Jennifer Russell (lacrosse)

Jennifer Russell is an American women's lacrosse player, born in Boston on August 2, 1987. She played midfield for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she was a three-time captain and finished her college career with 119 points, including 93 goals. Her 38 goals in 2009 led all Tar Heels, and she was named to the All-ACC first team and the IWLCA All-America first team in both 2009 and 2010, and was a Tewaaraton Award finalist in 2010. She was a member of the United States developmental team from 2008 to 2010 and played defender for the United States team that won the gold medal at the 2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup. She was named to the national team for the 2015 to 2016 season, and in 2016 the Boston Storm picked her second overall in the inaugural United Women's Lacrosse League draft.