Maggie Bill

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Huntington, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's

Maggie Bill
Dorrance on Maggie: Maggie is a world class lacrosse player who also now wants to be a world class soccer player. Her goals post college are to play in a professional women’s soccer league and she certainly has the athletic platform to do that because of her two-sport career at UNC. She needs to work a little bit more on her skill set for my game and her tactical understanding for my game but because of lacrosse her fitness platform and her athletic platform are absolutely off the charts. When she played for us in 2016 one of the reasons we ended up in the Final Four was Maggie Bill. It’s almost impossible to beat her off the dribble. Because of the unique nature of the lacrosse rules where you don’t get to cut someone off with your stick you have to be so good defensively to stay between your opponent and the goal that she has this amazing ability from lacrosse to be able to do the same thing in soccer. It is almost impossible to beat her off the dribble and I am so excited to have Maggie back.
Senior Year (2018): Coming off the bench at left back • played in eight games, totaling 191 minutes • played 39 minutes in shutout win over Ohio State.
Redshirt Senior Year (2017): Medical redshirt while she recovered from knee injury suffered in spring 2017 lacrosse season.
Redshirt Junior Year (2016): Returned as a starter in the Tar Heel defensive line at center back position in 3-4-3 formation • had redshirted in 2015 after starting for the Tar Heels on defense as a sophomore in 2014 at left back • was one of Carolina’s most valuable players as UNC’s central defender • helped lead Tar Heels to appearance in NCAA College Cup • missed the Wake Forest game while playing with the U.S. Women’s National Lacrosse Team in an exhibition match • also missed the match at Syracuse due to injury • started all 23 games she has played in the defense and played 2,139 minutes, the fourth highest total on the squad despite missing two full games • played every minute of every game she played in during 2016 except final 20 minutes of game versus Charlotte and final 3 minutes of contest against USC.
Junior Year (2015): Took a red-shirt year in both women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse.
Sophomore Year (2014): Missed first six non-league games due to a pre-season injury • returned to team against Notre Dame and for entire undefeated ACC championship regular season as well as ACC and NCAA playoffs • started at defense for 10 of the 13 games that she dressed for, playing 1,026 total minutes while averaging 79 minutes for all games.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in 12 games for the Tar Heels • appeared in all four NCAA Tournament games as Tar Heels advanced to NCAA quarterfinals • recorded 124 minutes for the Tar Heels, including a season-high 21 minutes against Miami.
UNC Lacrosse: A gifted lacrosse player who also plays that sport at UNC and for the U.S. Women’s Senior National Team • started every game during both her freshman and sophomore years as a true two-way midfielder and finished fifth and second in scoring in successive seasons • led all scorers in thrilling NCAA Championship game during 9-8 loss to defending champion Maryland in 2015 • earned All-NCAA and All-ACC Tournament Team honors and second-team All-America accolades • member of 2016 NCAA lacrosse championship team and 2018 team which advanced to the NCAA semifinals.
High School: Graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, N.Y. • competed for Albertson Soccer Club • was a Top Drawer Soccer four-star rated player • Top Drawer Soccer #4 recruit in New York and #84 recruit nationally • multi-sport high school athlete as a forward in soccer, midfielder in lacrosse, point guard in basketball and sprinter in track • was captain and leading scorer of soccer team as a senior when her squad won the state and Catholic high school championships • was named championship game MVP and was feted as All-Long Island and All-New York State soccer team selections • her junior year also won Catholic high school and state championships • member of Honor Roll all four years at St. Anthony’s.
Personal: Given name is Margaret Cecelia Bill • goes by Maggie • daughter of Robert Bill and Katie Bill • was born in April 1995 at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, N.Y. • stands 5-7 tall • majors in both psychology and communications • minors in entrepreneurship.