2024 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Alyssa Long
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Pa.
- High School:
- Springfield-Delco
CAREER HONORS
- 2024 IWLCA Senior All-Star game participant
- 2023 Third Team All-America (IWLCA)
- 2023 Honorable Mention All-America (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
- 2023, 2024 IWLCA All-South Region First Team
- 2023, 2024 All-ACC Second Team
- Offensive Player of the Week (4/9/24)
CAREER HIGHS
- Goals: 6 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/6/24
- Assists: 3 at Clemson, 3/9/24
- Points: 7 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/6/24
- Ground Balls: 2 (2x), last vs. Duke, 4/18/24
- Draw Controls: 8 vs. Syracuse, 4/15/23
SENIOR (2024) – IWLCA All-South Region First Team … All-ACC Second Team … ACC Offensive Player of the Week on April 9 … Honorable Mention Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse … One of three Tar Heels to start all 17 games … Set new single-season career-highs in goals (32), assists (10) and points (42) … Ranked second on the team with 32 goals, fourth with 42 points and fifth with 10 assists … Ended the year with five hat tricks and recorded at least one point in all but one contest … Hat trick and two assists at #6 James Madison in the season opener on Feb. 10 … Hat trick vs. #12 Florida on Feb. 17 … Dished out the game-winning assist in overtime at #15 Virginia on Feb. 23 … Career-high three assists at #20 Clemson on March 9, also adding a goal and three draw controls … Three goals, one assist and four draw controls vs. Louisville on March 23 … Another hat trick at #4 Boston College on March 30 … Career-high six goals and seven points vs. Virginia Tech on April 6 … Named team co-captain ... Selected to the IWLCA Senior All-Star game in June.
JUNIOR (2023) – Third Team All-America by IWLCA ... Honorable Mention All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … IWLCA All-South Region First Team … All-ACC Second Team … One of six Tar Heels to start all 21 games during her breakout junior season … Set single-season career-highs in every category: goals (19), assists (8), points (27), shots (43), shots on goal (31), ground balls (9) and draw controls (34) … Ranked fifth on the team with 34 draw controls, and sixth with 19 goals and 27 points … Had at least one point in all but four contests, including eight multi-point games … First career goal vs. #7 Florida on Feb. 18, also with an assist for her first multi-point game ... First multi-goal game vs. #9 Virginia with two … First multi-assist game at Louisville on March 16 with two … Five draw controls at East Carolina on April 11 … Career-high eight draw controls vs. #1 Syracuse on April 15, also with a career-high three points after two goals and an assist … First career hat trick at Duke on April 20 to match career-high three points for the second straight game … Totaled three goals, four points and three draw controls during both the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2022) – Played in 13 games, earning her first career start at Pitt on Feb. 24 … Recorded a ground ball and a caused turnover against James Madison (Feb. 12), Furman (Feb. 16) and High point (March 23) … Assisted Reilly Casey’s goal in the NCAA Second Round against Virginia on May 15.
FRESHMAN (2021) – Saw action in nine games ... Tallied an assist in her collegiate debut on Feb. 21 against High Point ... Also had season highs with two ground balls and two draw controls against the Panthers in that game ... Ranked the #42 incoming freshman in the nation for the 2021 season by Inside Lacrosse.
HIGH SCHOOL – Played for Coaches Keith Broome and Kathleen Gieger at Springfield-Delco HS in Springfield, Pa. ... A product of the Phantastix club program ... Two-time US Lacrosse All-America pick ... State champion as a junior ... Also a point guard for the basketball team for four years and a two-year member of the soccer team ... Two-time captain decorated member of the basketball team, winning 92 games, a league championship and two district titles ... National Art Honor Society ... Honor student.
PERSONAL – Alyssa Catherine Long is the daughter of Cathy and Frank Long ... Her mother won a field hockey national championship while playing at Old Dominion ... Has one older brother, Kyle, who plays lacrosse at Maryland and also won a national championship in 2022 ... Birthday is July 11 ... Born in Wynnewood, Pa. ... Majoring in human development and family studies ... Chose UNC because of the team culture and the opportunity to compete for a national championship every year while also receiving a great education.
