University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Tapped For No. 14 By Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook
December 27, 2005 | Men's Lacrosse
Dec. 27, 2005
BALTIMORE, MD. - Senior defenseman Stephen McElduff of Yorktown, N.Y. and senior attackman Ryan Blair of Auburn, N.Y. have been named to the preseason All-America Teams named Tuesday by Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook. McElduff was named a first-team All-America on defense while Blair was an honorable mention All-America choice in the attack.
The Tar Heels were picked as the No. 14 team in the nation in the Faceoff preseason poll, based on the votes of 55 NCAA Division I coaches. The Tar Heels were picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Carolina is coming off a 5-8 season in 2005 but seeks to improve markedly in 2006 with an improved defense and more offensive punch out of the midfield. The Tar Heels will be able to work their way up the standings as they play a challenging schedule with all but three opponents in the Faceoff preseason Top 25.
The entire poll follows:
1. Johns Hopkins- 1369 (36)
2. Duke- 1354 (17)
3. Virginia- 1223
4. Maryland- 1221 (1)
5. Syracuse- 1150 (1)
6. Georgetown- 1060
7. Navy- 1026
8. Cornell- 996
9. UMass- 894
10. Princeton- 823
11. Towson- 783
12. Notre Dame- 633
13. Penn State- 607
14. North Carolina- 578
15. Army- 472
16. Delaware- 430
17. Dartmouth- 369
18. Albany- 339
19. Hofstra- 316
20. Fairfield- 299
21. Ohio State- 288
22. Denver- 284
23. Loyola- 231
24. Rutgers- 192
25. Bucknell- 174
Others Receiving Votes: Hobart 127; UMBC 113; Brown 100; Stony Brook 78; Villanova 57; Yale 46; Harvard 41; Wagner 20; Binghamton 17; Vermont 17; Pennsylvania 14; Providence 6; Colgate 5; Drexel 5; Lehigh 5; Air Force 4; Manhattan 3; Quinnipiac 1.
