Chance Encounter Leads To A Dream Come True

Posted Sep 26, 2023
Melissa Meager has been passionate about lacrosse since the day her mother took away her softball mitt in junior high and handed her a lacrosse stick. She was told to go outside and play with her brothers. So began a lifelong love of lacrosse for Meager – one that would connect her to UNC's women's lacrosse team and a gift in support of the program. (GoHeels.com)

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