2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Taylor Moreno
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Huntington, N.Y.
- High School:
- Huntington
CAREER – Carolina's career leader in saves (667, ranking second in ACC history), goalie minutes played (4,394), goalie wins (70) goalie starts (76, all in a row to end her career) and goalie appearances (87) ... A talented artist, she designed UNITY shirts worn by the Tar Heel team in 2021 as well as a mural the team touches as it enters the field for each home game at Dorrance Field.
GRADUATE (2022) —Posted an astounding career record of 70-6 in the cage and became Carolina's all-time leader in goalie wins on Feb. 16, 2022, against Furman ... Eclipsed the wins record of Caylee Waters (2014-17), who had 49 career victories. Waters was a volunteer assistant coach for the 2022 Tar Heels ... Moreno started 76 consecutive games in the cage for the Tar Heels, beginning with the final five games of the 2018 season ... Her 87 games played in goal and 76 consecutive starts both are most in UNC history by a goalie (Those are believed to be ACC records as well, though those are unofficial) ... Led the ACC in save percentage (0.493) and goals against average (8.56) ... Had seven games with 10+ saves in 2022, including a season-high 16 (one off her career high of 17) in the April 2 win over Notre Dame, 12 in the ACC semifinal win at Notre Dame, 11 in the ACC final win over Boston College, 10 in the NCAA quarterfinal vs. Stony Brook and 11 in the NCAA championship game vs. BC ... Moreno posted 24 career games with 11 or more saves, including five in 2021 and seven in 2022 ... Had 11 saves versus Boston College in the 2022 NCAA championship game ... A three-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week in 2022 and won IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week honors on April 5 ... A two-time ACC Tournament MVP (2018, 2021) and three-time first-team All-ACC pick (2019, 2021, 2022).
SENIOR (2021) —Tewaaraton Award finalist (one of five, along with teammate Jamie Ortega) ... The 2021 IWLCA National Goalkeeper of the Year ... The 2021 ACC Defender of the Year ... Won ACC Tournament MVP honors for the second time, leading UNC to its fifth consecutive ACC championship ... Unanimous first-team All-America (Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse, IWLCA) ... ... First-team All-ACC for a second time (2019, 2021) ... Finished second in the nation in goals against average (a career-best 6.65) and save percentage (a career-high .549) ... Her goals-against average was nearly three goals per game better than her career average entering the 2021 season (9.12) ... In the 2021 ACC Tournament, allowed just 4.78 goals per game in three UNC victories, posting a save percentage of .611 ... In the ACC quarterfinal against Louisville, she held the Cardinals scoreless for a span of 33:07 during a 10-0 run ... In the semis against Notre Dame, Moreno held the Fighting Irish scoreless for a span of over 47 minutes during an 18-0 run ... In the title game, she held Syracuse scoreless for the final 15:25 of the game in a 9-4 win ... She made 22 saves and allowed just 14 goals against three ranked opponents in three ACC Tournament wins ... Posted five games in 2021 with double-digit saves, including a season-high 11 on April 3 versus Syracuse).
JUNIOR (2020) —One of five Tar Heels on the 56-player final watch list for the 2020 Tewaaraton Award ... Started all seven games in goal for the Tar Heels, posting a 7-0 record, a goals-against average of 8.03 and a save percentage of .478 ... Made a season-high 12 saves in the season-opening win at James Madison ... Also recorded eight saves in the win at Virginia.
SOPHOMORE (2019) – Earned honorable mention All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse ... Ranked seventh in the nation in goals-against average (8.03) while posting a save percentage of .473 and 6.14 saves per game ... She was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after recording 12 saves and allowing just three goals in the season-opening win at James Madison.
SOPHOMORE (2019) – Named second-team All-America by ILWomen and third-team All-America by the IWLCA ... A first-team All-ACC pick ... Second-team All-South (IWLCA) ... One of the top goalies in the ACC and the nation ... Had 11 games with double-digit saves in 2019, including all three NCAA Tournament games ... Ranked eighth in the nation with a goals-against average of 8.91 and fourth nationally with a save percentage of .532 ... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on April 15 after holding Syracuse to a season-low five goals and making 12 saves ... Limited Duke to a season-low five goals on April 20.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018) – Was a breakout star for the Tar Heels over the second half of the season ... Posted double-digit saves in four of the last five games of the season and five times overall in 2018 ... Tied her career high with 17 saves in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Northwestern ... Named the ACC Tournament MVP and to the All-ACC Tournament Team after setting a tournament record with 33 saves in three UNC wins, including 11 in the championship game win over previously unbeaten and second-ranked Boston College … Tied her career high with 17 saves in the ACC Tournament semifinal win over No. 12 Virginia Tech … Won the starting job in goal early in the season before suffering a knee injury on March 17 at Northwestern and missing five games … Returned to action on April 15 vs. Canisius ... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on March 12 after making 17 saves in a win at Virginia … Played the final 48:29 of UNC’s overtime win over top-ranked Maryland in February, making seven saves and allowing just eight goals … Held the Terrapins scoreless for the final 9:25 of the game ... Redshirted the 2017 season due to a knee injury.
HIGH SCHOOL – An Under Armour All-America choice in 2016 at Huntington High School in Huntington, N.Y. at goalie ... Won championships at the Brine Nationals in 2013 and 2014 ... ILWomen listed Moreno as the No. 21 incoming freshman in the nation for 2017 and the No. 2 freshman goalie ... Second-team all-state twice in New York ... Earned more than 10 varsity letters in lacrosse, soccer, basketball, track and football ... Was the first girl in Huntington HS history to play on the varsity football team (at kicker) ... A first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
PERSONAL – Taylor Rose Moreno is the daughter of Michael and Theresa Moreno ... Birthday is August 21 ... Born in Stony Brook, N.Y. ... Communication studies major.
