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1 Contact: Dave Lohse P: F: SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-9, ACC 0-3) Date Opponent Game Time/Score 2/18 vs. Ohio State^ W /25 vs. Air Force~ W 8-6 2/26 at #20 Denver~ L /4 #6 Navy L /7 #20 Pennsylvania L /11 at #12 Notre Dame L 7-9 3/15 at #9 Hofstra L 5-6 3/18 at #3 Duke L /25 #4 Maryland L 6-9 4/1 at #10 Johns Hopkins L /8 #1 Virginia L /15 Fairfield (at Kenan Stadium)% W /23 at Providence W /29 Maryland (ACC Tourn. Semi)+ 8 p.m. 5/1 Virginia@ (ACC Tourn. Final)+ 3 p.m. Rankings based on the USILA poll at time game was played. The rankings for the Ohio State, Air Force, Denver and Navy games were baed on the Inside Lacrosse Media poll. The first USILA poll was released March 5. *at Calvert Hall High School, Baltimore, Md. ~Pioneer Face-Off Classic, University of Denver, Denver, Colo. %Game will be played at Kenan Stadium instead of Fetzer Field +Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Played only if UNC defeats Maryland in ACC Tournament semifinals. HEAD COACH JOHN HAUS North Carolina is coached by John Haus, a 1983 UNC graduate who played on NCAA championship teams in 1981 and 1982 as a Tar Heel and ACC hampionship squads in 1981 and Haus was a firstteam All-America defenseman and team most valuable player while a player for UNC as well as an All- ACC selection Haus is in his 12th season as a highly successful collegiate head coach. Haus was the head coach at Washington College for four years from where he led the Shoremen to a NCAA Division III national championship, at Johns Hopkins University for two years in 1999 and 2000 and he is now in his sixth year at the University of North Carolina. Haus six-year record at North Carolina is Haus was also an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins for seven years from The 2006 season marks his 19th year in college coaching as an assistant coach or a head coach and he has been associated with only three teams which have posted losing records. As a head coach, Haus teams have a record of in 12 seasons. Including games on the collegiate level where he has played, been an assistant coach or served as the head coach Haus has experienced a record. Haus earned his 100th victory as a college head coach against Cornell on March 23, 2005 in a 9-5 Tar Heel win at Fetzer Field. Follow the Tar Heels Online at - The official web site of UNC Athletics. NORTH CAROLINA MEN S LACROSSE TEAM HEADS TO BALTIMORE TO PLAYIN 2006 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: The University of North Carolina men s lacrosse team will complete its 2006 campaign this weekend when the Tar Heels compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. The Tar Heels begin their quest for the ACC championship Friday with a semifinal game at the University of Maryland at 8 p.m. The Tar Heels are seeded No. 3 in the tournament and Maryland is No. 2 in the seedings. The winner of the Maryland vs. UNC semifinal game will meet No. 1 seed Virginia Sunday at 3:30 p.m. for the ACC championship. The championship game will be regionally televised on the ACC s Regional Sports Network (RSN). Live stats will also be available this weekend on TarHeelBlue.com and on TheACC.com. Live webcasts will also be available on TheACC.com. CAROLINAIN THE ACC TOURNAMENT: Carolina has an all-time record of in the ACC Tournament since the tournament s inaugural event in UNC won ACC Tournament championships in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and UNC also won ACC championships in 1981, 1982, 1985 and 1988 when the title was based on regular-season play. UNC has lost nine straight games in ACC Tournament play. Carolina will be seeking its first win in the ACC Tournament since April 21, 1996 when the Tar Heels play against Maryland Friday. UNC s last ACC Tournament win was a victory over Virginia in the 1996 championship game in Charlottesville, Va. In last year s ACC Tournament semifinals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, the Tar Heels lost to top-seeded Duke in the semifinal round. 13 TAR HEEL SENIORS FINISH THEIR CAREERS: North Carolina s 13-member senior class will be competing in the final games of their careers this weekend in Baltimore, Md. at the ACC Tournament. The 13 Tar Heel seniors include midfielder Andrew McElduff (Yorktown, N.Y., Yorktown, High School), defenseman Stephen McElduff (Yorktown, N.Y., Yorktown High School), attackman Sean Link (Towson, Md., St. Paul s School), attackman Ryan Blair (Auburn, N.Y., Auburn High School). attackman Drew Habeck (Crownsville, Md., Severn School), defenseman Tom Hodges (Hockessin, Del., DuPont High School), midfielder Ryan Tolson (Lutherville, Md., Loyola High School), defenseman Hayward Howard (Baltimore, Md., St. Paul s School), midfielder Kyle Stringer (Towson, Md., Calvert Hall High School), defenseman Billy Staines (Gambrills, Md., Severn School), midfielder Dave Werry (Oshawa, Ontario, Eastdale Collegiate), midfielder Kyle Henderson (Massapequa, N.Y., Massapequa High School), and defenseman Pat O Meara (Fairfax, Va., Robinson High School). Despite the loss of 13 seniors to graduation, UNC will still return 29 lettermen plus red-shirt freshman attackman Gavin Petracca for the 2007 season. UNC PLAYS NATION S FOURTH BEST SCHEDULE: The University of North Carolina has played the fourth most difficult schedule in the nation according to the Sagarin computer ratings. The Tar Heels have a strength of schedule rating of points by Sagarin, the fourth best schedule in the nation and the most difficult schedule in the ACC according to the rankings. UNC s schedule included a stretch of nine successive games against teams ranked in the Senior defenseman Stephen McElduff was named Thursday to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team.

2 CAROLINA QUICK FACTS 2006 Record: 4-9 Streak: Won Two Head Coach: John Haus Record at UNC: (6th Year as head coach) Career Record: (12th Year as a head coach) Assistant Coach: Michael Burnett Assistant Coach: Greg Paradine Assistant Coach: Pat Olmert 2006 STATISTICAL LEADERS Goals: 14 - Bart Wagner Assists: 14 - Bart Wagner Points: 28 - Bart Wagner Ground Balls: 60 - Shane Walterhoefer Face-Off Wins: Shane Walterhoefer Shots: 61 - Ryan Blair Shots on Goal: 35 - Ryan Blair Cause Turnovers: 15 - Tim Kaiser & Stephen McElduff Face-off Percentage Shane Walterhoefer 2006 CAROLINA HONOR ROLL Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Magazine Preseason All- America Selections Stephen McElduff, First Team, Defenseman Ryan Blair, Honorable Mention, Attackman Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List Stephen McElduff, Defenseman Ryan Blair, Attackman ACC Player of the Week Michael Burns, February 20, 2006 Drew Habeck, April 17, 2006 Andrew McElduff, April 24, Pioneeer Face-Off Classic All-Tournament Team Michael Burns, Attackman Ryan Blair, Attackman Nick Tintle, Midfielder Stephen McElduff, Close Defenseman Billy Staines, Long-Stick Midfielder Top 20 of the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association coaches poll. In a loss to Virginia April 8, the Tar Heels faced a Cavaliers team which represented the ninth North Carolina opponent in a string of nine successive foes ranked in the Top 20 by the U.S Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll. The Tar Heels faced these nine straight opponents in a span from February 26 through April 8 of this season. After opening the season with two wins over unranked teams, Carolina was met with a big roadblock by the nine opponents all ranked in the Top 20. After opening the season with wins over Ohio State 14-5 and Air Force 8-6, the Tar Heels dropped consecutive games against No. 20 Denver 11-8 on the road, followed by home losses to No. 6 Navy 11-3 and to No. 20 Pennsylvania In a three-match road trip, UNC fell at No. 12 Notre Dame 9-7, at No. 9 Hofstra 6-5 and at No. 2 Duke UNC then fell at home to No. 4 Maryland 9-6, lost at No. 10 Johns Hopkins 11-5 and then lost at home to No. 1 Virginia In the past two games UNC bounced back with two wins, beating Fairfield 18-9 in Chapel Hill, N.C. and downing Providence 11-7 in Providence, R.I. So far this season UNC is 4-0 against unranked teams and 0-9 against ranked teams. McELDUFF NAMED TO ALL-ACC TEAM: Tar Heel senior defenseman Stephen McElduff was named Thursday to the 2006 All- Atlantic Coast Conference Team. This is the CAROLINA S PROBABLE DEPTH CHART FOR THE ACC TOURNAMENT Position No. Name Class Hometown Notes Attack 1 Bart Wagner Fr. Glen Arm, Md. Leads the Tar Heels in scoring with 28 points 7 Sean Link Sr. Towson, Md. Had a career best three assists versus Fairfield 15 Drew Habeck Sr. Crownsville, Md. Set school record for goals scored in a half vs. Fairfield Reserve 29 Michael Burns Fr. Garden City, N.Y. Has scored on 46.2 percent of his shots this season 19 Matthias McCall Fr. Yorktown, N.Y. Scored first career goal in win over Fairfield 1st Midfield 3 Andrew McElduff Sr. Yorktown, N.Y. Scored a career high 4 goals vs. Providence 26 Nick Tintle So. Levittown, N.Y. Equaled career high for pts. in a game with 3 vs. Fairfield 44 Ryan Walterhoefer So. Ellicott City, Md. Season high 2 goals came against Duke 2nd Midfield 12 Brian Connors So. Manhasset, N.Y. Had season high 2 points versus Maryland 28 Ben Hunt Fr. Arnold, Md. Had two goals at Providence, his 2nd 2-goal game of Bobby McAuley Fr. Hicksville, N.Y. Had season high 3 points, 2 goals against Ohio State 3rd Midfield 17 Tom Sciolla Jr. Moorestown, N.J. Scored his first goal of the season versus Duke 20 Ryan Tolson Sr. Lutherville, Md. Seeing significant playing time in the midfield his sr. year 42 Kyle Henderson Sr. Massapequa, N.Y. Notched fourth goal of the season against Virginia Face-Offs 25 Shane Walterhoefer Fr. Ellicott City, Md. Leads the Tar Heels in ground balls and face-offs won 39 Dave Werry Sr. Oshawa, Ontario Won career high 11 face-offs versus Ohio State Short Stick 4 Ben Staines Jr. Gambrills, Md. Scored the first goal of his career against Virginia Def. Mid. 11 David Ryan Jr. Darien, Conn. Rugged middie with a ton of toughness, excels on D 30 Kyle Stringer Sr. Towson, Md. Earned his first career start in game at Johns Hopkins Close Def. 5 Brian Burke So. Fort Salonga, N.Y. Had three caused turnovers against Virginia 6 Stephen McElduff Sr. Yorktown, N.Y. Named to the 2006 All-ACC Team 22 Tim Kaiser So. Baltimore, Md. Had a career high eight ground balls in the Duke game Rope 33 Billy Staines Sr. Gambrills, Md. Led the Tar Heels with seven ground balls against Va. 31 Chris Cortina Fr. Pennington, N.J. Has moved into No. 2 rope position in past 2 games. Goalie 2 Trey Sheain Jr. Baltimore, Md. Had a career high 12 saves versus Denver, 11 vs. OSU 9 Grant Zimmerman Fr. Cockeysville, Md. Had a career high 11 saves versus Hofstra, Hopkins fourth consecutive year in which at least one Tar Heel player was named to the All-ACC Team. HABECK SETS SCHOOL RECORD: Senior attackman Drew Habeck made the most of his first-ever career start April 15 versus Fairfield. Habeck not only recorded the first points of his career, he also scored seven goals in the first half of the game. Those seven goals established a University of North Carolina record for goals scored in one half of a game. Habeck had played in only three games this season prior to starting on Senior Day at Kenan Stadium. In 22 previous games played in his career, Habeck had not recorded a single goal or assist. In the first half against the Stags Habeck exploded for seven goals on eight goals. The seven goals were the most in a half in UNC history. Habeck finished the game with seven goals and thus became only the seventh player in Carolina history to score seven or more goals in a game. Mac Ford scored eight goals versus Adelphi on April 21, 1984 and Jason Wade scored eight goals versus Maryland on March 23, 1996 to set the school record for goals in a game. Habeck s seven goals marked the sixth time in history a Tar Heel had scored seven in a game. Dick Harrall (1952), Jeff Parker (1965), Harper Peterson (both 1969 and 1970) and Bert Fett (1974) also scored seven goals in a game for the Tar Heels. Habeck followed up this effort with two goals, his first career assist and a career high five ground balls against Providence April 23. McELDUFF S CAREER DAY: Senior midfielder Andrew McElduff had the high scoring game of his career April 23 when he scored four goals in UNC s 11-7 win at Providence. Prior to last Sunday, McElduff had 15 goals in his career and two this season. The only multi-goal game in McElduff s career prior to last Sunday came against Duke on March 20, 2004 in a 10-9 UNC overtime victory. In that game, McElduff scored the goal in the fourth quarter that tied the game and sent it to overtime. THE TAR HEEL YOUTH MOVEMENT: After losing 10 seniors off the 2005 team, six of whom were four-year starters and all of whom were significant contributors, UNC entered the 2006 season as one of the nation s most inexperienced teams. Of the 26 players who regularly play in the Tar Heel rotation at this point in the season, eight are freshmen, five are sophomores and another four are juniors. Nine are seniors but only four of the nine saw extensive play during their first three years as Tar Heels. Seniors Drew Habeck, Sean Link, Dave Werry, Ryan Tolson and Kyle Stringer played mainly as reserves in their first three seasons. A PROGRAM FIRST: In 2006, the Tar Heels played their home opener at the latest point of a season in any year in school history. In its history, dating back to 1949, North Carolina had never started a season with three successive games played away from Chapel Hill, N.C. UNC s home opener in 2006 did not come until the season s fourth match which came March 4 against Navy. The No. 6 Midshipmen defeated the Tar Heels 11-3 in Carolina s home opener. Carolina has lost its home opener in two of the past three seasons. Carolina finished the home season in 2006 at 1-4. The last time Carolina lost its first four home games in a season was 1954 when the Tar Heels lost their opening five home games of the campaign. FAIRFIELD WIN HALTS LOSING STREAK: Carolina s 18-9 win over Fairfield on April 15, 2006 The Tar Heels had lost nine matches in a row prior to the win over the Stags. That marked the longest losing streak for the UNC lacrosse program since the Tar Heels lost 14

3 successive games over a three-season span from UNC lost the last three games of 1953, all six games in 1954 and the first five games of UNC had no varsity lacrosse team from The nine losses are the most successive games UNC lost in a row in the same season. UNC lost six games in a row in the same season when the Tar Heels went 0-6 in GOALS VERSUS FAIRFIELD: North Carolina s 18-goal explosion against Fairfield on April 15, 2006 marked the high offensive output in a game for Carolina since the Tar Heels tallied 18 goals in an victory over Denver on February 26, 2005 at Fetzer Field. THREE STRAIGHT DOUBLE FIGURES GAMES: After scoring 14 goals in the seasonopening victory against Ohio State, North Carolina went NINE consecutive games scoring in single digits. UNC broke out of its offensive slump in the past three games with 13 goals against Virginia, 18 goals against Fairfield and 11 goals against Providence. TWO THREE-GAME ROAD TRIPS: Carolina started the season with six of its first eight matches on the road. It marked the first time in UNC lacrosse history that Carolina played as many as six road games in the first eight games of a season. UNC opened the season with three road games against Ohio State (in Baltimore), against Air Force (in Denver) and against Denver. After playing two home matches, UNC embarked on another three-game road trips with matches at Notre Dame, at Hofstra and at Duke. THE NORTH CAROLINA-MARYLAND SERIES: When the North Carolina Tar Heels play the Maryland Terrapins Friday in the ACC Tournament semifinals, the game will mark the 52nd meeting in history between the two teams. The Terrapins lead the series Maryland has won three games in a row in the series and the Terps have won 10 of the past 11 meetings with the Tar Heels. Prior to the current streak, UNC had won 12 of 13 games against Maryland from 1990 through BLAIR S ASSISTS: After recording three assists at Duke, senior attackman Ryan Blair moved into eighth place in Carolina history in career assists. Blair added one assist against Maryland and one against Virginia and he currently has 68 career assists. This season Blair has passed Bert Fett ( ) who is now ninth in UNC history with 64 assists as well as Chase Martin ( ) and Matt Crofton ( ) who are both now tied for 10th place in UNC history with 63 assists. CAROLINA S WIN OVER OSU: North Carolina opened its 2006 season by beating Ohio State 14-5 February 18 at Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, Md. The story of the game was the dominance of UNC s defense which limited the Buckeyes to only two goals in the first three quarters of the match. Carolina allowed three goals in the final quarter, two on extra-man situations, but still prevailed by nine goals. UNC won the ground ball battle 45-28, forced 21 turnovers and coaxed the Buckeyes into five failed clears. Trey Sheain started his second career game in goal and played all 60 minutes, making 11 saves and allowing only five goals. Sheain also started against Duke in the 2004 season. Offensively, freshmen Michael Burns (3g, 3a), Bart Wagner (3g, 2a) and Bobby McAuley (2g, 1a) led the way for UNC. Sophomore middie Nick Tintle also had a two-goal, one-assist day and Ryan Blair had two goals. Sean Link added one goal, only the second of his career, and midfielders Dave Werry and Shane Walterhoefer each had assists for their first career points in Tar Heel uniforms. Four different Tar Heels had six ground balls against the Buckeyes -- Bart Wagner, Dave Werry, Billy Staines and Hayward Howard. Wagner and Werry both had career highs for ground balls in a game against Ohio State and Howard was just one short of his career high set against both Cornell and UMBC last season. Staines had a career high nine ground balls last year versus Air Force. UNC SPLITS IN DENVER: North Carolina split its two games in the 2006 Pioneer Face- Off Classic in Denver, Colo., February 25 and 26. The Tar Heels defeated Air Force 8-6 in the opening game of the tournament behind three goals by Michael Burns and a stifling defense that limited Air Force to only 19 shots. The Tar Heels fell in the Sunday afternoon match on the second day of the tournament against host Denver as the Pioneers outscored the Tar Heels 6-1 in the fourth quarter of an 11-8 victory. All six Pioneer goals in the fourth quarter were recoded in the final 7:19 of play. Michael Burns, Ryan Blair and Rob Driscoll each scored two goals for UNC. Denver was ranked No. 20 at the time. Carolina had five players on the All- Tournament Team at the Pioneer Face-Off Classic--attackmen Michael Burns and Ryan Blair, defensemen Stephen McElduff and Billy Staines and midfielder Nick Tintle. TAR HEELS STRUGGLE AGAINST NAVY: No. 6-ranked Navy spoiled UNC s home opener while beating North Carolina for the fourth straight year, 11-3, at Fetzer Field March 4. Navy dominated the game offensively with 34 shots to 27 for UNC while also winning the ground ball battle by a margin. Navy led in face-offs 10-8 and the Midshipmen forced UNC into seven failed clears. Freshman Grant Zimmerman made his first career start in the goal for the Tar Heels and he was credited with eight saves while allowing 11 goals. The three goals scored by UNC were the fewest in a game by the Tar Heels since they lost 10-3 in the 2002 ACC Tournament semifinals to Virginia. The eight-goal victory margin by Navy was the largest in the history of the series by the Midshipmen. The series is now tied at 10 wins each. PENN S NINE-GOAL SPURT DOOMS TAR HEELS: North Carolina fell to Pennsylvania March 7 by a 13-4 score at Fetzer Field. UNC trailed only 4-2 at the end of the first quarter but Penn scored nine straight goals over the course of the second, third and fourth quarters to put the Quakers up 13-2 less than two minutes into the fourth quarter. UNC scored two goals in the last five minutes of the game to make the final score more respectable. UNC attackmen Sam Wagner and Ben Mark had the initial points of their careers in the match. Mark scored his first goal in his three years at UNC and Wagner recorded his first career assist. UNC S RALLY AT NOTRE DAME FALLS JUST SHORT: North Carolina came close to pulling off a remarkable comeback in the Tar Heels 9-7 loss at No. 12 Notre Dame on March 11. The game was tied at 3-3 with a little over eight minutes remaining in the second quarter but Notre Dame scored five successive goals in only 12:08 over the second and third quarters to go up 8-3 with 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Carolina then started a run of its own with 2:49 remaining in the third quarter as UNC scorched the nets for four successive goals, Long-stick midfielder Billy Staines ranks second on the UNC team in ground balls with 46.

4 Andrew McElduff struck for his career high in goals scored with four against Providence. the last with 4:09 left in the game to pull within 8-7. Notre Dame won the face-off following the last of the UNC goals and then added an insurance goal with 2:51 to play, icing the win. Freshman Bart Wagner led the Tar Heels offensively with two goals and two assists. Senior attackman Sean Link doubled his previous career total for goals in by scoring twice, raising his career total to four goals. TAR HEELS PULL OFF NEAR UPSET AT NO. 9 HOFSTRA: North Carolina almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2006 lacrosse season when it fell at No. 9 Hofstra 65 in Hempstead, N.Y. on March 15. UNC led the game by 5-1 late in the third quarter but the Pride scored the last five goals Senior attackman Drew Habeck became only the seventh player in school history to score seven or more goals in a game when he had seven against Fairfield. of the game, the winning goal coming with 1:50 to play to cap the rally. Freshman goalkeeper Grant Zimmerman had a career high 11 saves in the game while allowing only six goals. Zimmerman also had a game-high four caused turnovers. Nick Tintle led the UNC offense with two goals. CAROLINA FALLS AT NO. 2 DUKE: Ryan Blair, Nick Tintle and Ryan Walterhoefer each scored two goals but Duke rallied to score 10 of the last 11 goals of the game in an 11-8 win by the No. 2 Blue Devils March 18 in Durham, N.C. UNC had leads of 6-0 and 7-1 in the match but was unable to hold the lead as the Blue Devils outscored Carolina 8-1 in the second half. Ryan Blair had his best offensive game of the 2006 season with two goals and three assists in the match. TAR HEELS LEAD NO. 4 MARYLAND IN SECOND HALF BUT EVENTUALLY FALL 9-6: For the third straight game against a Top 10 opponent North Carolina held a second-half lead but Maryland scored five straight goals in the third and fourth quarters to beat Carolina 96. It was Maryland s fifth successive win in games against Carolina at Chapel Hill. Joe Walters keyed the Maryland offense with five goals. UNC was led by freshman midfielder Ben Hunt who had the first two goals of his career. Ryan Blair and Brian Connors each had a goal and an assist. The Tar Heel took 41 shots to only 31 for Maryland and also led in ground balls JOHNS HOPKINS TURNS BACK TAR HEELS: North Carolina trailed only 5-3 at halftime but Johns Hopkins outscored UNC 4-0 in the third quarter en route to an 11-5 win over the Tar Heels at Homewood Field April 1. Bart Wagner led the Tar Heels with two goals scored while Grant Zimmerman matched his career high with 11 saves. NO. 1 VIRGINIA OUTSCORES NORTH CAROLINA 21-13: Top-ranked Virginia outscored North Carolina 6-1 in the first quarter and 6-3 in the fourth period, providing the winning margin in a win over the Tar Heels April 8 at Fetzer Field. The 13 goals marked only the second time this season UNC scored more than eight goals in a game. The Tar Heels played well in the second and third quarters, scoring several fast-break goals as each team scored nine goals during the 30 minutes of the second and third periods. Eleven different Tar Heels scored goals in the game with Rob Driscoll and Ryan Blair each scoring twice. Hayward Howard had the first two assists of his career and Driscoll finished with a career high three points. Junior midfielder Ben Staines recorded the first goal of his career against the Cavaliers. HABECK S RECORD GAME DRIVES UNC TO VICTORY STAGS: Senior attack- man Drew Habeck scored seven goals on nine shots in his first career start to power North Carolina to an 18-9 victory over Fairfield on April 15 at Kenan Stadium. Habeck became only the seventh UNC player in history to score seven or more goals in a single game. The seven goals were the first points of Habeck s career. Attackman Matthias McCall and midfielder Jamie DeBole also had the first goals of their careers in the victory over the Stags. Senior attackman Sean Link had a career high for points with four and assists with three while Bart Wagner also recorded his career high for assists in a game with three. Senior defensive midfielder Billy Staines had the first multi-point game of his career with a goal and an assist and sophomore midfielder Nick Tintle matched his career high for points in a game with three. Shane Walterhoefer won a career high 16 face-offs for the Tar Heels, winning 80 percent of his draws (16 of 20). He also matched his career high for ground balls in a game with eight. TAR HEELS WHIP PROVIDENCE 11-7: North Carolina finished its 2006 regular season with an 11-7 victory at Providence April 23. Senior Andrew McElduff led the Tar Heels in the win over the Friars with a career high four goals. Bart Wagner added two goals and two assists and Drew Habeck had two goals and an assist. Freshman Ben Hunt had the second two-goal game of the season. Habeck s assist was the first of his career. Earlier this week Dave Werry was named a winner of the ACC Top Six For Service for his community service efforts while a student at the University of North Carolina.

5 Senior defenseman Pat O Meara plays in his final ACC Tournament this weekend. BURNS, HABECK AND McELDUFF TAPPED FOR ACC POW AWARDS: Three Tar Heels this season have earned ACC Men s Lacrosse Players of the Week honors, each after recording a career high for goals in a game. North Carolina attackman Michael Burns was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week February 20. Burns led all scorers in the game with six points as he tallied three goals and passed for Sean Link had a career-high three assists in Carolina s win over Fairfield. UNC Career, Season Highs, Career Firsts GOALS 7--Drew Habeck vs. Fairfield 4--Andrew McElduff vs. Providence 3--Michael Burns vs. Ohio State & Air Force 3--Bart Wagner vs. Ohio State 2--Bobby McAuley vs. Ohio State 2--Nick Tintle vs. Ohio State, Hofstra, Duke & Fairfield 2--Rob Driscoll vs. Denver & Virginia 2--Sean Link vs. Notre Dame 2--Ben Hunt vs. Maryland & Providence Season Highs 2--Ryan Walterhoefer vs. Duke 2--Ryan Blair vs. Ohio State, Denver, Duke & Virginia First Career Goals Michael Burns vs. Ohio State Bart Wagner vs. Ohio State Bobby McAuley vs. Ohio State Brian Connors vs. Air Force Ben Mark vs. Pennsylvania Ben Hunt vs. Maryland Shane Walterhoefer vs. Johns Hopkins Ben Staines vs. Virginia Drew Habeck vs. Fairfield Matthias McCall vs. Fairfield Jamie DeBole vs. Fairfield ASSISTS 3--Michael Burns vs. Ohio State 3--Sean Link vs. Fairfield 3--Bart Wagner vs. Fairfield 2--Hayward Howard vs. Virginia Season High 3--Ryan Blair vs. Duke First Career Assists Shane Walterhoefer vs. Ohio State Dave Werry vs. Ohio State Michael Burns vs. Ohio State Bobby McAuley vs. Ohio State Bart Wagner vs. Ohio State Sam Wagner vs. Pennsylvania Ben Hunt vs. Hofstra Brian Connors vs. Maryland Tom Sciolla vs. Maryland Hayward Howard vs. Virginia Drew Habeck vs. Providence POINTS 7--Drew Habeck vs. Fairfield 6--Michael Burns vs. Ohio State 5--Bart Wagner vs. Ohio State 4--Sean Link vs. Fairfield 4--Andrew McElduff vs. Providence 3--Nick Tintle vs. Ohio State & Fairfield 3--Bobby McAuley vs. Ohio State 3--Rob Driscoll vs. Virginia 2--Brian Connors vs. Maryland 2--Ben Hunt vs. Maryland & Providence Season High 5--Ryan Blair vs. Duke SAVES 12--Trey Sheain vs. Denver 11--Grant Zimmerman vs. Hofstra & Johns Hopkins FACE-OFFS WON 16--Shane Walterhoefer vs. Fairfield 11--Dave Werry vs. Ohio State GROUND BALLS 8--Tim Kaiser vs. Duke 8--Shane Walterhoefer vs. Duke & Fairfield 6--Bart Wagner vs. Ohio State 6--Dave Werry vs. Ohio State 5--Ryan Blair vs. Notre Dame 5--Drew Habeck vs. Providence Season Highs 7--Billy Staines vs. Virginia 6--Hayward Howard vs. Ohio State three assists against the Buckeyes. Senior attackman Drew Habeck won Player of the Week honors April 17 after he scored a career high seven goals in UNC 18-9 win over Fairfield. The seven goals were the first of Habeck s career and in the process he broke a school record for goals in a half with seven. Senior midfielder Andrew McElduff won ACC Player of the Week honors April 24 after Kyle Henderson runs in the third midfield unit for North Carolina. he scored a career high four goals in UNC s 117 win over Providence on April 23. The game was the first multi-goal game of McElduff s career. BLAIR, McELDUFF NAMED TO TEWAARATON LIST: Senior attackman Ryan Blair and senior defenseman Stephen McElduff of the University of North Carolina lacrosse team were named February 22 to the watch list for the 2006 Tewaaraton Trophy, one of the two premier National Player of the Year Awards in collegiate lacrosse. The selection committee of the Tewaaraton Award Foundation was responsible for issuing the preseason watch list. The players on the list were nominated by coaches across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse play. A total of 53 players overall made the watch list for Former UNC attackman Jed Prossner, a two-time first-team All-America, was one of the five finalists for the Tewaaraton Trophy in Ryan Blair is a senior attackman who led the Tar Heels in scoring in 2005 with 22 goals and 29 assists for 51 points. Stephen McElduff was a third-team All-America selection in 2005 on defense and was named this year as a preseason first-team All-America on defense by Inside Lacrosse Magazine and Face-Off Yearbook. WERRY S BIG DAY: Senior midfielder Dave Werry had a pair of career highs in

6 UNC s 14-5 win over Ohio State February 18. The senior midfielder from Oshawa, Ontario won 11 face-offs, his career high, and his six ground balls were also his top career mark in a game. Werry also won six of seven face-offs against Penn on March 7 for his top singlegame face-off winning percentage of his career (.857). Werry had 10 face-off wins against Virginia April 8, the second highest total of his career. TREY IN THE GOAL: Junior Trey Sheain made only his second career start February 18 versus Ohio State and responded by making 11 saves and allowing only five goals versus the Buckeyes. The 11 saves were his career high at that point. Sheain s initial career start was in a 10-9 overtime win at Duke in McELDUFF, BLAIR NAMED 2006 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAS: A pair of North Carolina players were named to the preseason All-America Teams named by Inside Lacrosse and Face-Off Yearbook. Stephen McElduff, a senior defenseman from Yorktown, N.Y., was named a first-team preseason All-America and senior attackman Ryan Blair of Auburn, N.Y. was named an honorable mention All-America choice. CAROLINA S WIN OVER AIR FORCE: When UNC defeated Air Force 8-6 on February 25 it marked Carolina s first victory in a match decided by three goals or less since April 11, 2004 when UNC defeated Virginia 119 at Fetzer Field. UNC had lost six games in a row in contests decided by three or fewer goals between April 11, 2004 and February 25, UNC is now Senior defenseman Tom Hodges suffered a season ending leg injury in Carolina s win over Fairfield. 1-5 this season in games decided by three goals or less. In March of 2004, UNC played in four games in a five-game stretch where the winning margin was a single goal. UNC beat Air Force and Duke in those games and lost to Maryland and Johns Hopkins. BLAIR'S SEASON BEST TOTALS: UNC s 2005 leading scorer, Ryan Blair, had 22 goals, 29 assists and 51 points last season. Those were all season best totals for the senior attackman from Auburn, N.Y. Previously, Blair's best totals were 18 goals during the 2004 season, 16 assists during the 2004 season and 34 points in the 2004 campaign. McELDUFF S CAREER STARTS: Senior defenseman Stephen McElduff is amongst ACC leaders with 53 career starts during his four years at UNC. McElduff has started 53 of 54 games during his UNC career. TAR HEELS OPEN STRONG AGAIN DEFENSIVELY: As they did three times in 2005, Carolina opened the 2006 season by allowing only five goals in their 14-5 win over Ohio State. UNC also limited Cornell, Air Force and UMBC to five goals in The last time UNC limited an opponent to fewer than five goals was February 22, 2003 when UNC beat Bucknell 13-3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Carolina also limited Air Force to only six goals in the second game of the season, an 86 victory by the Tar Heels over the Falcons. In 2005, UNC limited NCAA champion Johns Hopkins to its lowest goal total of the season in a 7-5 victory by the Blue Jays over the Tar Heels. UNC S HAT TRICKS: Going into the 2006 season, sophomore midfielder Ryan Walterhoefer and senior attackman Ryan Blair were the only two Tar Heels on the 2006 team who had scored three or more goals in a game during their careers. Blair has scored three goals in a game an amazing seven times in his career. Walterhoefer had three goals against Duke in the 2005 regular-season game. Those two tar Heels were quickly joined in that category by a pair of freshman attackmen in UNC s 2006 season opener as both Michael Burns and Bart Wagner recorded hat tricks against Ohio State. Michael Burns also added three goals in the second game of the season against Air Force. Two more Tar Heels have scored at least a hat trick in the last two games. Drew Habeck had a career high seven in the win over Fairfield on April 15 and Andrew McElduff had four goals against Providence on April 23. THREE OR MORE ASSISTS: Carolina s Ryan Blair began the 2006 campaign as the only Tar Heel to record as many as three assists in a game. Blair s career high of five came against Colgate in Michael Burns recorded three assists for Kyle Stringer has started two games for the Tar Heels this season. Carolina in the season opener against Ohio State to become the second Tar Heel to record as many as three assists in a match. Blair also had three assists in the game at Duke March 18. Two more Tar Heels have recorded three assists in a game this season. Both senior attackman Sean Link and freshman attackman Bart Wagner had a trio of assists in Carolina s win over Fairfield. COACH JOHN HAUS: North Carolina Senior midfielder Ryan Tolson is running on the third midfield unit for the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament.

7 head coach John Haus, a 1983 Carolina graduate, is in his sixth year as the head coach of the Tar Heel program. Prior to returning to UNC, he was the head coach at Washington College for four years where his teams were As the head coach at Johns Hopkins his teams went 20-7 in 1999 and As the Tar Heel head coach his teams are in six seasons. In 12 years as a collegiate head coach his teams are now Including his time as a player, assistant coach and head coach he has been involved with teams that have a combined record of in the collegiate ranks. That record has been compiled over 22 seasons of association with college lacrosse. THE ALL-TIME HOME RECORD: North Carolina has a record of in home games dating back to the start of the varsity program in UNC s all-time winning percentage at historic Fetzer Field is 66 percent. BURNS STARTS WITH THREE MULTI- GOAL GAMES: North Carolina attackman Michael Burns started his 2006 freshman year in style by compiling three successive multiple goal games. Burns scored three against both Ohio State and Air Force and two against Denver. WAGNER S FAST START: North Carolina freshman attackman Bart Wagner made the opening game of his career a memorable one as he totaled five points on three goals and two assists against Ohio State. Twice in the first three games of the year Wagner led UNC in ground balls with six against Ohio State and four against Denver. Wagner recorded four points in the game at Notre Dame with two goals while matching his season-high for assists with two. He had four points against Fairfield on one goal and a new season-high for assists with three. Wagner again had four points in UNC s win over Providence on two goals and two assists. SHEAIN S CAREER HIGH: Goalkeeper Trey Sheain had his career high for saves with 12 against Denver on February 26. Sheain allowed only 10 goals in the match against the Pioneers. DRISCOLL SCORES TWICE: Sophomore midfielder Rob Driscoll matched his career high for goals in a game when he scored twice against Denver February 26. Driscoll again scored twice in the game against Virginia and had a career high three points versus the Cavaliers. SHANE RECORDS CAREER BESTS: Freshman midfielder Shane Walterhoefer recorded career highs for face-offs won with eight and ground balls with six in UNC s 8-6 win over Air Force on February 25. He then matched his face-off high with eight wins against Denver February 25. Walterhoefer won 9 of 14 face-offs against Hofstra and he was 14 of 20 in the game at Duke to improve his career face-off win total in each of those matches. Walterhoefer had a season-high eight ground balls in the game at Duke. Walterhoefer won eight face-offs against Maryland and again led the Tar Heels in ground balls with seven. Walterhoefer shattered all those marks by winning 16 of 20 face-offs against Fairfield while matching his career high for ground balls with eight. He also scored his third goal of the season against the Stags. BLAIR S FOUR POINTS: Senior attackman Ryan Blair had what was then a seasonhigh four points against Denver February 26. Blair had two goals and two assists versus the Pioneers. BLAIR CONTINUES FINE PLAY AGAINST DUKE: Ryan Blair had a seasonhigh five points in Carolina s game at Duke March 18. Blair had two goals and three assists versus the Blue Devils. Blair has scored 17 points in his last three games against Duke. That includes six points in both games last year (3 goals, 3 assists each time) and five points on March 18 (2 goals, 3 assists). Blair also had a career high five ground balls in UNC s game against Notre Dame. GOAL NO. 1 FOR CONNORS: North Carolina s Brian Connors scored his first career goal in UNC s 8-6 win over Air Force February 25. His first goal was a big one as it tied the game 3-3 in the third quarter and sparked a 6-0 UNC scoring run that was the difference in the match. Connors had his career high in points when he scored a goal and had one assist in UNC s 9-6 loss to Maryland March 25. FIRSTS FOR SAM AND BEN: When Ben Mark scored in the fourth quarter of the Penn game off an assist by Sam Wagner it gave each of the Tar Heel junior attackmen the opening point of their careers. LINKY S FIRST MULTI-GOAL GAME: After scoring just one goal in his first three years as a Tar Heel, senior attackman Sean Link has scored seven goals so far this year. Two of those goals came against Notre Dame on March 11. That game also marked the first time Link has started a game in his Tar Heel career. He had a career high four points on a goal and three assists against Fairfield. Link has now started seven games for UNC this year. McAULEY S CAREER FIRST: Freshman midfielder Bobby McAuley had an outstanding first game in a Tar Heel uniform as he record edthree points (2g, 1a) in the 14-5 win over Ohio State February 18. TINTLE S HIGH GAME: Sophomore midfielder Nick Tintle matched his career high for goals in a game with two against Ohio State. Tintle also had three points in the match, a career best in the points category. Tintle again matched his career high for goals by scoring twice in the UNC games at Hofstra and at Duke. He again had a pair of goals in the victory over Fairfield and he equaled his career high for points with three. ZIM S CAREER HIGH: Freshman goalkeeper Grant Zimmerman had a career high 11 saves in UNC s game at Hofstra March 15. Zimmerman also led the UNC team in that game with four caused turnovers. Zimmerman matched his career high with 11 saves against Johns Hopkins on April 1. WALT VERSUS DUKE: Sophomore Ryan Walterhoefer has scored five goals in the last two regular season games against Duke. Walterhoefer had three in 2005 and two in the 2006 game. UNC ON THE EXTRA-MAN: After scoring only four extra-man goals in the first seven games of the season, UNC s extra-man offense broke through with his best game of the season by going four for nine on the extraman against Duke March 18. KAISER AND WALT S GROUND BALLS: Both defenseman Tim Kaiser and midfielder Shane Walterhoefer recorded career highs for ground balls in a game with eight against Duke March 18. Those eight ground ball efforts are the most in a game by a single Tar Heel player this season. Walterhoefer also had eight ground balls against Fairfield. Billy Staines had seven ground balls against Virginia. HUNT S OPENING SALVO: Freshman midfielder Ben Hunt celebrated his entrance into the starting first midfield unit against Maryland March 25 by scoring the opening two goals of his career. Earlier this year Hunt recorded his first career point on an assist against Hofstra. Hunt also had two goals against Providence on April 23. HAYWARD S ASSISTS: Hayward Howard recorded the first two assists of his career in Carolina s match against Virginia April 8. It was also the first time in his career that the senior co-captain had multiple points in the same game.

8 2006 NORTH CAROLINA MEN S LACROSSE ROSTER No......Name Pos Ht Wt......Yr Hometown (High School) Bart Wagner A Fr Glen Arm,. Md. (St. Paul s School) Trey Sheain G Jr Baltimore, Md. (Boys Latin) Andrew McElduff M Sr Yorktown, N.Y. (Yorktown) Ben Staines M Jr Gambrills, Md. (Severn School) Brian Burke D So Fort Salonga, N.Y. (St. Anthony s) Stephen McElduff (Co-Captain)....D Sr Yorktown, N.Y. (Yorktown) Sean Link A Sr Towson, Md. (St. Paul s School) Gavin Petracca (Redshirting)......A Fr Manhasset, N.Y. (Manhasset) Grant Zimmerman G Fr Cockeysville, Md. (Gilman School) David Ryan M Jr Darien, Conn. (Darien) Brian Connors M So Manhasset, N.Y. (Manhasset) Ryan Blair A Sr Auburn, N.Y. (Auburn) Drew Habeck A Sr Crownsville, Md. (Severn School) Tom Hodges D Sr Hockessin, Del. (Alexis I. DuPont) Tom Sciolla M Jr Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) Fletcher Gregory M So Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Latin) Matthias McCall A Fr Yorktown, N.Y. (Yorktown) Ryan Tolson M Sr Lutherville, Md. (Loyola) Ben Mark A Jr Durham, N.C. (Durham Academy) Tim Kaiser D So Baltimore, Md. (Loyola) Hayward Howard (Co-Captain).....D Sr Baltimore, Md. (St. Paul s School) Shane Walterhoefer M Fr Ellicott City, Md. (Boys Latin) Nick Tintle M So Levittown, N.Y. (MacArthur) Ben Hunt A Fr Arnold, Md. (Severna Park) Michael Burns A Fr Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) Kyle Stringer M Sr Towson, Md. (Calvert Hall) Chris Cortina D Fr Pennington, N.J. (Lawrenceville School) Jack Ryan M Fr Darien, Conn. (Darien) Billy Staines D Sr Gambrills, Md. (Severn School) Mike Munnelly M So Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) Sam Wagner A Jr Annapolis, Md. (Loyola) Jamie DeBole M So Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mt. Tabor) Jason Arias D Fr Lexington, Mass. (Lexington Christian Academy) Buddy Kennedy D Jr Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) Dave Werry M Sr Oshawa, Ontario (Eastdale Collegiate) Rob Driscoll M So Massapequa, N.Y. (St. Anthony s) Kyle Henderson M Sr Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) Bobby McAuley M Fr Hicksville, N.Y. (Hicksville) Ryan Walterhoefer M So Ellicott City, Md. (Boys Latin) Tim McCall D So Yorktown, N.Y. (Yorktown) Pell George D Fr Baltimore, Md. (Gilman School) Andrew Moss G Fr Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga College) Pat O Meara D Sr Fairfax, Va. (Robinson Secondary) Head Coach: John Haus Assistant Coaches: Michael Burnett, Greg Paradine, Pat Olmert PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Drew Habeck HAY-beck Chris Cortina CORE-teen-uh John Haus HAWZ Andrew McElduff MACK-el-duff Stephen McElduff MACK-el-duff Mike Munnelly MUNN-ull-lee Pat O Meara oh-meer-uh Gavin Petracca puh-track-uh Tom Sciolla see-oh-la Trey Sheain SHANE Ryan Walterhoefer WALL-ter-hoff-er Shane Walterhoefer WALL-ter-hoff-er Dave Werry WEIR-ee

9 2006 NORTH CAROLINA BOX SCORES No. 15 North Carolina 14, Ohio State 5 February 18, 2006, Calvert Hall High School, Baltimore, Md. North Carolina (1-0) Ohio State (0-1) Goals: OSU--Kevin Buchanan 2, Jason Lutz, Craig Nolan, Joel Dalgarno. UNC--Michael Burns 3, Bart Wagner 3, Bobby McAuley 2, Nick Tintle 2, Ryan Blair 2, Kyle Henderson, Sean Link. Assists: OSU--Jon DeCanio, Stephen McKinley, Eric O Brien. UNC--Michael Burns 3, Bart Wagner 2, Bobby McAuley, Nick Tintle, Shane Walterhoefer, Dave Werry. Shots: OSU 29, UNC 29; Goalie Saves: Drew Mays, OSU (6 svs, 14ga, 39 shots faced); Trey Sheain, UNC (11 svs, 5ga, 29 shots faced); Ground Balls: OSU 28, UNC 45 (Bart Wagner 6, Billy Staines 6, Dave Werry 6, Hayward Howard 6); Face-Offs: OSU 10-23, UNC (Dave Werry 11-17); Clears: OSU 15-20, UNC 18-20; Extra-Man: OSU 2-5; UNC 1-3; Turnovers: OSU 21, UNC 19; Caused Turnovers: OSU 6, UNC 12 (Billy Staines 4); Penalties: OSU 3-2.5; UNC No. 13 North Carolina 8, Air Force 6 February 25, 2006, Barton Stadium Denver, Colo. North Carolina (2-0) Air Force (0-2) Goals: USAFA--Griffin Nevitt 2, Max Miller, Conrad Lochocki, Michael Weber, Peter Krasco. UNC-- Michael Burns 3, Ryan Blair, Brian Connors, Ryan Walterhoefer, Stephen McElduff, Kyle Henderson. Assists: USAFA--Max Miller 2, Will Meister, Justin Kuchta. UNC--Ryan Blair 2, Bobby McAuley, Andrew McElduff, Nick Tintle, Sean Link Shots: USAFA 19, UNC 43; Goalie Saves: Justin Pavoni, USAFA (14 svs, 8ga, 43 shots faced); Trey Sheain, UNC (3 svs, 6ga, 19 shots faced); Ground Balls: USAFA 29, UNC 39 (Shane Walterhoefer 6); Face-Offs: USAFA 10-18, UNC 8-18 (Shane Walterhoefer 8-14); Clears: USAFA 12-15, UNC 15-17; Extra-Man: USAFA 2-4; UNC 1-2; Turnovers: USAFA 22, UNC 21; Caused Turnovers: USAFA 4, UNC 8 (Stephen McElduff 4); Penalties: USAFA 2-1.5; UNC No. 20 Denver 11, No. 13 North Carolina 8 February 26, 2006, Barton Stadium Denver, Colo. North Carolina (2-1) Denver (2-1) Goals: DU--Ryan Zordani 3, Brandon Barcus 2,Todd Ruport, Geoff Snider, Adam Goodwin, Ryan Shaughnessy, Adam Miller, Michael Goltra. UNC-- Ryan Blair 2, Michael Burns 2, Rob Driscoll 2, Nick Tintle, Bart Wagner. Assists: DU--Brandon Barcus, Brad Richardson, Todd Ruport. UNC--Ryan Blair 2, Michael Burns, Bart Wagner. Shots: DU 39, UNC 40; Goalie Saves: Jeb Hollingworth, DU (17 svs, 8ga, 40 shots faced); Trey Sheain, UNC (12 svs, 10 ga, 38 shots faced, 58:10); Grant Zimmerman (0 svs, 1 ga, 1 shot faced, 1:50); Ground Balls: DU 36, UNC 29 (Bart Wagner 4); Face-Offs: OSU 12-21, UNC 9-21 (Shane Walterhoefer 8-18); Clears: DU 16-18, UNC 19-22; Extra-Man: DU 1-6; UNC 1-6; Turnovers: DU 22, UNC 21; Caused Turnovers: DU 7, UNC 4 (Tim Kaiser 2); Penalties: DU 6-5.0; UNC No. 6 Navy 11, No. 17 North Carolina 3 March 4, 2006, Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, N.C. Navy (3-0) North Carolina (2-2) Goals: N--Ian Dingman 4, Jon Birsner 3, Steve Looney 3, Nick Mirabito. UNC--Bobby McAuley, Kyle Henderson, Bart Wagner. Assists: N--Jon Birsner 2, Steve Looney, Nick Mirabito, William Wallace. UNC--Bobby McAuley, Bart Wagner. Shots: N 34, UNC 27; Goalie Saves: Matt Russell, N (9 svs, 3ga, 27 shots faced); Grant Zimmerman, UNC (8svs, 11ga, 34 shots faced); Ground Balls: N 39, UNC 23 (Hayward Howard 5); Face-Offs: N 10-18, UNC 8-18 (Shane Walterhoefer 7-13); Clears: N 18-23, UNC 13-20; Extra-Man: N 2-6; UNC 0-3; Turnovers: N 15, UNC 9; Caused Turnovers: N 1, UNC 4 (Tim Kaiser 2); Penalties: N 4-2.5; UNC No. 20 Pennsylvania 13, North Carolina 4 March 7, 2006, Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, N.C. Pennsylvania (3-0) North Carolina (2-3) Goals: UP--James Riordan 4, David Cornbrooks 3, D.J. Andrzejewski 3, J.J. Lian 2, Alan Eberstein. UNC- -Ryan Blair, Ryan Walterhoefer, Bobby McAuley, Ben Mark. Assists: UP--Drew Collins 2, Alan Eberstein, J.J. Lian, James Riordan. UNC--Bart Wagner, Sam Wagner. Shots: UP 27, UNC 34; Goalie Saves: Greg Klossner, UP (11 svs, 4ga, 34 shots faced); Grant Zimmerman, UNC (3 svs, 7ga, 14 shots faced, 30:00); Trey Sheain, UNC (2 svs, 6ga, 13 shots faced, 27:08); Andrew Moss (0 svs, 0ga, 0 shots faced, 2:52); Ground Balls: UP 30, UNC 26 (Dave Werry 3, Bobby McAuley 3); Face-Offs: UP 8-21, UNC (Dave Werry 6-7); Clears: UP 16-20, UNC 11-14; Extra- Man: UP 1-3; UNC 0-3; Turnovers: UP 9, UNC 9; Caused Turnovers: UP 2, UNC 3 (Nick Tintle, Bobby McAuley, Tim Kaiser); Penalties: UP 3-2.0; UNC No. 12 Notre Dame 9, North Carolina 7 March 11, 2006, Moose Krause Field South Bend, Ind. North Carolina (2-4) Notre Dame (2-1) Goals: UNC--Bart Wagner 2, Sean Link 2, Ryan Blair, Nick Tintle, Ryan Walterhoefer. ND--Brian Hubschmann 2, Matt Karweck 2, Matt Ryan 2, Pat Walsh, Ryan Hoff, Bill Liva. Assists: UNC--Bart Wagner 2, Ryan Blair, Michael Burns. ND--Pat Walsh 5, Brian Hubschmann 2, Matt Karweck. Shots: UNC 25, ND 20; Goalie Saves: Grant Zimmerman, UNC (9 svs, 9 ga, 20 shots faced); Joey Kemp, ND (7 svs, 7 ga, 25 shots faced); Ground Balls: UNC 44, ND 35 (Ryan Blair 5, Shane Walterhoefer 5, Billy Staines 5); Face-Offs: UNC 10-20, ND (Shane Walterhoefer 7-15); Clears: UNC 10-16; ND 16-17; Extra-Man: UNC 1-2; ND 0-2; Turnovers: UNC 17, ND 18; Caused Turnovers: UNC 8, ND 8 (Billy Staines 4); Penalties: UNC 2-1.5; ND No. 9 Hofstra 6, North Carolina 5 March 15, 2006, Shuart Stadium Hempstead, N.Y. North Carolina (2-5) Hofstra (3-1) Goals: UNC--Nick Tintle 2, Sean Link, Bart Wagner, Rob Driscoll. H--Tom Dooley 2, Athan Iannucci, John Keysor, Bob Bonaguro, Tim Treubig. Assists: UNC--Ben Hunt, Bobby McAuley. H--Tom Dooley, Athan Iannucci, John Keysor, Chris Unterstein. Shots: UNC 26, H 33; Goalie Saves: Grant Zimmerman, UNC (11 svs, 6 ga, 33 shots faced); Matt Southard, H (5 svs, 5 ga, 26 shots faced); Ground Balls: UNC 24, H 30 (Shane Walterhoefer 4); Face- Offs: UNC 9-14, H 5-14 (Shane Walterhoefer 9-14); Clears: UNC 17-22; H 20-24; Extra-Man: UNC 0-2; H 1-4; Turnovers: UNC 24, H 16; Caused Turnovers: UNC 8, H 10 (Grant Zimmerman 4); Penalties: UNC 4-3.0; H No. 3 Duke11, North Carolina 8 March 18, 2006, Koskinen Stadium Durham, N.C. North Carolina (2-6) Duke (6-1) Goals: UNC--Ryan Blair 2, Nick Tintle 2, Ryan Walterhoefer 2, Michael Burns, Tom Sciolla. D--Dan Flannery 3, Matt Danowski 2, Zack Greer 2, Kyle Dowd 2, Matt Zash, Brad Ross. Assists: UNC--Ryan Blair 3, Bobby McAuley, Bart Wagner. D--Matt Danowski 2, Dan Flannery, Peter Lamade, Dan Loftus, Matt Zash. Shots: UNC 34, D 30; Goalie Saves: Grant Zimmerman, UNC (8 svs, 11 ga, 30 shots faced); Dan Loftus, D (12 svs, 8 ga, 34 shots faced); Ground Balls: UNC 40, D 37 (Shane Walterhoefer 8, Tim Kaiser 8); Face-Offs: UNC 14-22, D 8-22 (Shane Walterhoefer 14-20); Clears: UNC 14-17; D 19-24; Extra-Man: UNC 4-9; D 0-2; Turnovers: UNC 19, D 18; Caused Turnovers: NC 6, D 6 (Brian Burke 2); Penalties: UNC 2-1.5; D No. 4 Maryland 9, North Carolina 6 March 25, 2006, Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, N.C. Maryland (6-1) North Carolina (2-7) Goals: MD--Joe Walters 5, Maxwell Ritz 2, Bill McGlone, Michael Phipps. UNC--Ben Hunt 2, Ryan Blair, Brian Connors, Bart Wagner, Rob Driscoll. Assists: MD--Brendan Healy 2, Ryan Clarke, Bill McGlone, Michael Phipps, Xander Ritz. UNC--Ryan Blair, Brian Connors, Tom Sciolla. Shots: MD 31, UNC 41; Goalie Saves: Harry Alford, MD (8 svs, 6 ga, 41 shots faced); Grant Zimmerman, UNC (9 svs, 9 ga, 31 shots faced); Ground Balls: MD 38, UNC 45 (Shane Walterhoefer 7); Face-Offs: MD 9-18, UNC 9-18 (Shane Walterhoefer 8-17); Clears: MD 17-21, UNC 16-20; Extra-Man: MD 2-2; UNC 1-3; Turnovers: MD 20, UNC 15; Caused Turnovers: MD 8, UNC 10 (Ben Staines 2); Penalties: MD 3-2.5, UNC No. 10 Johns Hopkins 11, North Carolina 5 April 1, 2006, Homewood Field Baltimore, Md. North Carolina (2-8) Johns Hopkins (4-3) Goals: UNC--Bart Wagner 2, Brian Connors, Shane Walterhoefer, Michael Burns. JH--Greg Peyser 3, Brian Cristopher 2, Kevin Huntley 2, Paul Rabil, Jake Byrne, Mark Bryan, Michael Doneger. Assists: UNC--Bobby McAuley, Ryan Walterhoefer. JH--Paul Rabil 2, Jake Byrne, Brian Cristopher, Drew Dabrowski, Greg Peyser. Shots: UNC 32, JHU 41; Goalie Saves: Grant Zimmerman, UNC (11 svs, 11 ga, 41 shots faced); Jesse Schwartzman, JH (13 svs, 5 ga, 32 shots faced); Ground Balls: UNC 39, JH 36 (Shane Walterhoefer 6); Face-Offs: UNC 9-20, JH (Shane Walterhoefer 8-18); Clears: UNC 21-25; JH 18-24; Extra-Man: UNC 0-2; JH 1-2; Turnovers: UNC 16, JH 16; Caused Turnovers: NC 6, JH 0 (Stephen McElduff 2); Penalties: UNC 2-1.5; JH No. 1 Virginia 21, North Carolina 13 April 8, 2006, Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, N.C. Virginia (11-0) North Carolina (2-9) Goals: UNC--Ryan Blair 2, Rob Driscoll 2, Bart Wagner, Sean Link, Ben Hunt, Ben Staines, Ryan Walterhoefer, Nick Tintle, Michael Burns, Shane Walterhoefer, Kyle Henderson. VA--Garrett Billings 5,