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43 - Caylee Waters
CAYLEE WATERS
POSITION: Goalkeeper HOMETOWN: Darien, Conn. COLLEGE: North Carolina HEIGHT: 5-5 seawaters7
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ATHLETE CAUSE: Harlem Lacrosse
ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE
2022 Season: Second-year goalkeeper who finished fifth on the leaderboard with 1,385 points … second in the league with 620 stat points … tied for fifth with 120 MVP points … recorded 100 or more leaderboard points in 6-of-12 games … tied for second in Athletes Unlimited with 102 saves, including season-high 13 stops in season finale against Team Glynn … set career high with 216 leaderboard points against Team Moreno in Week Three opener, making 10 saves while allowing just five goals … collected 11 saves in Week Three effort against Team Apuzzo to earn 189 leaderboard points … tallied at least nine saves in eight consecutive games to finish the season. 2021 Season: Finished second on Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse leaderboard with 1,753 points … tied for league lead with 10 games of 100 or more points … also tied with attacker Sam Apuzzo for league lead with 255 MVP points … secured game MVP honors eight times to equal league high, including three MVP 1 selections … ranked fourth in the league with 478 stat points … second among Athletes Unlimited goalkeepers with 92 saves and 106 goals allowed … notched pair of double-digit save performances during final week of the season … registered 24 ground balls in 15 games, including season-high four ground balls against Team Treanor on July 31 and against Team Glynn on Aug. 16 … made season-high 12 saves in Week Five opener against Team Glynn on Aug. 20 … contributed 11 saves in 11-10 loss to Team Ohlmiller on Aug. 21 … had nine saves in July 31 victory over Team Treanor.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member of United States Women’s National Team program since 2015 … represented Team USA at 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship … appeared in seven games as a reserve and made 17 saves … posted six-save performance against Australia in pool play … also made three saves in semifinal victory over Australia.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Played two years with the Philadelphia Fire of the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League after being drafted with the No. 1 overall pick … registered 14 saves while allowing 10 goals during 2019 campaign.
AT NORTH CAROLINA
Four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels who appeared in 78 games from 2014-17 … member of 2016 NCAA Championship team … posted .484 save percentage with 462 career saves … also posted 8.68 career goals against average … First-Team IWLCA and Lacrosse Magazine All-America selection in 2015 … named 2015 National Goalkeeper of the Year by the IWLCA, Inside Lacrosse and Lacrosse Magazine … co-recipient of 2016 Inside Lacrosse National Goalkeeper of the Year award with UNC teammate Megan Ward … also earned First-Team Inside Lacrosse All-America pick during junior season … four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree, including pair of First-Team commendations … shared Kellie Thompson Shirley Award in 2017 with current Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse player Sammy Jo Tracy … owns North Carolina single-season record with 177 saves in 2017 … also ranks second in program history with 49 career victories.
PERSONAL
Currently serving as a volunteer assistant coach at North Carolina after spending time at Stanford as a goalkeeper coach … helped Tar Heels to perfect 22-0 record and NCAA title during 2022 campaign … has also coached goalkeepers in private lessons and clinics … hobbies include playing tennis and golf, completing New York Times crossword puzzles and listening to podcasts.
WATERS’ ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS
SAVES SEASON GP GS MP GA GAA Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT TOTAL SAVE % LPTS
2021 15 14 428:17 106 7.92 23 26 17 26 0 92 0.465 1,753
