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William Perry

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greenwich, Conn.
High School:
Greenwich

2021 (Fifth-Year): Again selected as a team captain, one of five ... Capped his career with NCAA All-Tournament Team honors after scoring a career-high five goals in the NCAA semifinal game vs. Virginia

2020 (Senior): Team co-captain with Justin Anderson and Cam Macri ... Started all seven games in the abbreviated season ... Scored eight goals and had four assists ... Hat trick and an assist for a season-high four points in the opener vs. Colgate on Feb. 1 ... Scored twice in the home win over Bryant on March 10th

2019 (Junior): Appeared in all 15 games, starting eight, to combine for 32 points (26g, 6a), eight ground balls and three caused turnovers • Led the team in goals (26), shots (95) and shots on goal (50) • Tied Andy Matthews for the second-most points (32) by a Tar Heel during the 2019 season • Named to the 2019 ACC Men’s Lacrosse All-Tournament team • Opened the season by matching his career-high four points with two goals, two assists, one ground ball and two caused turnovers at Mercer • Scored two goals in back-to-back games against Furman and Harvard • Added a goal, a ground ball and took a season-high 10 shots against Johns Hopkins • Matched his career-high four goals against Denver in addition to causing a turnover • Scored two more goals versus Marist • Tied his career-record four points (3g, 1a) for the third time this season and added a ground ball versus Bucknell • Scored one goal and had a ground ball while matching his season-high 10 shots against Cleveland State • Had a ground ball against Maryland • Scored one goal at Virginia • Picked up two more goals and two more ground balls against Syracuse • Closed out the season with three-consecutive three-point games, scoring two goals and making an assist at Notre Dame in the regular-season closer, against Syracuse in the ACC tournament first round and against Virginia in the ACC semifinal.

2018 (Sophomore): Started all 14 games in the first midfield for the Tar Heels • Ranked second on the team in goals scored with 22 and was third on the squad in points with 31 • He shared third place on the team in assists with nine • Scored two game-winning goals, including one with seven seconds left in a 9-8 win over St. John’s as well as an overtime game-winner against Lehigh just 36 seconds into the extra session • Led Carolina with 11 man-up goals which set a school record for extra-man goals in a season • had 17 ground balls and four caused turnovers • Had points in the first seven games of the season and also in the last five contests of the campaign • Had two goals and two ground balls versus Lafayette, two goals, an assist and three ground balls versus Furman, a season-high four goals versus Lehigh, a goal and two assists against Johns Hopkins, a goal and an assist versus Mercer, two goals, an assist and two ground balls against St. John’s and two goals against Denver • Had season high three ground balls versus Richmond • Had two goals and an assist versus Maryland, two goals, two assists and two ground balls against Virginia, two goals against Syracuse and a goal and an assist against Notre Dame.

2017 (Freshman): Won the team’s Jay Gallagher Memorial Award as the outstanding freshman player on ACC championship team and NCAA qualifier • Played in 16 games, primarily in second midfield unit • started five games in early part of season on first unit • Scored 14 goals and had four assists for 18 points • Was fifth on the team in points and tied for fourth on the squad in goals • Had a season-high three goals versus Lehigh • Scored two goals and had an assist in ACC championship game versus Notre Dame • Had a goal and two assists against Virginia • Dean’s List honoree at Carolina in spring semester.

Prep: Attended Greenwich High School for four years where he was coached in lacrosse by Robert Lutz and Tar Heel alumnus Scott Bulkley • Scored most points in Greenwich school history • Under Armour All-America • No. 8 overall player ranked by Inside Lacrosse amongst 2016 senior class • Two-time high school All-America • Twice named All-Conference and All-State • USA Today second-team honoree • Led Greenwich to 2014 Connecticut state championship • Team MVP • Played club ball for Prime Time Lacrosse out of New York where he was coached by Nick Danielle • honor roll student • Did community service for Habitat For Humanity, Pen Pal program and Secret Santa • High honor roll student.

Personal: William O’Donnell Perry is the son of Jim and Betsy Perry • Born March 27 in Riverside, Conn. • Has an older brother, Cole, and a younger brother, Jimmy • Majoring in communications • Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, Pen Pals, VS Cancer Foundation and Operation Santa in community service realm.