Men's Lacrosse Welcomes No. 9 Syracuse

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina men's lacrosse (6-5, 0-1 ACC) is set to host No. 9 Syracuse (9-4, 1-1 ACC) Saturday afternoon, with opening faceoff against the Orange set for 1 PM.

Gameday Information
Date/Time: Saturday, April 13 - 1 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Collaboration With SECU Family House
• The program will use its upcoming game against Syracuse, to spotlight the vital work of the SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals.
• Located only a mile from UNC Hospitals, the SECU Family House provides affordable lodging, meals, and a sense of community for families of adult patients receiving treatment at UNC Hospitals, allowing them to stay close to their loved ones during challenging times.
• During the game, there will be opportunities for attendees to learn more about Family House and to support its programs through various initiatives, including fundraising efforts and awareness campaigns.
• For more information about the SECU Family House, click here.

Last Time Out
• On Saturday, the Tar Heels fell at No. 2 Virginia, 14-6, in the ACC opener.
• Logan McGovern led all players with three goals on the day.
• Owen Duffy (one goal, two assists), Dewey Egan (one goal) and Trevor Deubner (one goal) rounded out the scoring.
• Brady Wambach (13-24) won the battle at the faceoff stripe.
• Peter Thomann recorded a career-high four caused turnovers, while matching his career best with five ground balls.
• Goalkeeper Collin Krieg stopped 10 shots between the pipes.

Wambach At The Stripe
• Entering the weekend, faceoff specialist Brady Wambach sits fourth nationally and leads the ACC in faceoff win percentage (.626).
• Wambach has double-digit faceoff wins in six games so far this year.
• The Pittsford, N.Y. native is tied for the third-most faceoff wins by a freshman in a single-season in program history:
    - 191: R.G. Keenan (2011)
    - 164: Zac Tucci (2019)
    - 114: Brady Wambach (2024)
    - 114: Shane Walterhoefer (2006)

Approaching Freshman Scoring Records
• Attackmen Owen Duffy (28 goals) and Dominic Pietramala (26 goals) are nearing in on the Carolina freshman single-season goal record:
    - 32 goals: Robin Beran (1973)
    - 29 goals: Owen Duffy (2024)
    - 26 goals: Dominic Pietramala (2024)
• Additionally, Duffy's 49 points (29 goals, 20 assists) is approaching the freshman single-season point record:
    - 56 points: Nicky Galasso (2011)
    - 49 points: Owen Duffy (2024)

Rookie Getting Defensive
• Against No. 2 Virginia on Saturday, freshman defenseman Peter Thomann had four caused turnovers and five ground balls, both career-highs.
• Over the past five seasons, Thomann and Will Bowen (2/15/2020 vs. Lafayette) are the only Tar Heel freshmen to have four-or-more caused turnovers and five-or-more ground balls in a single game.
• Thomann and Matt Wright (2020) are the only freshmen defensive players over the past five seasons with multiple games of 5+ ground balls.
• Thomann joins Connor Maher (2019), Bowen (2020), Wright (2020) and Paul Barton (2022) as freshmen defensive players with 5+ ground balls in a single game over the past five seasons.
• On Feb. 24 against No. 9 Johns Hopkins, Thomann had three caused turnovers and five groundballs.
• The Merrick, N.Y. product became the first Tar Heel defenseman since Bowen (2/27/2021 vs. High Point) to have 3+ caused turnovers and 5+ ground balls in the same game.

McGovern Against The Orange
• In the two games last season against Syracuse, attackman Logan McGovern combined for seven goals and five assists.
• In the opening matchup against Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome (2/25/23), McGovern tied a career-high with eight points (four goals, four assists)
• McGovern in 2023 against Syracuse:
    - 2/25/23: 4 goals, 4 assists
    - 4/15/23: 3 goals, 1 assist

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Players Mentioned

Paul Barton

Trevor Deubner

Owen Duffy

Dewey Egan

Collin Krieg

Connor Maher

Logan McGovern

Dominic Pietramala

Peter Thomann

Brady Wambach

Matt Wright

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