UNC Heads To Big City Classic: The University of North Carolina men’s lacrosse team will return to game action for the first time in seven days Saturday as the No. 10-ranked Tar Heels look to build on the momentum of an overtime win over Johns Hopkins when they play in the inaugural Big City Classic in East Rutherford, N.J. Hosted by Inside Lacrosse, the Big City Classic features a tripleheader of NCAA Division I games to be played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Tar Heels’ task at hand in the Meadowlands could not be more difficult as awaiting North Carolina is the nation’s top-ranked team, the undefeated Virginia Cavaliers. The game will begin at 12 Noon and it will be televised nationally on ESPNU. The Tar Heels enter the game with a record of 8-3 overall and 0-2 in the ACC. Virginia is a perfect 11-0 overall and 1-0 in the ACC. In this week’s Inside Lacrosse/Nike media poll, the Tar Heels are ranked in 10th place while the Cavaliers come in as the No. 1 team. Last Week Versus The Blue Jays: On Senior Day at Fetzer Field last Saturday, the Tar Heels rewarded 11 sen- iors and head coach Joe Breschi with a heartstopping 10-9 overtime win over Johns Hopkins. It was Breschi’s 100th career coaching victory. The Tar Heels trailed only once in the game at 2-1 and after taking a 3-2 lead with 5:40 left in the first half on a Billy Bitter goal they either led or were tied the rest of the way. Nevertheless, the Tar Heels were unable to shake the Blue Jays even after taking a 6-2 lead with 13:07 to play in the third quarter. Eventually, the Blue Jays scored the final two goals of regulation to force over- time and they had the first possession of overtime before UNC’s Ryan Flanagan caused a turnover that gave the ball to Carolina. Contact: Dave Lohse • P: 919-962-7257 • F: 919-962-0612 • [email protected] • www.TarHeelBlue.com 2009 GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS (8-3, ACC 0-2) Date Opponent Game Time/Score 2/7 ROBERT MORRIS W 16-4 2/14 #14 DENVER W 20-7 2/20 #9 NAVY W 9-8 2/22 #17 COLGATE W 11-9 2/28 vs. Lehigh (at Brooklandville, Md.) W 14-6 3/2 DETROIT MERCY W 19-4 3/8 at #7 Notre Dame L 7-9 3/11 PROVIDENCE W 14-7 3/14 #9 DUKE (ESPNU) L 8-12 3/21 at #10 Maryland (ESPNU) L 7-8 3/28 #6 JOHNS HOPKINS (EPSU) W 10-9 (OT) 4/4 vs. #1 Virginia (at East Rutherford, N.J. (ESPNU) 12 Noon 4/11 vs. Ohio State (Baltimore, Md.) 1 p.m. 4/18 at #7 Hofstra 7 p.m. 4/24 ACC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS 7:30 p.m. 4/26 ACC TOURNAMENT FINALS 3:30 p.m. Home games in ALL CAPS HEAD COACH JOE BRESCHI • Full Name: Joseph Carl Breschi • Birthdate: April 9, 1968 in Baltimore, Md. • Hometown: Baltimore, Md. • High School: Loyola- Blakefield School • College: Graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1990 with a B.A. in communications • Family: Married to the for- mer Julie Riccardelli of Roseland, N.J. Julie has a B.A. in psychology from Denison in 1989 and an M.Ed.. in counseling psy- chology from Springfield College in 1992. • Children: The late Michael Robert Breschi, born September 16, 2000; Samantha Grace Breschi, born October 17, 2001; Abigail Christine Breschi, born June 5, 2003; Lucy Michaela Breschi, born September 1, 2005; Emily Valerie Breschi, born January 12, 2007. • Parents: Bob and Tish Breschi of Baltimore, Md. • Lacrosse Career: Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection (1989 and ‘90)...two-time All- America honoree (1989 and ‘90)...North-South All- Star Game participant in 1990...member of the U.S. National Team in 1994 and 1998...named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s lacrosse team. • Coaching Career: North Carolina, assistant coach (1991-92); Brown University, head assistant coach (1993-97); Ohio State, head coach (1998-2008; North Carolina, head coach (2008-present). • Assisted under: Dave Klarmann (North Carolina 1991-92); Peter Lasagna (Brown 1993-97) • Coaching Highlights: GWLL coach-of-the-year in 1999, 2003, 2004...led Ohio State to first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history in 2003 and coached team to a return trip in 2004...led OSU to first ever NCAA Tournament win in 2008 over Cornell in first round...coached Buckeyes to GWLL titles in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2008...helped Brown to two Ivy League championships (1994 and ‘95) and a trip to the NCAA Final Four (1994)...team claimed two ACC championships when he was at UNC as an assistant coach (1991 and ‘92)...Tar Heels won NCAA title in 1991. • Student-Athletes: Coached Ohio State players to 128 Academic All-Big Ten honors and 217 Ohio State scholar-athlete awards. • Away from lacrosse: Enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and long walks on the beach. Saturday’s Game #1 Virginia (11-0, ACC 1-0) vs. #10 North Carolina (8-3, ACC 0-2) Saturday, April 4, 2009 12 p.m., Giants Stadium East Rutherford, N.J. ESPNU National Telecast North Carolina vs. Virginia Series Information (Virginia leads 43-20) 1949 H L 1-12 1950 A L 0-17 1953 A L 3-18 1954 H L 5-17 1964 H L 4-18 1965 A L 9-12 1966 H L 5-8 1967 A L 6-11 1968 H L 7-13 1969 A L 3-7 1970 H L 4-11 1971 A L 2-14 1972 H L 5-15 1973 A L 6-14 1974 H L 11-17 1975 A L 6-10 1976 H W 13-10 1977 A L 7-15 1978 H L 8-9* 1979 A L 5-8 1980 H W 14-5 1980 A L 10-11#% 1981 A W 11-6 1982 H W 15-9 1983 A L 10-16 1984 H L 11-12* 1984 A W 11-2% 1985 A W 17-8 1986 H L 9-11 1986 N W 10-9*% 1987 A W 18-7 1988 H W 15-5 1989 A W 11-5 1989 H W 7-5^ 1990 H L 13-14 1990 A W 10-6^ 1991 A W 11-10 1992 H W 14-9 1992 N W 14-5^ 1993 A L 12-13* 1994 H L 6-16 1994 A W 15-7^ 1994 H L 10-12% 1995 A L 12-15 1996 H W 19-18 1996 A W 13-11^ 1997 A L 5-20 1997 A L 13-17^ 1998 H L 4-15 1999 A L 14-17 2000 H L 7-13 2000 N L 16-17#^ 2001 A W 7-5 2002 H L 9-10 2002 N L 3-10^ 2003 A L 7-10 2003 A L 12-13*^ 2004 H W 11-9 2004 H L 9-11^ 2005 A L 9-15 2006 H L 13-21 2007 A L 9-10* 2008 H L 11-12* *Overtime #Double Overtime @Triple Overtime ~Four Overtimes &Six Overtimes $Forfeit Victory %NCAA Tournament ^ACC Tournament
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UNC Heads To Big City Classic:The University of North Carolina men’slacrosse team will return to game actionfor the first time in seven days Saturdayas the No. 10-ranked Tar Heels look tobuild on the momentum of an overtimewin over Johns Hopkins when they playin the inaugural Big City Classic in EastRutherford, N.J.Hosted by Inside Lacrosse, the Big
City Classic features a tripleheader ofNCAA Division I games to be played atGiants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.The Tar Heels’ task at hand in theMeadowlands could not be more difficultas awaiting North Carolina is the nation’stop-ranked team, the undefeated VirginiaCavaliers.The game will begin at 12 Noon and it
will be televised nationally on ESPNU.The Tar Heels enter the game with a
record of 8-3 overall and 0-2 in the ACC.Virginia is a perfect 11-0 overall and 1-0in the ACC.In this week’s Inside Lacrosse/Nike
media poll, the Tar Heels are ranked in10th place while the Cavaliers come inas the No. 1 team.
Last Week Versus The Blue Jays:On Senior Day at Fetzer Field lastSaturday, the Tar Heels rewarded 11 sen-iors and head coach Joe Breschi with aheartstopping 10-9 overtime win overJohns Hopkins. It was Breschi’s 100thcareer coaching victory.The Tar Heels trailed only once in the
game at 2-1 and after taking a 3-2 leadwith 5:40 left in the first half on a BillyBitter goal they either led or were tied therest of the way. Nevertheless, the TarHeels were unable to shake the BlueJays even after taking a 6-2 lead with13:07 to play in the third quarter.Eventually, the Blue Jays scored the
final two goals of regulation to force over-time and they had the first possession ofovertime before UNC’s Ryan Flanagancaused a turnover that gave the ball toCarolina.
Contact:DaveLohse •P:919-962-7257 •F:919-962-0612 •[email protected]•www.TarHeelBlue.com2009 GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS (8-3, ACC 0-2)Date Opponent Game Time/Score2/7 ROBERT MORRIS W 16-42/14 #14 DENVER W 20-72/20 #9 NAVY W 9-82/22 #17 COLGATE W 11-92/28 vs. Lehigh (at Brooklandville, Md.) W 14-63/2 DETROIT MERCY W 19-43/8 at #7 Notre Dame L 7-93/11 PROVIDENCE W 14-73/14 #9 DUKE (ESPNU) L 8-123/21 at #10 Maryland (ESPNU) L 7-83/28 #6 JOHNS HOPKINS (EPSU) W 10-9 (OT)4/4 vs. #1 Virginia (at East Rutherford, N.J.
(ESPNU) 12 Noon4/11 vs. Ohio State (Baltimore, Md.) 1 p.m.4/18 at #7 Hofstra 7 p.m.4/24 ACC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS 7:30 p.m.4/26 ACC TOURNAMENT FINALS 3:30 p.m.Home games in ALL CAPSHHEEAADD CCOOAACCHH JJOOEE BBRREESSCCHHII• Full Name: Joseph CarlBreschi• Birthdate: April 9, 1968 inBaltimore, Md.• Hometown: Baltimore, Md.• High School: Loyola-Blakefield School• College: Graduated fromthe University of NorthCarolina in 1990 with a B.A.in communications• Family: Married to the for-mer Julie Riccardelli ofRoseland, N.J. Julie has a B.A. in psychology fromDenison in 1989 and an M.Ed.. in counseling psy-chology from Springfield College in 1992.• Children: The late Michael Robert Breschi, bornSeptember 16, 2000; Samantha Grace Breschi,born October 17, 2001; Abigail Christine Breschi,born June 5, 2003; Lucy Michaela Breschi, bornSeptember 1, 2005; Emily Valerie Breschi, bornJanuary 12, 2007.• Parents: Bob and Tish Breschi of Baltimore, Md.• Lacrosse Career: Two-time All-Atlantic CoastConference selection (1989 and ‘90)...two-time All-America honoree (1989 and ‘90)...North-South All-Star Game participant in 1990...member of the U.S.National Team in 1994 and 1998...named to the ACC50th Anniversary men’s lacrosse team.• Coaching Career: North Carolina, assistant coach(1991-92); Brown University, head assistant coach(1993-97); Ohio State, head coach (1998-2008;North Carolina, head coach (2008-present).• Assisted under: Dave Klarmann (North Carolina1991-92); Peter Lasagna (Brown 1993-97)• Coaching Highlights: GWLL coach-of-the-year in1999, 2003, 2004...led Ohio State to first NCAATournament appearance in program history in 2003and coached team to a return trip in 2004...led OSUto first ever NCAA Tournament win in 2008 overCornell in first round...coached Buckeyes to GWLLtitles in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2008...helped Brownto two Ivy League championships (1994 and ‘95) anda trip to the NCAA Final Four (1994)...team claimedtwo ACC championships when he was at UNC as anassistant coach (1991 and ‘92)...Tar Heels wonNCAA title in 1991.• Student-Athletes: Coached Ohio State players to128 Academic All-Big Ten honors and 217 Ohio Statescholar-athlete awards.• Away from lacrosse: Enjoys spending time withhis family, playing golf and long walks on the beach.
Saturday’s Game#1 Virginia (11-0, ACC 1-0) vs.#10 North Carolina (8-3, ACC 0-2)Saturday, April 4, 200912 p.m., Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, N.J.ESPNU National TelecastNorth Carolina vs. VirginiaSeries Information(Virginia leads 43-20)1949 H L 1-121950 A L 0-171953 A L 3-181954 H L 5-171964 H L 4-181965 A L 9-121966 H L 5-81967 A L 6-111968 H L 7-131969 A L 3-71970 H L 4-111971 A L 2-141972 H L 5-151973 A L 6-141974 H L 11-171975 A L 6-101976 H W 13-101977 A L 7-151978 H L 8-9*1979 A L 5-81980 H W 14-51980 A L 10-11#%1981 A W 11-61982 H W 15-91983 A L 10-161984 H L 11-12*1984 A W 11-2%1985 A W 17-81986 H L 9-111986 N W 10-9*%1987 A W 18-71988 H W 15-51989 A W 11-51989 H W 7-5^1990 H L 13-141990 A W 10-6^1991 A W 11-101992 H W 14-91992 N W 14-5^1993 A L 12-13*1994 H L 6-161994 A W 15-7^1994 H L 10-12%1995 A L 12-151996 H W 19-181996 A W 13-11^1997 A L 5-201997 A L 13-17^1998 H L 4-151999 A L 14-172000 H L 7-132000 N L 16-17#^2001 A W 7-52002 H L 9-102002 N L 3-10^2003 A L 7-102003 A L 12-13*^2004 H W 11-92004 H L 9-11^2005 A L 9-152006 H L 13-212007 A L 9-10*2008 H L 11-12**Overtime#Double Overtime@Triple Overtime~Four Overtimes&Six Overtimes$Forfeit Victory%NCAA Tournament^ACC Tournament
UNC cashed in on its first possessionof overtime as Billy Bitter fed SeanDelaney for the winning goal with 1:31left in the overtime period.Bitter, Delaney, Gavin Petracca and
Bart Wagner each had two goals for theTar Heels in the win. Bitter and Petraccaeach had two assists for the Tar Heels.
Three Straight Wins Over Hopkins:The Tar Heels have now recorded regu-lar-season wins over Johns Hopkins ineach of the last three seasons. The lasttime the Tar Heels won three straightover the perennial national title con-tenders came from 1990 through 1994when the Heels won six in a row, five reg-ular-season games as well as the 1993NCAA semifinals.It was Carolina’s first win over the Blue
Jays at Fetzer Field since April 3, 1993when No. 1 Carolina defeated No. 3Johns Hopkins 14-9. UNC’s home winover Hopkins in 2007 was in a gameplayed at Kenan Stadium.UNC has now upset higher-ranked
Johns Hopkins' teams three years in arow after losing to the Blue Jays 13 timesin a row before that.
A Rare Overtime Win For The TarHeels: UNC was only 1-6 in its lastseven overtime games dating back tothe 2003 season before emerging withthe win last Saturday over Hopkins.The overtime win was the first in extra
time since the Tar Heels beat Duke 10-9on an overtime goal by Lance
Zimmerman at Koskinen Stadium inDurham, N.C. on March 20, 2004. In thefive years since then Carolina had onlyplayed two overtime games, losing toVirginia in both 2007 and 2008.
The Largest Crowd In Seven Years:The game against Johns Hopkins wasplayed before a crowd of 4,535 fans, thelargest home crowd for a UNC gamesince 6,235 fans watched the Tar Heelsbeat UMBC 15-11 on April 13, 2002 atKenan Stadium as part of a spring foot-ball game/men's lacrosse game double-header.
Carolina In One-Goal Games ThisYear: Carolina is now 2-1 in one-goalgames in 2009 after having lost seven ofits last eight one-goal games headinginto this season.UNC had been 1-7 in one-goal games
beginning with a 10-9 home loss toMaryland on March 27, 2004 through an8-7 loss in the first round of the NCAATournament to Navy on Fetzer Field onMay 10, 2008.Carolina’s only one-goal win in that
span came on February 23, 2008 whenUNC won at Denver 6-5.Sean Delaney has delivered the
game-winning goal in both one-goal vic-tories. The junior midfielder scored with4:50 left in the fourth quarter to lift the TarHeels past Navy 9-8 on February 20 atFetzer Field. He then delivered againlast Saturday with his goal with 1:31 leftin the first overtime as UNC beat JohnsHopkins 10-9.
UNC Equals 2008 Win Total:Carolina improved to 8-3 with its win overJohns Hopkins, in the process equalingits win total from the entire 2008 seasonwhen UNC finished 8-6.
This is the first Carolina team to haveeight wins before the end of the monthMarch since 1993.
Seniors End Home Season 7-1:Carolina’s Class of 2009, which includesnine seniors and two redshirt juniors,ended their home campaign 7-1 with theonly loss coming against Duke.UNC will host the ACC Tournament
this year in Chapel Hill, April 24 and 26 inKenan Stadium.
The Tar Heels On ESPNU:Saturday’s match will be the fourth of fourTar Heel games in a row to be telecastnationally on ESPU. The March 14 gameagainst Duke was UNC’s ESPNU debutof the 2009 campaign, then the Tar Heelsplayed Maryland on the network onMarch 21 and Johns Hopkins on ESPNUon March 28. The Virginia game will beUNC’s final ESPNU game of the season
until post-season play rolls around.
Tar Heels Reward Breschi With100th Career Win Against JohnsHopkins: New UNC head coach JoeBreschi has started his Tar Heel career 8-
Senior goalkeeper Grant Zimmerman is one of the 10 final-ists for the prestigious 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Awardbased on academics, leadership, service and athleticaccomplishments.
Most Face-Offs Won In A Career At UNCRank Name Years Played No.1. Shane Walterhoefer 2006-Present 6112. Kevin Frew 2001-04 4463. Jude Collins 1993-96 4294. Ryan Damon 1998-2001 3375. Jason Sanders 1993-96 2986. Steve Gilhuley 1989-92 248
CAROLINA’S PROBABLE DEPTH CHART FOR SATURDAY’S GAME VERSUS VIRGINIAPosition No. Name Class Hometown NotesAttack 1 Bart Wagner Sr. Glen Arm, Md. 24 goals, 8 assists, team’s second-leading scorer
14 Gavin Petracca Jr. Manhasset, N.Y. 16 goals, 14 assists, team’s third-leading scorer4 Billy Bitter So. Stowe, Vt. 20 goals, 16 assists, team’s leading scorer
Reserve 2 Thomas Wood Fr. Richmond, Va. Plays on EMO unit, has 2 goals, 5 assists19 Matthias McCall Sr. Manteo, N.C. Had a career-high four points versus Detroit Mercy3 Kevin Federico Jr. West Islip, N.Y. 2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points
1st Midfield 18 Ben Hunt Sr. Arnold, Md. 10 goals, 8 assists, 18 points23 Sean Delaney Jr. Moorestown, N.J. His 23 goal exceed his 2007 & 2008 totals combined40 Jimmy Dunster Fr. Cos Cob, Conn. Freshman has 12 points after moving to 1st midfield
2nd Midfield 12 Bobby McAuley Sr. Hicksville, N.Y. 5 goals, 3 assists, 8 points42 Sean Burke Jr. Fort Salonga, N.Y. Ranks second on the team in assists with 15, 5th in pts.22 Cryder DiPietro Jr. Ruxton, Md. 8 goals, 1 assist this season
Face-Offs 25 Shane Walterhoefer Sr. Ellicott City, Md. Has won 157 of 240 faceoffs, leads team in gbs with 85SSDM 26 Michael Burns So. Medford Lakes, N.J. Has 31 ground balls and 9 caused turnovers
5 Chris Hunt So. Arnold, Md. Leads SSDMs with 10 caused turnovers7 Tyler Morton Fr. Denver, Colo. True freshman, has 17 gbs, 3 caused TOs38 Chris Layne Fr. Downingtown, Pa. Has 9 ground balls, scored 1st goal versus UDM
Close Def. 24 Ryan Flanagan So. West Islip, N.Y. Leads all defensemen with 34 ground balls45 Charlie McComas Fr. Parkton, Md. True freshman has started all 11 games this year8 Michael Jarvis Jr. Richmond, Va. Leads team in caused turnovers with 16
Rope 6 Mark Staines Fr. Gambrills, Md. Has 21 ground balls and nine caused turnovers29 Milton Lyles So. Miami Gardens, Fla. Had most minutes played of his career in win over JHU41 Kerry McCormick Jr. Garden City, N.Y. Two-year letterman, has 2 gbs, 2 caused TOs
Goalie 9 Grant Zimmerman Sr. Cockeysville, Md. 7.61 goals against average, .553 save percentage43 James Petracca Fr. Manhasset, N.Y. Younger brother of Tar Heel junior Gavin Petracca
Most Ground Balls In A Career At UNCRank Name Years Played No.1. Jude Collins 1993-96 4122. Shane Walterhoefer 2006-Present 3263. Ryan Wade 1991-94 3234. Joey Seivold 1983-84 3075. Chris Walker 1984-87 2996. Gary Seivold 1984-87 293
3. Last Saturday, his first Tar Heel unitrewarded the 1990 UNC graduate withhis 100th career coaching victory.Now in his 12th year as a head coach,
including the first 11 campaigns at OhioState where he was 92-63, Breschi is100-66 overall as UNC prepares to meetthe Cavaliers.
Carolina Beats A Top 10 Team: Withthe win over Hopkins, Carolina recordeda win over its high-ranked opponentsince beating Cornell and Notre Damewhen they were ranked fifth on March 2and March 8 of last season.
Seeking An ACC Win: The Tar Heelswill be seeking to end a 20-match losingstreak against Atlantic Coast Conferenceopponents on Saturday against Virginia.Carolina’s last ACC win came against
Virginia on April 10, 2004 when the Tar
Heels defeated the Cavaliers 11-9 atFetzer Field.The 20-match losing streak started on
April 23, 2004 when Virginia defeated theTar Heels 11-9 in the semifinals of 2004ACC Tournament at Fetzer Field.During the losing streak, UNC has
gone 0-15 in ACC regular-seasongames, 0-5 in ACC Tournament gamesand 0-1 in NCAA Tournament gamesagainst ACC foes.Since the beginning of the 1997 sea-
son, UNC is 7-45 in games against ACCopponents, going 7-31 in ACC regular-season games, 0-12 in ACC Tournamentgames and 0-2 in NCAA Tournamentgames against ACC foes.
Tar Heels Were Off To Fastest StartSince 2002: With a win over DetroitMercy March 3 by a 19-4 score, NorthCarolina started the 2009 campaign witha record of 6-0. The last time UNC start-ed a season with six straight wins was2002. The Tar Heels finished that sea-son 8-5 after going 2-5 over its last sevengames of the season.Notre Dame snapped the Tar Heels’
winning streak by beating UNC 9-7 onMarch 8.The last time a Tar Heel team had
opened its campaign with seven straightwins was 1993 when Carolina started at9-0. That Tar Heel team went on to playin the NCAA championship game, thelast time a UNC team advanced to theMemorial Day Weekend final 4 in men’slacrosse.
Zimmerman Named Lowe’s SeniorCLASS Award Finalist: Senior goal-keeper Grant Zimmerman has beennamed as one of 10 players tapped asfinalists for the 2009 Lowe’s SeniorCLASS Award. To be eligible for theaward, a student-athlete must be classi-fied as an NCAA Division I senior andhave notable achievements in four areasof excellence: Classroom, Character,Community, and Competition.This is the second straight year the Tar
Heels have had a finalist for the award. Ayear ago, Tar Heel senior midfielderFletcher Gregory was one of the 10 final-ists for the prestigious national award.
The Starting Attack: UNC’s startingattack unit of senior Bart Wagner, juniorGavin Petracca and sophomore BillyBitter is currently averaging 8.91 pointsper game as a unit in the season’s first 11games.Bitter leads the way for the Tar Heels
will 36 points while Wagner has 32 pointsand Petracca has 30. Wagner leads the
team in goalsscored with 24while juniorm i d f i e l d e rSean Delaneyis second with23 goals andBilly Bitter isthird with 20
Most Face-Offs Won In A Season At UNCRank Name Year Done No.1. Shane Walterhoefer 2007 2222. Kevin Frew 1994 2193. Shane Walterhoefer 2009 1574. Jude Collins 1996 1455. Jude Collins 1995 1306. Shane Walterhoefer 2008 1187. Shane Walterhoefer 2006 1148. Kevin Frew 2002 1139. Donne McNichol 1993 108
All-Time NCAATournamentAppearances1. Johns Hopkins 372. Virginia 31Maryland 31
4. Syracuse 275. Navy 256. North Carolina 23
Most Ground Balls in a Game (At Least 15)15 by Michael Burnett vs. NC State, 5-2-8115 by Todd Oudemool vs. Towson State, 5-17-8915 by Jude Collins vs. Duke, 4-23-9515 by Jude Collins vs. Virginia, 4-6-9615 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Ohio State, 4-12-200815 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Providence, 3-11-2009Most Face-offs Won in a Game (At Least 15)23 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Ohio State, 4-12-200822 by Todd Oudemool vs. Towson, 5-13-8920 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Hofstra, 4-19-200820 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Providence, 3-11-200919 by Kevin Frew vs. Delaware, 3-9-0219 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Dartmouth, 2-25-200718 by Ryan Damon vs. Delaware, 4-11-9918 by Kevin Frew vs. Duke, 3-20-0418 by Kevin Frew vs. UMBC, 4-17-0418 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Duke, 5-20-200717 by Jude Collins vs. Virginia, 4-6-9617 by Kevin Frew vs. Ohio State, 5-8-0417 by Kevin Frew vs. Johns Hopkins, 5-22-0417 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Maryland, 3-24-200717 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Providence, 4-21-200717 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Maryland, 3-21-200916 by Steve Stenersen vs. NC State, 4-27-8016 by Todd Oudemool vs. Duke, 4-29-8916 by Kevin Frew vs. Bucknell, 2-22-0316 by Kevin Frew vs. Virginia, 4-23-0416 by Kevin Frew vs. Limestone, 5-5-0416 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Fairfield, 4-15-0616 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Denver, 2-24-200716 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Navy, 2-20-200916 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Colgate, 2-22-20915 by Bob Jones vs. Virginia, 4-30-8315 by Steve Gilhuley vs. Brown, 5-16-9215 by Jude Collins vs. Maryland, 3-23-9615 by Kevin Frew vs. Navy, 2-28-0315 by Kevin Frew vs. Ohio State, 4-15-0415 by Lance Zimmerman vs. Duke, 3-19-0515 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Bellarmine, 3-7-200715 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Vermont, 3-13-200715 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. JohnsHopkins, 3-31-200715 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Robert Morris,2-7-2009
UNC Players & Team in NCAA Statistics(Stats as of March 29, 2009)Points Per Game:Billy Bitter, 28th, Soph., 3.27 Per GameGoals Per Game:Bart Wagner, 26th, Sr., 2.18 Per GameSean Delaney, 39th, Jr., 2.09 Per GameAssists Per Game:Billy Bitter, 27th, Soph., 1.45 Per GameSean Burke, 36th, Jr., 1.36 Per GameGavin Petracca, 39th, Jr., 1.27 Per GameGround Balls Per Game:Shane Walterhoefer, Sr., 2nd, 7.73 Per GameGoals Against Average:Grant Zimmerman, Sr., 10th, 7.61 Per GameSave Percentage:Grant Zimmerman, Sr., 7th, .553Face-Off Win Percentage:Shane Walterhoefer, Sr., 1st, .654Scoring Offense:North Carolina, 5th, 12.27Scoring Defense:North Carolina, 13th, 7.55Face-Off Win Percentage:North Carolina, 1st, .650Man-Up Offense:North Carolina, 23rd, .353Scoring Margin:North Carolina, 7th, 4.73Win Percentage:North Carolina, 10th, .727Assists Per Game:North Carolina, 3rd, 8.45Ground Balls Per Game:North Carolina, 1st, 47.64Points Per GameNorth Carolina, 4th, 20.73
goals.Bitter has the team’s lead in assists
with 16 while junior midfielder SeanBurke has 15. Petracca is also in doublefigures in assists with 14.
Three 20-Goal Scorers In 2009:Three Tar Heel players has reached the20-goal mark in 2009 and in only 11games. Bart Wagner leads the way with24 goals, followed by Sean Delaney with23 and Billy Bitter with 20.In 14 games a year ago, UNC had only
one player reach the 20-goal plateau,
Ben Hunt with 21.
Wagner Reaches Season High TotalFor Goals: Bart Wagner was UNC’sleading scorer in 2006, 2007 and 2008as a freshman, sophomore and junior.Wagner’s 24 goals this season are the
most he has had in a single campaign inhis career. Wagner’s previous high was23 goals in 2007.Wagner heads into Saturday’s Virginia
game with 80 career goals to his credit.
The Passing Game In High Gear AsWagner and Delaney Scorch MountainHawks: Playing against a zone defenseFebruary 28 versus Lehigh, UNC hadone of its most successful passinggames in years as the Tar Heels scored14 goals on an amazing 13 assists.Bart Wagner had a career-high seven
points in the game on four goals andthree assists, exceeding his previous
high total of six points in a game againstMarist on March 18, 2008.Junior midfielder Sean Delaney had a
career-high four goals in the gameagainst the Mountain Hawks. Delaneyhas scored 23 goals so far in 2009. In 11games this season, he has now passedthe 22 tallies he had in 2007 and 2008combined.Delaney’s four-goal game was his best
as a Tar Heel as he bettered the hat trickhe had against Navy on February 20,2009 and the three he had againstProvidence on April 21, 2007. Delaneyalso had another hat trick on March 21 ofthis season against Maryland.In the win over Navy earlier this sea-
son, Delaney scored back-to-back goalsin the final six minutes of the game torally the Tar Heels from an 8-7 deficit to a9-8 win over the Midshipmen.
Detroit Mercy: Carolina’s 19-4 win overDetroit Mercy on March 3 allowed headcoach Joe Breschi to play his reservesthe entire second half. This resulted insome new career-high efforts for severalTar Heels.Junior attackman Joe Howard had the
first hat trick of his career and he finishedthe game with a personal best fourpoints.Senior attackman Matthias McCall
also had a career-high four points with atwo-goal and two-assist effort.Sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Locke
saw the first-ever action of his career,playing the last 18:52 of the match.Locke proved himself worthy of his shotat playing time by turning in a six-saveeffort while allowing only two goals. Healso had two ground balls.
Walterhoefer On The Career Charts:Shane Walterhoefer has now won aschool record 611 face-offs in his career.He earned the 600th face-off victory ofhis career when he won the opening
face-off of the second quarter againstagainst Johns Hopkins last Saturday.He set the University record in the final
game of the 2008 season versus Navy inthe NCAA Tournament first round, pass-ing Kevin Frew’s previous career recordof 446 face-off victories.
The Offensive Output: Through theopening 11 games of the 2009 season,North Carolina is averaging 12.23 goalsper game. That compares to an averageof just 9.96 goals per game scored by theTar Heels in 14 games in 2008.
Walt Wins 20 Face-Offs AgainVersus Friars: Shane Walterhoefer's 20face-off wins against Providence March11 marked only the fourth time in TarHeel lore that a player has won as manyas 20 face-offs in a game.Walterhoefer has done it two of the
other three times as well. He set theschool record with 23 face-off winsagainst Ohio State on April 12, 2008 andhe also won 20 against Hofstra on April19, 2008. The other 20-face-off winoccasion came when Todd Oudemoolwon 22 against Towson on May 13, 1989.
Walterhoefer Ties School RecordFor Ground Balls In a Game VersusProvidence: Shane Walterhoefer's 15ground balls against Providence March11 marked the sixth time in school histo-ry a player has achieved that schoolrecord total. Walterhoefer has accom-plished it twice now. The following play-
Senior captain Jack Ryan is in his third year as a start-ing close defenseman for the Tar Heels. He has missedthe last two Tar Heel games with a pulled groin.
CAROLINA QUICK FACTS2009 Record: 8-3Streak: Won One GameHead Coach: Joe BreschiRecord at UNC: 8-3 (1st Year as head coach)Career Record: 100-66 (12th Year as head coach)Head Assistant Coach: Pat MyersAssistant Coach: Greg ParadineAssistant Coach: Brian Holman 2009 STATISTICAL LEADERSGoals: Bart Wagner, 24Assists: Billy Bitter, 16Points: Billy Bitter, 36Ground Balls: Shane Walterhoefer, 85Face-Off Wins: Shane Walterhoefer, 157Shots: Sean Delaney, 85Shots on Goal: Sean Delaney, 45Caused Turnovers: Michael Jarvis, 16Face-off Percentage Shane Walterhoefer, .654MOST RECENT POLLNike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll – March 29, 2009Rk Team Record Points1 Virginia 11-0 3202 Syracuse 7-1 3043 Notre Dame 7-0 2864 Cornell 6-1 2745 Princeton 7-1 2536 UMBC 6-2 2327 Hofstra 6-1 2228 Maryland 6-3 2029 Duke 8-3 18010 North Carolina 8-3 17611 Johns Hopkins 3-4 15912 Brown 7-1 15413 Massachusetts 5-3 11114 Navy 7-3 10115 Colgate 6-3 8416 Loyola 5-4 7717 Harvard 5-2 6918 Albany 5-2 6819 Fairfield 5-2 3820 Georgetown 3-5 13Others receiving votes: Army 11, Towson 8, Hobart 4,Villanova 3, Bryant 2, Bucknell 1, Drexel 1, Denver 12009 CAROLINA HONOR ROLLACC Players of the WeekBart Wagner, February 24, 2009Gavin Petracca, February 17, 2009Inside Lacrosse Team Of The WeekSean Delaney, March 30, 2009Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Magazine Preseason All-ACC SelectionsShane Walterhoefer, Face-Off SpeclialistBen Hunt, MidfielderGrant Zimmerman, GoalkeeperInside Lacrosse/Face-Off Magazine Preseason All-America SelectionsShane Walterhoefer, Face-Off Specialist, 1st TeamBen Hunt, Midfielder, 2nd TeamBart Wagner, Attackman, Honorable MentionRyan Flanagan, Defenseman, Honorable MentionGrant Zimmerman, Goalkeeper, Honorable MentionUS Lacrosse Hall of Fame FinalistsMichael Burnett, ‘81Mac Ford, ‘852010 World Games TryoutsJed Prossner, ‘05Stephen McElduff, ‘062009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award FinalistGrant Zimmerman, Senior, Goalkeeper
Sophomore attackman Billy Bitter is UNC’s leading scorerthrough 11 games with 36 points. His point total nowexeeds Carolina’s leading scorer last year, Bart Wagner,who had 34 points in 14 games.
Junior long-stick defensive midfielder Michael Jarvis hasstepped in to start the last two games at close defense inlieu of the injured Jack Ryan. Jarvis leads the Tar Heels incaused turnovers this year with 16.
ers have claimed 15 ground balls in agame: Michael Burnett against NC Stateon May 2, 1981; Todd Oudemool againstTowson on May 17, 1989; Jude Collinsagainst Duke on April 23, 1995; JudeCollins against Virginia on April 6, 1986;Shane Walterhoefer against Ohio Stateon April 12, 2008; and ShaneWalterhoefer against Providence onMarch 11, 2009.
Walt’s Career Total: ShaneWalterhoefer has now won a schoolrecord 611 face-offs in his career. With12 wins against Johns Hopkins on March28 he passed Jack deVilliers of Virginia(2002-05) into ninth place in number of
face-offs won in NCAADivision I history.Walterhoefer is within 13face-off victories of movinginto a tie for fourth place inNCAA history in face-offvictories.
Walterhoefer is cur-rently 14th in NCAA historyand second in UNC historyin face-off winning percent-age at .618. The schoolrecord for face-off winningpercentage is held by JudeCollins (1993-96) at .668.
He has attempted the11th most face-offs inNCAA history with 989. Hehas attempted 250 moreface-offs than any otherplayer in UNC history.
Walterhoefer Now Second On TheGround Ball Chart: With his 10 groundballs against Maryland on March 21,Shane Walterhoefer moved past RyanWade (1991-94) and into second place incareer ground balls at UNC.Walterhoefer currently has 326 groundballs in his career.Walterhoefer is now ranked 15th in
ground balls in NCAA history. He is sec-ond in Carolina history behind only JudeCollins (1993-96) who had 412. Collinsranks sixth in NCAA history in groundballs.Walterhoefer ranks 11th in NCAA his-
tory in ground balls per game at 6.52. Heis currently just behind Jude Collins’school record pace of 6.54 ground ballsper game. Collins ranks 10th in NCAAhistory.
Riding And Clearing: Riding andclearing are an essential part of thegame and the Tar Heels are doing amuch better job of doing both in 2009when compared with the past few sea-sons. This year’s group is clearing suc-cessfully at an .845 clip compared to.728 in 2008. UNC has also limitedopponents to success on only .712 per-cent of clear attempts. A year ago, oppo-nents cleared at a .850 clip.
Clearing A Key To Win Over JohnsHopkins: One of the key factors inUNC’s win last Saturday over JohnsHopkins was the team’s ability to suc-cessfully clear the ball. The Tar Heelslost possession only one time on a failedclear in the match.UNC cleared successfully 16 of 17
times. The only failed clear came 21 sec-onds into the match when the Heels wentoffside on their first clearing attempt ofthe game.
Zimmerman In The Net: Senior goal-keeper Grant Zimmerman began theweek with the nation’s 10th best goalsagainst average at 7.61. A year ago,Zimmerman had a 9.42 goals againstaverage per contest.
Senior captain Bobby McAuley has scored five goalsthis season on only 16 shots.
Sean Delaney has scored 23 goals in 11 games this seasonafter scoring 22 in his first two years combined.
Senior Bart Wagner is the Tar Heels’ second-leading scorer and he leads theteam in goals scored this year with 24, already topping the 18 he had last year.
Sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder Michael Burnshas scored the first two goals of his career this season aswell as scooping up 31 ground balls.
Zim On The Career Saves Chart:With 99 saves this season, GrantZimmerman has improved his careersave total to 498. That is the fourth mostin school history.
Tar Heels Explode For 20 Goals: The20 goals UNC scored against Denver onFebruary 14 were the most scored byUNC since a 27-7 win over Pfeiffer onApril 26, 2001 at Henry Stadium.It marked the most goals scored by
UNC against an NCAA Division I oppo-nent since April 16, 1997 when UNC wonat VMI by a 22-2 score.
UNC Versus Virginia: North Carolinaand Virginia will meet for the 64th time onthe lacrosse field Saturday, dating backto an 12-1 win by the Cavaliers in ChapelHill, N.C. on May 19, 1949.Virginia has won five straight games
over the Tar Heels, the most recent beinga 12-11 victory in overtime at Fetzer Fieldon April 5, 2008.Dating back to 1993, Virginia has won
19 of the past 24 games against the TarHeels.Virginia leads the overall series
between the two schools 43-20.
Carolina On Cover Of InsideLacrosse Magazine: Senior midfielderBen Hunt was featured on the front coverof the March 2009 issue of InsideLacrosse Magazine. The magazineincluded an eight-page feature on the TarHeels with photography by Triangle areanative Peyton Williams.It marked the first time in the history of
the magazine that a Tar Heel player hadbeen featured on the cover.
Bart Wagner Has Scored In All ButThree Career Games: Bart Wagner hasrecorded at least one point in 52 of 55career games at UNC. His only score-less games have come against Air Forceon February 25, 2006 during the secondgame of his Tar Heel career, against Ohio
State on April 12, 2008 and against NotreDame on March 8, 2009.Wagner led the Tar Heels in scoring in
2006, 2007 and 2008. He has 80 careergoals and 59 career assists for a total of139 career points heading into theVirginia game. Wagner needs fourassists to move into a tie for 10th place incareer assists at UNC.Wagner scored three or more goals in
a game in five of UNC’s 11 games thisseason.
Walterhoefer Wins 15 Or MoreAgain: When Shane Walterhoefer won17 face-offs against Maryland on March21, it marked the 16th time in his careerhe has won at least 15 face-offs in agame. Walterhoefer has won 15 or moreface-offs in a game five times this year.Walterhoefer has won 15 or more
face-offs in a game in 16 of 50 games hehas played in his career, 32 percent ofhis career appearances.The senior from Ellicott City, Md., won
15 in the season opener against RobertMorris in 22 attempts then followed thatwith stunning back-to-back performancesagainst Navy and Colgate on February20 and 22. Walterhoefer won 16 of 20against the Midshipmen in a 9-8 win and16 of 24 against the Red Raiders in an11-9 win.Walterhoefer then won 20 of 23 face-
offs against Providence March 11.He has also won 14 in a game three
this season, going 14 for 26 againstDenver, 14 for 23 against Lehigh and 14for 24 against Duke.
Walt’s Face-Off Winning PercentageAgainst Maryland: Shane Walterhoeferwon 89.5 percent of his face-offs againstMaryland on March 28. That was thesecond-best face-off winning percentagein a game for Walterhoefer in his career.His best performance came against
Dartmouth on February 25, 2007 whenhe won 90.4 percent of his attempts,going 19 of 21.
Bitter and Petracca Start Out HotAgainst Robert Morris and Denver:Attackmen Billy Bitter, a sophomore, andGavin Petracca, a junior, started out theseason on fire for the Tar Heels in theirseason opener. Bitter scorched RobertMorris for five goals and one assist andPetracca added four goals and oneassist.Bitter set career highs for points and
goals in a game against Robert Morris.He had scored three goals as a freshmanagainst Cornell on March 2, 2008 andhad three points as a freshman in both
that Cornell game and against Duke onMarch 15, 2008.Against Denver just a week later, Bitter
rang up three goals and four assists andPetracca had four goals and four assists.Bart Wagner and Ben Hunt also hadthree goals apiece in that game andSean Delaney and Cryder DiPietro hadtwo each.Against the Pioneers, Petracca set
career highs for assists in a game withfour — he previously had three eachagainst Bellarmine on March 7, 2007,Notre Dame on March 10, 2007 andJohns Hopkins on March 31, 2007. Hiseight points were also a career high,eclipsing the six he had against Vermonton March 13, 2007.Bitter’s seven points versus Denver
were one better than his previous careerhigh of six against Robert Morris just aweek before. His four assists were alsoa career high, bettering the three he hadat Duke on March 15, 2008.
DiPietro Equals Career Goal Best:Cryder DiPietro equaled his career highfor goals in a game with two againstDenver on February 14 and two againstDetroit Mercy on March 3.He also had two goals in a game
against Bellarmine on February 16, 2008and against Duke on April 25, 2008.
Petracca Named ACC Player Of TheWeek February 15: North Carolina'sGavin Petracca was named the first 2009Atlantic Coast Conference Men'sLacrosse Player of the Week for the peri-od ending on Sunday, February 15,2009. Petracca helped the fifth-rankedTar Heels reach their highest goal tally ina single game since 2001 in a 20-7 victo-ry over 14th-ranked Denver before acrowd of 1,243 at Fetzer Field.The junior from Manhasset, N.Y., tal-
lied eight shots, including six shots ongoal, scored four goals and had a career-high four assists in the Tar Heels' secondvictory on the young season. Petracca'seight points broke his previous career-high of six points versus Vermont in2007. The attackman registered three ofhis goals and three of his assists in a 12-0 scoring run that broke open the gamefrom an 8-6 Tar Heel halftime lead to a20-6 advantage in the fourth quarter.After his breakout effort, the redshirt
junior attackman was the featured men’slacrosse podcast on February 16, 2009on NCAA.com.
Wagner Named ACC Player Of TheWeek: North Carolina's Bart Wagner wasnamed the Atlantic Coast Conference
Most Ground Balls Per Game In A Career at UNCRank Name Years Played No.1. Jude Collins 1993-96 6.542. Shane Walterhoefer 2006-Present 6.523. Joey Seivold 1983-87 5.794. Chris Walker 1984-87 5.645. Gary Seivold 1984-87 5.536. Ryan Wade 1991-94 5.30
Most Saves In A Career at UNCRank Name Years Played No.1. Paul Spellman 2002-05 6562. Tom Sears 1980-83 6293. Dave Schreiner 1971-73 6214. Grant Zimmerman 2006-Present 4985. Barney Aburn 1985-88 4676. Larry Myers 1977-79 443
Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week forthe period ending Sunday, February 22.Wagner's six goals during the week pro-pelled the fifth-ranked Tar Heels to winsover No. 9 Navy and No. 17 Colgate.The senior from Glen Arm, Md., regis-
tered six goals on only 12 shots in twogames on the weekend. The attackmanscored three goals on four shots andscooped up five ground balls in a tough9-8 victory over 2008 NCAA quarterfinal-ist Navy. On the following Sunday,Wagner scored three goals on eightshots, added an assist and recorded fourground balls in an 11-9 victory over 2008NCAA participant and 2008 PatriotLeague Tournament champion Colgate.
Five Tar Heels Named PreseasonAll-Americas: Five members of the2009 UNC men’s lacrosse team werenamed to the Inside Lacrosse/Face-OffYearbook preseason All-America Teams.Senior face-off specialist Shane
Walterhoefer was tapped for the firstteam with midfielder Ben Hunt on thesecond team and attackman BartWagner, close defenseman RyanFlanagan and goalkeeper GrantZimmerman on the honorable mentionsquad.
Preseason All-ACC Choices: ThreeTar Heel players were named to the pre-season All-Atlantic Coast ConferenceTeam named by Inside Lacrosse andFace-Off Yearbook.Senior Shane Walterhoefer (face-off
specialist), Ben Hunt (midfielder) andGrant Zimmerman (goalkeeper) were allnamed to the team.
Hall of Fame Finalists: Two decorat-ed Tar Heel alumni are currently on theballot as finalists for selection to the USLacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009.Michael Burnett, ‘81, and Mac Ford,
‘85, both attackmen, were ACC Playersof the Year and first-team All-Americaswhile playing for the Heels under USLacrosse Hall of Fame coach WillieScroggs.Burnett played at UNC from 1980-83
and Ford from 1982-85.Burnett played on NCAA champi-
onship teams in 1981 and 1982 and Fordplayed on the 1982 NCAA title-winningteam.
Two Tar Heels On Tryout List ForWorld Games: Two Tar Heel alumnihave been invited to the United StatesTeam tryouts for the 2010 WorldLacrosse Games.Attackman Jed Prossner, ‘05, and
defenseman Stephen McElduff, ‘06, areboth candidates to make the squad.
No Name Ht Wt Position Class Hometown High School1 Bart Wagner 5-10 185 Attackman Sr. Glen Arm, Md. St. Paul's School (Brooklandville, Md.)3 Kevin Federico 5-10 170 Attackman Jr. West Islip, N.Y. West Islip4 Billy Bitter 6-0 175 Attackman So. Stowe, Vt. Manhasset (Manhasset, N.Y.) '06;
Deerfield Academy (Deerfield Mass.) '075 Chris Hunt 6-0 175 Midfielder So. Arnold, Md. Severna Park (Severna Park, Md.)6 Mark Staines 6-4 205 Defenseman Fr. Gambrills, Md. The Severn School (Severna Park, Md.)7 Tyler Morton 6-2 183 Midfielder Fr. Denver. Colo. Kent Denver School (Englewood, Colo.)8 Michael Jarvis 6-5 210 Defenseman Jr. Richmond, Va. Collegiate School9 Grant Zimmerman (Capt.) 5-8 170 Goalkeeper Sr. (RS) Cockeysville, Md. The Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)11 Chris Madalon 6-3 195 Goalkeeper Jr. Darien, Conn. Darien12 Bobby McAuley (Capt.) 6-0 190 Midfielder Sr. Hicksville, N.Y. Hicksville14 Gavin Petracca 5-10 175 Attackman Jr. (RS) Manhasset, N.Y. Manhasset15 Colin Sherwood 6-1 215 Midfielder So. (RS)Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley16 Pell George 6-0 175 Defenseman Sr. Towson, Md. The Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)17 Kevin Piegare 6-2 195 Defenseman Fr. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor18 Ben Hunt (Capt.) 6-5 220 Midfielder Sr. Arnold, Md. Severna Park (Severna Park, Md.)19 Matthias McCall 6-0 185 Attackman Sr. Manteo, N.C. Yorktown (Yorktown, N.Y.)20 Chris Cortina 6-2 225 Defenseman Jr. (RS) Pennington, N.J. The Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, N.J.)21 Andrew Pyke 6-0 205 Defenseman Jr. Reisterstown, Md. The Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)22 Cryder DiPietro 6-4 205 Midfielder Jr. Ruxton, Md. St. Paul's School (Brooklandville, Md.)23 Sean Delaney 6-2 200 Midfielder So. Moorestown, N.J. Moorestown24 Ryan Flanagan 6-6 237 Defenseman So. West Islip, N.Y. West Islip25 Shane Walterhoefer 5-9 200 Midfielder Sr. Ellicott City, Md. The Boys' Latin School of Maryland (Baltimore, Md.)26 Michael Burns 6-1 190 Midfielder So. (RS)Medford Lakes, N.J. Shawnee (Medford, N.J.)28 Matt Davie 6-2 205 Midfielder So. Syosset, N.Y. Syosset29 Milton Lyles 5-11 185 Defenseman So. Miami Gardens, Fla. Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, Mass.)30 Joe Howard 6-2 195 Attackman So. Chapel Hill, N.C. Jordan (Durham, N.C.)31 Tommy D’Alessandro 5-10 180 Midfielder Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Country Day School32 Jack Ryan (Capt.) 6-4 230 Defenseman Sr. Darien, Conn. Darien33 Sean Jackson 6-3 215 Defenseman Jr. Fairfax, Va. W.T. Woodson34 Ryan Kotowski 6-3 207 Attackman Fr. Crofton, Md. DeMatha Catholic (Hyasttsville, Md.)35 Emmit Kellar 6-2 215 Defenseman So. Glyndon, Md. Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Md.)36 Thomas Wood 5-9 165 Attackman Fr. Richmond, Va. Collegiate School37 Gray Smith 6-2 195 Defenseman Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. Forsyth Country Day School (Lewisville, N.C.)38 Chris Layne 5-9 175 Midfielder Fr. Downingtown, Pa. Malvern Preparatory School (Malvern, Pa.)39 Logan Corey 6-1 170 Midfielder Fr. Carrboro, N.C. Chapel Hill40 Jimmy Dunster 6-1 185 Midfielder Fr. Cos Cob, Conn. Greenwich (Greenwich, Conn.)41 Kerry McCormick 6-1 175 Defenseman Jr. Garden CIty, N.Y. Garden City42 Sean Burke 6-2 195 Midfielder Jr. Fort Salonga, N.Y. St. Anthony's (South Huntington, N.Y.)43 James Petracca 5-7 175 Goalkeeper Fr. Manhasset, N.Y. Manhasset44 Scott Bollert 6-0 190 Defenseman So. Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. The Bishop's School (LaJolla, Calif.)45 Charlie McComas 6-2 185 Defenseman Fr. Parkton, Md. The Boys' Latin School of Maryland (Baltimore, Md.)46 Jamie Locke 5-11 170 Goalkeeper So. Charlotte, N.C. Christ School (Arden, N.C.)48 Matt Conte 5-11 175 Midfielder Fr. Thornton, Pa. Malvern Preparatory School (Malvern, Pa.)49 Jeff Muscatello 6-0 185 Midfielder Fr. Wells, Maine The Governor’s Academy (Byfield, Mass.)Coaching & Support StaffJoe Breschi - Head CoachPat Myers - Head Assistant Coach & Recruiting CoordinatorGreg Paradine - Assistant CoachBrian Holman - Volunteer Assistant CoachDonna Cheek - SecretaryNina Walker - Head Athletic TrainerChun-Man Fong, Evan Allen - Graduate Assistant Athletic TrainersCatherine McGrady - Undergraduate Assistant Athletic TrainerMario Ciocca - Team PhysicianJeff Spang - Orthopaedic SurgeonGary Burns - Friends of Carolina Lacrosse CoordinatorRandy Cox - Table Coordinator/Official TimekeeperMichael Brown - Team Manager/Video CoordinatorSpencer Welborn - Academic AdvisorEric Biener - Strength & Conditioning CoachDave Lohse - Athletic Communications DirectorBill Hurd, Caralyn Duke - StatisticiansWalter Holt - Scoreboard OperatorPRONUNCIATION GUIDEScott Bollert BOLL-ertMatt Conte CON-tayChris Cortina COR-teen-uhTommy D’Alessandro dahl-uh-SAN-droCryder DiPietro duh-PEE-trowKevin Federio fed-ERR-eek-ohRyan Kotowski kuh-TOW-skeeChris Madalon MAD-a-lonMike Munnelly MUNN-ull-leeJeff Muscatello mus-KUH-tell-ohGreg Paradine pair-UH-deanGavin Petracca puh-TRACK-uhJames Petracca puh-TRACK-uhKevin Piegare pih-GARE-eeShane Walterhoefer WALL-ter-hoff-er
2009 NORTH CAROLINA MEN’S LACROSSE ROSTER
2009 North Carolina Men's LacrosseNorth Carolina Combined Team Statistics
All games (as of Mar 28, 2009)
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-3 7-1 0-2 1-0CONFERENCE 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-1 7-0 0-1 1-0
Date Opponent Score Att.Feb 07 ROBERT MORRIS W 16-4 712Feb 14 #14 DENVER W 20-7 1243Feb 20 #9 NAVY W 9-8 1442Feb 22 #17 COLGATE W 11-9 1122Feb 28 vs Lehigh W 14-6 557Mar 03 DETROIT MERCY W 19-4 182Mar 08 at #7 Notre Dame L 7-9 1437Mar 11 PROVIDENCE W 14-7 375
* Mar 14 #9 DUKE L 8-12 531* Mar 21 at #10 Maryland L 7-8 2688
Mar 28 #6 JOHNS HOPKINS Wot 10-9 4535
TEAM STATISTICS NC OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 135-510 83-329 Goals scored average 12.23 7.52 Shot pct. . 2 6 5 . 2 5 2 Shots on goal-Attempts 279-510 192-329 SOG pct. . 5 4 7 . 5 8 4 S h o t s / G a m e 46.4 29.9 A s s i s t s 93 49MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o a l s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s 12-34 11-32 Conversion Percent . 3 5 3 . 3 4 4GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 135 83 M a n - u p 12 11 M a n - d o w n 1 1 U n a s s i s t e d 42 34 O v e r t i m e 1 0GROUND BALLS 524 336TURNOVERS 180 198CAUSED TURNOVERS 118 86FACEOFFS (W-L) 167-257 90-257 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 6 5 0 . 3 5 0CLEARS 174-206 173-243 Clear Pct. . 8 4 5 . 7 1 2PENALTIES N u m b e r 38 37 M i n u t e s 33:30 29:00ATTENDANCE T o t a l 10142 4125 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/1268 2/2062 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/557
2009 North Carolina Men's LacrosseNorth Carolina Game Results
All games (as of Mar 28, 2009)
Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Site Att. GoalieFeb 07 ROBERT MORRIS W 16-4 1-0-0 0-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 712 Grant Zimmerman (1-0)Feb 14 #14 DENVER W 20-7 2-0-0 0-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 1243 Grant Zimmerman (2-0)Feb 20 #9 NAVY W 9-8 3-0-0 0-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 1442 Grant Zimmerman (3-0)Feb 22 #17 COLGATE W 11-9 4-0-0 0-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 1122 Grant Zimmerman (4-0)Feb 28 vs Lehigh W 14-6 5-0-0 0-0-0 Brooklandville, Md. 557 Grant Zimmerman (5-0)Mar 03 DETROIT MERCY W 19-4 6-0-0 0-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 182 Grant Zimmerman (6-0)Mar 08 at #7 Notre Dame L 7-9 6-1-0 0-0-0 Notre Dame, Ind. 1437 Grant Zimmerman (6-1)Mar 11 PROVIDENCE W 14-7 7-1-0 0-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 375 Grant Zimmerman (7-1)
* Mar 14 #9 DUKE L 8-12 7-2-0 0-1-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 531 Grant Zimmerman (7-2)* Mar 21 at #10 Maryland L 7-8 7-3-0 0-2-0 College Park, Md. 2688 Grant Zimmerman (7-3)
Mar 28 #6 JOHNS HOPKINS WOT 10-9 8-3-0 0-2-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 4535 Grant Zimmerman (8-3)
Team Record W-L-TOverall: 8-3
Conference: 0-2Home: 7-1Away: 0-2
Neutral: 1-0Overtime: 1-0
Attendance Dates Total AverageTotal: 11 14824 1348
Home: 8 10142 1268Away: 2 4125 2062
Neutral: 1 557 557
2009 North Carolina Men's LacrosseNorth Carolina Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS NC OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 135-510 83-329 Goals scored average 12.23 7.52 Shot pct. . 2 6 5 . 2 5 2 Shots on goal-Attempts 279-510 192-329 SOG pct. . 5 4 7 . 5 8 4 S h o t s / G a m e 46.4 29.9 A s s i s t s 93 49MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o a l s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s 12-34 11-32 Conversion Percent . 3 5 3 . 3 4 4GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 135 83 M a n - u p 12 11 M a n - d o w n 1 1 U n a s s i s t e d 42 34 O v e r t i m e 1 0GROUND BALLS 524 336TURNOVERS 180 198CAUSED TURNOVERS 118 86FACEOFFS (W-L) 167-257 90-257 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 6 5 0 . 3 5 0CLEARS 174-206 173-243 Clear Pct. . 8 4 5 . 7 1 2PENALTIES N u m b e r 38 37 M i n u t e s 33:30 29:00ATTENDANCE T o t a l 10142 4125 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/1268 2/2062 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/557
Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorth Carolina 31 35 30 38 1 135Opponents 8 28 22 25 0 83
Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorth Carolina 27 20 27 35 0 109Opponents 30 41 39 34 0 144
Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorth Carolina 118 143 121 127 1 510Opponents 64 82 79 104 0 329
