Taylor Moreno

Personal: Moreno majored in communication studies at North Carolina and is currently working towards her master's degree in educational innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was the first female in Huntington High School history to play on the varsity football team. Moreno has a boxer named Tyson and credits her high school coach, Bob Desimone, as someone who has made a difference in her life. In her free time, she enjoys painting, drawing, and graphic design.

2023 Season: Moreno became the first athlete in any Athletes Unlimited sport to earn multiple titles after finishing with 1,679 leaderboard points. She edged Sam Apuzzo by 12 points to become the first player in any sport to win consecutive crowns. Moreno also eclipsed her own league single-season record by securing 744 stat points.She tied for second in the league with Charlotte North after receiving 180 MVP points and received Game MVP honors five times, ranking third in the league. Moreno joined Apuzzo as the only players in league history to serve as a captain during every week of a season after posting a 7-5 mark.Moreno surpassed her own league single-week record by accumulating 605 points during Week Two and also established a new league single-season record with 140 saves over 12 games. She ranked fourth in the league with 17 caused turnovers and notched 17 saves in a loss against Team Apuzzo on July 30 to set a new Athletes Unlimited Pro Lacrosse single-game record.In addition, Moreno earned the Game MVP distinction in four of her first five games, starting the season with a single-game record of 257 leaderboard points against Team Read. She secured MVP 1 honors in the season opener against Team Read after making 13 saves while allowing just four goals and earned a second straight MVP 1 award after notching nine saves against Team Mastroianni on July 22. Moreno opened Week Two with 211 leaderboard points and received MVP 3 commendation after posting nine saves in a victory over Team Colson. She claimed the MVP 2 award in the July 29 effort against Team Read with 14 saves and posted 16 saves and allowed just six goals in the August 12 contest against Team Bosco to receive MVP 1 honors. Moreno tallied 10 or more saves in a game eight times, including four of the last five outings.

2022 Season: Moreno won the Athletes Unlimited championship and was a member of the inaugural All-Defensive Team. She led the league with 698 stat points and finished second with 165 MVP points. She also tied for seventh place with 935 win points. Moreno set a record for AU Lacrosse with 132 saves in 12 games, including two games with 14 saves. She achieved 10 or more saves in 10 out of 12 games and had a league-record eight consecutive games with 200 or more leaderboard points. Her highest-scoring game was against Team Waters in the Week One finale, where she scored 241 points. Moreno was one of 15 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Pro Lacrosse College Draft.

International Experience: Moreno was a member of the training team for the 2022 Team USA World Championship squad and served as an alternate for the team. She one of 12 players named to the Team USA roster for 2023 World Lacrosse Women’s Super Sixes Event. 

At North Carolina: Moreno played in a school-record 87 games from 2017-2022. Moreno also holds the school career goalkeeper record with 76 starts. She is North Carolina's all-time leader with 667 saves, which is the second-highest in Atlantic Coast Conference history. Moreno also holds the school career records for minutes played with 4,967 and goalkeeper wins with 70. She led the Tar Heels to six consecutive ACC Tournament titles and the 2022 NCAA Championship. Moreno was a three-time First-Team All-ACC selection and led the ACC with a .493 save percentage and 8.56 goals against average in 2022. As a graduate student, she recorded seven games with 10 or more saves, including a season-high 16 saves against Notre Dame on April 2, 2022. In 2021, Moreno was honored as the IWLCA National Goalkeeper of the Year and was named the ACC Defender of the Year. She was also a Tewaaraton Award finalist in 2021. Moreno started all seven games during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, finishing with an 8.03 goals against average and .478 save percentage. In her sophomore year, she ranked eighth in the nation with an 8.91 goals against average and fourth with a .532 save percentage, earning Second-Team All-America honors. Moreno redshirted the 2017 season due to an injury.