2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Andrew Tyeryar
- Position:
- Faceoff
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Falls Church, Va.
- High School:
- St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
2024 (Graduate): Appeared in all 14 games during the 2024 campaign • Part of a Carolina faceoff group that finished the regular season with the nation's top faceoff win percentage • Went 74-120 (.617) at the faceoff stripe • Collected 52 ground balls, second best on Carolina • Won multiple faceoffs in 11 contests • Opened the season with nine faceoff wins and seven ground balls in the neutral site victory over Mercer (2/10) • Had nine faceoff wins and seven ground balls against Princeton (3/1) • In the victory at Stony Brook (3/16), won a season best 15 faceoffs while adding seven ground balls • Finished the season with three goals and an assist • Scored two goals in the season opener against Mercer (2/10) • Hit the back of the net in the win over Wagner (3/12) • Dished out an assist against Army (3/30) • Voted a team captain prior to the season
2023 (Senior): Appeared in all 14 games for the Tar Heels in 2023 • Went 169-322 at the faceoff X • Led UNC with 87 ground balls on the season • Had 10 games with double-digit faceoff wins during the season • Won a season best 20 faceoffs in the neutral site matchup with Syracuse (4/15) • Added 16 ground balls against Syracuse (4/15), the single-game program record • Collected 11 ground balls in the contest at Notre Dame (4/22) • Scored 13 goals on the season • Had a streak of seven-straight games with a goal • Scored three goals against Brown (3/11) and Providence (3/25) • Dished out an assist in the ACC opener at Syracuse (2/25) • Posted a caused turnover against Duke (3/17) • Finished the regular season third in the ACC in faceoff win percentage and ground balls per game • Named to the USILA Team of the Week once (3/14) • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • USILA Scholar All-America • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Junior): Saw action in 13 games at faceoff with 59 faceoff wins on 115 attempts • Earned an assist, five ground balls, and seven faceoff wins against Johns Hopkins (2/27) • Scored a goal versus Virginia (3/10) • Picked up a season-high six ground balls and a season-high nine faceoff wins • Named to the ACC Academic Honor RollÂ
2021 (Sophomore): Finished the 2021 season 110 of 212 on faceoffs with 53 ground balls and four caused turnovers • His 53 ground balls were third-best on the team • Added four goals and three assists on the offensive side • Notched a goal, assist, season-high 10 ground balls and won a season-high 18 faceoffs in the win over High Point • Won 17 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls with a goal in the second meeting against High Point • Collected six ground balls and won eight faceoffs in back to back NCAA Tournament games against Monmouth and Rutgers • Named to the ACC Academic Honor RollÂ
2020 (Freshman): Appeared in the first six games of the abbreviated season, finishing 15 of 30 on the faceoff with seven ground balls • Went 3 of 5 with one ground ball in his collegiate debut against Colgate • Tallied a season-high three ground balls and six faceoff wins against Lafayette on a season-high 13 faceoff attempts • Added a ground ball and two wins on the draw at Denver • Won 4 of 5 draws and picked up two ground balls at Furman • Remainder of season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Ranked by Inside Lacrosse at the No. 34 overall recruit and No. 5 faceoff specialist in the Class of 2019 • US Lacrosse All-American and Under Armour All-American • Three-time all-state and three-time all-Metro • Two-time All-IAC in lacrosse • Alexandria Lacrosse Athlete of the Year • Also all-state in football • Won three state championship in lacrosse and one in basketball • Twice a member of the Dean’s List.
Personal: Andrew William Tyeryar is the son of Clay and Barbara Tyeryar • Born May 16 in Falls Church, Va. • Has two older brothers, CJ and Alex • Plans to major in either communications or business administration.
