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Jenny Levy

Jenny Levy

American lacrosse coach

Jenny Levy is an American college lacrosse coach and former player who has been the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels women's lacrosse program since its inception in 1994. She has led North Carolina to three NCAA championships and has twice been named the National Coach of the Year.[1][2] She was also named as the head coach of the United States women's national lacrosse team in November 2017.[3] She was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2021.[4][5]

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Levy played lacrosse at the University of Virginia from 1988-1992 and was a member of the United States women's national lacrosse team in 1992-1993, and then again in 1995.[citation needed] She was named as a first-team All American and as the 1992 NCAA Attacker of the Year. She was named as one of the top 50 players in ACC history in 2002.[6][7]

From 1993 to 1994 she was the assistant women's lacrosse coach at Georgetown University. In October 1994, she became the University of North Carolina's first women's lacrosse coach.[3]

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    "Carolina's Jenny Levy named to National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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    "Notebook: UNC's Jenny Levy national lacrosse coach of the year". The News & Observer. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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    "Levy Named To National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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    "UNC Coach Jenny Levy Named To National Lacrosse Hall Of Fame". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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    "Resch '85 Inducted into USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame". Yale University. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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    "UNC Head Coach Jenny Levy Named to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame". Chapelboro.com. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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    "Jenny Levy - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.


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