University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 15
Eliza Osburn
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- High School:
- Valor Christian
CAREER HONORS
CAREER HIGHS
SOPHOMORE (2026) – Started all 21 games ... Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee ... First-Team All-American (IWLCA, Nike Lacrosse Media, USA Lacrosse) ... First-team All-Region ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... ACC Midfielder of the Year ... First-team All-ACC ... USA Lacrossse Preseason Second-Team All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Preseason All-ACC ... A goal and two assists at #19 JMU ... A goal, two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control at #13 Syracuse ... Four goals and two draw controls vs. Ohio St. ... Two goals, three assists, five groundballs, a caused turnover and two draw controls vs. Louisville ... Three goals, an assist and a draw control vs. FSU ... An assist, two draw controls and a caused turnover at #11 Clemson ... Three goals, an assist, three caused turnovers and a draw control vs. #21 Pitt ... Three goals, an assist, a groundball, a caused turnover and a draw control at Cal ... One groundball, one caused turnover and four draw controls vs. #16 BC ... Three goals, an assist, a groundball, a caused turnover and five draw controls vs. #11 Northwestern ... Two goals, an assist, two groundballs, a caused turnover and three draw controls vs. ECU ... A goal, an assist and a draw control at #22 UVA ... Two goals, two assists and two draw controls vs. #12 Stanford ... Two assists, five groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control at #20 Duke ... A goal and two draw controls vs. #19 Duke in the ACC Tournament ... Two goals, an assist and four draw controls vs. #6 Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semi ... A goal, two groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control in the ACC Tournament Final vs. #11 Stanford ... Two groundballs, two caused turnovers and three draw controls vs. #12 Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... A goal, an assist, a groundball and two draw controls vs. #6 Stanford in the NCAA Quarterfinal ... A groundball vs. #3 Maryland in the NCAA Semifinal ... Two goals, a groundball, a cuased turnover and two draw controls vs. #1 Northwestern in the NCAA Final.
FRESHMAN (2025) – Appeared in all 22 games, starting 13, in the midfield ... An IWLCA third-team All-American ... Tabbed honorable mention All-America by the Nike Lacrosse Media and USA Lacrosse ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Claimed IWLCA second-team All-South Region honors ... Named ACC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-ACC ... A member of the ACC All-Tournament Team ... No. 1 ranked impact freshman by Inside Lacrosse ... Tallied 35 goals, eight assists, 56 draw controls, 16 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers ... One goal, one assist, two caused turnovers, two draw controls, one ground ball at Liberty ... One assist, one draw control at #5 Florida ... First career hat trick vs. #4 Syracuse, also with an assists for four points, plus five draw controls ... Two goals, two draw controls at Louisville ... One goal, two draw controls vs. Temple ... Four goals, two ground balls, two draw controls vs. #14 Virginia ... One goal, one assist, one ground ball, three draw controls vs. #9 Clemson .. Two goals and five draw controls at Virginia Tech ... A goal, a caused turnover and three draw controls in her first career start at #3 Northwestern ... Two ground balls, one caused turnover and two draw controls at #20 Notre Dame ... Two goals, one caused turnover and one draw control vs. #1 Boston College ... One goal, one ground ball and one draw control at ECU ... Two goals, two groundballs and two draw controls vs. Cal ... One goal and a draw control at #10 Duke ... Two goals, a groundball and a draw control vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC Quarters ... One goal and five draw controls vs. #16 Clemson in the ACC Semis ... Three goals, one groundball, one caused turnover and six draw controls vs. #2 Boston College in the ACC Final ... Three assists, a groundball, a caused turnover and two draw controls against #14 Clemson in the NCAA Second Round ... Four goals, a groundball, a caused turnover and two draw controls vs. #8 Princeton in the NCAA Quarters ... Two goals, an assist, two groundballs, a caused turnover and four draw controls against #4 Florida in the NCAA Semis ... Two goals, a groundball, a caused turnover and four draw controls vs. #3 Northwestern in the NCAA Championship game ... Scored the game winning goal versus the Wildcats.
HIGH SCHOOL – 2024 USA Lacrosse West Region Player of the Year … Two-time All-American … Ranked the No. 6 overall player in Class of 2024 by ILWomen ... Played in the 2024 New Balance Senior All-America Game … Member of the 2024 U.S. U20 National Training Team … Played four years of varsity lacrosse at Valor Christian High School for head coach Terry Ellis … Totaled 178 goals, 46 assists, 224 points, 214 ground balls and 68 caused turnovers during her prep career … Career-high 68 goals, 81 points, 20 caused turnovers and 81 ground balls as a sophomore … Career-high 17 assists as a senior … 2024 Coloroad 5A Player of the Year ... 2024 All-State Player of the Year … Four-time First Team All-Conference … Three-time First Team All-State and one-time Honorable Mention All-State … Named team captain … Played club lacrosse for Team 180 under the direction of Samantha Bartron … Four-year member of the National Honor Society … Volunteered at a youth day shelter and at youth lacrosse camps …
PERSONAL – Eliza Lane Osburn is the daughter of Angie and Tim Osburn … Has an older sister, Tess, and an older brother, Truman … Tess is a junior attacker at Marquette … Truman played lacrosse at Tampa … Birthday is July 17 … Undecided on a major … Chose UNC because it had always been her dream to play lacrosse here.
- 2026 Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee
- 2026 First-Team All-American (IWLCA, Nike Lacrosse Media, USA Lacrosse)
- 2026 First-Team IWLCA All-South Region
- 2025, 2026 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2026 ACC Midfielder of the Year
- 2026 First-Team All-ACC
- 2025 Third-Team All-America (IWLCA)
- 2025 Honorable Mention All-America (Nike Lacrosse Media, USA Lacrosse)
- 2025 Second-Team IWLCA All-South Region
- 2025 ACC Freshman of the Year
- 2025 Second-Team All-ACC
- 2025 ACC All-Tournament Team
- 2025 All-ACC Academic Team
CAREER HIGHS
- Goals: 4 (3x), last vs. Ohio St., 2/20/26
- Assists: 3 (2x), last vs. Loouisville, 2/22/26
- Points: 5 vs. Louisville, 2/22/26
- Ground Balls: 5 (2x), last at Duke, 4/16/26
- Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Pitt, 3/7/26
- Draw Controls: 6 vs. Boston College, 4/27/25
SOPHOMORE (2026) – Started all 21 games ... Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee ... First-Team All-American (IWLCA, Nike Lacrosse Media, USA Lacrosse) ... First-team All-Region ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... ACC Midfielder of the Year ... First-team All-ACC ... USA Lacrossse Preseason Second-Team All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Preseason All-ACC ... A goal and two assists at #19 JMU ... A goal, two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control at #13 Syracuse ... Four goals and two draw controls vs. Ohio St. ... Two goals, three assists, five groundballs, a caused turnover and two draw controls vs. Louisville ... Three goals, an assist and a draw control vs. FSU ... An assist, two draw controls and a caused turnover at #11 Clemson ... Three goals, an assist, three caused turnovers and a draw control vs. #21 Pitt ... Three goals, an assist, a groundball, a caused turnover and a draw control at Cal ... One groundball, one caused turnover and four draw controls vs. #16 BC ... Three goals, an assist, a groundball, a caused turnover and five draw controls vs. #11 Northwestern ... Two goals, an assist, two groundballs, a caused turnover and three draw controls vs. ECU ... A goal, an assist and a draw control at #22 UVA ... Two goals, two assists and two draw controls vs. #12 Stanford ... Two assists, five groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control at #20 Duke ... A goal and two draw controls vs. #19 Duke in the ACC Tournament ... Two goals, an assist and four draw controls vs. #6 Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semi ... A goal, two groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control in the ACC Tournament Final vs. #11 Stanford ... Two groundballs, two caused turnovers and three draw controls vs. #12 Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... A goal, an assist, a groundball and two draw controls vs. #6 Stanford in the NCAA Quarterfinal ... A groundball vs. #3 Maryland in the NCAA Semifinal ... Two goals, a groundball, a cuased turnover and two draw controls vs. #1 Northwestern in the NCAA Final.
FRESHMAN (2025) – Appeared in all 22 games, starting 13, in the midfield ... An IWLCA third-team All-American ... Tabbed honorable mention All-America by the Nike Lacrosse Media and USA Lacrosse ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Claimed IWLCA second-team All-South Region honors ... Named ACC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-ACC ... A member of the ACC All-Tournament Team ... No. 1 ranked impact freshman by Inside Lacrosse ... Tallied 35 goals, eight assists, 56 draw controls, 16 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers ... One goal, one assist, two caused turnovers, two draw controls, one ground ball at Liberty ... One assist, one draw control at #5 Florida ... First career hat trick vs. #4 Syracuse, also with an assists for four points, plus five draw controls ... Two goals, two draw controls at Louisville ... One goal, two draw controls vs. Temple ... Four goals, two ground balls, two draw controls vs. #14 Virginia ... One goal, one assist, one ground ball, three draw controls vs. #9 Clemson .. Two goals and five draw controls at Virginia Tech ... A goal, a caused turnover and three draw controls in her first career start at #3 Northwestern ... Two ground balls, one caused turnover and two draw controls at #20 Notre Dame ... Two goals, one caused turnover and one draw control vs. #1 Boston College ... One goal, one ground ball and one draw control at ECU ... Two goals, two groundballs and two draw controls vs. Cal ... One goal and a draw control at #10 Duke ... Two goals, a groundball and a draw control vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC Quarters ... One goal and five draw controls vs. #16 Clemson in the ACC Semis ... Three goals, one groundball, one caused turnover and six draw controls vs. #2 Boston College in the ACC Final ... Three assists, a groundball, a caused turnover and two draw controls against #14 Clemson in the NCAA Second Round ... Four goals, a groundball, a caused turnover and two draw controls vs. #8 Princeton in the NCAA Quarters ... Two goals, an assist, two groundballs, a caused turnover and four draw controls against #4 Florida in the NCAA Semis ... Two goals, a groundball, a caused turnover and four draw controls vs. #3 Northwestern in the NCAA Championship game ... Scored the game winning goal versus the Wildcats.
HIGH SCHOOL – 2024 USA Lacrosse West Region Player of the Year … Two-time All-American … Ranked the No. 6 overall player in Class of 2024 by ILWomen ... Played in the 2024 New Balance Senior All-America Game … Member of the 2024 U.S. U20 National Training Team … Played four years of varsity lacrosse at Valor Christian High School for head coach Terry Ellis … Totaled 178 goals, 46 assists, 224 points, 214 ground balls and 68 caused turnovers during her prep career … Career-high 68 goals, 81 points, 20 caused turnovers and 81 ground balls as a sophomore … Career-high 17 assists as a senior … 2024 Coloroad 5A Player of the Year ... 2024 All-State Player of the Year … Four-time First Team All-Conference … Three-time First Team All-State and one-time Honorable Mention All-State … Named team captain … Played club lacrosse for Team 180 under the direction of Samantha Bartron … Four-year member of the National Honor Society … Volunteered at a youth day shelter and at youth lacrosse camps …
PERSONAL – Eliza Lane Osburn is the daughter of Angie and Tim Osburn … Has an older sister, Tess, and an older brother, Truman … Tess is a junior attacker at Marquette … Truman played lacrosse at Tampa … Birthday is July 17 … Undecided on a major … Chose UNC because it had always been her dream to play lacrosse here.
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