University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Women's Lacrosse

Entering her 31st season as the North Carolina head coach in 2025-26, Hall of Famer Jenny Levy is without question among the best coaches in women’s lacrosse history. Jenny Levy – Career at a Glance: Entering her 31st season in Spring 2026 Career Record: 443-130 (.773) (No. 2 all-time in wins) North Carolina Record: Same ACC Record: 118-38 (.756) National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (inducted 2021) IWLCA Hall of Fame (inducted 2025) USA Lacrosse Foundation Gala honoree (2023) U.S. National Team Head Coach (2017-22) Four NCAA national titles (2013, 2016, 2022, 2025) Eight ACC titles (2002, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025) Four-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year/Staff of the Year (2013, 2016, 2022, 2025) Eight-time ACC Coach of the Year (1997, 2002, 2010, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025) 125 All-ACC selections 70 players with All-America honors 16 National Player of the Year winners 11 ACC Player of the Year winners 1 Tewaaraton Award winner 13 Tewaaraton Award finalists Four NCAA Tournament MOPs Two Honda Award winners North Carolina Career The only head coach in UNC women’s lacrosse history, Levy built the Tar Heel program from scratch. She was named its first head coach in October 1994. Over the past 30 completed seasons, Levy has guided Carolina to: 26 NCAA Tournament bids (including 20 straight from 2005-present) 46 NCAA Tournament wins (second all-time by a head coach) 14 NCAA Tournament semifinal appearances (tied for third all-time) Four NCAA championships (third all

Cori Boyle begins her third year as the director of operations for the University of North Carolina women's lacrosse program in the 2025-26 season. During her second season on staff in 2025, North Carolina won the National Championship after going undefeated with a record of 22-0. Carolina went 9-0 in ACC play and won the Regular Season and ACC Tournament Championships. No stranger to North Carolina, Boyle spent the previous 11 years as the executive director and agent representative for TeamFirst Soccer Academy (TFSA) based out of Chapel Hill. In this role, she was responsible for scheduling and executing soccer camps across the United States, including travel and budget duties. She also managed relationships between TFSA and corporate partners, such as Nike and Gatorade. Additionally, she served as the talent agent for two-time World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kristine Lilly, who was a four-time national champion with the Carolina women's soccer team. Boyle brings a wealth of experience to the Tar Heels, having previously held roles as a senior account executive at PlayMetrics, a regional sales manager at Sports Endeavors Inc. and a merchandise manager at adidas AMERICA. A two-time graduate of the University of Tennessee, Boyle received her bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in business before earning her master's in sports studies and sports management. She was a member of the women's soccer team during her time in Knoxville. Boyle res

Former Tar Heel standout Kayla Wood returned to Chapel Hill to join the North Carolina women’s lacrosse coaching staff ahead of the 2025 season. Wood joined in a temporary position for the 2025 season before being added to the permanent staff in June of 2025. She primarily works with UNC’s defensive unit. During her first season on staff, North Carolina won the National Championship after going undefeated with a record of 22-0, while going 9-0 in ACC play. The Heels claimed the Regular Season and ACC Tournament Championships. With Wood guiding the defense, UNC led the country in scoring defense (6.9 goals per game), total goals allowed for anyone that played more than 15 games (151) and scoring margin (10.6 gpg). The Heels also ranked third nationally in save percentage (.508) and Betty Nelson topped the goals-against-average list at 7.37. Wood mentored six players to All-America honors, including first-team recognition for Sam Forrest and Brooklyn Walker-Welch, and Forrest was tabbed the IWLCA Defender of the Year. Prior to coming back to Chapel Hill, Wood was an assistant coach at Princeton during the 2023-24 season. The Tigers recorded five top-25 wins and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. She also helped produce five All-Ivy League selections and the Ivy League Goalkeeper of the Year. In Spring 2023, Wood was head coach of the Issaquah High School girls lacrosse team in Seattle. She guided the team to a 10-4-1 overall record and a berth in the state semifinals

One of the most decorated players in the history of University of North Carolina women’s lacrosse, Marie McCool returned to Chapel Hill as an assistant coach ahead of the 2023 season. Previously serving as the volunteer assistant coach in 2021, she will officially be in her fourth season on staff in Spring 2026. McCool was a key member of the coaching staff that won the National Championship in 2025 after going undefeated with a record of 22-0. UNC is just the 12th team to produce an undefeated season in women’s lacrosse history. Carolina went 9-0 in ACC play and won the Regular Season and ACC Tournament Championships. It led the country in both scoring offense (17.5 goals per game) and scoring defense (6.9 goals per game) as well as points per game (26.7) and shots on goal per game (27.9). The Tar Heel coaching staff mentored nine All-Americans, eight All-ACC performers, the Tewaaraton Award winner, the IWLCA Player and Attacker of the Year and the IWLCA Defender of the Year. McCool was a standout midfielder during her Tar Heel career from 2015-18. Among many awards and honors, she was the first two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist in UNC history and the first player in the Atlantic Coast Conference to be named the ACC Midfielder of the Year twice. She was also tabbed the National Midfielder of the Year by IWLCA in 2018, earned first-team All-America honors three times and was a three-time All-ACC honoree. She was the recipient of the Patterson Medal as a senior, the most pres

Three-time All-American Olivia Vergano joined the Carolina coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in 2025, following a stellar collegiate career at UNC and Virginia Tech. Vergano capped her four-year career by helping the Tar Heels to an undefeated season and a National Championship in the spring of '25. A native of West Babylon, N.Y., Vergano started her collegiate career at Virginia Tech, where she earned two honorable mention All-America honors, an All-ACC recognition and an ACC All-Freshman nod. She transferred to Chapel Hill for her senior season and was a key cog in the nation's top offense en route to the ACC and national titles. Vergano, who claimed honorable mention All-America recognition as a senior, finished her career with 168 goals and 43 assists for 211 points. She also posted 276 draw controls, 52 groundballs and 20 caused turnovers.

Samantha Giacolone joined the Carolina women’s lacrosse coaching staff as an assistant coach in September of 2025. A highly decorated goalkeeper while in college, Giacolone transitioned to the coaching world and has become one of the nation’s top assistants over her six-year career overseeing defenses and goalies. Giacolone came to Chapel Hill from Coastal Carolina, where she served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons (2022, ’24 and ’25). While at Coastal, she helped the Chanticleers to the ASUN Championship in 2024 and was a member of the conference’s Coaching Staff of the Year. Giacolone mentored the ASUN Midfielder (Avery McIlwaine) and Freshman (Evelyn Kitchin) of the Year in ‘24, while producing six all-conference defensive honorees over her last two seasons. In between stints at CCU, Giacolone served as the goalies coach and defensive coordinator at Stanford during the 2023 season. While with the Cardinal, she coached Pac-12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year (Kara Rahaim) and saw three defensive players garner All-Pac-12 first-team honors (Rahaim, Caroline Mondiello, and Ailish Kelly). Giacolone spent the 2020 and ’21 seasons at Furman as the defensive coordinator. Furman swept the SoCon awards in 2021 as Hannah Demis was named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Year, Avery Whitehead was tabbed the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, and Meagan Beal picked up SoCon Freshman of the Year honors. In all, the Paladins placed nine athletes on the All-SoC