Mattituck native and North Carolina lacrosse star Katie Hoeg received the highest athletic honor from her university when she was named as a Patterson Medal awardee.

From the University of North Carolina:

*The Patterson Medal is based primarily on career athletic accomplishments. The recipients must have played at least three seasons for the Tar Heels, and sportsmanship and leadership are also considered. Dr. Joseph Patterson first presented the medal in 1924 to honor the memory of his brother, John Durand Patterson.

*Hoeg is one of the most prolific scorers in NCAA women’s lacrosse history, helping the high-powered Tar Heels to a 78-12 record, four ACC championships and three trips to the national semifinals.

*She is Carolina’s all-time scoring leader and fourth in ACC history with 370 points, an average of 4.2 per contest. She is the ACC’s all-time assists leader and is second in NCAA history with 233. As a senior in 2021, she led the nation in assists (71) and assists per game (3.38). She set the UNC single-season assist record with 73 in 2019. Her 71 assists in 2021 are the second most ever by a Tar Heel.

*Hoeg helped Carolina win 27 consecutive games, the longest winning streak in school history and the seventh-longest in NCAA history. The 2021 Tar Heels set the school record with 20 wins in 21 games.

*Hoeg was the 2020 National Player of the Year, a first-team All-America in 2018, 2020 and 2021, a second-team All-America in 2019, a three-time All-ACC selection and an NCAA All-Tournament honoree in 2019 and 2021.

*Hoeg received an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 2021 and an ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Post-Graduate Scholarship in 2020. She will be attending UNC’s Adams School of Dentistry.