UNC's Final Four Path Runs Through Duke

May 18, 2010 | Men's Lacrosse

By: UNC Athletic Communications

May 18, 2010

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

GAME #16
No. 4 North Carolina (13-2) vs. No. 5 Duke (13-4)
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 2:30 p.m.
Princeton Stadium, Princeton, N.J.

CAROLINA PREPARES TO FACE DUKE IN NCAA QUARTERFINALS FOR THIRD TIME IN LAST FOUR YEARS

Fourth-seeded North Carolina will meet fifth-seeded Duke Saturday in the 2010 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament quarterfinals at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, N.J. Game time is 2:30 p.m. This will be the second year in a row and the third time in the last four years that the two teams have played each other in NCAA quarterfinal action. Duke and Carolina matched up in the quarterfinals in 2007 and 2009 with both of those games being in Annapolis, Md. The winner of Saturday's game will move on to the NCAA semifinals to face the winner of the No. 1 Virginia-No. 8 Stony Brook quarterfinal game. The NCAA semifinals are Saturday, May 29, 2010 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. This Saturday's game will be nationally televised on ESPNU with Eamon McAnaney doing the play-by-play and Quint Kessenich handling the color commentary. The Tar Heels are 13-2 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. Duke is 13-4 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. The Blue Devils have lost only one game since losing to Carolina on March 10. Duke is ranked fifth in both national polls.

TAR HEELS WIN 13 GAMES FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1993

Carolina's victory over Delaware in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Sunday gave the Tar Heels 13 wins during the 2010 campaign. That is the most wins for a Carolina team since the 1993 squad finished the season 14-2, losing to Syracuse in the NCAA title game.

FOURTH NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN SINCE `93

UNC's 14-13 victory over Delaware on May 16 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was the Tar Heels' fourth in NCAA Tournament play since 1993. Carolina also won first round games in 2004 against Ohio State, 2007 against Navy and 2009 against UMBC. If the Tar Heels beat Duke, they will advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993. Carolina has lost its last five NCAA quarterfinal game matchups, those being in 1994, 1996, 2004, 2007 and 2009.

CAROLINA IN THE NCAA QUARTERFINALS

Saturday will mark UNC's 22nd game in the NCAA quarterfinals in 25 overall Tournament appearances. UNC is 12-9 all-time in NCAA quarterfinal games.

CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

Carolina's bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament is the 25th in school history. The Tar Heels have an all-time record in NCAA Tournament games of 27-20, a winning percentage of .574, including a 2-1 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. His teams are 3-4 overall in NCAA action. Breschi has coached teams to first round NCAA wins in each of the last three seasons -- at The Ohio State University in 2008 and at Carolina in 2009 and 2010.

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.

FIRST UNDEFEATED HOME SEASON IN 17 YEARS

North Carolina finished the 2010 campaign undefeated at home with a 7-0 mark. The last time Carolina went undefeated at home was 1993 when the Tar Heels were also 7-0.

THE FIRST ROUND WIN OVER DELAWARE

Colonial Athletic Association champion and 12th-ranked Delaware gave the Tar Heels all they could handle in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament before UNC prevailed with a 14-13 win at Fetzer Field on Sunday, May 16. The two teams fought to a 6-6 tie at the end of the first quarter in what turned out to be an offensive shootout. UNC's winning margin came in the third quarter when the Tar Heels outscored the Fighting Blue Hens 5-4. Delaware had edges in shots and face-offs, while UNC led in ground balls and saves. The Blue Hens stayed in the game largely on the strength of their EMO as they scored on their first six chances before the Heels' man-down defense unit stopped Delaware on its last three tries. The outcome may have come down to turnovers, where UNC committed only 12, compared to 20 for Delaware. UNC also went 18 for 18 on clearing while UNC's ride was effective, forcing the Blue Hens into seven failed clears in 21 attempts.

NEW HEROES STEP UP AGAINST BLUE HENS

UNC got offensive contributions from some different sources in the 14-13 win over Delaware in the NCAA first round. Sean DeLaney actually started his first game since March 27 against Maryland and UNC's starting 10 was intact for the first time since the win over Dartmouth on March 19. But that didn't stop new players from stepping up to provide key offense as Carolina strives to survive and advance in tournament play. Freshman attackman Marcus Holman came off the bench to lead the Tar Heels in scoring with three goals and an assist while Sean DeLaney also had a hat trick in the game, his fourth of the season and first since the Dartmouth match. Midfielders Matt Davie and Chris Layne both had the first two-goal games of their careers against the Blue Hens. Just eight days before, Davie had scored the first goal of his career in a win over Ohio State. Defensemen Kevin Piegare and midfielder Cam Wood both had the first assists of their careers in the win. Also key was the play of Mark Staines. The long-stick midfielder matched his career high for face-offs won in a game by going seven for 12. He also shared the team lead in ground balls at five with Billy Bitter. Staines also scored for the second straight week and his goal proved to be the game-winner with 4:52 to play in the fourth quarter.

HAT TRICKS BY THE TAR HEELS

Carolina has 18 overall hat tricks this season after producing two in the win over Delaware. By player, hat tricks this season: Gavin Petracca 5, Sean DeLaney 4, Marcus Holman 3, Thomas Wood 3, Billy Bitter 2, Jimmy Dunster 1.

CAROLINA AT THE HALF

First half performances have been pretty predictable for the Tar Heels this season. UNC is 10-0 when leading at halftime, 3-0 when tied at halftime and 0-2 when trailing at halftime. In the past two games, UNC was tied at the half against both Ohio State and Delaware but pulled out victories in the second half of both games.

QUARTER TRENDS

UNC has been at its best in third quarters of games this season, outscoring its opponents by a lopsided 53-27 mark. Another key stat has been UNC's goalkeeper save percentage in the second half of games this season. UNC opponents have scored 68 first half goals this season while UNC goalies, primarily Chris Madalon, have made 71 first half saves. That number swings markedly in the second half of games as opponents have 55 second half goals while UNC has made 80 second half saves.

CAROLINA IS LED BY SEVEN-MAN SENIOR CLASS

Carolina is playing in 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. Eight of the incoming freshmen were named this week to the Under Armour All-America Team, the second most for a college recruiting class in the history of the All-America program. The seven UNC players who are 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 at Henry Stadium 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 13-2 so far this season. The last time the UNC men's lacrosse program posted back-to-back double-digit win 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. Because 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 in 2010. 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 42, while leading the squad in assists with 22 to go along with his 20 goals. He also has 41 ground balls and seven caused turnovers to lead UNC attackmen in both statistics. He was named ACC Player of the Week twice this year. The last Tar Heel to win the player of the year accolade was midfielder Jason Wade in 1996. Bitter, a 2010 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, 21 multi-assist games (eight in 2010) and 31 multi-point games (11 in 2010) over his three-year career. Marcus Holman won freshman of the year honors. He is UNC's fifth leading scorer with 31 points on 22 goals and nine assists. He has scored on 43.1 percent of his shots this season and has 28 ground balls and five 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 is UNC's first ACC coach of the year since Dave Klarmann in 1996. Breschi has led the Tar Heels to a 13-2 record this year and a No. 4 national ranking in both national polls. In his two seasons as UNC head coach, Carolina is 25-8, a winning percentage of .758. The Tar Heels shared their first regular-season ACC crown since 2003 this year. 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 25-8, Breschi is currently 117-71 (.622) overall.

THREE TAR HEELS NAMED ALL-ACC

Three players represented North Carolina on the 2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team -- 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 three players represented the 2004 team on the All-ACC Team - attackman Jed Prossner, midfielder Bryan Will and defenseman Ronnie Staines.

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, after 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 honored 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 gives annually 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 DEVILS

North Carolina and Duke will be meeting Saturday for the 64th time in school history dating back to 1952. Carolina leads the all-time series 38-25. The Tar Heels had lost 11 straight to the Blue Devils before a 13-7 win by the Tar Heels on March 10 at Duke's Koskinen Stadium. Thomas Wood and Billy Bitter each had six points in that game for the Tar Heels as Wood scored five goals and had an assist and Bitter had four goals and two assists. Carolina dominated the series against the Blue Devils from 1968 through 1995, losing only one time. Since then, Duke has won 20 of the past 26 meetings. Carolina is 0-3 in NCAA Tournament games against the Blue Devils. UNC's win over Duke on March 10 was Carolina first in an ACC regular season game since April 11, 2004 when the Tar Heels had beaten Virginia 11-9 at Fetzer Field. The six-goal margin of victory by the Tar Heels against the Blue Devils on March 10 was the biggest for Carolina in the series since the1996 ACC Tournament semifinals when UNC won 18-8 in Charlottesville, Va.

THE CAROLINA DEPTH CHART
Attack:

#14, Gavin Petracca, Sr.; #4, Billy Bitter, Jr.; #2 Thomas Wood, So.
Reserve Attack: #1, Marcus Holman, Fr.
Midfield Units: #20, Jimmy Dunster, So.; #22, Cryder DiPietro, Sr.; #23, Sean DeLaney, Sr.; #44, Chris Layne, So.; #9, Jeff Muscatello, So.; #28, Matt Davie, Jr.; #21, Cam Wood, Fr.; #18, Zander Walters, Fr.
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 nine of 15 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.

VERSUS NO. 5-RANKED TEAMS

The Tar Heels have had great success against teams ranked No. 5 in the nation over the past eight season, winning seven of their past nine games against teams ranked at that spot. Duke comes into the game Saturday ranked No. 5.

BRESCHI LED THE TAR HEELS TO BEST START 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 7-0 home record in 2010, UNC now has an all-time home mark of 240-113-2 (.679). 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 409-256-2 record, a winning percentage of .615. 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 25-8 (.756), head coach Joe Breschi is 117-71 overall (.622).

CAROLINA CONTINUES 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 14-13 win over Delaware on May 16, the Tar Heels have now won 42 of their past 46 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 22-1 against non-conference teams.

CAROLINA'S DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING GAMES

UNC has scored at least 10 goals in a game in 19 of its last 23 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 11 of its 15 games 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 11.73 goals and has produced 115 assists on 176 goals this season. Carolina features one of the most balanced offenses in the country. Gavin Petracca leads the way with 44 points, followed by Billy Bitter with 42, Thomas Wood with 39, Sean DeLaney with 34, Marcus Holman with 31, Jimmy Dunster with 25 and Cryder DiPietro with 20. All seven players have at least 10 goals each, led by Wood with 28. Five of the seven have at least 10 assists led by Bitter with 22. Four of the players would likely have higher point totals but Bitter missed a game, Wood three games and DeLaney four games with injuries. Petracca also was limited to man down duties in the first two games of the year coming off off-season surgery.

THREE TAR HEELS BOAST 100 CAREER POINTS

Three Tar Heels have at least 100 career points heading into the Duke game. Redshirt senior attackman Gavin Petracca tops the current career point total list for all Tar Heels with 153 points on 93 goals and 60 assists. Billy Bitter has 134 points on 72 goals and 62 assists. Sean DeLaney currently has 110 points on 82 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 153 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 60 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 fourth nationally in total points this season with 15. Maryland leads the nation in long pole scoring with 20 points, followed by Duke with 18, Stony Brook with 15 and UNC with 14. UNC's long pole scoring includes five points from Sean Jackson, five from Mark Staines, three from Milton Lyles and one each from Ryan Flanagan and Kevin Piegare.

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 26 goals on 47 extra-man opportunities for a percentage of .553 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); 21 multi-assist games (5 in 2008; 8 in 2009; 8 in 2010); 32 multi-point games (7 in 2008; 14 in 2009; 11 in 2010).
Logan Corey -- 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2009); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2009).
Matt Davie -- 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2010); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2010).
Sean DeLaney -- 29 multi-goal games (3 in 2007; 5 in 2008; 12 in 2009; 9 in 2010); 7 multi-assist games (4 in 2008; 3 in 2009; 1 in 2010); 33 multi-point games (4 in 2007; 6 in 2008; 13 in 2009; 10 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); 13 multi-point games (7 in 2009; 6 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 -- 5 multi-goal games (5 in 2010); 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2010): 9 multi-point games (9 in 2010).
Joe Howard -- 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2009); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2009).
Chris Layne -- 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2010); 2 multi-point games (2 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 -- 10 multi-goal games (10 in 2010); 3 multi-assist games (1 in 2009; 2 in 2010); 11 multi-point games (1 in 2009; 10 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.
Matt Davie -- Goals: 2 vs. Delaware, 5-16-2010; Points: 2 vs. Delaware, 5-16-2010.
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; Goals: 2 vs. Delaware, 5-16-2010; Points: 2 vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2010; 2 vs. Delaware, 5-16-2010. 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; 7 vs. Duke, 5-16-2010.
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.