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UNC Soccer: Arsenal’s Alessia Russo wins WSL Player of the Month for April

Former UNC soccer player Alessia Russo was named the Women’s Super League (WSL) Player of the Month for April.

Alessia Russo is the Barclays Women's Super League Player of the Month! pic.twitter.com/BS28T4UgmZ

— Sky Sports WSL (@SkySportsWSL) May 9, 2024

This honor is reward for a scorching hot scoring run for the Tar Heel alum. Arsenal played three matches in April — winning two and drawing one — securing a top-three WSL finish and a place in the Champions League while doing so.

Against last place Bristol City, Russo piled misery on the Robins with two second-half goals to increase Arsenal’s victory margin to five.