Men's Lacrosse Travels To Baltimore For Midweek Matchup

BALTIMORE, MD. - Coming off their 25th-straight season opening victory, the No. 19-ranked North Carolina men's lacrosse team (1-0) heads north to Baltimore, to face No. 9 Johns Hopkins (2-0) in midweek action.

Game Information
Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 14 - 5 PM
Location: Homewood Field - Baltimore, Md.
Watch: ESPNU
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Last Time Out
• Behind 16 different goal scorers and 10 saves from goalkeeper Collin Krieg, the Tar Heels defeated Mercer 25-3, Friday night at Dorrance Field.
• McGovern led the Tar Heels offensively with six points (four goals, two assists) in his UNC debut.
• Andrew Tyeryar finished the game 13-18 (.722) at the faceoff X for UNC.

Scouting Johns Hopkins
• The Blue Jays enter the matchup 2-0 on the year, defeating Jacksonville 12-7 in Week 0, before downing Georgetown on Saturday, 13-12.
• Russell Melendez, Johnathan Peshko and Garrett Degnon lead the Johns Hopkins' offense with four goals apiece, with Melendez scoring all four of his against Georgetown.
• Peter Milliman begins his third season with the Blue Jays, entering the matchup with a 13- 18 (.419) record during his time at Hopkins.

Matching Up With The Blue Jays
• 11 of the last 23 games against Johns Hopkins have been decided by two goals or less, with seven of the last 20 coming as one-goal decisions.
• From 1981 through 1989, the programs met 13 times, with nine games being decided by one-goal.
• From 1978 through 1987, the Tar Heels and Blue Jays combined to win all but one NCAA National Championship during the span.

Collecting The Miles
• Tuesday's game at Johns Hopkins begins the first of three-straight road games for the Tar Heels to close the month of February.
• After making the trip to Baltimore, North Carolina heads north to Columbus to face Ohio State (Feb. 19), closing the month at Syracuse (Feb. 25)

Breschi Approaching 150 Wins at UNC
• Entering Tuesday night, Tar Heel head coach Joe Breschi sits at 146 wins during his 14 prior seasons at UNC, the most wins in program history.
• In the history of North Carolina Athletics, 22 head coaches have accomplished 150 wins during their time in Chapel Hill.

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Players Mentioned

Collin Krieg

Andrew Tyeryar