University of North Carolina Athletics
#8 UNC To Host Denver In NCAA First Round
May 6, 2012 | Men's Lacrosse
May 6, 2012
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team has earned its sixth successive bid to the NCAA Tournament and will host the University of Denver Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Fetzer Field in first round action. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
Both North Carolina (11-5) and Denver (8-6) received at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Joe Breschi's Tar Heels are in the tournament for a 27th time, the fourth highest number of bids in NCAA history. Carolina is in the tournament for the sixth straight year. That's the longest number of successive bids for Carolina since the team went to every tournament from 1980 through 1996.
Tickets for Saturday's game will be available in advance at the Ticket Center at TarHeelBlue.com or at the Carmichael Arena ticket office on Saturday. Gates to Fetzer Field will open at 6:30 p.m. All tickets are general admission. They will be priced at $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.
