University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Elects 2005 Men's Lacrosse Captains
November 30, 2004 | Men's Lacrosse
Nov. 30, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team has elected a quartet of seniors as captains of the 2005 squad as the Tar Heels seek a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. Attackmen Mike McCall and Jed Prossner, midfielder Bryant Will and defenseman David DiBianco were elected the captains of the 2005 unit in a vote of the 43 members of the team.
All four players are three-year letter winners and part of an outstanding recruiting class that was the first recruited to Chapel Hill after John Haus returned to his alma mater as head coach in June of 2000.
Prossner (Easton, Md.) was a first-team All-America last season, the first attackman from Carolina to be so honored since Dennis Goldstein in 1991. A finalist for the 2004Tewaaraton Trophy as the National Player of the Year, the two-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection is likely to finish his senior year ranked in the UNC Top 10 in several statistical categories. As a junior he led the Tar Heels in scoring with 56 points on 41 goals and 15 assists. The 41 goals were the fifth most in a season in Tar Heel history. Prossner was named one of the tri-MVPs of the 2004 UNC squad.
One of the most tireless workers on the team, McCall (Yorktown, N.Y.) won the Needham Unsung Hero Award as a junior in 2004. He has finished No. 2 on the Tar Heel team in scoring three years in a row behind Prossner. Last year, McCall exploded for 29 goals and added seven assists for 36 points. He also had 35 points as a sophomore and 29 as a freshman.
Will (Phoenix, Md.) had a breakthrough year for the Tar Heels in 2004 as he led the Carolina club in assists with 19 and was tied for third on the team in points with 34, his career high for points in a season. Will was named a second-team All-America by the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and he was also tapped for first-team All-ACC honors.
DiBianco (Washington, D.C.) has fought back from injuries will limited him to one game's action in his sophomore campaign in 2003 to be one of the Tar Heels' hardest workers in practices. A year ago, he served as the team's academic team captain in liaison with the academic counseling staff. This year he will be the chief captain on the defensive end of the field.
North Carolina was 10-5 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. The Tar Heels reached the 2004 NCAA quarterfinals and they return 31 letter winners and seven starters from that team.
