UNC 2025

[uncfan1013]

Levy saw everyone doubting UNC next season and took action. The #1 recruiting class right now and probably the #1 transfer class right now

Confirmed transfers:
Sarah Gresham (VT leading DC)
Alice Ripper (from England)
Nicole Humphrey (was at her peak when left UNC, now joins back for a 6th year)

Close to confirmed:
Julia Ford (transfer from Brown)
Olivia Vergano (another good attacker & DC specialist from VT

Not confirmed but could happen:
Claudia Kelly (sister of Paige Kelly, has one year of eligibility)

For the life of me I don’t know why girls would want to commit and play, well most likely never play, for a top 10 team in this era of transfer portal.

It’s a mixture of factors, not just UNC being a good school. Vergano & Student had a great friendship at VT, so that must likely helped Vergano want to go to UNC. UNC is losing great players on the draw, so Gresham can start on the draw. Humphrey was in her prime in her senior year and now gets to play with her sisters at a school she enjoys. Ripper can develop better at UNC than the colleges in England. Ford didn’t get significant time at Brown, so it’s not like she’s a fantastic player wasting her time at UNC. She will improve and could play alittle but still play. And if Claudia Kelly were to commit, UNC’s defense struggled and she would get to play with her sister.

Also 4 of the confirmed/semi-confirmed transfers are graduates and with UNC getting lots of midfielders with the 2025 class, it’s no surprise Levy would get experienced midfielders that would have a year of eligibility.

[Relax77]

Levy saw everyone doubting UNC next season and took action. The #1 recruiting class right now and probably the #1 transfer class right now

Confirmed transfers:
Sarah Gresham (VT leading DC)
Alice Ripper (from England)
Nicole Humphrey (was at her peak when left UNC, now joins back for a 6th year)

Close to confirmed:
Julia Ford (transfer from Brown)
Olivia Vergano (another good attacker & DC specialist from VT

Not confirmed but could happen:
Claudia Kelly (sister of Paige Kelly, has one year of eligibility)

For the life of me I don’t know why girls would want to commit and play, well most likely never play, for a top 10 team in this era of transfer portal.

It’s a mixture of factors, not just UNC being a good school. Vergano & Student had a great friendship at VT, so that must likely helped Vergano want to go to UNC. UNC is losing great players on the draw, so Gresham can start on the draw. Humphrey was in her prime in her senior year and now gets to play with her sisters at a school she enjoys. Ripper can develop better at UNC than the colleges in England. Ford didn’t get significant time at Brown, so it’s not like she’s a fantastic player wasting her time at UNC. She will improve and could play alittle but still play. And if Claudia Kelly were to commit, UNC’s defense struggled and she would get to play with her sister.

Also 4 of the confirmed/semi-confirmed transfers are graduates and with UNC getting lots of midfielders with the 2025 class, it’s no surprise Levy would get experienced midfielders that would have a year of eligibility.

I’m not talking about kids transferring in.

[hmmm]

Levy saw everyone doubting UNC next season and took action. The #1 recruiting class right now and probably the #1 transfer class right now

Confirmed transfers:
Sarah Gresham (VT leading DC)
Alice Ripper (from England)
Nicole Humphrey (was at her peak when left UNC, now joins back for a 6th year)

Close to confirmed:
Julia Ford (transfer from Brown)
Olivia Vergano (another good attacker & DC specialist from VT

Not confirmed but could happen:
Claudia Kelly (sister of Paige Kelly, has one year of eligibility)

For the life of me I don’t know why girls would want to commit and play, well most likely never play, for a top 10 team in this era of transfer portal.

It’s a mixture of factors, not just UNC being a good school. Vergano & Student had a great friendship at VT, so that must likely helped Vergano want to go to UNC. UNC is losing great players on the draw, so Gresham can start on the draw. Humphrey was in her prime in her senior year and now gets to play with her sisters at a school she enjoys. Ripper can develop better at UNC than the colleges in England. Ford didn’t get significant time at Brown, so it’s not like she’s a fantastic player wasting her time at UNC. She will improve and could play alittle but still play. And if Claudia Kelly were to commit, UNC’s defense struggled and she would get to play with her sister.

Also 4 of the confirmed/semi-confirmed transfers are graduates and with UNC getting lots of midfielders with the 2025 class, it’s no surprise Levy would get experienced midfielders that would have a year of eligibility.

That’s a lot of nonsense. lol. But good for you. How many girls play significant minutes on a D1 lax team? 16? 18? On a roster of around 40? Everyone at UNC was a star and highly recruited. Or in the case of transfers was a star at their school. There’s just not enough minutes. It’s not sustainable.

[Relax77]

Levy saw everyone doubting UNC next season and took action. The #1 recruiting class right now and probably the #1 transfer class right now

Confirmed transfers:
Sarah Gresham (VT leading DC)
Alice Ripper (from England)
Nicole Humphrey (was at her peak when left UNC, now joins back for a 6th year)

Close to confirmed:
Julia Ford (transfer from Brown)
Olivia Vergano (another good attacker & DC specialist from VT

Not confirmed but could happen:
Claudia Kelly (sister of Paige Kelly, has one year of eligibility)

For the life of me I don’t know why girls would want to commit and play, well most likely never play, for a top 10 team in this era of transfer portal.

It’s a mixture of factors, not just UNC being a good school. Vergano & Student had a great friendship at VT, so that must likely helped Vergano want to go to UNC. UNC is losing great players on the draw, so Gresham can start on the draw. Humphrey was in her prime in her senior year and now gets to play with her sisters at a school she enjoys. Ripper can develop better at UNC than the colleges in England. Ford didn’t get significant time at Brown, so it’s not like she’s a fantastic player wasting her time at UNC. She will improve and could play alittle but still play. And if Claudia Kelly were to commit, UNC’s defense struggled and she would get to play with her sister.

Also 4 of the confirmed/semi-confirmed transfers are graduates and with UNC getting lots of midfielders with the 2025 class, it’s no surprise Levy would get experienced midfielders that would have a year of eligibility.

That’s a lot of nonsense. lol. But good for you. How many girls play significant minutes on a D1 lax team? 16? 18? On a roster of around 40? Everyone at UNC was a star and highly recruited. Or in the case of transfers was a star at their school. There’s just not enough minutes. It’s not sustainable.

Thank you for so eloquently making my point where I was, let’s say maybe a little too succinct. (Full disclosure. Looked up the meaning to make sure I used that word properly. Still not sure.)

[uncfan1013]

Levy saw everyone doubting UNC next season and took action. The #1 recruiting class right now and probably the #1 transfer class right now

Confirmed transfers:
Sarah Gresham (VT leading DC)
Alice Ripper (from England)
Nicole Humphrey (was at her peak when left UNC, now joins back for a 6th year)

Close to confirmed:
Julia Ford (transfer from Brown)
Olivia Vergano (another good attacker & DC specialist from VT

Not confirmed but could happen:
Claudia Kelly (sister of Paige Kelly, has one year of eligibility)

For the life of me I don’t know why girls would want to commit and play, well most likely never play, for a top 10 team in this era of transfer portal.

It’s a mixture of factors, not just UNC being a good school. Vergano & Student had a great friendship at VT, so that must likely helped Vergano want to go to UNC. UNC is losing great players on the draw, so Gresham can start on the draw. Humphrey was in her prime in her senior year and now gets to play with her sisters at a school she enjoys. Ripper can develop better at UNC than the colleges in England. Ford didn’t get significant time at Brown, so it’s not like she’s a fantastic player wasting her time at UNC. She will improve and could play alittle but still play. And if Claudia Kelly were to commit, UNC’s defense struggled and she would get to play with her sister.

Also 4 of the confirmed/semi-confirmed transfers are graduates and with UNC getting lots of midfielders with the 2025 class, it’s no surprise Levy would get experienced midfielders that would have a year of eligibility.

That’s a lot of nonsense. lol. But good for you. How many girls play significant minutes on a D1 lax team? 16? 18? On a roster of around 40? Everyone at UNC was a star and highly recruited. Or in the case of transfers was a star at their school. There’s just not enough minutes. It’s not sustainable.

A lot of nonsense? The point is there’s more to life than lacrosse. Playing lacrosse at a school like UNC is still fun if you aren’t playing 30+ minutes a game. Why do you think UNC hasn’t had lots of people leave after a season? They enjoy the school and the people with it.

[uncfan1013]

Levy saw everyone doubting UNC next season and took action. The #1 recruiting class right now and probably the #1 transfer class right now

Confirmed transfers:
Sarah Gresham (VT leading DC)
Alice Ripper (from England)
Nicole Humphrey (was at her peak when left UNC, now joins back for a 6th year)

Close to confirmed:
Julia Ford (transfer from Brown)
Olivia Vergano (another good attacker & DC specialist from VT

Not confirmed but could happen:
Claudia Kelly (sister of Paige Kelly, has one year of eligibility)

For the life of me I don’t know why girls would want to commit and play, well most likely never play, for a top 10 team in this era of transfer portal.

It’s a mixture of factors, not just UNC being a good school. Vergano & Student had a great friendship at VT, so that must likely helped Vergano want to go to UNC. UNC is losing great players on the draw, so Gresham can start on the draw. Humphrey was in her prime in her senior year and now gets to play with her sisters at a school she enjoys. Ripper can develop better at UNC than the colleges in England. Ford didn’t get significant time at Brown, so it’s not like she’s a fantastic player wasting her time at UNC. She will improve and could play alittle but still play. And if Claudia Kelly were to commit, UNC’s defense struggled and she would get to play with her sister.

Also 4 of the confirmed/semi-confirmed transfers are graduates and with UNC getting lots of midfielders with the 2025 class, it’s no surprise Levy would get experienced midfielders that would have a year of eligibility.

I’m not talking about kids transferring in.

Oh mb. I think the girls who commit to UNC obviously want a chance to win a national championship and a good education. Players who aren’t happy with playing time transfer out but there is a few each year maybe a couple. Last year, there was 4 I think but 3 were graduates who would’ve not gotten playing time compared to the other opportunities they could chase. I mean they already won a national championship so new opportunities work well. But everyone will get a chance, UNC in the past 3 years has had great recruiting which brings great players. Those players come to UNC and get significant time. This year, Leonard & Ingrilli played a good amount before injury, O’Connor played more towards the end of season, Nelson struggled in goal but got time early in the season but Roberts and Kelly were the two who didn’t play. But also both were young players that were trying to get spots already token by great players. A lot of spots will open up next year, and underclassmen will take them. I don’t really see a problem with the underclassmen playing time. Recruits usually are star-studded and can fight for the starting spot

[uncfan1013]

I like our portal activity so far but the lack of defensive additions is confusing. Our midfield lacked depth this year but you gain 3 top 10 recruits and the return of Harden & Student. Our defense loses Hall, Nalls, Harden & Lawton but gains no one. I wonder if they see defensive attributes in Ripper or Ford? I like Zenk’s game as a GK, and Nelson can improve over the offseason but otherwise this defense is not scary with 2 inexperienced goalies and another one that struggled with a defense that struggled aganist top teams this past season. This offense is scary already, so what’s the point of adding more depth to the offense rather than adding depth to a defense that is losing 4 meaningful players.

The midfield/attack will be very good but bloated which could lead to transferring at the end of the season.

Here are just some of the top players playing in these positions.

Attack-
Chloe Humphrey
Eva Ingrilli
Ashley Humphrey
Kiley Mottice
Olivia Vergano (Draw/Attack)
Tessa Calabria
Addison Palitto
Caroline Godine
Marissa White
Sarah Gresham (Draw)

Midfield-
Kaleigh Harden
Eliza Ozburn
Charlotte Corkins
Kate Levy
Nicole Humphrey
Darcy Felter
Grace Ann Leonard
Sophie Student

[laxguy95]

I like our portal activity so far but the lack of defensive additions is confusing. Our midfield lacked depth this year but you gain 3 top 10 recruits and the return of Harden & Student. Our defense loses Hall, Nalls, Harden & Lawton but gains no one. I wonder if they see defensive attributes in Ripper or Ford? I like Zenk’s game as a GK, and Nelson can improve over the offseason but otherwise this defense is not scary with 2 inexperienced goalies and another one that struggled with a defense that struggled aganist top teams this past season. This offense is scary already, so what’s the point of adding more depth to the offense rather than adding depth to a defense that is losing 4 meaningful players.

The midfield/attack will be very good but bloated which could lead to transferring at the end of the season.

Here are just some of the top players playing in these positions.

Attack-
Chloe Humphrey
Eva Ingrilli
Ashley Humphrey
Kiley Mottice
Olivia Vergano (Draw/Attack)
Tessa Calabria
Addison Palitto
Caroline Godine
Marissa White
Sarah Gresham (Draw)

Midfield-
Kaleigh Harden
Eliza Ozburn
Charlotte Corkins
Kate Levy
Nicole Humphrey
Darcy Felter
Grace Ann Leonard
Sophie Student

Agreed. One stud transfer defender is all that's left on my wishlist for next year

[uncfan1013]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

[njbill]

https://www.allamericalacrosse.com/wp-c ... -Girls.pdf

It’s a big deal. Very prestigious. I’m no fan of Corrigan, but this is one event they do pretty well.

44, 22 per team.

[hmmm]

https://www.allamericalacrosse.com/wp-c ... -Girls.pdf

It’s a big deal. Very prestigious. I’m no fan of Corrigan, but this is one event they do pretty well.

44, 22 per team.

Think he/she is referring to the USA Lacrosse AA list which doesn’t mean a whole lot.

[njbill]

Ah, yes. Never mind.

[spidey44]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

[LaxDadMax]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

At least in our state, these were much more lifetime achievement awards than rewards for high school play that season. 3 of the girls in our state played 3 or games or fewer this season. All exceptional players going to top programs, but clearly the award has nothing to do with what they did this season.

[GratefulRed]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

At least in our state, these were much more lifetime achievement awards than rewards for high school play that season. 3 of the girls in our state played 3 or games or fewer this season. All exceptional players going to top programs, but clearly the award has nothing to do with what they did this season.

In NY, I believe the coaches vote at the section level--AA and academic AA. The number of available selections is based on the number of lax programs in the section.

[uncfan1013]

Congrats to Tess Calabria on being named USA Lacrosse NorthEast player of the year!! Another stellar player for the Heels

[Deacon022]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

At least in our state, these were much more lifetime achievement awards than rewards for high school play that season. 3 of the girls in our state played 3 or games or fewer this season. All exceptional players going to top programs, but clearly the award has nothing to do with what they did this season.

Yep. I found out this weekend our coach never heard of it as well. He’s only been the varsity coach over ten years. Guy is a clown.

[spidey44]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

At least in our state, these were much more lifetime achievement awards than rewards for high school play that season. 3 of the girls in our state played 3 or games or fewer this season. All exceptional players going to top programs, but clearly the award has nothing to do with what they did this season.

Yep. I found out this weekend our coach never heard of it as well. He’s only been the varsity coach over ten years. Guy is a clown.

Sounds similar...despite what ours thinks of herself

[ertrader]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

At least in our state, these were much more lifetime achievement awards than rewards for high school play that season. 3 of the girls in our state played 3 or games or fewer this season. All exceptional players going to top programs, but clearly the award has nothing to do with what they did this season.

In NY, I believe the coaches vote at the section level--AA and academic AA. The number of available selections is based on the number of lax programs in the section.

Yes the number of AA awards is tied to number of teams in your section. This leads to some weirdness - for instance St anthonys is undefeated and arguably the #1 team in the country but they will have no more than 2 AA because they play in a smaller catholic league, while a public school that didn't even win it's own section has 3 AAs

[hmmm]

Does anyone have a link to the HS Girls USA Lacrosse All-American list? Also I pay much less to high school lacrosse so how important is it to make it? How much players generally make it?

It will come out soon. Your high school coach has to nominate you (or AD, etc). Of course, my daughter's coach didn't know about it, so my kid wasn't nominated That said, as most of these lists, means very little besides resume builder.

At least in our state, these were much more lifetime achievement awards than rewards for high school play that season. 3 of the girls in our state played 3 or games or fewer this season. All exceptional players going to top programs, but clearly the award has nothing to do with what they did this season.

In NY, I believe the coaches vote at the section level--AA and academic AA. The number of available selections is based on the number of lax programs in the section.

Yes the number of AA awards is tied to number of teams in your section. This leads to some weirdness - for instance St anthonys is undefeated and arguably the #1 team in the country but they will have no more than 2 AA because they play in a smaller catholic league, while a public school that didn't even win it's own section has 3 AAs

Not to mention some regions don't even do it. Not sure if it's still the case but for the last 4-5 years there have been no AAs from Baltimore. There is the Chesapeake Region for southern MD and the Western MD region for Carroll County on west, but ever since the Baltimore Chapter of US Lacrosse closed down, there's been no AAs from any IAAM schools in Baltimore which is probably the best lacrosse league in the country.