Avery Roberts

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
West Henrietta, N.Y.
High School:
Rush Henrietta Central

CAREER HIGHS

Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Florida, 5/23/25
Ground Balls: 2 at Louisville, 2/28/25
Draw Controls: 3 (3x), last at Louisville, 2/28/25

SOPHOMORE (2025) – Appeared in all 22 games, starting 13 ... Tallied 22 draw controls, 10 groundballs and nine caused turnovers ... First career start vs. #18 James Madison in season opener, recording one ground ball ... Three draw controls at Liberty ... One ground ball, two draw controls at #5 Florida ... First career assists at Louisville, also with three draw controls, two ground balls and one caused turnover ... One ground ball, one caused turnover, one draw control vs. Temple ... Two draw controls, one caused turnover vs. #14 Virginia ... One caused turnover and one draw control at #20 Notre Dame ... Two draw controls vs. #1 Boston College ... One draw control vs. Cal ... One groundball, a caused turnover and a draw control at #10 Duke ... Two draw controls vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC Quarters ... One groundball vs. #16 Clemson in the ACC Semis ... One groundball vs. #2 Boston College in the ACC Final ... A caused turnover and two draw controls against #14 Clemson in the NCAA Second Round ... A draw control vs. #8 Princeton in the NCAA Quarters ... Two caused turnovers against #4 Florida in the NCAA Semis ... A groundball and a caused turnover vs. #3 Northwestern in the NCAA Championship game.

FRESHMAN (2024) – Appeared off the bench in 10 games, making her collegiate debut in the season opener at #6 James Madison … Ended her rookie season with two ground balls, one caused turnover and eight draw controls … Career-high three draw controls vs. High Point on Feb. 25, also with one ground ball and one caused turnover … Had a pair of draw controls against both Liberty (Feb. 13) and Virginia (Feb. 23) … Forced a turnover at #20 Clemson on March 9.

HIGH SCHOOL – All-American … Invited to the 2024 U.S. Women's U20 National Team tryouts in July 2023 … Standout at Rush Henrietta Central School under coaches Jim Dewald and Matt Faas … Led her squad in points, assists, ground balls and caused turnovers … Served as team captain during her junior and senior year … Two-time Most Outstanding Female Athlete … Three-time First Team All-County … Three-time All-Greater Rochester … Guided her team to the Section V and NYS Regional titles in 2022, also with an NYS semifinal appearance … Named Section V, Class A Tournament MVP … Monroe County Exceptional Senior Game selection … Also played club lacrosse with Monster Elite Purple under the direction of Ronnie Davis, Craig Chamberlain, Sue Ellis and Dave Nieman … Consistently ranked in the top-10 nationally … Also played four years of varsity soccer, including two years as team captain … Three-time First Team All-County and All-Greater Rochester for soccer … Played five years of varsity basketball, serving three as team captain … Three-time First Team All-County for basketball … Exceptional Senior Game MVP for basketball … Member of the National Honor Society … Tabbed to the honor roll from 2016-23 … RH Youth Lacrosse volunteer for five years.

PERSONAL – Avery Paige Roberts is the daughter of Shannon and Brent Roberts … Has one younger sister, Ashlyn, who is a midfielder at UConn … Birthday is February 3 … Intends to major in biology on a pre-med track … Chose UNC because it felt like home ever since she stepped on campus, the campus and education are second to none, and the coaching staff and team culture makes UNC a family.