Men's Lacrosse Leads Wire-To-Wire, Defeats Hofstra 21-9

Saturday, March 9

Hempstead, N.Y.

1 PM

North Carolina

4-2

Hofstra

3-4

North Carolina

Hofstra

Photo by: CLARABELLA R. COUCH

March 9, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Paced by 11 different goal scorers and allowing single-digit goals for the fourth time this season, No. 18 North Carolina (4-2) defeated Hofstra, 21-9, in non-conference action on Saturday.

How It Happened
• The Tar Heels jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the opening quarter, with five different goal scorers and four first quarter saves from goalkeeper Collin Krieg.
• Hofstra scored to begin the second quarter, however Carolina scored four-straight, with a goal each courtesy of Logan McGovern, James Matan, Brady Wambach and Dominic Pietramala.
• Hofstra would halt the Tar Heel momentum, but a goal from Owen Duffy and a man-up strike by Ryan Levy would help Carolina enter halftime ahead, 11-3.
• North Carolina scored four of the first five goals in the third quarter, expanding its lead to 15-4. The Pride would hit the back of the net for two of the final three goals in the quarter, with the Tar Heels ahead 16-6 entering the fourth.
• The Tar Heels outscored Hofstra 5-3 in the final frame, with McGovern, Duffy, Alex Breschi, Andrew Preis and Edwin Shy scoring for Carolina.

Tar Heel Performances
• Duffy scored four goals and handed out five assists for the Carolina offense.
• McGovern had three goals and three assists, with James Matan also matching with a hat trick.
• Ryan Levy, Matt Wrede and Pietramala each posted multi-goal efforts.
• Wambach, Pietramala, Cooper Frankenheimer and Danny Striano all collected four-or-more ground balls.
• Four different Tar Heels won faceoffs on the day: Wambach (15-23), Andrew Tyeryar (5-7), George Kalos (1-2) and Colin Hannigan (1-1).
• Krieg earned the win between the pipes, making 10 saves.

Inside The Numbers
• Hofstra leads the all-time series, 9-6. Saturday was the first win for the Tar Heels against the Pride since 2013.
• Duffy's nine-point effort is a career-high. He's the first Tar Heel since Chris Gray (2/27/22 vs. Johns Hopkins) with nine-or-more points.
• Saturday was the 30^th time Krieg has made double-digit saves.
• Wambach won and attempted a career-high in faceoffs.
• Carolina is 4-0 this season when allowing nine-or-fewer goals.

Up Next
• The Tar Heels continue the Spring Break road swing on Tuesday, traveling to non-conference foe Wagner.
• Opening faceoff between Carolina and the Seahawks is set for 3 PM.