2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Dellarose, Tessa
Jersey Number 34
Tessa Dellarose
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Grindstone, Pa.
- High School:
- Brownsville
Bio
Career Honors
- 2024 National Champion
- 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-America Fourth Team
- 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Second Team
- 2024 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- 2024 Team Co-Captain
- 2024-25 UNC Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete Award
- 2022, 2024 All-ACC Third Team
- 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2022, 2023 ACC All-Academic Team
- 2023 U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team
Junior Season (2024)
2024 National Champion • United Soccer Coaches All-America Fourth Team • United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Second Team • All-ACC Third Team • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District • Earned three TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week honors (Aug. 27, Nov. 26, Dec. 4) • One of three team captains • One of five Tar Heels to start all 27 matches • Ranked third on the team with 2,269 minutes • Logged a full 90 minutes in 15 games • Averaged 78 minutes during the NCAA Tournament • Ranked fifth on the team with 15 points behind four goals and a team-high seven assists • Notched goals against Denver, Arizona, Seton Hall and #11 Santa Clara • Her tally at Denver was UNC’s first goal of the season • Three of her four goals were game-winners • Game-winning goal vs. #11 Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament Third Round was in the 90th minute • Dished out assists against Colorado, North Dakota, Louisville, #12 Virginia Tech, USC Upstate and #11 Penn State • Had her first multi-assist game with two vs. USC Upstate in the NCAA Tournament First Round • Recorded the game-winning assist at Colorado in the 90th minute and vs. #11 Penn State in the 98th minute during the NCAA Quarterfinals • Took 19 shots, including eight on target • Ended the year as TopDrawerSoccer's No. 11-ranked player • Named a 2024-25 Bubba Cunningham Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
Sophomore Season (2023)
One of nine Tar Heels to appear in all 23 matches • Joined the Starting XI against Gardner-Webb, Notre Dame and Towson • Logged 778 minutes, averaging 33.8 minutes per game • Saw a season-high 53 minutes versus Wisconsin • Finished the year with one goal, two assists and four points • Scored her first career goal in her first start of the season against Gardner-Webb • Dished out assists in back-to-back games versus Notre Dame and Syracuse • Took six shots, four which were on frame • Key reserve player on UNC’s defense that allowed only 7.4 shots per game and held 20 of its 23 opponents to 10 shots or fewer • Helped keep Alabama and Texas Tech without a shot on goal during consecutive NCAA Tournament games • Played in seven matches where UNC’s back line held their opponents shotless during an entire half • Carolina conceded only eight goals during ACC play, which led the conference.
United States U-20 WYNT (2023)
Selected to the U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team and helped the Americans qualify for the 2024 U-20 World Cup with a runner-up at the U-20 Concacaf Championships • Played in all five games of the tournament and scored a goal against Jamaica.
Freshman Season (2022)
Named Third Team All-ACC • Selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team • Played in 23 games and made 21 consecutive starts to begin the year • Recorded her only point of the season with an assist against UCLA at Dorrance Field (9/4) • Averaged 57 minutes per match • Played the full 90 minutes at Duke and at Virginia Tech • On the pitch for 60 or more minutes in 10 matches • Took 15 total shots, five on goal • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
High School/Club
Attended Brownsville Area High School in Pennsylvania • Only played three years of prep soccer, serving as team captain • Became Brownsville's all-time leading scorer with 108 goals • Three-time All-County and All-Section performer • Two-time All-WPIAL honoree • Named the Herald-Standard Girls' Soccer Small-School Player of the Year as a junior • Also played one season of varsity basketball • Was valedictorian of the Class of 2022 • Played club soccer with Pittsburgh Riverhounds • Earned ODP All-Region and All-State honors • Named to the All-ECNL Ohio Valley Conference Team • Member of the U.S. U-16 Women's Youth National Team in 2020 • Took part in the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team Training Camp in October 2021.
Personal
Tessa Elise Dellarose is the daughter of Melinda and Ron Dellarose • Father was a four-year member of the baseball team at Duquesne • Has two older siblings, Colton and Talia • Birthday is April 2 • Born in Pittsburgh • Majoring in exercise and sport science - fitness professional.
Why Carolina?
I love Chapel Hill and the community, and you cannot beat the UNC women’s soccer program and great academics.
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