Men's Lacrosse Welcomes Princeton, Penn For Weekend Matchups

Friday, March 1

Chapel Hill, N.C.

8 PM

North Carolina

Princeton

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The Tar Heels celebrate scoring a goal against Johns Hopkins.

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

February 29, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 19th-ranked North Carolina men's lacrosse program (2-1) welcomes Ivy League opponents, No. 14 Princeton (2-1) and No. 17 Penn (2-1) to Chapel Hill for a weekend doubleheader.

Gameday Information - Princeton
Date/Time: Friday, March 1 - 8 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Gameday Information - Penn
Date/Time: Sunday, March 3 - Noon
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX
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Parking Advisory
• Due to multiple scheduled home events on UNC's campus this weekend, please be advised to adjusted parking plans:
• Friday vs. Princeton:
- ADA Parking: School of Government Deck
- General Parking: Raleigh Road Visitors Lot, Stadium Drive, Bell Tower Deck
• Sunday vs. Penn:
- ADA Parking: School of Government Deck
- General Parking: Bell Tower Deck, Stadium Drive, Rams Head Deck
- No Parking Available: Raleigh Road Visitors Lot, Cobb Deck
• For additional parking information, click here.

Last Time Out
• The Tar Heels fell in the home opener against No. 9 Johns Hopkins, 13-9.
• Dominic Pietramala and Ty English led the Carolina offense with two goals each, as Logan McGovern and Owen Duffy both recorded two assists.
• Brady Wambach (13-18) and Andrew Tyeryar (2-8) combined to win the faceoff battle for Carolina.
• Goalkeeper Collin Krieg made 11 saves on the afternoon.

Ivy League Weekend
• For the first time since 2011, Carolina will face Ivy League programs in back-to-back games, also against Princeton and Penn.
- 3/8/2011 vs. No. 9 Penn - W, 12-6
- 3/11/2011 at No. 7 Princeton - W, 9-5

Thomann Against Hopkins
• Last weekend, freshman defenseman Peter Thomann had three caused turnovers and five ground balls against No. 9 Johns Hopkins.
• The Merrick, N.Y. product is the first Tar Heel defenseman since Will Bowen (2/27/2021 vs. High Point) to have 3+ caused turnovers and 5+ ground balls in the same game.
• Over the past five seasons, Thomann and Bowen (2/15/2020 vs. Lafayette) are the only Tar Heel freshmen to have three-or-more caused turnovers in a single game.
• Thomann joins Connor Maher (2019), Bowen (2020), Matt Wright (2020) and Paul Barton (2022) as freshmen defensive players with five-or-more ground balls in a single game over the past five seasons.

Brady's Start Entering The Weekend
• Prior to Friday night, freshmen faceoff specialist Brady Wambach sits at 34-44 (.773) through his first three games.
• Wambach's faceoff win percentage currently sits at first in the country (as of 2/26).
• The Pittsford, N.Y. native has the most faceoff wins for a freshman through the first three games of the season since Zac Tucci in 2019 (54 faceoff wins).
• Wambach has double-digit faceoff wins and nine ground balls in each of the last two games.