University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 22
Brady Wambach
- Position:
- Faceoff
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pittsford, N.Y.
- High School:
- Salisbury School
USA Lacrosse U20 Roster (2025)
All-ACC Team (2025)
USILA First Team All-America (2025)
USILA Honorable Mention All-America (2024)
Inside Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
USA Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2024)
Two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
2025 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 15 games during the 2025 campaign with the Tar Heel faceoff unit • Won 225 faceoffs on the year, the third-most in a single season in program history • Helped Carolina win the faceoff battle in 14 of 15 games during the season • Won 10-or-more faceoffs in 14 contests in the spring • Had 20-or-more faceoff wins in back-to-back games versus No. 8 Princeton (March 2) and Hofstra (March 8) • Had a combined 36 faceoff wins and 17 ground balls against No. 14 Penn and No. 8 Princeton, earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week recognition • Opened ACC play with 18 faceoff wins in the victory against Virginia (April 5) • Ended the season with seven consecutive games of double-digit faceoff wins • Finished the season with a team best 122 ground balls • Collected 10-or-more ground balls in five games, highlighted by a season best 14 ground balls against Jacksonville (March 16) • Scored lone goal of the season in the victory against Hofstra (March 8) • Earned USA Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-America honors • Named to Inside Lacrosse's Midseason All-America Team • Collected All-ACC Team honors, the first Tar Heel faceoff specialist to earn the honor since 2016 • Named a First Team All-America by USA Lacrosse, Inside Lacrosse and USILA • Became the first Tar Heel specialist to earn First Team All-America honors since R.G. Keenan in 2012
2024 (Freshman): Appeared in all 14 contests during true freshman campaign in Chapel Hill • Made collegiate and Carolina debut in the season opening win over Mercer (Feb. 10) • Finished the year 146-239 (.611) at the faceoff stripe • His 146 faceoff wins was the third most by a Tar Heel freshman in a single season in program history • Part of a Carolina faceoff group that finished the season with the nation's top faceoff win percentage • His .611 faceoff win percentage finished the regular season in the top-5 nationally • Had eight games with double-digit faceoff wins • Won 14 faceoffs, collected nine ground balls and had an assist in the neutral site win against Fairfield (Feb. 17) • Had 15 faceoff wins, seven ground balls and scored first career goal against Hofstra (March 9) • Won a season best 16 faceoffs against Army (March 30) and Duke (April 27) • Collected 10 ground balls against Army (March 30) and 11 ground balls in the season finale win against Duke (April 27) • Scored a season best two goals against Duke (April 27) • Handed out a a season-high two assists versus Wagner (March 12) • Recorded a caused turnover in the win at Hofstra (March 9) • An Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America selection • Earned USILA Honorable Mention All-America honors • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Prep: Ranked by Inside Lacrosse as the No. 14 overall recruit and No. 1 faceoff recruit in the Class of 2023 • Attended Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn. • Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse • Named an Under Armour All-America during prep career • Selected to the 2023 Senior All-America Lacrosse Game • A two-time NEPSAC New England All-League choice • Named the Western England Face-off Specialist of the Year • Also played squash and ice hockey during high school
Personal: Brady Wambach is the son of Peter and Carolyn Wambach • Born Oct. 16 in Rochester, N.Y. • Has two siblings, Mitchell and Connor • Nephew of former US Women’s Soccer National Team player Abby Wambach • Plans to study business at UNC
All-ACC Team (2025)
USILA First Team All-America (2025)
USILA Honorable Mention All-America (2024)
Inside Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
USA Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2024)
Two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
2025 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 15 games during the 2025 campaign with the Tar Heel faceoff unit • Won 225 faceoffs on the year, the third-most in a single season in program history • Helped Carolina win the faceoff battle in 14 of 15 games during the season • Won 10-or-more faceoffs in 14 contests in the spring • Had 20-or-more faceoff wins in back-to-back games versus No. 8 Princeton (March 2) and Hofstra (March 8) • Had a combined 36 faceoff wins and 17 ground balls against No. 14 Penn and No. 8 Princeton, earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week recognition • Opened ACC play with 18 faceoff wins in the victory against Virginia (April 5) • Ended the season with seven consecutive games of double-digit faceoff wins • Finished the season with a team best 122 ground balls • Collected 10-or-more ground balls in five games, highlighted by a season best 14 ground balls against Jacksonville (March 16) • Scored lone goal of the season in the victory against Hofstra (March 8) • Earned USA Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-America honors • Named to Inside Lacrosse's Midseason All-America Team • Collected All-ACC Team honors, the first Tar Heel faceoff specialist to earn the honor since 2016 • Named a First Team All-America by USA Lacrosse, Inside Lacrosse and USILA • Became the first Tar Heel specialist to earn First Team All-America honors since R.G. Keenan in 2012
2024 (Freshman): Appeared in all 14 contests during true freshman campaign in Chapel Hill • Made collegiate and Carolina debut in the season opening win over Mercer (Feb. 10) • Finished the year 146-239 (.611) at the faceoff stripe • His 146 faceoff wins was the third most by a Tar Heel freshman in a single season in program history • Part of a Carolina faceoff group that finished the season with the nation's top faceoff win percentage • His .611 faceoff win percentage finished the regular season in the top-5 nationally • Had eight games with double-digit faceoff wins • Won 14 faceoffs, collected nine ground balls and had an assist in the neutral site win against Fairfield (Feb. 17) • Had 15 faceoff wins, seven ground balls and scored first career goal against Hofstra (March 9) • Won a season best 16 faceoffs against Army (March 30) and Duke (April 27) • Collected 10 ground balls against Army (March 30) and 11 ground balls in the season finale win against Duke (April 27) • Scored a season best two goals against Duke (April 27) • Handed out a a season-high two assists versus Wagner (March 12) • Recorded a caused turnover in the win at Hofstra (March 9) • An Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America selection • Earned USILA Honorable Mention All-America honors • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Prep: Ranked by Inside Lacrosse as the No. 14 overall recruit and No. 1 faceoff recruit in the Class of 2023 • Attended Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn. • Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse • Named an Under Armour All-America during prep career • Selected to the 2023 Senior All-America Lacrosse Game • A two-time NEPSAC New England All-League choice • Named the Western England Face-off Specialist of the Year • Also played squash and ice hockey during high school
Personal: Brady Wambach is the son of Peter and Carolyn Wambach • Born Oct. 16 in Rochester, N.Y. • Has two siblings, Mitchell and Connor • Nephew of former US Women’s Soccer National Team player Abby Wambach • Plans to study business at UNC
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