UNC Women’s International Soccer Star, Alessia Russo, Talks Playing Different Positions, Academics and Ability

March 15, 2021 Jake Lundberg

UNC Women’s International Soccer Star, Alessia Russo, Talks Playing Different Positions, Academics and Ability

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Alessia Russo, a rising senior from Kent, England, is Chapel Hill’s MVP. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels have won 21 of the 38 Division 1 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championships. Russo without a doubt is one of the program’s best players of all time. The wonderfully creative forward, who stands at 5 feet 9 inches, was a 2018 United Soccer Coaches first-team All-America selection, the first Tar Heel to make the first team since Crystal Dunn in 2013.

Junior Year – Just a few of her many accomplishments:

Hermann Trophy semifinalist
Most Valuable Player of the 2019 ACC Tournament
First-team All-ACC for the third year in a row
All-ACC Tournament selection
Preseason All-ACC selection
Team tri-captain
Played 24 matches overall, all starts, playing 1,432 minutes
Leads the team in goals with 13 and is second in points with 29
Beven braces for her career
Has 27 career goals, tied for 40th in UNC history
16 of her career goals have been game-winning tallies

Posted on March 15, 2021 in Life of a College Athlete, NCAA Division I, Recruiting 101, Soccer

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