Brian Connors

Position:
Midfielder
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Manhasset, N.Y.
High School:
Manhasset

General: Three-time returning letterman who has run on the top three midfield units the past two seasons after seeing limited action in his freshman year...will again run in one of UNC's top three midfield units this season...a tough player who also has great speed...possesses a hard shot from the outside...a very versatile player...one of his main strengths is his great field sense.

2007 Season: Played in all 16 games for the Tar Heels last season...had 10 points on five goals and five assists...had the top scoring game of his career with two goals and an assist against Johns Hopkins..equalled his career high for ground balls in that game with three...he scored a fourth-quarter goal against the Blue Jays to put UNC up 10-9 and then assisted on Michael Burns' goal that proved to be the game-winner later in the quarter...also had a career-high five shots against the Blue Jays.

2006 Season: Played in all 14 games as a sophomore on the second and third midfield units...had 13 ground balls including two each against Air Force, Hofstra, Duke, Maryland and Fairfield...had his high-point game with a goal and an assist against the Terrapins in the regular-season game...also scored goals against Air Force and Johns Hopkins...his goal against the Falcons began a 6-0 Carolina scoring run in an eight-minute span of the third quarter...committed only five turnovers all season.

2005 Season: Saw action in eight games as a freshman...played mostly either in the third midfield or as a late game substitution...took two shots and had one ground ball.

Prep: An excellent recruit out of Long Island...graduated on June 20, 2004 from Manhasset High School in Manhasset N.Y....played four years of varsity lacrosse as a midfielder and competed in four years of indoor track...competed in the high jump, 55-meter hurdles, 600 meters and 4x400 relay...also played two years of football as a running back and cornerback...honorable mention All-America on the lacrosse field...played on an undefeated state champion squad his senior year...Newsday All-Long Island Team selection...team captain.

Brian's Bottom Line
Given Name...Brian Gilroy Connors
Preferred First Name...Brian
Nickname...Gilroy
Parents...Ron and Sue Connors
Birthdate and Birthplace...June 28, 1986, Manhasset, N.Y.
Siblings...Two brothers (Mike, 23, a Cornell graduate, Sean, 14), one sister (Laura, 18, larosse player at University of Denver)
College Major...Management & Society
Career Plans...Be successful in the business world
Hobbies...Fishing, Wakeboarding, Bodysurfing
Athlete I Most Admire...Lawrence Taylor
My Biggest Sports Thrill...Winning the state championship at Manhasset and going undefeated my senior year
People With Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career...My Dad and my brother
Favorite Book...Cook Books
Favorite Food...Eggs, you can't beat a good egg sandwich
Favorite Movie...The Last Waltz
Favorite TV Shows...Anything on the Food Network
Favorite Music...The Band, The Greatful Dead