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Four Tar Heels Go In Top Eight Of Athletes Unlimited WLAX Draft

CHAPEL HILL—Four national champion All-Americas from the University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team went in the first eight overall picks as the Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse professional league held its draft on Tuesday night.

Senior attacker Jamie Ortega was the No. 2 overall pick, senior defender Emma Trenchard went No. 3, graduate student goalie Taylor Moreno went No. 5 and graduate student midfielder Ally Mastroianni went No. 8. Fifteen total players were drafted and will play in the league's second season at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.