Long Islanders Jamie Ortega, Taylor Moreno have a chance to win women’s lacrosse title with UNC

Posted May 24, 2018
Jamie Ortega chose to play collegiately at North Carolina for the chance to chase national championships. Well, here’s her chance. The freshman is one of six Long Island talents for No. 2 UNC (17-3), which opens the NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse semifinals at Stony Brook’s LaValle Stadium on Friday with a 5 p.m. tilt against No. 3 James Madison (20-1). (Newsday)

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