University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 77
Dominic Pietramala
- Position:
- Attackman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lutherville, Md.
- High School:
- Boys' Latin School
Awards and Accomplishments
UNC Career Goals Record
UNC Single-Season Goals Record (2026)
UNC Single-Game Goals Record (10 vs. UAlbany)
NCAA Tournament Single-Game Goals Record (10 vs. UAlbany)
Two-time Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Nominee (2025, 2026)
Two-time Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025, 2026)
Two-time All-ACC Team (2025, 2026)
Preseason All-ACC Team (2026)
USILA Third Team All-America (2026)
USILA Honorable Mention All-America (2025)
Two-time Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2025, 2026)
USA Lacrosse Second Team All-America (2025)
USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2026)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026 (Redshirt-Junior): Started all 18 games on attack during his redshirt-junior season • One of six players to start every game in 2026 • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List and Preseason All-ACC Team prior to the year • Led the Tar Heels with 55 goals, ranking second on UNC with 63 points • Added eight assists throughout the year • His 55 goals set the Carolina Single-Season Goals Record, and were the third-most in Division I • Scored a goal in 16 games, with 12 games of multiple goals • Posted five games with five-or-more goals • Had a regular-season best seven goals in the win versus High Point (Feb. 13) • Added five goals in the win over No. 14 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20), followed by five goals against No. 19 Penn (Feb. 27) in the ensuing game • Scored a hat trick in wins versus Brown (March 7) and No. 3 Harvard (March 29) • Opened ACC play with five goals against No. 3 Syracuse (April 4), earning ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors • Had a hat trick in the overtime victory at No. 11 Virginia (April 18) • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Nominees list in April • Closed the regular season with four goals versus No. 17 Duke (April 25) • Posted a goal in both ACC Tournament games against No. 6 Syracuse (May 1) and No. 8 Virginia (May 3) • Scored a season-high 10 goals in the NCAA First Round win versus UAlbany (May 9) • In the game, set the following records: UNC's Career Goals, UNC Single-Season Goals, UNC Single-Game Goals, NCAA Tournament Single-Game Goals • Additionally, tied the most goals by a Tar Heel in a half in program history (seven in first half) and his 10 goals were the second-most ever by a player in Division I history • Scored a pair of goals in the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 6 Syracuse • Dished out an assist in seven games with a season best two assists versus Iona (Feb. 15) • Collected 24 ground balls throughout the campaign • Posted a season-high four ground balls against No. 14 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20) and No. 3 Syracuse (April 4) • Named to the All-ACC Team for the second-straight season • Earned USILA Third Team All-America honors • Also earned USA Lacrosse Second Team All-America and Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America recognition
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 (Feb. 8) • Scored five goals in the win over Stony Brook (Feb. 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 (Feb. 28) and No. 8 Princeton (March 2) • Opened ACC play with four goals against Virginia (April 5) • Ended the regular season with six goals and an assists at No. 10 Syracuse (April 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 (May 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 (Feb. 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 (Feb. 10) • Had a season-high five goals, while dishing out two assists in the neutral site victory over Fairfield (Feb. 17) • Hit the back of the net four times in the ranked win against Penn (March 3) • Had four goals and an assist in the win at Wagner (March 12) • Made ACC debut with an assist at Virginia (April 6) • Scored a first half hat trick, on way to four goals and an assist in the season finale win over Duke (April 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 (Feb. 17), Hofstra (March 9) and Army (March 30) • Had seven games with multiple ground balls • Recorded a season best two caused turnovers against Mercer (Feb. 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.
UNC Career Goals Record
UNC Single-Season Goals Record (2026)
UNC Single-Game Goals Record (10 vs. UAlbany)
NCAA Tournament Single-Game Goals Record (10 vs. UAlbany)
Two-time Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Nominee (2025, 2026)
Two-time Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025, 2026)
Two-time All-ACC Team (2025, 2026)
Preseason All-ACC Team (2026)
USILA Third Team All-America (2026)
USILA Honorable Mention All-America (2025)
Two-time Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2025, 2026)
USA Lacrosse Second Team All-America (2025)
USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2026)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026 (Redshirt-Junior): Started all 18 games on attack during his redshirt-junior season • One of six players to start every game in 2026 • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List and Preseason All-ACC Team prior to the year • Led the Tar Heels with 55 goals, ranking second on UNC with 63 points • Added eight assists throughout the year • His 55 goals set the Carolina Single-Season Goals Record, and were the third-most in Division I • Scored a goal in 16 games, with 12 games of multiple goals • Posted five games with five-or-more goals • Had a regular-season best seven goals in the win versus High Point (Feb. 13) • Added five goals in the win over No. 14 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20), followed by five goals against No. 19 Penn (Feb. 27) in the ensuing game • Scored a hat trick in wins versus Brown (March 7) and No. 3 Harvard (March 29) • Opened ACC play with five goals against No. 3 Syracuse (April 4), earning ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors • Had a hat trick in the overtime victory at No. 11 Virginia (April 18) • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Nominees list in April • Closed the regular season with four goals versus No. 17 Duke (April 25) • Posted a goal in both ACC Tournament games against No. 6 Syracuse (May 1) and No. 8 Virginia (May 3) • Scored a season-high 10 goals in the NCAA First Round win versus UAlbany (May 9) • In the game, set the following records: UNC's Career Goals, UNC Single-Season Goals, UNC Single-Game Goals, NCAA Tournament Single-Game Goals • Additionally, tied the most goals by a Tar Heel in a half in program history (seven in first half) and his 10 goals were the second-most ever by a player in Division I history • Scored a pair of goals in the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 6 Syracuse • Dished out an assist in seven games with a season best two assists versus Iona (Feb. 15) • Collected 24 ground balls throughout the campaign • Posted a season-high four ground balls against No. 14 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20) and No. 3 Syracuse (April 4) • Named to the All-ACC Team for the second-straight season • Earned USILA Third Team All-America honors • Also earned USA Lacrosse Second Team All-America and Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America recognition
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 (Feb. 8) • Scored five goals in the win over Stony Brook (Feb. 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 (Feb. 28) and No. 8 Princeton (March 2) • Opened ACC play with four goals against Virginia (April 5) • Ended the regular season with six goals and an assists at No. 10 Syracuse (April 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 (May 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 (Feb. 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 (Feb. 10) • Had a season-high five goals, while dishing out two assists in the neutral site victory over Fairfield (Feb. 17) • Hit the back of the net four times in the ranked win against Penn (March 3) • Had four goals and an assist in the win at Wagner (March 12) • Made ACC debut with an assist at Virginia (April 6) • Scored a first half hat trick, on way to four goals and an assist in the season finale win over Duke (April 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 (Feb. 17), Hofstra (March 9) and Army (March 30) • Had seven games with multiple ground balls • Recorded a season best two caused turnovers against Mercer (Feb. 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.
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