Emma Trenchard
Windsor, Connecticut
2022 IWLCA Division I Defender of the Year
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Personal: Majored in psychology at North Carolina … father, Webb, was captain of the lacrosse team at Amherst College … great-great grandfather, Thomas, was the head football coach at North Carolina for four years (1895, 1913-15) … mother, Michelle, earned All-America honors while playing lacrosse at Hobart William Smith College.
2022 Season: Talented rookie who earned spot on inaugural Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse All-Defensive Team … collected 1,031 leaderboard points, including seven games with 100 or more points … starter in all 12 games who claimed 18 ground balls and seven caused turnovers … posted season-high three ground balls in a game three times … also had three caused turnovers against Team Apuzzo in Week Three … one of 15 athletes selected in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.
International Experience: Represented Team USA at World Lacrosse 2022 Women’s World Championship … member of Team USA defensive unit that allowed tournament-best 39 goals over eight games … appeared in eight games and registered an assist in Championship Bracket opener against Hong Kong, China … member of 2018 United States Women’s National Training Team.
At North Carolina: Five-year letter winner for the Tar Heels who started all 88 career games from 2018-22 … scored one goal with four assists … contributed 104 ground balls with 59 draw controls and 61 caused turnovers … led Tar Heels to 2022 NCAA title and five consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championships … named 2022 IWLCA Division I Defender of the Year … two-time selection as ACC Defender of the Year (2019, 2022) … member of 2022 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … three-time First-Team All-ACC performer for the Tar Heels … consensus First-Team All-America honoree by the IWLCA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine in her final two seasons at UNC … also earned First-Team All-America distinction by Inside Lacrosse during COVID-shortened 2020 season … member of IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse All-America First Teams as a sophomore after finishing second on the team with 16 caused turnovers … started all 21 games as a freshman and earned a spot on the All-ACC Tournament Team.
