birmingham, Ala., which was the first time World Lacrosse Sixes was ever contested at the event … Helped her team to an undefeated 5-0 record during the championship, which was Canada's first gold medal for the senior women’s national team in history … Finished the tournament with three goals, one assist, four points, five ground balls and two draw controls … Had an assist and two ground balls in the thrilling, 14-12 title-game win over the U.S. … Recorded two goals, one ground ball and one draw control in a 10-7 win over Haudenosaunee … Also earned silver with Canada at the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship in Towson, Md. … Concluded the world championship with two draw controls, three caused turnovers and seven ground balls across six contests … Registered two ground balls in the gold medal game vs. the U.S.
FRESHMAN (2022) – All-America Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse … All-South Region Second Team by IWLCA … ACC All-Freshman Team … Had a standout rookie season as one of eight Tar Heels to start in all 22 matches, and the only freshman to do so … Staple of Carolina’s defense that limited opponents to just 8.5 goals per game … Ranked second on the roster with 19 caused turnovers … Had a career-high three caused turnovers against Duke on April 21 … Finished the year with 18 ground balls … Assisted one of Scottie Rose Growney’s goals at Florida on Feb. 19.
HIGH SCHOOL – Named an incoming freshman "On the Rise" for the 2022 season by Inside Lacrosse ... Played for Team Canada at the 2019 U19 World Cup … Named team captain as a senior at The Hill Academy in Caledon, Ontario … Played box lacrosse for 10 years before transitioning to field lacrosse … Named an Ontario Scholar … Graduated as valedictorian.
PERSONAL – Brooklyn Sikara Walker-Welch is the daughter of Lisa Walker and Stephen Welch … Birthday is February 17 … Born in Markham, Ontario, Canada ... Majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in French ... Chose UNC because she fell in love with the campus, it has great lacrosse, she knew she could compete for a national championship and get a great education.
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