Carolina Begins NCAA Quest With First Round Game Against Delaware

May 13, 2010 | Men's Lacrosse

By: UNC Athletic Communications

May 13, 2010

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

GAME #15
North Carolina (12-2) vs. Delaware (10-6)
NCAA Tournament First Round
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 5 p.m.
Fetzer Field, Chapel Hill, N.C.

TAR HEELS OPEN NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY SUNDAY VERSUS SURGING DELAWARE

Fourth-seeded North Carolina will meet Colonial Athletic Association Tournament champion Delaware Sunday in the 2010 NCAA Tournament opener for both men's lacrosse teams at 5 p.m. on Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU with Eamon McAnaney doing the play-by-play and Mark Dixon handling the color commentary. Tickets are available on game day at the Carmichael Arena ticket office for $10 apiece while students and senior citizens will be admitted for a $5 charge. The Carmichael Arena ticket office will open at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Tar Heels are 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 4 in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll as well as the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association coaches poll. Delaware is 10-6 overall and the winner of five games in a row. The Blue Hens finished 3-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association but won the league's tournament title. UD is ranked No. 12 by the USILA and No. 13 by Nike/Inside Lacrosse.

CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

Carolina's bid to the NCAA Tournament is the 25th in school history. The Tar Heels have an all-time record in NCAA Tournament games of 26-20, a winning percentage of .565, including a 1-1 mark under head coach Joe Breschi. This is the fifth time Breschi has led a team to the NCAA Tournament, three times while head coach at Ohio State and twice in two years at North Carolina.

UNC GOES TO NCAA's FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR

North Carolina has made the NCAA Tournament field for the fourth straight year and only the fifth time since 1998. The last time UNC appeared in four straight NCAA Tournaments came from 1980-96 when the Tar Heels appeared in 17 straight NCAA Tournament fields.

LOOKING FOR A 13TH WIN

If North Carolina can defeat Delaware in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels will achieve a 13th win in a season for the first time since 1993 when Carolina finished 14-2.

CAROLINA IS LED BY SEVEN-MAN SENIOR CLASS

Carolina heads into the 2010 NCAA Tournament led by a seven-man senior class. The Tar Heels are a mix of this veteran leadership and a solid dose of youth in the program as well. In fact, 37 of the players on UNC's 44-man roster will be returning in 2011 to go along with a recently announced 12-man freshman class entering in August 2010. The seven players who will be competing in their final NCAA Tournament games this month include senior midfielder Tommy D'Alessandro of Charlotte, N.C.; senior midfielder Sean DeLaney of Moorestown, N.J.; senior midfielder Cryder DiPietro of Ruxton, Md.; senior attackman Kevin Federico of West Islip, N.Y.; senior defenseman Sean Jackson of Fairfax, Va.; senior defenseman Michael Jarvis of Richmond, Va.; and redshirt senior attackman Gavin Petracca of Manhasset, N.Y. Carolina also features five redshirt juniors who are also part of the UNC Class of 2010. All five players will return to the squad in 2011, however, as each has a year of eligibility remaining. This group includes midfielder Sean Burke of Fort Salonga, N.Y.; midfielder Michael Burns of Medford Lakes, N.J.; attackman Joe Howard of Chapel Hill, N.C.; goalkeeper Chis Madalon of Darien, Conn.; and midfielder Colin Sherwood of Greensboro, N.C.

UNC's TOP OFFENSIVE OUTPUT IN 14 MONTHS

When UNC scored 19 goals in a 19-13 win over Ohio State on May 8, it marked the top offensive output by the Tar Heels since March 4, 2009 when Carolina defeated Detroit Mercy 19-4 in Chapel Hill. The 32 goals scored in the game were the most in a Tar Heel game since April 8, 2006 when UNC and Virginia combined for 34 goals in a 21-13 Virginia victory over Carolina.

BACK-TO-BACK 10-WIN SEASONS

North Carolina has posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in head coach Joe Breschi's first two seasons. The Tar Heels went 12-6 last year and are 12-2 so far this season. The last time the UNC men's lacrosse program posted back-to-back double-digit wins seasons came from 1989-94 when the Tar Heels won at least 10 games six years in a row. That run included two years when Breschi played as a defenseman for UNC (1989-90) and two years when he was an assistant coach for the Tar Heels (1991-92). Prior to the 2009 season, UNC produced only three double digit win seasons in the 14-year period from 1995-2008 -- 12-5 in 1996, 10-5 in 2004 and 10-6 in 2007.

A 2-1 ACC FINISH

North Carolina finished the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season schedule with a record of 2-1 after beating Duke 13-7 and Maryland 9-7 before losing to Virginia 7-5. The last time the Tar Heels won two ACC regular-season games was 2004 when Carolina finished 2-1 and placed second in the league standings. UNC shared this year's regular-season ACC championship with Virginia as both teams finished at 2-1. Since the Cavaliers beat the Tar Heels in the regular season this year 7-5 on April 10 the Wahoos earned the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament over the Tar Heels. Prior to 2010, the last time the Tar Heels shared the ACC regular season championship was 2003 when UNC, Maryland and Virginia all tied for first place at 2-1.

TAR HEELS SWEEP ACC REGULAR SEASON AWARDS

The University of North Carolina swept the top three ACC awards in men's lacrosse in 2010. Junior attackman Billy Bitter was named the 2010 ACC Player of the Year, freshman attackman Marcus Holman was named the 2010 ACC Freshman of the Year and head coach Joe Breschi was named the 2010 ACC Coach of the Year. itter and Breschi were the first ACC player and coach of the year winners for UNC since 1996 while Holman was UNC's first freshman of the year award winner since 1998. It is the first time in school history the Tar Heels have swept all three awards. itter, from Manhasset, N.Y., was named All-ACC for the second year in a row. Carolina's top offensive threat, who has been regularly double and triple teamed all year, ranks second on the Tar Heel team in points with 40 while leading the squad in assists with 20 to go along with his 20 goals. He also has 36 ground balls and six caused turnovers. He was named ACC Player of the Week twice this year. The last Tar Heel to win player of the year accolade was midfielder Jason Wade in 1996. The Tewaaraton Trophy candidate picked up the program's ninth overall Player of the Year honor. Bitter has tallied 18 multi-goal games, including six this season, 20 multi-assist games (seven in 2010) and 31 multi-point games (10 in 2010) over his three-year career. Marcus Holman won freshman of the year honors. He is UNC's fifth leading scorer with 27 points on 19 goals and eight assists. He has scored on 40.4 percent of his shots this season and has 26 ground balls and four caused turnovers, both the second highest total for a UNC attackman in 2010. He was named ACC Player of the Week and Inside Lacrosse Nike Player of the Week after scoring four goals and adding an assist in a 9-7 win over Maryland on March 27. He became the first Tar Heel to win the award since attackman Jeff Sonke in 1998. Joe Breschi was UNC's first ACC coach of the year since Dave Klarmann in 1996. Breschi has led the Tar Heels to an 12-2 record this year and a No. 4 national ranking in both national polls. In his two seasons as UNC head coach Carolina is 24-8, a winning percentage of .750. The Tar Heels shared their first regular-season ACC crown this year since 2003. Despite being the first coaching recognition for the Tar Heels in 14 years, Breschi's honor was the fifth all-time for UNC. Now in his 13th year as head coach, including the first 11 campaigns at Ohio State where he was 92-63, and the two seasons at Carolina where he is 24-8, Breschi is currently 116-71 (.620) overall.

THREE TAR HEELS NAMED ALL-ACC

North Carolina was represented on the 2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team by three players -- junior attackman Billy Bitter, junior defenseman Ryan Flanagan and redshirt junior goalkeeper Chris Madalon. The three selections were the most for the Tar Heels since the 2004 team was also represented by three players - attackman Jed Prossner, midfielder Bryan Will and defenseman Ronnie Staines. North Carolina attackman Billy Bitter and defenseman Ryan Flanagan spearheaded a trio of Tar Heels named to this year's All-ACC team. Both were named Tewaaraton candidates for 2010, an award given annually to the top men's lacrosse player in the country. Bitter ranks second on the Tar Heel squad in scoring in 2010 with 40 points. He has a team-leading 20 assists to go along with his 20 goals. He also has 36 ground balls and has forced six turnovers with his riding skills. Flanagan helps spearhead a defense that ranks third in the nation in scoring defense at 7.86 and is tied for fourth in the nation in caused turnovers with 10.21 per contest. Flanagan leads the team in caused turnovers with 29 and is second on the squad in ground balls with 44. Also honored from the Tar Heel squad was junior goalkeeper Chris Madalon who ranks sixth among all Division I players in goals-against average (7.92) while posting a save percentage of .548. Madalon had a career high 14 saves against Virginia and had 13 against both Navy and UMBC.

TWO TAR HEELS NAMED TEWAARATON CANDIDATES

Junior attackman Billy Bitter of Manhasset, N.Y., and junior defenseman Ryan Flanagan of West Islip, N.Y. were named April 14 to the 26-candidate list for the 2010 Tewaaraton Award. The Tewaaraton Award is considered the most prestigious award in collegiate lacrosse and is now in its 10th season. Neither Tar Heel candidate was named a finalist for the award, however, as the five finalists were revealed on May 12. Carolina has had one Tewaaraton Award finalist -- attackman Jed Prossner in 2004.

JARVIS WINS UNC'S McCASKILL AWARD

Senior defenseman Michael Jarvis of Richmond, Va. was April 19 as the University of North Carolina Athletic Department's male recipient of the Mildred McCaskill Award for 2009-10. The award is presented each year to one male and one female senior student-athlete who demonstrate excellence in athletics, scholarship and community service. It is one of the most prestigious awards the University annually gives because of its emphasis on three different areas of excellence. Jarvis is a business administration major and was UNC's nominee for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in men's lacrosse.

THE SERIES WITH THE BLUE HENS

Carolina and Delaware will be meeting for the 14th time in history on Sunday with the Tar Heels leading the overall series 8-5. Delaware won the first four games in the series in 1949-50 while the Tar Heels have won eight of the past nine games beginning with a contest in 1978. The Tar Heels are 6-4 in games played against the Blue Hens in Chapel Hill and 2-1 against Delaware in games played in Newark, Del. Delaware dominated the early part of the series, winning three games against Carolina in 1949. In fact, UNC played the Blue Hens in its first three games after the Carolina program had been granted varsity athletic status in 1949. The Blue Hens won that first game on April 2, 1949 by a 13-2 score. UNC won its first ever game against Delaware on April 1, 1978 when Paul Doty was in his last season coaching the Tar Heels. UNC won the game 9-8. UNC twice won against Delaware in the Willie Scroggs coaching era, claiming wins in 1980 and 1984. The two teams played each other in six straight seasons from 1997-2002 with the first four games being played when UNC was coached by Dave Klarmann and the last two when John Haus was UNC's head coach. Three of the games were in Newark and three in Chapel Hill during that six-year span. UNC went 5-1 against the Blue Hens in that period, losing at UD 18-16 in 1999. Carolina has won the last three encounters, winning 8-7 in Chapel Hill in 2000, 13-4 in Newark in 2001 and 16-9 in Chapel Hill in 2002.

. LAST TIME OUT FOR THE TAR HEELS
Carolina bounced back from a loss to Maryland in the ACC Tournament semifinals by ending its regular season on a positive note by beating Ohio State 19-13 on May 8 at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill in the final regular-season home game for seven seniors. Head coach Joe Breschi's former team jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the game's first 15:55 before the Tar Heels found their bearings and outscored the Buckeyes 16-6 over the game's final 43:24 to pull away for a comfortable win. The 19 goals were the most scored by the Tar Heels all season and the six-goal margin of defeat was Ohio State's worst of the season. UNC used a lot of different player combinations during the game to stay fresh on the hot day and it paid off as Carolina outscored the Buckeyes 9-3 in the second half after having rallied to tie the game at 10 all by halftime. Twelve different Tar Heel players scored goals in the game while another 10 players had assists in the contest. Thomas Wood and Gavin Petracca led UNC offensively with six points apiece. Wood matched his career highs for goals (5) and points (6) in a contest while Petracca finished the day with three and three. Midfielder Sean DeLaney returned to the lineup for the first time since March 27 and had a four-point day with two goals and two assists. Midfielders Zander Walters and Matt Davie each scored their first career goals in the game and Carolina also got a pair of goals from long sticks -- one each from Mark Staines and Milton Lyles. Midfielder Jeff Muscatello had a career-high three-point game for UNC with a goal and two assists. The Tar Heels outshot the Buckeyes 56-32 and had a 46-33 edge in ground balls with sophomore long-stick midfielder Mark Staines leading the way with a career-high seven. UNC won 22 of 35 face-offs with both Michael Burns (15) and Mark Staines (7) winning a career high number. Freshman Steven Rastivo came off the bench to play the final 36:29 for the Tar Heels and he did a stellar job, making eight saves and allowing only four goals while also claiming four ground balls.

THE CAROLINA DEPTH CHART

Attack: #14, Gavin Petracca, Sr.; #4, Billy Bitter, Jr.; #2 Thomas Wood, So.
Reserve Attack: #1, Marcus Holman, Fr.; #16, Ed Prevost, Jr.; #30, Joe Howard, Sr.
Midfield Units: #20, Jimmy Dunster, So.; #22, Cryder DiPietro, Sr.; #23, Sean DeLaney, Sr.; #21, Cam Wood, Fr.; #18, Zander Walters, Fr.; #44, Chris Layne, So.; #9, Jeff Muscatello, So.; #28, Matt Davie, Jr.; #35, Ian Braddish, Fr.; #5, Chris Hunt, Jr.
Close Defense: #8, Michael Jarvis, Sr.; #24, Ryan Flanagan, Jr.; #45, Charlie McComas, So.; #17, Kevin Piegare, Jr.
Goalkeeper: #11, Chris Madalon, Jr.
Face-Offs: #26, Michael Burns, Jr.; #6, Mark Staines, So.
Short Stick Defensive Midfield: #26, Michael Burns, Jr.; #7, Tyler Morton, So.; #12, Logan Corey, So.; #25, Greg McBride, Fr.
Long Stick Defensive Midfield: #33, Sean Jackson, Sr.; #6, Mark Staines, So.; #29, Milton Lyles, Jr.
Reserve Goalkeeper: #19, Steven Rastivo, Fr.

ONE OF THE LAST TWO REMAINING UNBEATENS THIS SEASON

efore falling to Virginia 7-5 on April 10, North Carolina was one of the last two remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division I with a 10-0 mark. The last time Carolina had started a season with 10 successive wins was 1991 when UNC went 16-0 en route to winning its fourth NCAA title in 11 years.

PLAYING BEFORE A RECORD CROWD

The Tar Heels played before a crowd of 25,710 on April 10 when they fell to Virginia 7-5 in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. That was both the largest regular-season crowd for any NCAA Division I men's lacrosse game in history and the largest crowd to ever see the Tar Heels play in any game, regular-season or post-season.

NO. 1 VS. NO. 2

When No. 2 North Carolina played No. 1 Virginia on April 10, 2010, UNC played in its first game matching the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation in 19 years and 4 days. The last time Carolina had played in a 1-2 confrontation was April 6, 1991 when top-ranked North Carolina defeated second-ranked Johns Hopkins 11-6 before a crowd of 5,700 fans at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels went on to win the NCAA championship that year with a 16-0 record. Current Tar Heel head coach Joe Breschi was an assistant coach for that 1991 team. He had graduated from UNC the previous year, 1990.

LARGEST HOME CROWD IN 19 YEARS

UNC defeated Maryland 9-7 on March 27 before a crowd of 4,817 fans at Fetzer Field. That was UNC's largest home crowd at Fetzer Field since April 6, 1991 when the Tar Heels defeated Johns Hopkins 11-6 before a crowd of 5,700 fans.

EARNING A WIN AGAINST A TOP FOUR TEAM

Carolina has played eight of 14 games this year against teams ranked in the USILA Top 20 (at the time the game was played). The Tar Heels beat a No. 5-ranked Princeton team 12-11 on March 16 but a 9-7 win over No. 4 Maryland on March 27 was a milestone win for the Tar Heels. The victory over the Terps broke a 23-game losing streak for the Tar Heels against teams ranked in the USILA Top 4 dating back seven years to 2003. Ironically, prior to March 27, Carolina's last win over a team ranked in the Top 4 of the USILA poll was also against Maryland. That came on March 22, 2003 when the Heels knocked off a Maryland team ranked No. 2 in the nation 10-6 at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md.

BRESCHI LED THE TAR HEELS TO BEST START IN SINCE 1991

In just his second year at the helm of the Tar Heels, head coach Joe Breschi (UNC '90) led his team to victories in its first 10 games of the season. The last time a Carolina team had won its first 10 games of the season was 1991 when the Tar Heels finished the season 16-0 and won the NCAA championship under first-year head coach Dave Klarmann. Ironically, Joe Breschi was an assistant coach on that 1991 Carolina team. In his two years at Carolina, Breschi has gotten both of his teams off to incredibly fast starts. In addition to this year's 10-0 start, the Tar Heels began the 2009 season with six straight victories before falling at Notre Dame 9-7 in the seventh game of the season.

CAROLINA IN THE POLLS

Carolina is currently ranked fourth in both the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association coaches poll and the Inside Lacrosse/Nike media poll. Face-Off Magazine, Inside Lacrosse and the USILA all ranked UNC No. 4 in the preseason.

THE ALL-TIME HOME RECORD

With a 6-0 home record in 2010, UNC now has an all-time home mark of 239-113-2 (.678). That record includes games played at Fetzer Field, Kenan Stadium, Henry Stadium, Finley Field and Navy Field. Carolina's nine home wins in 2009 were the most in a season in school history.

UNC PASSES ALL-TIME 400 VICTORY MARK AGAINST NAVY

Since the Tar Heels played their first varsity game against Delaware in 1949, North Carolina has compiled a 408-256-2 record, a winning percentage of .614. Carolina's 400th win came at Navy on February 25 by an 11-4 score.

THE BRESCHI LEDGER

Now in his 13th year as a head coach, including the first 11 campaigns at Ohio State where he was 92-63, and two seasons at Carolina where he is 24-8 (.750), head coach Joe Breschi is 116-71 overall (.620).

CAROLINA CONTNUES TO THRIVE IN NON-LEAGUE GAMES

UNC's record in non-conference games continues to be one of the best in the nation over the past four seasons. After a 19-13 win over Ohio State on May 8, the Tar Heels have now won 41 of their past 45 games against non-conference teams dating back to late in the 2006 season. UNC's only losses over that span came at Navy in 2007, against Ohio State at a neutral site and at home against Navy (NCAA Tournament first round) in 2008 and at Notre Dame in 2009. In Joe Breschi's two seasons as head coach, the Tar Heels are 21-1 against non-conference teams.

CAROLINA'S DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING GAMES

UNC has scored at least 10 goals in a game in 18 of its last 22 contests dating back to a 10-9 overtime win against Johns Hopkins on March 28, 2009. UNC was in double digits in the final eight games of the 2009 campaign and it has scored 10 or more goals in 10 of its 14 games of this season.

TAR HEELS HAVE SEVEN 20-POINT SCORERS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR

For the second straight year UNC has produced seven players with at least 20 points each. UNC averages 11.57 goals and has produced 107 assists on 162 goals this season. Carolina features one of the most balanced offenses in the country. Gavin Petracca leads the way with 43 points followed by Billy Bitter with 40, Thomas Wood with 37, Sean DeLaney with 31, Marcus Holman with 27, Jimmy Dunster with 23 and Cryder DiPietro with 20. All seven players have at least 10 goals each led by Wood with 26. Five of the seven have at least 10 assists led by Bitter with 20. Four of the players would likely have higher point totals by Bitter missed a game, Wood three games and DeLaney four games with injuries. Petracca also was limited to man down duties only in the first two games of the year coming off off-season surgery.

THREE TAR HEELS BOAST 100 CAREER POINTS

Three Tar Heels head into the NCAA Tournament with at least 100 career points. Redshirt senior attackman Gavin Petracca tops the current career point total list for all Tar Heels with 152 points on 93 goals and 59 assists. Billy Bitter has 132 points on 72 goals and 60 assists. Sean DeLaney currently has 107 points on 79 goals and 28 assists.

PETRACCA APPROACHES UNC TOP 10 IN THREE OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES

UNC redshirt senior attackman Gavin Petracca heads into the NCAA Tournament within shouting distance of the UNC career Top 10 in goals, assists and points. Petracca currently has 152 career points. Bart Wagner is 11th on the career scoring list with 160 points while Brendan Carey and Chase Martin are tied for ninth with 161 career points. Petracca currently has 93 career goals. Chase Martin ranks 10th in UNC history with 98 while Harper Peterson is ninth with 99. Petracca has 59 career assists. Chase Martin and Matt Crofton are tied for 11th in school history with 63 while Bert Fett is 10th with 64 assists.

UNC'S LONG POLE UNIT RANKS AMONG NATION'S BEST IN SCORING

UNC's defensive unit ranks in a tie for fourth nationally in total points this season with 13. Maryland leads the nation in long pole scoring with 19 points followed by Duke with 17, Stony Brok with 14 and UNC and Delaware with 13 each. UNC's long pole scoring includes five points from Sean Jackson, four from Mark Staines, three from Milton Lyles and one from Ryan Flanagan.

NOTING THE CAROLINA DEFENSE

After giving up double digits in goals in six of the last seven games of the 2009 season, UNC's defense has buckled down in a big way this year, allowing opponents to score in double digits in only four of the Tar Heels' 14 games. Princeton's offense broke through against the Tar Heels for 11 goals on March 16 while the nation's top-ranked scoring offense at Robert Morris scored 14 times against the Tar Heels on April 17, Maryland scored 13 times against UNC in the ACC Tournament semifinals and Ohio State struck for 13 goals on May 8. UNC's defense limited Navy to only four goals February 25, which marked the fourth straight opponent the Tar Heels had held to five goals or less to start the 2010 campaign. Holding four straight opponents to five goals or less had never happened before in UNC history dating back to 1949. Carolina did hold three successive opponents to five goals or less to open the season in 1991. In the first four games of 2010, UNC held Jacksonville to five, Bryant to four, Lehigh to five and Navy to four goals, respectively. Overall, Carolina has held 22 of its past 33 opponents to single digits in goals. The Tar Heels are 18-4 in those games.

MADALON AMONGST LEADERS IN GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE

UNC redshirt junior goalkeeper Chris Madalon is currently ranked sixth in the nation in goals against average. Madalon has played 780 minutes in 14 games, allowing 7.92 goals per game. He has allowed only 103 goals this season in 780 minutes.

CAROLINA EXCELS IN NATIONAL TEAM STATS ON DEFENSIVE END

UNC heads into the Delaware game with the third-ranked scoring defense in the country. UNC has allowed 7.86 goals per game so far this season, ranking behind only Syracuse and Loyola. Carolina's defensive prowess has helped UNC post the sixth best scoring margin in the nation at 3.71 goals per game.

TAR HEEL EMO IS RANKED FIRST NATIONALLY; PERCENTAGE IS JUST SHY OF SCHOOL RECORD

UNC's extra-man offense unit is currently the nation's most productive. Carolina has scored 25 goals on 44 extra-man opportunities for a percentage of .568 to lead the nation. Only five teams in the nation are scoring on 50 percent or more of their EMO chances. Carolina's EMO percentage is the second best in school history. UNC's school record is .586 set in 1985 (41 of 70). Prior to this year, the second best percentage was .479 in 1987 (34 of 71).

BITTER WINS ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR SECOND TIME

North Carolina junior Billy Bitter was named ACC Lacrosse Co-Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 4. Bitter returned to the Tar Heel starting lineup after missing the previous week's game with a leg injury and led third-ranked North Carolina to an 11-7 win at No. 14 Johns Hopkins. itter scored four goals on only seven shots and had two ground balls in the win. The Manhasset, N.Y. native scored all three of UNC's goals in the first quarter to stake the team to an early 3-2 lead and then he scored the goal that essentially iced the win with 6:46 left in the game to give Carolina a 10-6 lead. Thanks to Bitter's leadership, as the Tar Heels had to play the Blue Jays minus their No. 1 and No. 2 scorers, Thomas Wood and Sean DeLaney, who both had to sit out the Hopkins game after sustaining injuries against Maryland, the Tar Heels improved to 10-0 for the first time since 1991, when the team went 16-0 en route to winning the national championship.

HOLMAN EARNS ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK VERSUS MARYLAND

North Carolina freshman Marcus Holman was named ACC Lacrosse Player of the Week for the period ending March 28. Holman took advantage of his last-minute chance to start his first-ever ACC game as he scored four goals and added an assist in UNC's 9-7 victory over fourth-ranked and previously undefeated Maryland. With first-team All-America Billy Bitter a last minute scratch from the lineup, Holman stepped in and led the Tar Heels to only their second regular-season win over the Terps in the last 14 meetings. Unable to play due to a leg injury, Bitter was held out by team medical personnel in a game-time decision, allowing Holman to start for the first time since the Tar Heels played Lehigh on Feb. 20. Holman responded with Carolina's last three goals of the game as UNC shut down any chance the Terrapins had for a second-half rally. Holman's four goals tied the career-high he had against Navy earlier this year and his five points against the Terps were also a career-best.

DUNSTER IS SECOND TAR HEEL NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sophomore midfielder Jimmy Dunster was named ACC Lacrosse Player of the Week for the period ending March 21. Dunster combined for nine points on four goals and five assists as the Tar Heels claimed two wins, including a one-goal decision over fifth-ranked Princeton. Against the Tigers, Dunster scored twice and registered career highs of three assists and five points in leading the No. 3 Tar Heels to a 12-11 win over Princeton in a battle of Top 5 teams on March 16. Dunster's second assist of the night led to Cryder DiPietro's game-winning goal with just 2:10 remaining. The Cos Cob, Conn., native then added two scores and a pair of assists in North Carolina's 15-6 rout of Dartmouth on March 19.

BITTER NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Junior attackman Billy Bitter was named the ACC Player of the Week for the period ending on March 14. Bitter posted a season-high four goals as fourth-ranked UNC defeated 10th-ranked Duke, 13-7. Bitter also matched his season-high for points with six in the win, which broke a 15-game ACC regular-season losing streak for Carolina and an 11-game losing streak to Duke. Bitter scored two first half goals to give the Tar Heels to a 5-3 lead. Then, after Duke had tied the game at 6-6 with four minutes left in the third quarter, UNC scored four straight goals in a span of 3:27 to take a 10-6 lead with one second left in the third period. Bitter assisted on the first and third goals of the scoring streak while scoring the second and fourth goals. Bitter's four goals were the most he has had since scoring eight against UMBC in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

HOLMAN NAMED NIKE PLAYER OF THE WEEK MARCH 29

Freshman attackman Marcus Holman was named the Nike Lacrosse Player of the Week March 29 by Inside Lacrosse Magazine. The honor came two days after Holman scored four goals and added an assist in UNC's 9-7 win over Maryland, Carolina's first regular-season home victory over the Terrapins in 14 years.

FOUR TAR HEELS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAS

Four players on the 2010 University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team were named preseason All-Americas by Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse. Junior attackman Billy Bitter (Stowe, Vt.) was named a first-team All-America while junior defenseman Ryan Flanagan and senior midfielder Sean DeLaney were both tapped as second-team All-Americas. Sophomore midfielder Jimmy Dunster (Cos Cob, Conn.) earned honorable mention All-America honors.

QUARTET OF TAR HEELS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-ACC

Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse tapped four UNC players as preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference choices. This quartet includes attackman Billy Bitter, midfielder Sean DeLaney, defenseman Ryan Flanagan and short-stick defensive midfielder Chris Hunt.

CURRENT TAR HEEL CAREER MULTI-POINT, MULTI-GOAL, MULTI-ASSIST GAMES

Billy Bitter -- 18 multi-goal games (1 in 2008; 11 in 2009; 6 in 2010); 20 multi-assist games (5 in 2008; 8 in 2009; 7 in 2010); 31 multi-point games (7 in 2008; 14 in 2009; 10 in 2010).
Logan Corey -- 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2009); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2009).
Sean DeLaney -- 28 multi-goal games (3 in 2007; 5 in 2008; 12 in 2009; 8 in 2010); 7 multi-assist games (4 in 2008; 3 in 2009; 1 in 2010); 32 multi-point games (4 in 2007; 6 in 2008; 13 in 2009; 9 in 2010).
Cryder DiPietro -- 7 multi-goal games (2 in 2008; 2 in 2009; 3 in 2010); 3 multi-assist games (3 in 2010); 14 multi-point games (4 in 2008; 3 in 2009; 7 in 2010).
Jimmy Dunster -- 6 multi-goal games (3 in 2009, 3 in 2010); 3 multi-assist games (3 in 2009); 12 multi-point games (7 in 2009; 5 in 2010).
Kevin Federico -- 3 multi-goal games (1 in 2007; 2 in 2008); 4 multi-assist games (1 in 2007; 1 in 2008; 2 in 2009); 7 multi-point games (2 in 2007; 3 in 2008; 2 in 2009).
Marcus Holman -- 4 multi-goal games (4 in 2010); 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2010): 8 multi-point games (8 in 2010).
Joe Howard -- 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2009); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Chris Layne -- 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Tyler Morton -- 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2010); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Jeff Muscatello -- 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2010); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Gavin Petracca -- 26 multi-goal games (8 in 2007; 5 in 2008; 7 in 2009; 6 in 2010); 12 multi-assist games (3 in 2007; 1 in 2008; 4 in 2009; 4 in 2010); 38 multi-point games (10 in 2007; 7 in 2008; 11 in 2009; 10 in 2010).
Mark Staines -- 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Zander Walters -- 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Thomas Wood -- 9 multi-goal games (9 in 2010); 3 multi-assist games (1 in 2009; 2 in 2010); 10 multi-point games (1 in 2009; 9 in 2010).

UPDATED SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS

Billy Bitter -- Goals: 8 vs. UMBC, 5-9-2009; Assists: 4 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 4 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; 4 vs. Robert Morris, 4-17-2010; Points: 9 vs. UMBC, 5-9-2009; Ground Balls: 9 vs. Maryland, 3-21-2009
Ian Braddish -- Shots: 4 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010.
Michael Burns -- Ground Balls: 7 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010; Face-Offs Won: 15 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Face-Off Percentage: .714 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 3-28-2009.
Logan Corey -- Shots: 2 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Assists: 2 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; 2 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010; 2 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010.
Sean DeLaney -- Shots: 13 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009; Goals: 4 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009; 4 vs. UMBC, 3-6-2010; Assists: 2 on 5 occasions. Points: 5 vs. UMBC, 3-6-2010; 5 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Notre Dame, 3-8-2008; 4 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009.
Cryder DiPietro -- Shots: 7 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010; Goals: 2 vs. Bellarmine, 2-16-2008; 2 vs. Duke, 4-25-2008; 2 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 2 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; 2 vs. UMBC, 3-6-2010; 2 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010; 2 vs. Robert Morris, 4-17-2010; Assists: 2 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; 2 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010; 2 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010; Points: 3 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010; 3 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010. Ground Balls: 3 vs. UMBC, 5-9-2009.
Jimmy Dunster -- Shots: 14 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010; Goals: 3 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; Assists: 3 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010; Points: 5 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010; Ground Balls: 4 vs. UMBC, 5-9-2009.
Kevin Federico -- Shots: 4 vs. Vermont in 3-13-2007; 4 vs. Bellarmine, 2-16-2008; Goals: 2 vs. Vermont in 3-13-2007; 2 vs. Bellarmine, 2-16-2008; 2 vs. Hofstra, 4-19-2008; Assists: 3 vs. Providence in 2007; Points: 4 vs. Providence in 2007; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Bellarmine, 2-16-2008.
Ryan Flanagan -- Ground Balls: 6 vs. Notre Dame, 3-8-2009; 6 vs. Virginia, 4-4-2009; 6 vs. Duke, 5-17-2009; 6 vs. Princeton, 3-16-2010. Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Ohio State, 4-11-2009; 5 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010.
Marcus Holman -- Shots: 7 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010; Goals: 4 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010; 4 vs. Maryland, 3-27-2010; Assists: 3 vs. Robert Morris, 4-17-2010; Points: 5 vs. Maryland, 3-27-2010; 5 vs. Robert Morris, 4-17-2010; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Bryant, 2-13-2010; 3 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010; 3 vs. Maryland, 3-27-2010; 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 4-3-2010; 3 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010.
Joe Howard -- Shots: 7 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Goals: 3 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Points: 4 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009.
Chris Hunt -- Ground Balls: 8 vs. Duke, 4-26-2009; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009.
Sean Jackson -- Ground Balls: 3 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010; 3 vs. UMBC, 3-6-2010; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010.
Michael Jarvis -- Ground Balls: 3 vs. Ohio State, 2-17-2007; 3 vs. Virginia, 4-7-2007; 3 vs. Providence, 3-11-2009; 3 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010; Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010.
Emmit Kellar -- Ground Balls: 2 vs. Marist, 3-18-2008.
Chris Layne -- Shots: 4 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010; Points: 2 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Providence, 3-11-2009.
Milton Lyles -- Ground Balls: 5 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Duke, 3-10-2010.
Chris Madalon -- Saves: 14 vs. Virginia, 4-10-2010; Ground Balls: 6 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; 6 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010.
Greg McBride -- Ground Balls: 4 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010.
Charlie McComas -- Ground Balls: 8 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010; 8 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 3-28-2009.
Tyler Morton -- Shots: 2 vs. Providence, 3-11-2009; 2 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; Goals: 2 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; Ground Balls: 5 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 5 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 2 vs. Bryant, 3-14-2010.
Jeff Muscatello -- Shots: 2 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010; Assists: 2 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Points: 3 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009.
Gavin Petracca -- Shots: 14 vs. Robert Morris, 2-7-2009; Goals: 6 vs. Robert Morris, 4-17-2010; Assists: 5 vs. Navy, 2-25-2010; Points: 8 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 8 vs. Robert Morris, 4-17-2010; Ground Balls: 6 vs. Robert Morris, 2-7-2009.
James Petracca -- Saves: 14 vs. Duke, 4-26-2009; Ground Balls: 6 vs. Maryland, 4-24-2009; Shots Faced: 41 vs. Duke, 4-26-2009.
Kevin Piegare -- Ground Balls: 2 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Bryant, 2-13-2010; 2 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010.
Ed Prevost -- Shots: 3 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010.
Steven Rastivo -- Saves: 8 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010.
William Scroggs -- Face-offs Won: 2 vs. Bryant, 2-13-2010; 2 vs. Dartmouth, 3-19-2010.
Mark Staines -- Shots: 2 vs. Ohio State, 4-11-2009; 2 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Points: 2 vs. Jacksonville, 2-6-2010; Ground Balls: 7 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Maryland, 3-21-2009; Face-Offs Won: 7 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010.
Zander Walters -- Shots: 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 4-3-2010; 3 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Points: 2 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010.
Cam Wood -- Shots: 3 vs. Bryant, 2-13-2010; 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 4-3-2010.
Thomas Wood -- Shots: 9 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Goals: 5 vs. Duke, 3-10-2010; 5 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Assists: 3 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010; Points: 6 vs. Duke, 3-10-2010; 6 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; Ground Balls: 5 vs. Lehigh, 2-20-2010.