Sean Delaney

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
202
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Moorestown, N.J.
High School:
Moorestown

Coach Joe Breschi on Sean Delaney
•Pound-for-pound the most physical dodger and most physical player on the team
•Has terrific hands
•Finds a way to get his shot off at virtually any time

General: A two-time returning letter winner who was named the most improved player on the 2008 team...played the first half of his freshman season as a backup on attack...he then switched to the midfield and played great down the stretch run of that season...continued in the midfield last year and is projected to run on UNC's first midfield unit this season...arguably the team's most physical player...a great dodger who has an uncanny ability to get his shot off.

2008 Season (Sophomore): Won the Kevin Reichardt Award as the most improved player on the 2008 squad...played in all 14 games and was the team's fifth-leading scorer with 20 points...scored 12 goals and had eight assists...had a team-high three game-winning goals...had a career-high four points in wins against Bellarmine and Johns Hopkins...had two goals and two assists in each of those games...had three points each against Providence (2g, 1a) and Maryland (1g, 2a)...had two goals and a career-high four ground balls against Notre Dame...also had two goals against Virginia.

2007 Season (Freshman): Played in all 16 games...was the team's eighth-leading scorer with 13 points...had 10 goals, one of eight players on the team in double figures in goal scoring...scored two goals in Carolina's NCAA Tournament quarterfinal win over Navy...his goal with 5:10 to play gave the Tar Heels an 11-8 lead in what ended up being a 12-8 victory...had a career-high three goals against Providence...scored a pair of goals against Vermont...came up big in the win over eventual NCAA champion Johns Hopkins with a goal and an assist.

Prep: Graduated from Moorestown High School on June 21, 2006...played football there as a linebacker and fullback...on the lacrosse field he was the team's 2006 team captain...2006 South Jersey Player of the Year...2006 high school All-America and first-team All-State selection...two-time first-team All-Conference selection...named All-Burlington County first-team in 2006...named twice to the first-team All-South Jersey squad...a Gill Gibbs Senior All-Star...led the Moorestown team in goal scoring three years in a row...also led team in points as a junior and senior.

Personal: Sean Michael Delaney is the son of Paul and Joan Delaney...was born May 23, 1987 in Burlington County, New Jersey...has two brothers, Ryan, 24, and Kyle, 23, as well as a sister, Callie, 18.

Delaney's Deal
Academic Major at Carolina: Management and Society
Career Plans: Being in Tim Tebow's entourage
Hobbies: Dog whispering, tanning on the 125 Glendale roof, throwing on the jet pack and flying around
Athlete I Most Admire: Ray Lewis
Biggest Sports Thrill: Beating Ramapo in overtime in the group II state semifinals
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career: My Father
Favorite Book: Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Favorite Magazine: Us Weekly
Favorite Food: Anything Joan DeLaney cooks
Favorite Movie: The Rock
Favorite TV Shows: Dexter, Entourage, CSI
Favorite Website To Visit: Facebook