2001 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Robert D'Urso
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brookside, N.J.
- High School:
- West Morris-Mendham
General: Outstanding all-around student-athlete at Carolina...three-year letter winner as a reserve goalkeeper for the Tar Heels...serves on the Executive Board of Athletes Coming Together (ACT) at UNC...also serves on the UNC Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
2000 Season: Saw action in four games as a junior, playing a little over 20 minutes in games against Butler, Ohio State, Virginia and UMBC...made four saves in those 20 minutes.
1999 Season: Saw action in five games for the Tar Heels...turned in his best performance against Air Force, making eight saves and allowing only three goals.
1998 Season: Played in five games his freshman year...standout game came against Ohio State...played 15 minutes and had two saves in that game...also had one save against Princeton...overall made three saves and allowed five goals.
Prep: Played four years of lacrosse and soccer at West Morris-Mendham High School ...was the varsity goalie in lacrosse three years and a varsity halfback in soccer two years...lacrosse team captain and the squad’s defensive most valuable player as a senior...was also named to the Garden State Lacrosse Team and to the Tri-State Indoor Lacrosse Team twice...was two years second-team all-conference and all-division and two years honorable mention all-area and all-state...also named to the New Jersey Senior North-South All-Star Team...an honor student in high school, a peer contact and a model United Nations representative for two years.
Personal: Given name is Robert Thomas D’Urso...nicknames include “Bobby-love” and “Durs”...has one brother, Matt, who played lacrosse for Virginia for four years...is the son of Joseph and Deborah D’Urso...was born June 6, 1979 in Morristown, N.J...majoring in chemistry...wants to pursue a career in medicine...enjoys doing research on the life of Thomas Jefferson in his spare time...athletes he most admires are Courtney “Creeper” Zalinski and Jaime Eilbacher...plans to travel around the world after graduating from Carolina.
About Robert D'Urso...
- College Major...Chemistry
- Post-School Ambition...Medical School or winning the lottery and traveling
- Hobbies...Researching Thomas Jefferson, skipping rocks, rollerblading, photography, hanging with his friends and sailing his schooner back home
- People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career...Mike McGurn and my brother, Matt
- Athletes You Most Admire...Courtney “Creeper” Zalinski, Jaime Eilbacher
- Best Book You've Ever Read...Oh The Places You'll Go
- Favorite Foods...Pasta with my roommate's homemade tomato sauce
- Favorite TV Show...The Simpsons
- Movie You've Most Enjoyed...Big Wednesday
- Biggest Sports Thrill... Donning his Carolina jersey for the first time
- Interesting Fact...Plan to travel around the world...can also see his house from exit 9A on the Turnpike
- Complete Name...Robert Thomas D'Urso
- Birthdate and Birthplace...June 6, 1979, Morristown, N.J.
- Parents' Names...Joe and Deb D'Urso
| Robert D'Urso's Career Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP/GS | GB | MIN | SV | GA | % | GAA |
| 1998 | 4/0 | 2 | 25:57 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 11.56 |
| 1999 | 2/0 | 0 | 19:38 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 12.22 |
| 2000 | 4/0 | 0 | 20:02 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 23.96 |
| Totals | 10/0 | 2 | 65:37 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 15.54 |
Career Highs: Saves - 8 vs. Air Force, 3/13/99; Ground Balls - 2 vs. Ohio State, 4-29-98.
