Dominic Pietramala

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Dominic Pietramala
University of North Carolina Men's Lacrosse v Mercer
Silverbacks Park
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, February 10, 2024

Photo by: Billy Clouse

Position:
Attackman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
172
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Lutherville, Md.
High School:
Boys' Latin School

Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025)
Tewaaraton Award Nominee (2025)
All-ACC Team (2025)
USILA Honorable Mention All-America (2025)
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2025)
USA Lacrosse Second Team All-America (2025)

2025 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Started all 15 games during the 2025 campaign on attack • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List in February • Finished the season with a team-leading 48 goals, ranking second on the Tar Heels with 51 points • His 48 goals scored were the third-most in a single season in program history • Ranked second on Carolina with four man-up goals • Opened the year with four goals and an assist in the win over No. 14 Michigan (2/8) • Scored five goals in the win over Stony Brook (2/14) • Had six goals in the victory over No. 4 Johns Hopkins, earning ACC Offensive Player of the Week and USILA Team of the Week honors • Scored three goals in back-to-back contests against No. 14 Penn (2/28) and No. 8 Princeton (3/2) • Opened ACC play with four goals against Virginia (4/5) • Ended the regular season with six goals and an assists at No. 10 Syracuse (4/26), collecting ACC Offensive Player of the Week and USILA Team of the Week honors • Had three goals in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Richmond (5/10) • Dished out an assist in three games • One of two Tar Heels to be named a Tewaaraton Award Nominee • Earned All-ACC Team recognition for the first time in his career • A Second Team All-America selection by USA Lacrosse • Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse and USILA

2024 (Redshirt-Freshman): Appeared in all 14 contests, earning the start in 13 games during redshirt-freshman campaign in Chapel Hill • Made collegiate debut in the season opening win against Mercer (2/10) • Finished the season with a team leading 32 goals, adding 11 assists • Scored a team leading five man-up goals during the season • His 32 goals tied Robin Beran (1973) and teammate Owen Duffy (2024) for the most goals in a single season by a freshman in program history • Had nine games with multiple goals, the most for a Carolina freshman since 2012 • Scored a goal in 13 games and recorded a point in all 14 contests • Scored first career goal and had two assists in the season opener against Mercer (2/10) • Had a season-high five goals, while dishing out two assists in the neutral site victory over Fairfield (2/17) • Hit the back of the net four times in the ranked win against Penn (3/3) • Had four goals and an assist in the win at Wagner (3/12) • Made ACC debut with an assist at Virginia (4/6) • Scored a first half hat trick, on way to four goals and an assist in the season finale win over Duke (4/27) • Had 26 ground balls on the year, the most by a Tar Heel offensive player • Collected a season best four ground balls on three occasions, against Fairfield (2/17), Hofstra (3/9) and Army (3/30) • Had seven games with multiple ground balls • Recorded a season best two caused turnovers against Mercer (2/10)

2023 (Freshman): Did not see game action during his freshman season due to injury

Prep: Ranked by Inside Lacrosse as the No. 3 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 • Attended Boys' Latin School of Maryland where he played for coach Brian Farrell • An All-Conference, All-State and All-American selection during high school • Named USA Lacrosse Magazine Mid-Atlantic Boy's Player of the Year.

Personal: Dominic Pietramala is the son of Dave and Colleen Pietramala • Born September 1 in Baltimore, Md. • Has one brother, Nick, who's also a member of the program • Father, Dave, a National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member (2004), played collegiately at Johns Hopkins (1986-89) and was head coach at Cornell (1998-2000) and Johns Hopkins (2001-2020) • Also played football during prep career • Currently undecided on major.