Caylee Waters
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2016 National Champion
Playing for Harlem Lacrosse (opens in new tab)
Personal: Currently serving as a volunteer assistant coach at North Carolina after spending time at Stanford as a goalkeeper coach … helped Tar Heels to perfect 22-0 record and NCAA title during 2022 campaign … also worked as an associate project manager at Teamworks … has also coached goalkeepers in private lessons and clinics … hobbies include playing tennis and golf, completing New York Times crossword puzzles and listening to podcasts.
2022 Season: Second-year goalkeeper who finished fifth on the leaderboard with 1,385 points … second in the league with 620 stat points … tied for fifth with 120 MVP points … recorded 100 or more leaderboard points in 6-of-12 games … tied for second in Athletes Unlimited with 102 saves, including season-high 13 stops in season finale against Team Glynn … set career high with 216 leaderboard points against Team Moreno in Week Three opener, making 10 saves while allowing just five goals … collected 11 saves in Week Three effort against Team Apuzzo to earn 189 leaderboard points … tallied at least nine saves in eight consecutive games to finish the season.
2021 Season: Finished second on Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse leaderboard with 1,753 points … tied for league lead with 10 games of 100 or more points … also tied with attacker Sam Apuzzo for league lead with 255 MVP points … secured game MVP honors eight times to equal league high, including three MVP 1 selections … ranked fourth in the league with 478 stat points … second among Athletes Unlimited goalkeepers with 92 saves and 106 goals allowed … notched pair of double-digit save performances during final week of the season … registered 24 ground balls in 15 games, including season-high four ground balls against Team Treanor on July 31 and against Team Glynn on Aug. 16 … made season-high 12 saves in Week Five opener against Team Glynn on Aug. 20 … contributed 11 saves in 11-10 loss to Team Ohlmiller on Aug. 21 … had nine saves in July 31 victory over Team Treanor.
International Experience: Member of United States Women’s National Team program since 2015 … represented Team USA at 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship … appeared in seven games as a reserve and made 17 saves … posted six-save performance against Australia in pool play … also made three saves in semifinal victory over Australia.
Other Professional Experience: Played two years with the Philadelphia Fire of the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League after being drafted with the No. 1 overall pick … registered 14 saves while allowing 10 goals during 2019 campaign.
At North Carolina: Four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels who appeared in 78 games from 2014-17 … member of 2016 NCAA Championship team … posted .484 save percentage with 462 career saves … also posted 8.68 career goals against average … First-Team IWLCA and Lacrosse Magazine All-America selection in 2015 … named 2015 National Goalkeeper of the Year by the IWLCA, Inside Lacrosse and Lacrosse Magazine … co-recipient of 2016 Inside Lacrosse National Goalkeeper of the Year award with UNC teammate Megan Ward … also earned First-Team Inside Lacrosse All-America pick during junior season … four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree, including pair of First-Team commendations … shared Kellie Thompson Shirley Award in 2017 with current Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse player Sammy Jo Tracy … owns North Carolina single-season record with 177 saves in 2017 … also ranks second in program history with 49 career victories.
