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Duffy Named ACC Freshman Of The Year
April 30, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolina men's lacrosse attackman Owen Duffy has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference's Freshman of the Year and was named to the 2024 All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Duffy is the sixth Tar Heel in program history to be named ACC Freshman of the Year, the first since goalkeeper Caton Johnson in 2019. The East Quogue, N.Y. native is the fourth Carolina attackman to earn Freshman of the Year honors, joining Jeff Sonke (1998), Marcus Holman (2010) and Nicky Galasso (2011).
In addition, Duffy becomes the first Carolina freshman to be named to the All-ACC team since Galasso in 2011.
On the year, Duffy is tied for a team leading 32 goals and 54 points, as well as being second on the Tar Heels with 22 assists. His 32 goals are tied with Robin Beran (1973) and teammate Dominic Pietramala (2024) for the most in a single season by a freshman in program history.
In 2024, Duffy had seven games with three-or-more goals and seven games with five-or-more points.
2024 ACC Men's Lacrosse Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year: Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
Goalie of the Year: Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year: Owen Duffy, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
2024 All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Team
Owen Duffy, Attackman, North Carolina
Payton Cormier, Attackman, Virginia
Owen Hiltz, Jr., Attackman, Syracuse
Chris Kavanagh, Attackman, Notre Dame
Pat Kavanagh, Attackman, Notre Dame
Brennan O'Neill, Attackman, Duke
Connor Shellenberger, Attackman, Virginia
Josh Zawada, Attackman, Duke
Eric Dobson, Midfielder, Notre Dame
Andrew McAdorey, Midfielder, Duke
Griffin Schutz, Midfielder, Virginia
Kenny Brower, Defenseman, Duke
Billy Dwan, Defenseman, Syracuse
Cole Kastner, Defenseman, Virginia
Liam Entenmann, Goalkeeper, Notre Dame
Will Mark, Goalkeeper, Syracuse
Will Donovan, Long-Stick Midfielder, Notre Dame
Ben Ramsey, Short Stick Defensive Midfielder, Notre Dame
Will Lynch, Faceoff, Notre Dame
Duffy is the sixth Tar Heel in program history to be named ACC Freshman of the Year, the first since goalkeeper Caton Johnson in 2019. The East Quogue, N.Y. native is the fourth Carolina attackman to earn Freshman of the Year honors, joining Jeff Sonke (1998), Marcus Holman (2010) and Nicky Galasso (2011).
In addition, Duffy becomes the first Carolina freshman to be named to the All-ACC team since Galasso in 2011.
On the year, Duffy is tied for a team leading 32 goals and 54 points, as well as being second on the Tar Heels with 22 assists. His 32 goals are tied with Robin Beran (1973) and teammate Dominic Pietramala (2024) for the most in a single season by a freshman in program history.
In 2024, Duffy had seven games with three-or-more goals and seven games with five-or-more points.
2024 ACC Men's Lacrosse Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year: Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
Goalie of the Year: Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year: Owen Duffy, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
2024 All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Team
Owen Duffy, Attackman, North Carolina
Payton Cormier, Attackman, Virginia
Owen Hiltz, Jr., Attackman, Syracuse
Chris Kavanagh, Attackman, Notre Dame
Pat Kavanagh, Attackman, Notre Dame
Brennan O'Neill, Attackman, Duke
Connor Shellenberger, Attackman, Virginia
Josh Zawada, Attackman, Duke
Eric Dobson, Midfielder, Notre Dame
Andrew McAdorey, Midfielder, Duke
Griffin Schutz, Midfielder, Virginia
Kenny Brower, Defenseman, Duke
Billy Dwan, Defenseman, Syracuse
Cole Kastner, Defenseman, Virginia
Liam Entenmann, Goalkeeper, Notre Dame
Will Mark, Goalkeeper, Syracuse
Will Donovan, Long-Stick Midfielder, Notre Dame
Ben Ramsey, Short Stick Defensive Midfielder, Notre Dame
Will Lynch, Faceoff, Notre Dame
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