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1 Contact: Dave Lohse P: C: Carolina Heads To Rocky Mountain State For NCAA First Round Matchup 2014 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO- LINA MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES Game 14 Unseeded North Carolina Tar Heels (10-4, Tied #9 USILA Coaches Poll/#9 Warrior Media Poll) at #5 Seed Denver Pioneers (14-2, ACC 1-3, #2 USILA Coaches Poll/#2 Warrior Media Poll) Saturday, May 10, :30 p.m. EDT, 5:30 p.m. MDT Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium Denver, Colo. Live Stats: GoHeels.com Live Telecast: ESPNU Live Simulcast: ESPN3 Follow The Tar Heels On Twitter: UNC- TarHeelLax or UNCMensLacrosse 2014 UNC Lacrosse Media Guide: Access Media Guide Link on Lacrosse Home Page of GoHeels.com Television Information ESPNU Play by Play: Mark Dixon Analyst: Jamie Munro THIS WEEK S MATCHUP & NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME NOTES TAR HEELS SET TO MEET DENVER FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: Unseeded North Carolina and fifth-seeded Denver will meet Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT/5:30 p.m. MDT in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship. Denver enters the game with a 14-2 record and the Pioneers earned the automatic bid by winning the Big East Conference championship. The Pioneers have won 11 successive games and have not lost a match since falling at Penn on March 1 by a score. North Carolina is 10-4 on the season. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid to the tournament. All six ACC schools earned bids to the tournament, including five on an at-large basis. Both teams are ranked in the Top 10 of both polls heading into the matchup. Denver is #2 in both the USILA coaches poll and in the Inside Lacrosse/Warrior media poll. North Carolina is tied for ninth in the USILA coaches poll and is ninth outright in the Inside Lacrosse/Warrior media poll. Saturday s game will be played at Peter This Week s Carolina Men s Lacrosse Game 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Game North Carolina at Denver Saturday, May 10, :30 p.m. EDT, 5:30 p.m. MDT Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium Denver, Colo. ESPNU (Mark Dixon, Play by Play; Jamie Munro Analyst) Records: UNC 10-4; Denver 14-2 Rankings: UNC #9 USILA Coaches Poll, #9 Warrior Inside Lacrosse Media Poll; Denver #2 USILA Coaches Poll, #2 Warrior Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Barton Stadium on the UD campus in Denver. The game is a sellout. CAROLINA VERSUS DENVER: Saturday will mark the 12th meeting between North Carolina and Denver. North Carolina leads the all-time series 8-3. The two teams met in a regular season series nine times between 1999 and 2009, including eight straight years from 2002 through Of those first nine games, four were played in Denver and five in Chapel Hill and Carolina won eight of the nine. The Denver win came in 2006 by an 11-8 tally at Barton Stadium. The two squads have played each other in each of the last two NCAA Tournaments. In 2012, Denver defeated the #8 seed Tar Heels at Fetzer Field. In 2013, the squads met in the NCAA quarterfinals with #4 seed Denver defeating #5 seed Carolina LIVE COVERAGE FOR SATURDAY S GAME VERSUS DENVER: For fans of Carolina lacrosse who cannot be there in person at the Barton Stadium in Denver on Saturday please follow along with live stats with a link available on the home page at GoHeels.com. The game between the Tar Heels and the Pioneers will also be telecast live on ESPNU with a simulcast on ESPN3. Fans can find links for the live feed of the game on both GoHeels.com and WatchESPN. Mark Dixon is the play by play announcer for Saturday s game while former Denver head coach Jamie Munro will be the color analyst GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2014 RECORD: (10-4, ACC 2-3) Date Opponent Game Time/Score H/A 2/9 at Furman W 19-3 A 2/16 MANHATTAN W 21-5 H 2/22 DARTMOUTH W 18-5 H 3/1 NOTRE DAME L A 3/7 at Princeton W A 3/11 BUCKNELL W 20-4 H 3/15 at Duke L 8-9 (OT) A 3/18 HARVARD W H 3/22 MARYLAND W 11-8 H 3/29 at Johns Hopkins W 13-9 A 4/5 VIRGINIA W H 4/12 at Syracuse L (2OT) A 4/18 at High Point W 12-8 A 4/24 vs. Virginia L N (ACC Showcase, Chester, Pa.) 5/10 at Denver 7:30 p.m. EDT A (NCAA Tournament 1st Rd., Denver, Colo.) Follow the Tar Heels: Live Stats: livestats.dbml?db_lang=c&site=unc&db_ OEM_ID=3350 Twitter: Facebook: uncmenslacrosse Media Guide: s_ Lacrosse/2014MLaxOnline.pdf LAST YEAR S NCAA MEETING: Fourthseeded Denver outscored fifth-seeded North Carolina 5-1 in the fourth quarter to rally past the Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals at Lucas Oil Stadium on May 19, UNC saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end as the Tar Heels were unable to protect a six-goal lead, falling to a spirited Denver comeback. The Pioneers improved to 14-4 on the campaign. Joey Sankey, Davey Emala and Mark McNeill each scored a pair of goals for UNC while Steve Pontrello, Chad Tutton, Evan Connell, Ryan Kilpatrick and Pat Foster each scored goals. Jimmy Bitter, Ryan Creighton, Marcus Holman, greg McBride and Sankey each had assists for UNC. Wesley Berg led the Pioneers with four goals and an assist. Eric Law had three goals and three assists and he also had the game-winning goal with 13.4 seconds left. Colin Scott scored twice for the Pioneers while Cameron Flint had a trio of assists. Denver outshot the Tar Heels for the game, including 16-5 in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels had a edge in ground

2 HEAD COACH JOE BRESCHI Full Name: Joseph Carl Breschi Birthdate: April 9, 1968 in Baltimore, Md. Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: Loyola-Blakefield School College: Graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications Family: Married to the former Julie Riccardelli of Roseland, N.J. Julie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Denison University in 1989 and a M.Ed. degree in counseling psychology from Springfield College in Children: The late Michael Robert Breschi, born September 16, 2000; Samantha Grace Breschi, born October 17, 2001; Abigail Christine Breschi, born June 5, 2003; Lucy Michaela Breschi, born September 1, 2005; Emily Valerie Breschi, born January 12, Parents: Bob and Tish Breschi of Baltimore, Md. Lacrosse Career: Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a defenseman (1989 and 1990)...two-time U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-America honoree (1989 and 1990, including first-team honors in 1990)...North-South All- Star Game participant in member of the U.S. National Team which played in the World Lacrosse Games in 1994 and named to the ACC s 50th Anniversary men s lacrosse team in Coaching Career: North Carolina, assistant coach ( ); Brown University, head assistant coach ( ); Ohio State, head coach ( ); North Carolina, head coach (2008-present). Assisted under the following head coaches: Dave Klarmann (North Carolina ); Peter Lasagna (Brown ) Coaching Highlights: ACC coach of the year in 2010 and 2013 Great Western Lacrosse League coach of the year in 1999, 2003 and led Ohio State to the first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history in 2003 and coached team to a return trip in led OSU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament win in 2008 by upsetting #8 seed Cornell in the first round on the Big Red s home field...coached the Buckeyes to GWLL regular-season titles in 1999, 2003, 2004 and led Carolina to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2009, 2010 & 2013 and NCAA bids in 2011, 2012 & 2014 mentored UNC to a share of the 2010 & 2013 ACC regular-season titles, the former being Carolina s first title since coached the Tar Heels to their first ACC Tournament win in 13 years in 2009 and to another finals berth in 2012 led UNC to 2013 ACC Tournament championship, Carolina s first since as an assistant he helped lead Brown to two Ivy League championships (1994 and 1995) and a trip to the NCAA Final Four (1994)...UNC claimed two ACC championships when he was an assistant coach (1991 and 92)...Tar Heels won NCAA title in 1991 while he was an assistant under Dave Klarmann. Student-Athletes: Has had 88 players named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in his first five years at UNC...33 Tar Heel players have made All-ACC Academic Men s Lacrosse Team in past five years...coached Ohio State players to 128 Academic All-Big Ten honors and 217 Ohio State scholar-athlete awards in 11 years there. Away from lacrosse: Enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and long walks on the beach with Julie. balls despite Denver winning 17 of 26 faceoffs in the match. Chase Carraro took All-Time all 26 draws for NCAA Tournament the Pioneers, who Appearances beat Carolina in the 1. Johns Hopkins 42 NCAA Tournament 2. Maryland Virginia 36 for the second 4. Syracuse 33 straight year. 5. North Carolina 29 Kieran Burke 6. Navy 26 made 10 saves Cornell 26 for the Tar Heels 8. Princeton 20 including six in the Loyola 20 fourth quarter as 10. Massachusetts 19 the Pioneers staged their furious comeback. Jamie Faus, who played the last 50:23 in the goal for Denver, had 11 saves. CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNA- MENT: Carolina is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the 29th time in school history. Only four schools - Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Virginia and Syracuse - have appeared in the NCAA Tournament more often than the Tar Heels. UNC has an all-time record of in NCAA Tournament games but is only 5-13 in its last 18 games since Three of those five wins have come under current head coach Joe Breschi. The Tar Heels are in the NCAA Tournament field for the eighth successive year and the sixth time in six years under Coach Breschi. The only longer streak of successive appearances by Carolina in the NCAA Championship came from when the Tar Heels were in the field for 17 consecutive years under coaches Willie Scroggs and Dave Klarmann. UNC AS AN UNSEEDED TEAM IN THE FIELD: This Saturday marks only the third time in NCAA Tournament history that the Tar Heels have entered the field as an unseeded team. One of Carolina s most complete all-around players, Ryan Creighton is a tri-captain of the 2014 Tar Heels. The Tar Heels lost to #8 seed Loyola in the first round of the 1995 tournament in Baltimore, Md. In 1998, Carolina lost to #7 seed Duke in the NCAA first round by a score in Amherst, Mass. FIRST NCAA ROAD GAME SINCE 1995: Saturday s matchup against Denver will mark the first true road game for UNC in the NCAA Tournament since May 13, 1995 when the Tar Heels lost an NCAA first round match at Loyola College in Baltimore by a score. A QUICK LOOK AT THE TAR HEEL PERSONNEL AND DEPTH CHART (44 PLAYERS, 12 SENIORS, 9 JUNIORS, 10 SOPHOMORES, 13 FRESHMEN) POSITION No. Name Class Hometown Notes Attack 4 Jimmy Bitter Jr. Stowe, Vt. Has recorded at least one point in 40 successive games 11 Joey Sankey Jr. Warminster, Pa. Carolina s leader in points (55), goals (31) and assists (24) 41 Pat Foster Sr. Lutherville, Md. Carolina s third leading scorer with 35 points Reserve 1 Luke Goldstock Fr. Niskayuna, N.Y. Notched first career hat trick against Bucknell 1st Midfield 12 Chad Tutton Jr. Courtice, Ontario UNC s leading midfield scorer with 25 points (22g, 3assists) 22 Shane Simpson Fr. Hamilton, Ontario One of three players in 1st midfield with double digits in goals 29 Steve Pontrello So. Marlton, N.J. Has placed over 76 percent of his shots on goal this year Other MFs 2 Patrick Kelly So. Timonium, Md. Recorded first career hat trick in win over Bucknell 5 Joe Costigan So. New Canaan, Conn. Steady player who won team s sportsmanship award in 13 7 Campbell Wood Sr. Chatham N.J. Senior tri-captain of the 2014 Tar Heels 8 T.J. Kemp Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. Has four goals and an assist this season 9 Derek Henson Jr. Mason, Ohio Excellent presence in both offensive and defensive MF 18 Walker Chafee Jr. Little Compton, R.I. Has scored eight goals this season on just 11 shots 19 Spencer Parks So. Fallston, Md. Team s seventh leading scorer with 14 points 21 Michael Tagliaferri Fr. Danville, Calif. Had first hat trick of his career in game at Duke 23 Will Campbell Sr. Columbus, Ohio Has played in five games this year, scoring one goal 24 Stephen Kelly Fr. Lutherville, Md. Stellar face-off man who underwent wrist surgery March Tate Jozokos Fr. Wolfeboro, N.H. Tremendous addition to the Tar Heels in the midfield 32 Duncan Hutchins Jr. Baltimore, Md. Returned to the Tar Heel midfield unit after back injury in Brett Bedard Fr. Annapolis, Md. Outstanding addition to Carolina in the midfield unit 42 Peyton Klawinski Fr. Memphis, Tenn. Has notched three goals this season; played in 4 games 47 Brent Armstrong So. Falls Church, Va. Has played in 2nd midfield unit since midway thru the year Face-Offs 14 Frankie Kelly Sr. Lutherville, Md. Has won 40 of 81 face-offs this season; 16 ground balls 25 R.G. Keenan Sr. Perry Hall, Md. Scored game winner in back-to-back games vs. JHU, UVA SSDM 3 Greg McBride Sr. Baltimore, Md. Tri-captain of the 2014 Tar Heels 6 Jake Matthai So. Baltimore, Md. Versatile player can play both offensive and defensive MF 26 Drew Hays Jr. Fairport N.Y. One of 5 players who is in short stick defensive MF rotation 33 Ryan Creighton Sr. West Chester, Pa. Preseason All-America, All-ACC selections; team tri-captain 43 Mark McNeill Sr. West River, Md. Outstanding two-sport athlete for the Tar Heels (FB & lax) Close Def. 17 Austin Pifani Fr. Roslyn, Pa. Named ACC Defensive Player of Week after win over Md. 31 Jordan Smith Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. Four-year starter in the close defense for the Tar Heels 40 Jake Bailey Jr. Fairport, N.Y. Started 20 games in the close defense over the past 2 years. Reserve 20 Ryan Macri Fr. Hamilton, Mass. Big, athletic defenseman who is a likely 2014 redshirt 50 Connor Hunt Sr. Arnold, Md. Veteran Tar Heel in the close defense unit; played in 8 games Rope 77 Zach Powers So. Columbus, Ohio Excellent long-stick player who had 4 ground balls vs. Md. 15 Ryan Kilpatrick Jr. West Chester, Pa. In his third year as a leader of Carolina s long stick unit 66 Matt Shannon Jr. Ridgefield, Conn. Winner of team s academic award each of last 2 years 99 Evan Connell So. Lutherville, Md. Started at close defense in 2013; now excels on rope unit 88 Mark Rizzo Fr. Hewlett, N.Y. Excellent athlete who red-shirted in Jack Lambert Fr. Cross River, N.Y. Will red-shirt in 2014 after tearing ACL in Manhattan game Goalie 26 Kieran Burke So. Fort Salonga, N.Y. Has started 31 successive games in the goal for the Heels 16 Duncan Saunders Fr. Lawrenceville, N.J. Carolina s chief backup in goal; has played in 4 games 38 Bradley Dunn Sr. Sapphire, N.C. Reserve goalkeeper who earned roster spot as a walk-on 30 Brian Balkam Fr. St. James, N.Y. Excellent goalkeeper addition; may redshirt in 2014

3 UNC Players & Team in NCAA Statistics (Stats as of May 5, 2014) Individual (Top 50 Rankings) Assists Per Game: Joey Sankey, 25th, 1.71 Goals Per Game: Joey Sankey, 42nd, 2.23; Jimmy Bitter, 45th, 2.21 Goals Against Average: Kieran Burke, 9th, 8.43 Points Per Game: Joey Sankey, 14th, 3.93 Save Percentage: Kieran Burke, 12th, Saves Per Game: Kieran Burke, 36th, Shot Percentage: Jimmy Bitter, 47th, Team (Top 20 Rankings) Assists Per Game: 20th, 6.36 Ground Balls Per Game: 8th, Man Down Defense: 16th, Man-Up Offense: 9th, Points Per Game: 8th, Scoring Defense: 8th, 8.36 Scoring Margin: 2nd, 5.21 Scoring Offense: 3rd, Shot Percentage: 7th, Turnovers Per Game: 5th, Winning Percentage: 13th, Carolina s all-time road record in NCAA Tournament play is 6-8. GENERAL GAME NOTES ABOUT THE HEELS UNC SHOOTERS ABOVE 33 PERCENT: North Carolina is shooting 33.6 percent as a team this year, the seventh best shooting percentage in NCAA Division I. Carolina has a host of players scoring on more than one-third of their shots at this point of the season. Of those players who have taken 10 or more shots, Walker Chafee s 72.7 percentage leads the way while both Jake Matthai and Ryan Creighton check in at 41.7 percent. Other Tar Heels above the one-third plateau are Jimmy Bitter (38.2), T.J. Kemp (36.4), Joey Sankey (35.6) and Pat Foster (35.3). CAROLINA S MUCH MALIGNED DE- FENSE: North Carolina s defense, which has received its fair share of uncomplimentary press on the national stage, has actually been one of Carolina s most improved areas in That defense will be put to the test against high-scoring Denver Saturday as the Pioneers. Denver ranks fourth in the nation in goals scored per game at Career Face-Offs Won At Carolina Name, Years Played Face-offs 1. Shane Walterhoefer ( ) R.G. Keenan (2011-present) Kevin Frew ( ) Jude Collins ( ) Ryan Damon ( ) 337 Most Ground Balls in a Career (Minimum 100) Name, Years Played GBs 1. Jude Collins ( ) Shane Walterhoefer ( ) R.G. Keenan (2011-present) Ryan Wade ( ) Joey Seivold ( ) 307 To date, UNC has allowed only six of 14 teams to reach double figures in scoring. The Tar Heels are allowing 8.29 goals per game so far in That s down from 9.94 goals per game in the 2013 season. Carolina s scoring defense Career Hat Tricks By Active UNC Players Joey Sankey 14 Jimmy Bitter 14 Chad Tutton 12 Pat Foster 3 Ryan Creighton 1 Shane Simpson 1 Luke Goldstock 1 Patrick Kelly 1 Michael Tagliaferri 1 Steve Pontrello 1 currently ranks eighth in the country. UNC s defense held Maryland to eight goals and Johns Hopkins to nine goals in games on March 22 and March 29. In both instances, UNC held those opponents to their first single digit goal totals of the 2014 season. SHARING THE LOAD: Carolina has 10 players with double figures in points this season, achieving that total in just 14 games. UNC had nine players with 10 or more points last season but it took it 17 games to accomplish that feat. Tar Heels with double digits in points are Joey Sankey with 55, Jimmy Bitter with 36, Pat Foster with 35, Chad Tutton with 25, Shane Simpson with 17, Steve Pontrello with 16, Spencer Parks with 14, Michael Tagliaferri with 10, Luke Goldstock with 10 and Patrick Kelly with 10. SANKEY NAMED A TEWAARATON CANDIDATE: Junior attackman Joey BRESCHI S CAREER RECORD Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. Conf. RS Conf. Tourn NCAA 1998 Ohio State rd 1999 Ohio State Tied-1st 2000 Ohio State Tied-2nd 2001 Ohio State Tied-4th 2002 Ohio State rd 2003 Ohio State Tied-1st Ohio State st Ohio State th 2006 Ohio State Tied-2nd 2007 Ohio State nd 2008 Ohio State Tied-1st Runnerup UNC th Runnerup UNC Tied-1st Semifinalist UNC Tied-2nd Semifinalist UNC Tied-3rd Runnerup UNC Tied 1st Champion UNC Tied 3rd Did Not Qualify Totals #Ohio State played in the now defunct Great Western Lacrosse League when Breschi coached there; UNC plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference Most Face-offs Won in a Game in UNC History 23 by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Ohio State, by Todd Oudemool vs. Towson, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. UMBC, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Hofstra, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Providence, by R.G. Keenan vs. Princeton, by Kevin Frew vs. Delaware, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Dartmouth, by R.G. Keenan vs. Penn State, by R.G. Keenan vs. Brown, by Ryan Damon vs. Delaware, by Kevin Frew vs. Duke, by Kevin Frew vs. UMBC, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Duke, by R.G. Keenan vs. Navy, by R.G. Keenan vs. Duke, by R.G. Keenan vs. Dartmouth, by R.G. Keenan vs. Navy, by R.G. Keenan vs. Johns Hopkins, by R.G. Keenan vs. Virginia, by Jude Collins vs. Virginia, by Kevin Frew vs. Ohio State, by Kevin Frew vs. Johns Hopkins, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Maryland, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Providence, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Maryland, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Ohio State, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Hofstra, by R.G. Keenan vs. Duke, by Steve Stenersen vs. NC State, by Todd Oudemool vs. Duke, by Kevin Frew vs. Bucknell, by Kevin Frew vs. Virginia, by Kevin Frew vs. Limestone, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Fairfield, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Denver, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Navy, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Colgate, by R.G. Keenan vs. Detroit, by Bob Jones vs. Virginia, by Steve Gilhuley vs. Brown, by Jude Collins vs. Maryland, by Kevin Frew vs. Navy, by Kevin Frew vs. Ohio State, by Lance Zimmerman vs. Duke, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Bellarmine, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Vermont, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Johns Hopkins, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Robert Morris, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Duke, by Shane Walterhoefer vs. Duke, by Michael Burns vs. Ohio State, by R.G. Keenan vs. Ohio State, by R.G. Keenan vs. UMBC, by R.G. Keenan vs. Notre Dame, by R.G. Keenan vs. Massachusetts, by R.G. Keenan vs. Lehigh, by Stephen Kelly vs. Princeton, Sankey was named one of 28 nominees for the 2014 Tewaaraton Award presented by Panama Jack on April 25. Five finalists were named for the award on May 8 and the 2014 award winner will be named on May 29. Earlier this year, a pair of standout Tar Heel offensive players were named on February 27 to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List presented by Panama Jack. Sankey and junior midfielder Chad Tutton were both named to the 50-man Watch List. UNC s Marcus Holman was one of five

4 2014 CAROLINA HONOR ROLL All-Atlantic Coast Conference Jimmy Bitter, Junior, Attackman Joey Sankey, Junior, Attackman Chad Tutton, Junior, Midfielder Ryan Creighton, Senior Midfielder Tewaaraton Trophy Candidate Joey Sankey, Junior, Attackman ACC Defensive Player of the Week Austin Pifani, March 25, 2014 ACC Offensive Player of the Week Joey Sankey, April, 1, 2014 Senior CLASS Award Candidate Ryan Creighton, Senior, Midfielder U.S. Men s National Team Selection Marcus Holman, Attackman, Class of 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List Joey Sankey, Junior, Attackman Chad Tutton, Junior, Midfielder Athletic Director s Scholar-Athlete Award Frankie Kelly, Sr. Midfielder 2014 MLL Draft Selections Ryan Creighton, 2nd Round, Florida Launch R.G. Keenan, 7th Round, Ohio Machine Mark McNeill, 7th Round, Chesapeake Bayhawks Face-Off Magazine Preseason All-America Selections Chad Tutton, 1st Team, Midfielder Joey Sankey, 2nd Team, Attackman Ryan Creighton, 3rd Team, Midfielder Jimmy Bitter, Honorable Mention, Attackman Kieran Burke, Honorable Mention, Goalkeeper Evan Connell, Honorable Mention, Defenseman 2014 Coaches Preseason All-ACC Selections Ryan Creighton, Senior, Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder Joey Sankey, Junior, Attackman Chad Tutton, Junior, Midfielder 2014 Tri-Captains Ryan Creighton, Senior, Midfielder Greg McBride, Senior, Midfielder Cam Wood, Senior, Midfielder 2013 U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame Ryan Wade, Midfielder, Class of 1994 IMLCA Creators Award Willie Scroggs, Head Coach, Mildred McCaskill Award (UNC Senior Who Exhibits Athletic Accomplishment, Scholarship Excellence, Service To Community Ryan Creighton, Senior Midfielder UNC Ultimate Team Award Captain Ryan Creighton, Senior Midfielder UNC Senior Year Top 10 Scholar Athletes Frankie Kelly, Senior Midfielder finalists for the award in He was only the second finalist in UNC history. The other Tar Heel was Jed Prossner. CREIGHTON A CANDIDATE FOR SE- NIOR CLASS AWARD: Senior tri-captain Ryan Creighton (West Chester, Pa.) was named one of 20 candidates for the prestigious 2014 Senior CLASS Award. The award annually honors one men s lacrosse player who exemplifies four areas of excellence -- community, classroom, character and competition. Creighton was seeking to become the fourth Tar Heel student-athlete in history to win a Senior CLASS Award. Tyler Hansbrough won the award for men s basketball in 2009, Ali Hawkins for women s soccer in 2010 and Kealia Ohai for women s soccer in Creighton was not on the list of 10 finalists for the awards that was named on April 3. KUDOS TO MARCUS: The Tar Heel lacrosse program received great news on CAROLINA QUICK FACTS First Varsity Season: 1949 All-Time Record: (.621) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 29 (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Head Coach: Joe Breschi (North Carolina 90) Record at UNC: 69-29,.704 (6th Year as head coach) Career Record: ,.636 (17th Year as head coach) Associate Head Coach: Pat Myers (6th season, Ohio State 03); Defensive Coordinator: Chris Feifs (5th season, Maryland 07); Assistant Coach: Brian Holman (6th season, Johns Hopkins 83) Director of Operations: Joe Martin Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Home Field: Fetzer Field (grass, 6,000 seats) 2014 Record: 10-4, ACC 2-3 Streak: Lost One Game 2014 Statistical Leaders Goals: Joey Sankey 31 Assists: Joey Sankey 24 Points: Joey Sankey 55 Man-Up Goals: Walker Chafee 5 Saves: Kieran Burke 142 Save Percentage: Kieran Burke.559 Ground Balls: Stephen Kelly 47 Face-Off Wins: Stephen Kelly 74 Shots: Joey Sankey 87 Shots on Goal: Joey Sankey 52 Caused Turnovers: Ryan Creighton 13 Face-off Percentage: Stephen Kelly,.612 MOST RECENT POLLS Warrior Men s Division I Media Poll (May 5) Rk Team W-L Pts. 1st Place 1. Loyola Denver Duke Syracuse Notre Dame Maryland Johns Hopkins Virginia North Carolina Penn Drexel Cornell Harvard Albany Hofstra Bryant Yale Air Force Lehigh Fairfield Votes: Army, Siena, Penn State, Richmond, Towson, Princeton USILA Men s Division I Coaches Poll (May 5) Rk Team Rec. Pts. (1st) Last 1. Loyola (9) 1 2. Denver Duke Syracuse Notre Dame Maryland Virginia Johns Hopkins t. Pennsylvania North Carolina Harvard Drexel Cornell Hofstra Albany Yale Air Force nr 18. Fairfield Bryant Army Votes: Lehigh, UMass, Siena, Princeton, Penn State February 5 when 2013 alumnus Marcus Holman was named as a finalist for selection to the U.S. National Team that will play this coming summer in the 2014 World Lacrosse Games in Denver, Colo. Holman was one of 30 U.S. players named to the roster and one of six attackmen chosen. The U.S. National Team is being coached this year by Furman head mentor Richie Meade, a 1976 University of North Carolina graduate. Holman is the son of UNC assistant coach Brian Holman and brother of former Tar Heel lacrosse player Matt Holman and current UNC women s lacrosse standout Sydney Holman. THE POLLS: The final two regular season polls were released this past Monday. North Carolina is ranked in a tie for ninth place in the USILA coaches poll heading into the post season. Carolina is ranked ninth in the Warrior media poll sponsored by Inside Lacrosse. THIRTEEN DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING GAMES: North Carolina has scored in double digits in 13 of the first 14 games of the 2014 season, including the first six games of the season. Dating back to last season, Carolina has scored in double digits in goals in 25 of the past 27 games. Duke is the only opponent to hold Carolina under 10 goals in the past 27 games. In both cases, Duke held Carolina to eight goals. The Blue Devils beat Carolina 11-8 on March 13, 2013 and 9-8 in overtime on CAROLINA PLAYERS AMONG ACTIVE NCAA CAREER LEADERS Career Points Per Game 14th, Joey Sankey, th, Jimmy Bitter, 2.74 Career Points 15th, Joey Sankey, 155 points 41st, Jimmy Bitter, 129 points Career Goals Per Game 34th, Jimmy Bitter, th, Joey Sankey, 1.85 Career Goals 28th, Joey Sankey, 89 goals 31st, Jimmy Bitter, 88 goals Career Assists Per Game 24th, Joey Sankey, th, Jimmy Bitter, 0.87 Career Assists 17th, Joey Sankey, 66 assists Career Saves Per Game 11th, Kieran Burke, Career Saves 17th, Kieran Burke, 341 saves Career Ground Balls Per Game 11th, R.G. Keenan, 6.02 Career Ground Balls 7th, R.G. Keenan, 349 ground balls Career Face-Off Win Percentage 23rd, R.G. Keenan, Career Face-Offs Won 5th, R.G. Keenan, 644 face-off wins Career Face-Off Attempts 5th, R.G. Keenan, 1,158 face-off attempts

5 Joey Sankey has been a dynamic player for Carolina all season, leading UNC in scoring with 55 points and goals with 31. March 15, OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION VERSUS JAS- PERS: North Carolina s 21-goal offensive effort versus Manhattan on February 16 marked the largest goal output for UNC in head coach Joe Breschi s six years as head coach. The Tar Heels had scored 20 goals in a game three times previously during his tenure. The 21 goals were the most for UNC in a game since April 26, 2001 when UNC beat NCAA Division II school Pfeiffer 27-7 at Henry Stadium. The last time Carolina had scored more than 21 goals against an NCAA Division I team was April 16, 1997 in a 22-2 victory at VMI. UNC has scored as many as 20 goals in a game five times during Coach Breschi s tenure including twice this season (Manhattan and Bucknell). POINTS STREAKS FOR JOEY AND Two-sport athlete Mark McNeill has been a leader of UNC s short stick defensive midfield and wing units on face-offs. JIMMY: Carolina junior attackmen Jimmy Bitter and Joey Sankey have two of the nine longest point scoring streaks currently active in NCAA Division I. Bitter has recorded points in 40 successive games dating back to March 16, That is the seventh longest streak in the nation. During those 40 games, he has recorded 79 goals and 39 assists for 118 points. Sankey has recorded at least one point in a game in 35 consecutive contests. His scoring streak began on April 20, Sankey s streak is the ninth longest in NCAA Division I at the present time. During that span, Sankey has recorded 71 goals and added 53 assists for 124 points. SANKEY S GOAL SCORING STREAK: Joey Sankey has scored goals in 15 successive games for the Tar Heels dating back to March 19, Sankey s goal scoring streak is currently tied for the ninth longest in NCAA Division I. HEAD COACH JOE BRESCHI: Joe Breschi is now in his sixth season as the head coach at his alma mater. Breschi has led the Tar Heels to double-digit win totals and NCAA Tournament bids in each of his first six seasons in Chapel Hill. Last year, he earned his 150th career coaching victory when Carolina beat Virginia in the ACC Tournament championship match on April 28, He was named ACC Coach of the Year in both 2010 and Breschi Coaching Facts: in six seasons at UNC (70.4) in 17 seasons overall (63.6) 8-12 in ACC regular-season games 4-4 in ACC Tournament games 3-5 in NCAA Tournament games at UNC; 4-8 in NCAA Tournament games overall in one-goal games at UNC versus ranked teams at UNC; 33-3 versus unranked teams at UNC 56-9 versus non-conference teams at UNC 42-8 in home games at UNC NORTH CAROLINA IN 2014 Home: 6-1 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Ranked Opponents 4-4 vs. ACC Teams 2-4 vs. Non-Conference Teams 8-0 When Scoring First: 6-3 When Opponent Scores First: 4-1 When leading at halftime: 7-3 When trailing at halftime: 1-0 When tied at halftime: 2-1 In overtime: 0-2 One-goal games: 1-3 Two-goal games: 1-1 Three-goal games: 2-0 Four-goal games: 2-0 Five-plus goal games: 4-0 Saturday or Sunday: 6-4 Weekday: 4-0 Series Record UNC vs. Denver (UNC leads 8-3) (UNC Home 5-1; UNC Away 3-1; UNC Neutral 0-1) Year Site UNC W/L Score 1999 A W H W H W A W H W A L H W A W H W H L 14-16% 2013 N L 11-12% %NCAA Tourn. HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE IN 17 YEARS: North Carolina averaged goals per game last season. That was the highest scoring average for the Tar Heels since the 1996 team scored goals per game. UNC scored 227 goals in 17 games last season. Carolina is slightly ahead of last year s scoring pace heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels are averaging goals per game to date during the 2014 season. ANOTHER DOUBLE DIGIT WIN SEA- SON UNDER COACH BRESCHI: Despite playing against one of the nation s toughest schedules in 2014, the Tar Heels reached a double digit win total for the sixth successive year under the tutelage of head coach Joe Breschi, who was hired in June The Tar Heels are 10-4 so far in the 2014 campaign Breschi is the first head coach in UNC history to post double digit win totals in each of his first six years mentoring the Tar Heels. Other than Breschi, Dave Klarmann ( ) is the only other coach to win 10 or more games in each of his first four seasons. Under Breschi s leadership, UNC went 12-6 in 2009, 13-3 in 2010, 10-6 in 2011, 11-6 in 2012, 13-4 in 2013 and 10-4 so far in The last time Carolina patched together six successive seasons with 10 or more wins was when the Tar Heels had at least double digits in wins for each of those six seasons. Contrast the current run of success with the fact over a 12-year span from , Carolina got to the 10-win plateau only twice, going 10-5 in 2004 and 10-6 in UNC VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS UNDER COACH BRESCHI: North Carolina has played nationally-ranked opponents 62 times in Joe Breschi s six-year coaching tenure. UNC is in those games, a winning percentage of 58.1 percent. Conversely, the Tar Heels are 33-3 against unranked opponents in his six seasons. Breschi is overall at Carolina in his six seasons as head coach. During Breschi s tenure, UNC s only losses to unranked teams came to Ohio State in 2011 and to

6 Most Ground Balls Per Game In A Career at UNC 6.77 by Shane Walterhoefer, , 57 games, 386 ground balls 6.54 by Jude Collins, , 63 games, 412 ground balls 6.02 by R.G. Keenan, , 58 games, 349 ground balls 5.79 by Joey Seivold, , 53 games, 307 ground balls 5.64 by Chris Walker, , 53 games, 299 ground balls 5.53 by Gary Seivold, , 53 games, 293 ground balls 5.30 by Ryan Wade, , 61 games, 323 ground balls Lehigh and Pennsylvania in CAROLINA S IMPROVEMENT IN ONE- GOAL DECISIONS: Prior to Joe Breschi taking over as head coach in 2009, UNC went 1-7 in games decided by one goal from midway through the 2004 season through the end of the 2008 campaign. Carolina has improved tremendously in one-goal games since Breschi arrived for the 2009 season. UNC is in games decided by one goal over the past six years. THREE TAR HEELS CHOSEN IN 2014 MLL DRAFT: Three seniors on the 2014 University of North Carolina men s lacrosse team were selected January 14 in the Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft. The draft was held at the Philadelphia Convention Center in conjunction with the annual convention of U.S. Lacrosse. Senior short defensive midfielder Ryan Creighton (West Chester, Pa.) was taken in the second round of the MLL Draft. He was the 12th pick overall in the draft and was taken by MLL s newest team, the Florida Launch. Creighton has been named an honorable mention All-America each of the past two years and is a tri-captain of the 2014 team. Two more Tar Heel seniors were taken in the seventh round with the first and second Sophomore goalkeeper Kieran Burke has started 31 successive games between the pipes for the Tar Heels. In 2013, he was the first frosh to start since picks of that round. Senior face-off man/ midfielder R.G. Keenan (Perry Hall, Md.) was chosen with the 49th pick overall by the Ohio Machine, where 2013 UNC alumnus Marcus Holman currently plays. Senior short stick defensive midfielder Mark McNeill (West River, Md.) was also chosen in the draft s seventh round. He was the 50th overall player taken in the draft and his rights were garnered by his home state team, defending MLL champions, Chesapeake Bayhawks. McNeill had a breakthrough year for the Tar Heels last year, playing especially well late in the season in leading UNC to the ACC title and a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals. FOUR TAR HEELS EARN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS: Four current Tar Heel players won gold medal rings at the U19 World Championships in Finland in July Sophomore midfielders Brent Armstrong and Steve Pontrello, redshirt freshman midfielder Michael Tagliaferri and freshman midfielder Stephen Kelly all played for the U.S. side. Carolina junior midfielder Chad Tutton was a member of Team Canada, which captured the silver medal. CAROLINA S STELLAR MARK IN NON- CONFERENCE GAMES: UNC s record in non-conference games continues to be one of the best in the nation over the past nine seasons. The Tar Heels have won 77 of their past 89 games against non-conference teams dating back to April 15, In Joe Breschi s six seasons as head coach, the Tar Heels are 56-9 against nonconference teams. The only losses were to Notre Dame in 2009, to Ohio State and Johns Hopkins in 2011, to Lehigh, Pennsylvania and Denver in 2012 and to Massachusetts, Notre Dame and Denver in CAROLINA S DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING GAMES: In Coach Joe Breschi s six years as head lacrosse coach at UNC, Carolina s success has clearly been tied to hitting the 10-goal plateau in a game. In fact UNC s loss to Virginia on April 26, 2014, marked only the 12th time in Breschi s coaching tenure that the Tar Heels have lost when they have reached the 10-goal plateau. UNC has scored at least 10 goals in a game in 74 of 98 games under Coach Breschi s direction dating back to the opening game of the 2009 season. Carolina is in those 74 games. In the 24 games under Coach Breschi s tutelage in which the Tar Heels have not reached the 10-goal mark, UNC has not fared nearly as well as when it scores in double figures. In fact, the Tar Heels record in those 24 games is just In the 2014 season, UNC has scored in double digit in goals in 13 of 14 games, missing only in a 9-8 overtime loss against Duke on March 15, CURRENT TAR HEEL CAREER MULTI-POINT, MULTI-GOAL, MULTI-ASSIST GAMES Brent Armstrong 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2014); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2014). Jimmy Bitter 29 multi-goal games (10 in 2012, 10 in 2013, 9 in 2014); 12 multi-assist games (4 in 2012, 5 in 2013, 3 in 2014); 36 multi-point games (13 in 2012, 13 in 2013, 10 in 2014). Will Campbell 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2012); 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2012); 4 multi-point games (2 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2014). Walker Chafee 4 multi-goal games (1 in 2012, 3 in 2014); 4 multi-point games (1 in 2012, 3 in 2014). Joe Costigan 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2013); 2 multi-point games (1 in 2013, 1 in 2014). Ryan Creighton 5 multi-goal games (2 in 2011; 2 in 2012, 1 in 2013); 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2012); 11 multi-point games (4 in 2011; 5 in 2012, 2 in 2013). Pat Foster 12 multi-goal games (4 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 7 in 2014); 6 multi-assist games (1 in 2011, 5 in 2014); 18 multi-point games (5 in 2011, 3 in 2012, 10 in 2014). Luke Goldstock 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2014); 2 multi-point games (2 in 2014). Duncan Hutchins 2 multi-goal games (1 in 2011, 1 in 2012); 2 multi-assist games (1 in 2011, 1 in 2012); 7 multi-point games (4 in 2011, 3 in 2012) R.G. Keenan 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2013); 2 multi-assist games (1 in 2012, 1 in 2013); 4 multipoint games (1 in 2011; 1 in 2012, 2 in 2013). Patrick Kelly 2 multi-goal games (1 in 2013, 1 in 2014); 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2014); 3 multi-point games (1 in 2013, 2 in 2014). T.J. Kemp 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2014); 3 multipoint games (1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2014). Peyton Klawinski 1 multi-goal game (1 in 2014); 1 multi-point game (1 in 2014) Greg McBride 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2014); 3 multi-point games (1 in 2012, 2 in 2013). Mark McNeill 3 multi-goal games (2 in 2011, 1 in 2013); 4 multi-point games (3 in 2011, 1 in 2013). Spencer Parks 2 multi-goal games (1 in 2013, 1 in 2014); 6 multi-point games (2 in 2013, 4 in 2014). Steve Pontrello 6 multi-goal games (3 in 2013, 3 in 2014); 9 multi-point games (3 in 2013, 6 in 2014). Joey Sankey 30 multi-goal games (7 in 2012, 14 in 2013, 9 in 2014); 21 multi-assist games (6 in 2012, 5 in 2013, 10 in 2014); 39 multi-point games (11 in 2012, 16 in 2013, 12 in 2014). Shane Simpson 2 multi-goal games (2 in 2014); 1 multi-assist game (1 in 2014); 5 multi-point games (5 in 2014). Michael Tagliaferri 2 multi-goal games (2 in 2014); 1 in multi-assist game (1 in 2014); 3 multipoint games (3 in 2014). Chad Tutton 17 multi-goal games (5 in 2012, 6 in 2013, 6 in 2014); 2 multi-assist games (1 in 2012, 1 in 2013); 22 multi-point games (6 in 2012, 9 in 2013, 7 in 2014). NEAR DOMINANCE AT HOME UNDER BRESCHI: UNC is 42-8 in home games in Coach Joe Breschi s six years at the helm of the Tar Heels. That s a winning percentage of 84.0 percent. UNC s only home losses during Breschi s four-year tenure include regular-season and ACC Tournament games to Duke in 2009, a regular-season loss to Duke in 2011, an NCAA Tournament loss to Maryland in 2011, regular-season losses to Lehigh and Virginia in 2012, an NCAA Tournament loss to Denver in 2012, a regular-season loss to Duke in 2013 and a regular-season loss to Notre Dame in CAROLINA IN HOME GAMES: North Carolina finished the 2014 regular season with an all-time record of

7 UPDATED SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS (Career highs reflect only two or more in each category) Brent Armstrong Goals: 2 vs. Furman, ; Points: 2 vs. Furman, ; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Denver, ; 2 vs. Bucknell, ; 2 vs. Maryland, ; Face-Offs Won: 6 vs. Maryland, ; Face-Off Percentage:.750 (3-4) vs. Bucknell, ; Face-off Attempted: 16 vs. Maryland, Jake Bailey Ground Balls: 5 vs. Duke, ; 5 vs. Virginia, ; Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Fairfield, Jimmy Bitter Goals: 5 vs. Air Force, ; Assists: 3 vs. Hofstra, ; 3 vs. Notre Dame, ; 3 vs. Princeton, ; 3 vs. Maryland, ; 3 vs. Brown, ; Points: 7 vs. Hofstra, ; Ground Balls: 6 vs. High Point, ; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Denver, Kieran Burke Saves: 23 vs. Virginia, ; Save Percentage:.767 vs. Virginia, ; Ground Balls: 7 vs. Air Force, Will Campbell Goals: 2 vs. Maryland, ; Assists: 2 vs. Detroit, ; Points: 2 vs. Detroit, ; 2 vs. Maryland, ; 2 vs. High Point, Walker Chafee Goals: 2 vs. Mercer, ; 2 vs. Manhattan, ; 2 vs. Dartmouth, ; 2 vs. Harvard, ; Points: 3 vs. Mercer, Evan Connell Ground Balls: 5 vs. Manhattan, ; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Brown, Joe Costigan Goals: 2 vs. High Point, ; Points: 2 vs. High Point, ; 2 vs. Furman, ; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Mercer, Ryan Creighton Goals: 3 vs. Air Force, ; Assists: 2 vs. Denver, ; Points: 3 vs. Air Force, ; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Massachusetts, ; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Duke, ; 2 vs. Princeton, ; 2 vs. Duke, ; 2 vs. Virginia, ; 2 vs. Syracuse, ; 2 vs. High Point, Pat Foster Goals: 3 vs. Maryland, ; 3 vs. Lehigh, ; 3 vs. Princeton, ; Assists: 4 vs. Virginia, ; Points: 5 vs. Bucknell, ; 5 vs. Virginia, ; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Maryland, Luke Goldstock Goals: 3 vs. Bucknell, ; Points: 4 vs. Bucknell, ; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Furman, Drew Hays Ground Balls: 3 vs. Furman, Connor Hunt Ground Balls: 3 vs. Michigan, ; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Michigan, Duncan Hutchins Goals: 2 vs. Penn, ; 2 vs. Princeton, 3-10, 2012; Assists: 2 vs. UMBC, ; 2 vs. Penn State, ; Points: 3 vs. Princeton, R.G. Keenan Goals: 2 vs. Virginia, ; Assists: 2 vs. Princeton, ; 2 vs. Brown, ; Points: 2 vs. Lehigh, ; 2 vs. Princeton, ; 2 vs. Brown, ; 2 vs. Virginia, ; Ground Balls: 12 vs. Navy, ; 12 vs. UMBC, ; Face-Offs Won: 20 vs. Princeton, ; Face-Off Percentage:.900 (18-20) vs. Navy, Frankie Kelly Ground Balls: 7 vs. Dartmouth, ; Face-Offs Won: 14 vs. Manhattan, ; Face-Off Percentage (minimum 10 taken):.777 (14-18) vs. Manhattan, Patrick Kelly Goals: 3 vs. Bucknell, ; Assists: 3 vs. Furman, ; Points: 4 vs. Furman, ; 4 vs. Bucknell, ; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Furman, Stephen Kelly Ground Balls: 13 vs. Princeton, ; Face-Offs Won: 15 vs. Princeton, ; Face-Off Percentage (less than 10 attempts):.875 (7-8) vs. Dartmouth, ; Face-Off Percentage (more than 10 attempts):.778 (14-18) vs. Bucknell, T.J. Kemp Goals: 2 vs. Furman, ; Points: 2 vs. Mercer, ; 2 vs. Princeton, ; 2 vs. Furman, Ryan Kilpatrick Ground Balls: 5 vs. Fairfield, ; Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Johns Hopkins, Peyton Klawinski Goals: 2 vs. Manhattan, ; Points: 2 vs. Manhattan, Jake Matthai Ground Balls: 4 vs. High Point, Greg McBride Assists: 2 vs. Duke, ; Points: 2 vs. Duke, ; 2 vs. Lehigh, ; 2 vs. Duke, ; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Jacksonville, Mark McNeill Goals: 2 vs. Robert Morris, ; 2 vs. Princeton, ; 2 vs. Denver, ; Points: 3 vs. Robert Morris, ; Ground Balls: 4 vs. Dartmouth, ; 4 vs. Virginia, ; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Maryland, Spencer Parks Goals: 2 vs. Massachusetts, ; 2 vs. Furman, ; Points: 2 vs. Massachusetts, ; 2 vs. Notre Dame, ; 2 vs. Furman, ; 2 vs. Manhattan ; 2 vs. Dartmouth, ; 2 vs. Princeton, ; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Duke, Austin Pifani Ground Balls: 5 vs. Duke, ; 5 vs. Harvard, ; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Dartmouth, Steve Pontrello Goals: 3 vs. Harvard, ; Points: 3 vs. Harvard, ; Ground Balls: 3 vs. Air Force, ; 3 vs. Bucknell, Zach Powers Ground Balls: 4 vs. Maryland, ; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Dartmouth, Joey Sankey Goals: 5 vs. Johns Hopkins, ; Assists: 4 vs. Princeton, ; 4 vs. Dartmouth, ; Points: 7 vs. Dartmouth, ; 7 vs. Dartmouth, ; 7 vs. Johns Hopkins, ; Ground Balls: 9 vs. Mercer, ; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Michigan, ; 2 vs. Virginia, ; 2 vs. Harvard, ; 2 vs. Maryland, ; 2 vs. Johns Hopkins, Matt Shannon Ground Balls: 3 vs. Princeton, ; 3 vs. Duke, Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Fairfield, ; 2 vs. Dartmouth, ; 2 vs. High Point, Shane Simpson Goals: 3 vs. Manhattan, ; Assists: 2 vs. Syracuse, ; Points: 3 vs. Manhattan, ; 3 vs. Maryland, ; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Notre Dame, ; Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Virginia, Michael Tagliaferri Goals: 3 vs. Duke, ; Assists: 2 vs. Bucknell, ; Points: 3 vs. Bucknell, ; 3 vs. Duke, ; Ground Balls: 2 vs. Manhattan, Jordan Smith Ground Balls: 4 vs. Dartmouth, ; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Duke, ; 3 vs. Lehigh, ; 3 vs. Harvard, Chad Tutton Goals: 4 vs. Duke, ; 4 vs. High Point, ; Assists: 2 vs. Detroit, ; 2 vs. Johns Hopkins, ; Points: 5 vs. Duke, ; Ground Balls: 5 vs. Duke, Cam Wood Ground Balls: 2 vs. Delaware, in home games. That included a 6-1 home record in UNC has a 68.9 winning percentage alltime in history in home games. THE ALL-TIME RECORD: North Carolina has an all-time record of in the sport of men s lacrosse. That is a winning percentage of.621. FOUR TAR HEELS NAMED TO ALL-ACC TEAM: Four members of the University of North Carolina men s lacrosse team were named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team on April 23 as announced by the league office in Greensboro. Junior attackman Jimmy Bitter, junior midfielder Chad Tutton, junior attackman Joey Sankey and senior short-stick defensive midfielder Ryan Creighton were named to the team from Coach Joe Breschi s Tar Heel team. Sankey was named to the All-ACC Team for the second straight year while Bitter, Creighton and Tutton were all first-time honorees. The four honorees were the most for the Tar Heels on the All-ACC Team since the 1993 team had seven selections. Sankey and Tutton have both started 14 games this year while Bitter has started 13, missing one game with an injury. Creighton is Carolina s tri-captain and one of the squad s top defensive midfield presences. Sankey leads the Tar Heels in goals with 31, assists with 24 and points with 55. He has scored on 35.6 percent of his shots this year and ranks first among attackman with 31 ground balls. Bitter is UNC s second leading scorer with 36 points on 29 goals and seven assists. He has scored on 38.2 percent of his shots and ranks second among UNC attackmen with 30 ground balls. Tutton is Carolina s most proficient goal

8 Chad Tutton has scored at least one goal in 36 of the past 40 games he has played in for the Tar Heels. scorer in the midfield with 22 tallies. He also has three assists and ranks fourth on the team in points with 25. He has three gamewinning goals, three man-up goals and 16 ground balls. Creighton is a key leader in a defensive unit allowing only 8.36 goals per game. He has five goals and an assist this year. In addition to his 12 ground balls, he leads the team this season with 13 caused turnovers despite missing two early-season games due to injury. THREE TAR HEELS NAMED PRE- SEASON ALL-ACC: The ACC coaches tapped three Tar Heels as 2014 preseason All-ACC choices. The trio included attackmen Joey Sankey, midfielder Chad Tutton and short-stick defensive midfielder Ryan Creighton. FACE-OFF YEARBOOK PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAS: Six Tar Heel players notched spots on the Face-Off Yearbook preseason All-America Team for Chad Tutton was named first team in the midfield, Joey Sankey second team on attack, Ryan Creighton third team in the short stick defensive midfield, Jimmy Bitter honorable mention on attack, Kieran Burke honorable mention in the goal and Evan Connell honorable mention on defense. WINS OVER NUMBER ONE: Carolina s Jimmy Bitter has recorded 14 career hat tricks for the Tar Heels victory over Maryland on March 22 at Kenan Stadium marked the third straight year in which Carolina has beaten a team ranked #1 in the nation. From 1997 through 2011, Carolina had failed to win any games against No. 1-ranked squads. North Carolina s 10-8 win at top-ranked Maryland March 23, 2013 resulted in a piece of history for the Tar Heel historical archives. It marked the first time in school history that Carolina had beaten teams ranked #1 in the nation in back-to-back seasons. Prior to defeating the Terrapins, the Tar Heels last win against a No. 1 team came on April 1, 2012 when Carolina defeated top-ranked Johns Hopkins 13-9 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in the Big City Classic. That win over Johns Hopkins had been an accomplishment in itself as prior to that win over the Blue Jays, Carolina had gone 16 years without beating a #1 team. On that occasion, Carolina outlasted top-ranked Virginia 19-18onApril6, 1996 at Fetzer Field. ANOTHER SEASON OPENING WIN: Carolina s victory over Furman on February 9 was the 16th in a row for the Tar Heels in a season opener. UNC has won every season opener since the 1999 season. Carolina s last loss in a season opener came on February 22, 1988 when the Tar Heels fell to Butler at Fetzer Field. CAROLINA PLAYER BULLET POINTS Brent Armstrong, Sophomore Midfielder, Falls Church, Va. Has run on the second midfield unit the second half of the season. Scored a career-high two goals versus Furman in the season opener. Won a career-high six face-offs in the 11-8 win over #1 Maryland on March 22. Jake Bailey, Junior Defenseman, Fairport, N.Y. In second year as a starter on the close defense unit for the Tar Heels. Has started all 14 games for the Tar Heels this season Has 27 ground balls. Scored game-clinching goal in win over #1 Maryland on March 22. Had a career high five ground balls against Duke on March 15 and Virginia on April 26. Caused a career high five turnovers in UNC s win over Fairfield on February 23, Jimmy Bitter, Junior Attackman, Stowe, Vt. Named to 2014 All-ACC Team. Honorable mention Face-off Yearbook preseason All-America. Played in 13 games this season, missing season opener against Furman with an injury. UNC s second leading point producer with 36 and second leading goal scorer with 29. Has six hat tricks this season, including in each of the last three games. Had a season-high four goals at Syracuse. Has recorded double digits in points in 10 of 13 games this year. Has 14 career hat tricks, matching Joey Sankey for the most on the squad. His 2014 hat tricks came in games against Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Duke, Syracuse, High Point and Virginia. Scored at least one goal in 35 of the past 37 games dating back to his freshman season. Currently on a 13-game goal scoring streak heading into the match against Denver. Has recorded at least one point in 40 straight games. That is the seventh longest streak in the nation and dates back to March 16, He has 79 goals and 39 assists for 118 points in that scoring streak. Scooped up a career high six ground balls in win at High Point. Has 88 career goals, the 20th highest total in Tar Heel history. Ranks 23rd in Carolina history in points with 129. His 59 goals through his sophomore season were the most career goals by a sophomore in UNC history. Had three game-winning goals last season, tied for the most by any UNC player in Had a career-high five-goal game against Carolina Players In the Tar Heel Record Book Most Goals Scored in a Career Name, Years Played Goals 1. Bert Fett ( ) Marcus Holman ( ) Jed Prossner ( ) Mac Ford ( ) John Webster ( ) Joey Sankey (2012-Active) Jimmy Bitter (2012-Active) 88 Tied 31st. Chad Tutton (2012-Active) 70 Most Assists in a Career Name, Years Played Assists 1. Bruce Ledwith ( ) Michael Burnett ( ) Marcus Holman ( ) Brendan Carey ( ) Dennis Goldstein ( ) Tied 11th. Joey Sankey (2012-Active) 66 Most Points in a Career Name, Years Played G A Pts 1. Marcus Holman ( ) Bruce Ledwith ( ) Bert Fett ( ) Michael Burnett ( ) Dennis Goldstein ( ) Joey Sankey (2012-Active) Jimmy Bitter (2012-Active) Tied 47th. Chad Tutton (2012-Active)

9 Air Force in the opening contest of his sophomore year. Tied his career high of three assists in a game on four occasions in Ranks 40th in the NCAA in career points per game at Stands 41st in NCAA in career points with th in NCAA career goals per game at Ranks 31st in career goals amongst active NCAA players with 88. Stands 49th in the NCAA in career assists per game at Kieran Burke, Sophomore Goalkeeper, Fort Salonga, N.Y. Has started 31 successive games for the Tar Heels over the past two years. In 2013, he was UNC s first freshman starter in goal since Paul Spellman in Currently ranked ninth in the nation in goals against average at Carries a save percentage into the Denver game. That ranks him 12th in NCAA Division I so far this season. Has 142 saves this season. Has been at 50 percent or above in save percentage in 11 of 14 games this season. Has 12 saves and allowed only four goals in win over Bucknell. Was excellent at Duke, making 15 saves and allowing the defending national champions only nine goals. Against top-ranked Maryland on March 22, he made 12 saves and allowed only eight goals. Saved better than 50 percent of the shots against him in wins over Johns Hopkins and Virginia. Had 14 saves in game at the Carrier Dome. Made 13 saves and allowed just eight goals in win at High Point. Had a season-high five ground balls in win over Virginia on April 5. Had 22 saves and nine goals allowed in opening three games of the season. Honorable mention Face-off Yearbook preseason All-America. Had 199 saves as a freshman. That was the seventh most in a season in school history. Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week three times as a freshman. Had a career high 23 saves in a game against Virginia on April 6, That was the most saves in a game by a Tar Heel goalkeeper since Paul Spellman had 25 saves versus Maryland on March 22, His best single-game save percentage is.767 against Virginia on April 6, 2013 (23 saves, 7 goals allowed). Had a career high seven ground balls in a game against Air Force in the opening game of his career. Amongst active NCAA goalkeepers he is 11th in career saves per game (11.00) and 17th in career saves (341) Walker Chafee, Junior Midfielder, Little Compton, R.I. Leads the team in extra-man goals with five Has scored eight goals this season on just 11 shots (.727). Scored a career high two goals in win over Harvard on March 18. Both were in extra-man situations and came just 30 seconds apart in the third quarter. Also had two goals this year against both Manhattan and Dartmouth. Needs two points to become the 11th Tar Heel this year with 10 or more points. Evan Connell, Sophomore Defenseman, Lutherville, Md. Honorable mention Face-off Yearbook preseason All-America. Scooped up a career high five ground balls in win over Manhattan. Started 14 games at close defense as a freshman in Was switched to long-stick midfield this year and was in the midst of a top notch season before suffering a lower body injury against Duke on March 15. He missed five games before returning to the lineup against High Point. Has played in nine games, scooping up 19 ground balls and causing five turnovers. His 15 caused turnovers as a freshman in 2013 was the most for a Tar Heel freshman since Charlie McComas had 16 in Ryan Creighton, Senior Midfielder, West Chester, Pa. Tri-captain of the 2014 Tar Heels. Named to 2014 All-ACC Team. One of the top short-stick midfielders in the college game. Has played in 12 games this year, scoring five goals and scooping up 12 ground balls. Leads the Tar Heel team in caused turnovers with 13. One of 20 candidates nationwide for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award. Won UNC s Mildred McCaskill Award as the men s senior student-athlete who exemplifies academic accomplishment, scholarship excellence and service to the community Was named the co-captain of the UNC Ultimate Team (top 10 studentathletes at the University) 2nd round draft pick of the MLL s Florida Launch. Third-team Face-off Yearbook preseason All-America. Had 11 goals in 2013, the most ever in a season by a UNC player exclusively playing short stick defensive midfield. Led the 2013 team in shooting percentage at.611. His 11 goals last season were the most by a UNC midfielder who did not start a Pat Foster is third on the Tar Heel team in scoring with 35 points. He had 37 points in his first three years combined as a Tar Heel. game since Mac Hammer had 12 tallies in Had a career-high four ground balls versus UMass in his junior year. Scored a career-high three goals in the opening game of his junior year against Air Force. Pat Foster, Senior Attackman, Lutherville, Md. Moved into starting lineup in the attack against Bucknell on March 11 after starting the year in the midfield. Carolina s third-leading scorer with 35 points on 18 goals and 17 assists. Also has 22 ground balls. His 35 points are just two shy he had in his first three years combined as a Tar Heel. Has 17 assists this year after notching 12 helpers from goals in 2014 are three more than the 15 he had in his freshman year, his previous season high. Has scored on 35.3 percent of his shots this year. Has recorded points in 12 of 14 games this season. Has two or more points in 10 games this season. Had a hat trick in Carolina s win at Princeton on March 7. That was his first hat trick since April 17, 2011 against Lehigh. Notched two goals and added three assists in a 20-4 win over Bucknell on March 11. The three assists matched his then career high set initially against Penn State on February 11, His five points against the Bison eclipsed his previous career high of four against Maryland on March 26, Against #1 Maryland on March 22, he had two goals and two assists as well as a career-high four ground balls. Had a career-high four assists in the regular season win over Virginia, including one on Steve Pontrello s game-tying goal with 2:33 to play in the game. Matched his career high for points in a game with five against Virginia in the ACC Showcase game (2 goals, 3 assists). Boasts three career hat tricks, the third

10 most on the squad. Luke Goldstock, Freshman Attackman, Niskayuna, N.Y. Top reserve in the attack unit who has also played some midfield this year. Has seven goals and three assists this year. Has played primarily on extra-man. One of 10 Tar Heels with 10 or more points this year. Ranks second on the team in extra-man goals with four. Had first hat trick of his career in victory over Bucknell on March 11. Also had an assist versus the Bison for a caree-high fourpoint game. Two of his three goals in the game came on the extra-man unit. R.G. Keenan, Senior Midfielder, Perry Hall, Md. Has missed six games this year after suffering a lower body injury in the season opener at Furman. Had opened his senior season with an 11-for-17 performance against the Paladins. Rallied UNC past Johns Hopkins on March 29, winning 4-of-5 face-offs in the third quarter as the Tar Heels outscored the Blue Jays 8-2 in the second half. Scored the eventual game-winning goal against the Blue Jays late in the third quarter. Against Virginia on April 5, he won 4-of-5 face-offs in the fourth quarter. His goal with 2:28 was the eventual game-winner in the win over the Cavaliers. Amongst active NCAA players he ranks 11th in ground balls per game (6.02), seventh in ground balls (349), 23rd in face-off winning percentage (.556), eighth in face-off wins (644) and fifth in face-off attempts (1,158) Had the game-winning goal in back-toback games against Johns Hopkins and Virginia on March 29 and April 5. Ranks second all-time in face-off wins in Carolina history with 644, trailing only Shane Walterhoefer who had 723 from Has 349 ground balls in his career, trailing only Jude Collins (412) and Shane Walterhoefer (386) on Carolina s all-time list. Has won at least 15 face-offs in a game on 16 occasions in his career Won a career high 20 face-offs versus Princeton on March 9, Also has won 19 face-offs in a game twice and 18 on six other occasions. Had 111 ground balls in 2013, the sixth most in a season in school history. Also topped the 100 ground ball plateau with 109 in 2011 and 102 in Has three of the top six face-off win seasons in UNC history in 2012 (fourth), 198 in 2013 (fifth) and 191 in 2011 (sixth). Was named All-ACC Tournament two years in a row (2012 & 2013). Scored a career high two goals against Virginia in 2013 ACC Championship Tournament final. Chosen in the seventh round of the 2014 MLL Draft by the Ohio Machine. Frankie Kelly, Senior Midfielder, Lutherville, Md. Won the team s Athletic Director Scholar- Athlete Award for the school year. One of the winners of the UNC Senior Year Top 10 Scholar-Athlete accolades. Won a career-high 14 face-offs in Carolina s victory over Manhattan. Won 14 of 18 face-offs against the Jaspers, a winning percentage of.778. Also won 11 of 18 face-offs against Dartmouth. The 11 wins were the third most in a game in Kelly s career. Overall, he has won 40 of 81 face-offs this season. Has 16 ground balls including five against both Manhattan and Dartmouth. Patrick Kelly, Sophomore Midfielder, Timonium, Md. Runs in Carolina s second midfield unit. Has five goals and five assists this season. Notched the first hat trick of his career in Carolina s victory over Bucknell on March 11. Had a four-point game versus the Bison, matching his career high for points in a match. Had a career-high four points in UNC s season-opener against Furman. His three assists againt the Paladins were a career high. Stephen Kelly, Freshman Midfielder, Lutherville, Md. Standout face-off man and midfielder who has been out of the lineup the past six games. Broke his right wrist against Harvard on March 18 and had successful surgery six days later. Had a career high 15 face-off wins against Princeton on March 7, Won 15 of 26 face-offs against the Tigers and had a career-high 13 ground balls in the game. His 15 face-off wins versus Princeton were the most in a game by a Tar Heel since R.G. Keenan won 15 versus Lehigh on May 11, It was the 58th time in UNC history a player had won 15 or more face-offs in a game. His 13 ground balls against Princeton were the most by a Tar Heel in a game since Shane Walterhoefer had 15 against Providence on March 11, It was only the eighth time in UNC history a player has had as many as 13 ground balls in a game. Won 14 of 18 face-offs against Bucknell on March 11 to go along with 10 ground balls. His back-to-back double digit ground ball games were the first by a Tar Heel since R.G. Keenan had 10 versus UMass on February 16, 2013 and 10 versus Fairfield on February 23, Went head-to-head against Duke firstteam All-America Brendan Fowler on March 15, winning 13 of 20 face-offs in the game. Against Harvard, the game he broke his wrist in, he won 13 of 25 face-offs and had eight ground balls. Leads Carolina in ground balls with 47. Tar Heel leader in face-off victories with 74 and in face-off percentage at.612. Attempted 121 face-offs before being hurt against the Crimson. Scored a highlight reel back-handed goal in Carolina s victory at Princeton on March 7. Against Dartmouth he won 7 of 8 faceoffs and had seven ground balls. T.J. Kemp, Senior Midfielder, Chattanooga, Tenn. Has spent time with both the second and third midfield units this year. Had a career-high two goals in the Tar Heels season opener at Furman. Ryan Kilpatrick, Junior Defenseman, West Chester, Pa. Standout Carolina long-stick defensive midfielder. Has played in all 14 games this season. Has 21 ground balls this year including a season high four versus Dartmouth. Also in double digits in caused turnovers with 10. Had a career-high four caused turnovers in UNC s win at Johns Hopkins. Had a goal and three assists as a sophomore, including his first career assist. Scored against Denver in 2013 NCAA quarterfinals. Almost doubled his ground ball total from his freshman to sophomore years. He had 36 ground balls as a sophomore after having 21 as a freshman. Jake Matthai, Sophomore Midfielder, Baltimore, Md. Talented short stick defensive midfielder for the Tar Heels. Has scored five goals this season on just 12 shots. Has 14 ground balls this year, including a season high three versus Harvard. Scooped up a career high four ground balls in win over High Point in his freshman year. Greg McBride, Senior Midfielder, Baltimore, Md team tri-captain. Four-year stalwart in Carolina s shortstick defensive midfield unit. Had career-high two assists in game at Duke. Missed three games with a lower body injury. Has played in 11 games overall, recording three assists while scooping up eight ground balls. Had eight assists in 2013 after having five helpers in his first two years combined. Had 10 points as a junior, three more

11 than his seven points from Totaled seven caused turnovers as a junior after having seven caused turnovers combined in his first two years. Mark McNeill, Senior Midfielder, West River, Md. A four-year stalwart in Carolina s shortstick defensive midfield unit. Also plays wide receiver on the Tar Heel football team. A key player in UNC s clearing game. Has played in all 14 games this season. Has 29 ground balls in his senior year. Has had two or more ground balls in nine games. Has scored goals this year against Bucknell and Harvard. Had career high for ground balls in a game with four against Dartmouth and Virginia (regular season). Caused a career high two turnovers versus Maryland on March 22. Drafted in the seventh round of the MLL Draft by the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Scored two goals in last year s NCAA quarterfinal game versus Denver. His 20 ground balls in 2013 were more than double his nine ground balls from the previous year. Austin Pifani, Freshman Defenseman, Roslyn, Pa. Outstanding close defenseman who has started all 14 games for the Heels this year. Has scooped up 29 ground balls, tied for first among close defensemen. Has 10 caused turnovers, including three versus Dartmouth. Tallied first goal of his career versus the Big Green. Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on March 25 after leading strong defensive effort in an 11-8 win over #1 Maryland and a victory over Harvard earlier in the week. Had a career high five ground balls against Harvard. Held Harvard attackman Ian Ardrey to no goals and no assists and a season-low one shot in UNC s win. Helped lead the Tar Heels defense against then #1 Maryland, limiting the Terps to what was then a season-low 8 goals for them and handing them their first loss of the season. Guarded standout Maryland attackman Matt Rambo and held him to 0-for-7 shooting. Has had five ground balls in a game this year against both Duke and Harvard. Had a season-best three caused turnovers in win over Dartmouth. Steve Pontrello, Sophomore Midfielder, Marlton, N.J. Starts on Carolina s first midfield unit. Two-year starter for the Tar Heels. Has 13 goals this season to go along with three assists and 13 ground balls. Recorded the first hat trick of his career in Carolina s win over Harvard on March 18. Scored two goals each in back-to-back wins over Johns Hopkins and Virginia. Tallied the game-tying goal with 2:33 to play in come-from-behind win over Virginia. Had hree multi-goal games as a freshman with two goals each against Notre Dame, Virginia and Lehigh Posted a career high three ground balls against Air Force in opening game of his career. Tallied three game-winning goals as a freshman, tied for the most by any Tar Heel last year. Zach Powers, Sophomore Defenseman, Columbus, Ohio Leader in Carolina s long-stick defensive midfield unit. Has played in all 14 games for the Tar Heels this season. Has 10 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. Had a career-high five ground balls in victory over #1 Maryland on March 22. Caused a career high three turnovers in win over Dartmouth. Joey Sankey, Junior Attackman, Warminster, Pa. Heads into the Denver game with a 15-game goal scoring streak. That streak started on May 19, 2013 against UD in the NCAA quarterfinals. Has 33 goals during that span which matches the ninth longest current goal scoring streak in the nation. Leads Carolina in goals with 31, assists with 24 and points with 55. Incredibly consistent scorer who has recorded three or more points in 11 of the 14 games this year. Has 10 games with two or more assists this season including a season-high four versus Darmouth. Has 31 ground balls this season to lead UNC attackmen. Had seven against Bucknell and six against Dartmouth. For his career he ranks 19th in UNC history with 89 goals, 11th in UNC history with 66 assists and 16th in UNC history with 155 points. Has scored at least one goal in 32 of the past 35 games dating back to his freshman season. Opened the season with successive hat tricks against Furman, Manhattan and Dartmouth. Also had three-goal games against Bucknell and Virginia and a five-goal game versus Johns Hopkins. Scored a career high five goals in Carolina s victory at Johns Hopkins. His seven points versus the Blue Jays equaled his career high total. He also had seven points twice versus Dartmouth ( and ). Had four assists versus Dartmouth on February 22, equaling his career high originally set against Princeton in his sophomore year. Currently ranks 14th in NCAA Division I stats in points per game this season at Was one of 28 nominees for the 2014 Tewaaraton Award. Second-team Face-off Yearbook preseason All-America. Has 14 career hat tricks, matching Jimmy Bitter for the most on the team. Was named ACC co-offensive player of the week on April 1 after scoring a careerhigh five goals and totaling seven points overall in a 13-9 come-from-behind win at Johns Hopkins on March 29. Has 35 consecutive games with a point, the eighth-longest streak in NCAA Division I. That streak started on April 20, 2012 and during that time he has scored 71 goals and recorded 53 assists for 124 points. Named All-ACC in each of the past two seasons. Had 58 career goals through two seasons, the second most by a sophomore in UNC history. Named ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice in his sophomore year. As a sophomore he had what was then a career-high four goals in a game in three consecutive games versus Dartmouth, Maryland and Brown. Posted a career high four assists against Princeton on March 9, Notched a career high seven points against Dartmouth on March 18, Ranks in six categories in NCAA career statistics on the offensive end of the field Ranks 14th in points per game (3.23), 15th in career points (155), 35th in goals per game (1.85), 28th in career goals (89), 24th in assists per game (1.38) and 17th in NCAA career assists (66) Shane Simpson, Freshman Midfielder, Hamilton, Ontario Runs on Carolina s first midfield unit as a freshman. Has started the last 12 games for the Tar Heels. Has 11 goals and six assists this season for 17 points. Heads into the Denver game having recorded points in six straight games. Had the first hat trick of his career in Carolina s win over Manhattan. Had two assists in game at Syracuse. Against Maryland he matched his career high for points with three (two goals, one assist). Jordan Smith, Senior Defenseman, Winston-Salem, N.C. * Four-year starter in the close defense for the Tar Heels. Carolina s most improved player in Starter on close defense in all 13 games this year. Has 14 ground balls this year and eight caused turnovers. Has season high three ground balls

12 versus Notre Dame. Matched his career high for caused turnovers in a game with three versus Harvard. Has started 27 successive games on close defense, including the last 13 contests of 2013 and all 14 this season. Had 13 caused turnovers as a junior after having 12 caused turnovers in his first two seasons combined. Michael Tagliaferri, Freshman Midfielder, Danville, Calif. Has had an injury prone sophomore year, Greg McBride joins Ryan Creighton and Cam Wood as 2014 senior tri-captains. seeing action in only nine games. Has played in only one game since getting hurt against Harvard on March 18. Split time between first and second midfield units before being injured. Recorded the first hat trick of his career in Carolina s game at Duke on March 15. Had a pair of assists in win over Bucknell as well as a goal for a career-high three points. Tallied a pair of goals versus Dartmouth. Chad Tutton, Junior Midfielder, Courtice, Ontario Named to 2014 All-ACC Team. Three-year starter in Carolina s first midfield unit. Started all 14 games this year and has 22 goals (tops among UNC midfielders) and three assists for 25 points. Has scored multiple goals in six games. Has four hat tricks this season. Had season high for points with four against Princeton (3 goals, 1 assist) and High Point (4 goals). Ranks 31st in Carolina history in goals scored with 70 and he is 47th in career points with 86. Tutton has two of the 15 longest goal scoring streaks in UNC history (a 19-game streak and a 12-game streak). Has scored at least one goal in 36 of the past 40 games dating back to his freshman year. Recorded at least one point in 38 of the past 41 games. Had a 19-game goal scoring streak stopped on March 15 against Duke. That streak had begun against Princeton on March 9, That streak was the seventh longest goal-scoring streak in Tar Heel history. Also had a 12-game goal scoring streak that ran from March 21, 2012 through February 23, That streak was the 14th longest by a Carolina player in history. Has 12 career hat tricks, the third most on the team behind Jimmy Bitter and Joey Sankey. His hat tricks this year have come against Manhattan, Princeton, Syracuse and High Point. Leads the Tar Heels with three gamewinning goals this year. Ranks third on the team in extra-man goals with three. His four goals against High Point on April 20 matched his career high set initally against Duke in the 2014 ACC Tournament semifinals. Named to 2014 Tewaaraton Award Watch List. First-team Face-off Yearbook preseason All-America. Named to All-ACC Tournament Team two years in a row (2012 and 2013). Tallied a career-high four goals against Duke in 2013 ACC Tournament semifinal. Also had a career-high five points against Duke in the same game. His six man-up goals in 2013 led the team. His 28 goals in 2013 were the most by any UNC midfielder since Sean DeLaney s 35 goals in GAME SUMMARIES TAR HEELS DROP CLOSE MATCH TO WAHOOS IN ACC SHOWCASE: #8 Virginia outscored #6 North Carolina 9-3 over the last 33 minutes of the game to rally past the Tar Heels in the ACC Showcase game at PPL Park on April 25. The Tar Heels ended their regular season with a 10-4 record with the losses coming by a total of five goals. Mark Cockerton led the Cavaliers to the victory with a seven-point night on four goals and three assists. James Pannell added three goals and one assist for UVA while Ryan Tucker and Tyler German each had two goals for Virginia. German had the game-winning goal for the Cavaliers with six minutes to play. Pat Foster led the Tar Heels offensively with a five-point night on two goals and three assists. Jimmy Bitter added a hat trick for UNC while Joey Sankey had a goal and two assists. Bitter now has 14 career hat tricks. After the teams were tied at 4-4 at the end of the first quarter, UNC scored four straight goals to open the second period. Jimmy Bitter s goal with 6:26 to play in the second quarter gave Carolina an 8-4 lead but from that point on Virginia dominated the game, limiting Carolina to just three goals in the final 36:26 of action. Trailing 8-5 at the half, Virginia scored twice in the opening 1:06 of the third quarter and eventually tied the game at 9-9 on Ryan Tucker s goal with 7:31 left in the period. Virginia outshot the Tar Heels 14-5 in the period and outscored Carolina 5-3 to pull within one goal entering the fourth quarter. Virginia outscored the Tar Heels 3-0 in the final period to pull away for the victory and Matt Barrett made four of his nine saves in the final period to fend off any late offensive charge by Carolina. STRONG FOURTH QUARTER LIFTS HEELS PAST PANTHERS: Chad Tutton, Jimmy Bitter and Joey Sankey combined for nine goals and Kieran Burke made 13 saves as sixth-ranked North Carolina outlasted High Point 12-8 on April 18 before a crowd of 1,897 fans at Vert Stadium. The crowd was the second largest for a home High Point lacrosse match, exceeded only by the crowd of 2,004 which saw the Panthers against Delaware on February 2, UNC scored only one goal in the first quarter and was held scoreless in the third quarter but it exploded for six goals in the second and five in the fourth period. The Tar Heels took the lead for good on a Joey Sankey goal with 10:09 left in the second quarter although the Panthers twice pulled within a single goal in the second half of play. Chad Tutton had a season-high four goals for the Tar Heels as he recorded the 12th hat trick of his career. He matched his career high for goals in a game set originally against Duke on April 26, Jimmy Bitter had three goals for Carolina as he recorded a hat trick for the second straight game and now has 13 for his career. Joey Sankey had two goals and two assists for Coach Joe Breschi s team while Steve Pontrello had a goal and an assist. Seven different Panthers scored in the game led by Raleigh native Mitchell Dupere who had two goals and an assist. Matt Thistle, the Panthers leading scorer, had a goal and two assists. The game was fairly even statistically with UNC holding a edge in shots and a advantage in ground balls. High Point led at the face-off circle, winning 14 of 24 draws. Both goalkeepers - Kieran Burke for UNC and Austin Geisler of High Point - had 13 saves in the match. Jamie Piluso won 14 of 24 face-offs for the Panthers and he had a game-leading 10 ground balls. Jimmy Bitter led the Tar Heels with six ground balls. High Point had 16 turnovers in the game, including 13 that were forced by UNC players. Eleven different Tar Heels had caused turnovers, led by Evan Connell and Ryan Creighton with two each. Carolina committed 12 turnovers.