2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Emily Nalls
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glenwood, Md.
- High School:
- Glenelg
CAREER HONORS
- 2024 Second Team All-America (IWLCA)
- 2024 Second Team All-America (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
- 2024 IWLCA Senior All-Star game participant
- 2023, 2024 Tewaaraton Award Top-25 nominee
- 2022, 2023, 2024 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- 2023 First Team All-America (IWLCA)
- 2022, 2023, 2024 Second Team All-America (ILWomen)
- 2022, 2023 Third Team All-America (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
- 2022 Third Team All-America (IWLCA)
- 2022, 2023, 2024 IWLCA All-South Region First Team
- 2023, 2024 All-ACC First Team
- 2022 All-ACC Second Team
- 2023 ACC All-Tournament Team
- 2020 All-Rookie Team (Inside Lacrosse)
- 2023, 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At Large Team
- 2022, 2023, 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (3/29/22)
CAREER HIGHS
- Goals: 1 (7x), last vs. Virginia Tech, 4/6/24
- Assists: 1 (6x), last at Syracuse, 3/16/24
- Points: 1 (13x), last vs. Virginia Tech, 4/6/24
- Ground Balls: 10 at High Point, 3/23/22
- Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Clemson, 4/26/23
- Draw Controls: 9 at High Point, 3/23/22
- Starts: T-2nd (88, 2020-24)
- Appearances: T-2nd (88, 2020-24)
- Single Game Ground Balls: 1st (10, 3/23/22)
GRADUATE (2024) – Tewaaraton Award top-25 nominee … Second Team All-America by IWLCA, ILWomen and USA Lacrosse … IWLCA All-South Region First Team … All-ACC First Team … First Team Preseason All-America by ILWomen … Second Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse … Preseason All-ACC … One of three Tar Heels to start all 17 games … Finished the year with two goals, one assist, three points, 32 ground balls, 28 caused turnovers and 60 draw controls … For the fourth year in a row, led the team with 32 ground balls … Also ranked first on the roster with 28 caused turnovers for the third straight season … Ranked second on the team with 60 draw controls, a new single-season career high … Scored in back-to-back games at #4 Boston College on March 3 and vs. Virginia Tech on April 6 … Dished out an assist at #7 Syracuse on March 16 … Saw a season-high three caused turnovers four times and a season-high four ground balls three times … Had five games with 5+ draw controls … Had a season-high eight draw controls at #6 James Madison on Feb. 10 in the season opener … Recorded her 150th career draw control vs. East Carolina on March 12 … Four ground balls, three caused turnovers and seven draw controls at Pitt on April 13 … Four ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls vs. #25 Duke on April 18 … Named team co-captain ... Selected to the IWLCA Senior All-Star game in June ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At Large Team ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
SENIOR (2023) – Tewaaraton Award top-25 nominee … First Team All-America by IWLCA ... Second Team All-America by ILWomen … Third Team All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … IWLCA All-South Region First Team … All-ACC First Team … ACC All-Tournament Team … Preseason All-ACC … First Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Second Team Preseason All-America by ILWomen … One of six Tar Heels to start all 21 games … Anchor of UNC’s defense that limited opponents to a league-leading 8.4 goals per game … For the third year in a row, led UNC with 33 ground balls … Also led the roster with 30 caused turnovers, a single-season career high … Ranked third on the team with 48 draw controls … Dished out an assist vs. Liberty on Feb. 15 and scored a goal vs. #12 Virginia on March 11 … Also had a season-high eight draw controls vs. the Cavaliers … Career-high four caused turnovers vs. #17 Clemson in the ACC Quarterfinals on April 26 … Season-high four ground balls on three occasions … Four ground balls and four draw controls at Duke on April 20 … Four ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls vs. #4 Boston College in the ACC Championship on April 30 … Totaled eight ground balls, eight caused turnovers and five draw controls during the ACC Tournament … Four ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls vs. #17 Richmond in the ACC Second Round on May 14 … Accumulated five ground balls, three caused turnovers and eight draw controls throughout the NCAA Tournament ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At Large Team ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
SUMMER (2022) – Earned bronze with England at the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship in Towson, Md. … Had a team-high five draw controls in the 8-7, triple-overtime thriller with Australia to secure third place … Was a staple of England’s defense for all eight contests and finished the tournament with a team-leading six caused turnovers and 11 ground balls … Also ranked second on the roster with 18 draw controls … Had a game-high three ground balls vs. Canada in the semifinals … Recorded a game-high-tying four draw controls in a 13-5 victory over Israel in the quarterfinals, also notching four in an 18-7 win against Scotland … Tallied an assist and two ground balls in an 11-1 win vs. Wales.
JUNIOR (2022) – Second-Team All-America by Inside Lacrosse … Third-Team All-America by USA Lacrosse and IWLCA … All-South Region First Team by IWLCA … Second-Team All-ACC … Honorable Mention Preseason All-America by Inside Lacrosse … Key member of Carolina’s defense that limited opponents to just 8.5 goals per game … One of eight Tar Heels to start in all 22 matches … For the second year in a row, led UNC with a career-high 49 ground balls … Also was the team leader with 22 caused turnovers, yet another career high … Had 58 draw controls, the second-most on the team … Recorded a career-high 10 ground balls at High Point on March 23 … Previous game-high ground balls was five during the 2021 season … Also registered a career-high nine draw controls at High Point, besting her previous mark of six from three games prior against Mercer … Tallied a career-high three caused turnovers at Florida on Feb. 19 … Scored a goal at Syracuse on April 9 … Assisted one of Scottie Rose Growney’s goals in UNC’s 23-9 win at High Point … Also assisted Andie Aldave’s goal at the 4:16 mark against Boston College on May 29 as UNC won its third national title in program history … Tabbed the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on March 29 … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
SOPHOMORE (2021) – Started all 21 games on the defensive end for the Tar Heels ... Led UNC in ground balls with 38 ... Second on the team with 20 caused turnovers ... Scored a goal against Boston College in the regular season and had an assist against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... Often began UNC's fast breaks by causing a turnover in the back end, then scooping up the ground ball and using her speed to beat defenders to the offensive end of the field ... Had a season-high five ground balls against Duke on Feb. 26 ... Had a season-high two caused turnovers in five separate games.
FRESHMAN (2020) – Named to Inside Lacrosse's 10-player All-Rookie Team for 2020 ... The lone freshman starter for Carolina in 2020 ... Tied for the team lead with five caused turnovers, recorded seven draw controls and collected 13 ground balls, the second-most on the team ... Also scored twice and dished out an assist ... Caused a team-best two turnovers in the win over Maryland ... Recorded two caused turnovers, two ground balls, a draw control and an assist against Davidson ... Had a team-best four ground balls in the comeback win at Virginia, also adding a goal, two draw controls and a caused turnover.
HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked the No. 39 incoming freshman in the nation for 2020 by Inside Lacrosse ... U.S. Lacrosse All-America pick ... 2019 Under Armour All-America selection ... Four-year letterwinner at Glenelg High School in Glenelg, Maryland., for coaches Nicole Trunzo and Alex Pagnotta ... Three-time state champion ... Played as a defender her first three years at Glenelg before transitioning to midfield as a senior ... Four-year letterwinner as a forward for the Glenelg soccer team ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL – Emily Jayne Nalls is the daughter of Yvonne and Michael Nalls ... Has two brothers, Jordan and Tyler, who are twins ... Jordan played lacrosse at Lindenwood ... Tyler played lacrosse at RPI ... Birthday is April 16 ... Born in Silver Spring, Md. ... Holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and England ... Majoring in business ... Chose UNC for the great education, great weather and great lacrosse program.
