The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association revealed its annual All-American teams on Tuesday, with a total of five Tar Heels among the First Team selections.

Attackers Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg joined midfielder Ally Mastroianni, defender Emma Trenchard and goalie Taylor Moreno in earning the honor, as UNC had players chosen at each position on the field.

The Tar Heels’ five First Team choices led all schools nation wide. All five players were also recently named First Team All-Americans by both USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse magazines.

Ortega led UNC in scoring this season with 110 points (82 goals, 28 assists), while Hoeg — the program’s all-time leading scorer — was just behind with 109 points (38 goals, 71 assists) of her own. Ortega ranks second to Hoeg on the program’s all-time scoring list and her 265 career goals are first all-time at UNC and ninth in NCAA history.

Both attackers are four-time All-Americans, with Ortega using her extra year of eligibility next season to potentially become the first five-time All-American in school history.

Mastroianni had 31 goals and four assists from her midfield position in 2021 and led the team with 112 draw control victories.

Trenchard and Moreno, meanwhile, are three-time All-American selections who combined to lead a UNC defense which ranked first nationally with just 6.57 goals allowed per game.

Moreno was also a finalist alongside Ortega for this year’s Tewaaraton Award and was also recently named a finalist for this year’s Honda Sport Award in women’s lacrosse.

Her and Trenchard will join Ortega next season in using their extra year of eligibility to compete as fifth-year seniors.

The Tar Heels went 20-1 this season and had a perfect record until an upset loss to Boston College in the NCAA Tournament semifinals. That loss ended what had been a program-record 27-game winning streak, including a 7-0 mark during the shortened 2020 campaign.

Chapelboro.com does not charge subscription fees. You can support local journalism and our mission to serve the community. Contribute today – every single dollar matters.

 

Related Stories
‹
Four Tar Heel Women's Lacrosse Players Earn IWLCA All-American Honors
A total of four UNC players were named All-Americans by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association on Wednesday, led by First Team selections Jamie Ortega and Emma Trenchard. Ortega set a single-season school record with 112 points this season, while Trenchard was rock solid on defense all year long–earning the ACC Defensive Player of the […]
UNC Women's Lacrosse Loses Late Lead, Falls to No. 1 Northwestern in National Championship
No. 1 Northwestern scored five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to overcome an 11-9 UNC lead and beat the Tar Heels 14-11 in the national championship game in Illinois Sunday. The Wildcats, playing on their home campus, jumped out to a 3-0 lead inside the game’s first four minutes, but UNC had rallied to […]
UNC Women's Lacrosse in the 2026 National Championship: How to Watch, Cord-Cutting Options and Start Time
The UNC women’s lacrosse team will vie for its second consecutive national championship when it faces No. 1 overall seed Northwestern in the title game Sunday. The Wildcats dealt the Tar Heels their only loss of the 2026 season. If you aren’t traveling with the team, here’s how you can follow along at home: TV […]
UNC Women's Lacrosse Defeats No. 3 Maryland, Advances to National Championship
UNC’s quest for back-to-back titles continued on Saturday at the NCAA Final Four in Illinois, as the No. 2 overall seed Tar Heels outscored No. 3 Maryland 8-2 in the second half en route to a 16-6 win. See ya Sunday 😃 The Heels down the Terps to advance to their second consecutive national title […]
'My Favorite Game': UNC Women's Lacrosse Looking Forward to Rekindling Maryland Rivalry at Final Four
Friday afternoon's national semifinal game will rekindle the dormant UNC-Maryland women's lacrosse rivalry.
UNC Women's Lacrosse Dispatches Stanford to Advance to NCAA Semifinals
Hat tricks from Chloe Humphrey and Addison Pattillo helped lead UNC to a 14-11 win against Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals at Dorrance Field Thursday night. The Tar Heels will now advance to the Final Four for the second consecutive season and 15th time overall. On to the Semis 🚀 For the 15th time in […]
Photo Gallery: UNC Men's, Women's Lacrosse Win NCAA Tournament Openers in Chapel Hill
Both the UNC men’s and women’s lacrosse teams hosted NCAA Tournament action at Dorrance Field during the weekend. The No. 3 seeded men’s team earned a blowout, first round victory against Albany on Saturday, before the No. 2 seeded women’s team handled Clemson on Sunday after having a bye in the first round. Check out […]
UNC Women's Lacrosse Throttles Clemson, Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals
Tewaaraton Award finalist Chloe Humphrey racked up 11 total points to lead UNC past Clemson 17-6 in the NCAA Tournament’s second round Sunday at Dorrance Field. Acknowledge the Heels 🐏 Carolina advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals on Thursday at Dorrance Field!#GoHeels x @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/QYb4s0rsRc — UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) May 10, 2026 Humphrey’s dominance helped […]
4 UNC Lacrosse Players Named First Team All-Americans, Several Others Honored
A combined four players between the UNC men’s and women’s lacrosse teams were named as first team All-Americans by USA Lacrosse this week. Brady Wambach earned first team honors on the men’s team, while Chloe Humphrey, Sam Forrest and Eliza Osburn each earned nods on the women’s team. Wambach, a junior faceoff specialist, has already […]
Multiple UNC Teams Post Perfect Academic Progress Rates, New Report Says
Several UNC sports programs posted perfect single-year and multi-year academic progress rates for the 2024-25 academic year, according to the NCAA’s latest report. Academic progress rate (APR) is used to track performance of scholarship students who compete on varsity teams, and the score measures eligibility and retention each semester. A perfect score is 1000, and […]
›