Cryder DiPietro

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ruxton, Md.
High School:
St. Paul's School (Brooklandville, Md.)

Coach Joe Breschi on Cryder DiPietro
•Cryder has developed into a great shooter.
•Has dodging ability.
•Continues to improve all aspects of his game.
•His shooting was pinpoint in the fall and we expect that to continue in the spring.

Pronunciation Guide: duh-PEE-trow

2009 (Junior): Was Carolina's ninth-leading scorer with 11 points...his 10 goals were the seventh-highest total on the team...played in all 18 games...matched his career high of two goals in a game twice in games versus Denver and Detroit Mercy...had a goal and an assist against Colgate...scooped up a career-high five ground balls versus UMBC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...also scored against the Retrievers and added single goals against Providence, Duke in the regular season, Johns Hopkins and Duke in the ACC Tournament...had a pair of ground balls against Robert Morris, Providence and Duke in the ACC Tournament
2008 (Sophomore): Tied for eighth on the team in points with 12...was sixth on the squad with 10 goals and second on the team with six man-up goals... had two goals each against Bellarmine and Duke in the ACC Tournament...both goals in the Duke game were man-up tallies...had a goal and an assist in the regular-season game versus Duke and against Johns Hopkins.
2007 (Freshman at Towson): Named to Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team...member of CAA Academic Honor Roll.
Community & Leadership: Volunteers with Lutheran Family Services, the Ronald McDonald House and Carolina Dreams...Dean's List honoree.
Prep: Graduated from St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Md. in June 2006...was coached at St. Paul's by Mitch Whiteley and Ric Brocado...four-year lettermen in three sports there...played lacrosse for four years as a middie...played four years of defense for the ice hockey team and four years as a midfielder and stopper on the soccer team...led ice hockey team to 2005 MIAA championship...played in Free State Game...participated with the Baltimore Crabs Lacrosse Club.
Personal: Cryder Cushing DiPietro is the son of Lee (father) and Lee (mother) DiPietro...born June 19, 1987 in Mill Neck, Long Island, N.Y. ...has one brother, Tim, 25...majors in history.

Let's Play 20 Questions with Cryder DiPietro
Section #1: Lacrosse
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel lacrosse player is playing at the top level every year.
2. My favorite thing about playing for Coach Breschi is his enthusiasm and love for the game.
3. Since my last competitive season, the part of my game I've worked on the most is my strength.
4. My best friends on other college teams are Nathan Mathews (JHU) and Austin Boykin (Cornell).
5. My best attribute as a lacrosse player is my competitiveness.
Section #2: Hobbies
1. My favorite video game is Madden.
2. My favorite road trip bus movie is "Step Brothers."
3. If I could play another sport at UNC it would be football.
4. If I received free concert tickets via a radio promotion I hope I could see Bruce Springsteen.
5. The one interest/hobby I have that people would be very surprised to know is I really enjoy playing tennis.
Section #3: Food
1. My ideal tailgate would be a spread that included Mini Crab Cakes, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Turkey Subs, and Cookies and Cream Ice Cream.
2. Other than water, my favorite beverage is lemonade.
3. I am allowed to enter a room with unlimited snacks, one room has salty stuff the other sweet stuff? Which room do I enter? Sweet.
4. My favorite food made by a relative is my Grandmother's salad dressing.
5. If I could buy a down-on-his-luck friend a meal, I'd take him/her to Ruth Chris Steak House.
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to Pandora of Avatar, whenever I felt the need.
2. My most prized possession is my car.
3. My ITunes library includes 1,700, mostly Hip-Hop, Rap, and Reggae songs.
4. In a perfect world where making money was not a consideration my dream job would be traveling around the world.
5. The most interesting person I've met in my time at UNC is Dave Knott, you just have to meet him.

Cryder DiPietro's Stats Lines

Year	GP/GS	SH	SOG	G	A	PTS	GB	
2008	14/0	34	21	10	2	12	9
2009	18/0	36	21	10	1	11	12
Totals	32/0	70	42	20	3	23	21

Career Highs: Shots--6 vs. Ohio State, 4-12-2008; Goals--2 vs. Bellarmine, 2-16-2008; 2 vs. Duke, 4-25-2008; 2 vs. Denver, 2-14-2009; 2 vs. Detroit Mercy, 3-3-2009; Points--2 on 6 occasions. Ground Balls--3 vs. UMBC, 5-9-2009.