The North Carolina men’s lacrosse team resolve in winning at Virginia enters the second year of the John Haus’ which was only the second ACC coaching era in the year 2002 with renewed win for the Tar Heels since 1996 optimism. and winning in the last second of After posting only one winning season since the game at Navy. Haus hopes 1996, the Tar Heel men’s lacrosse program is that those kind of experiences looking to have a breakthrough year in 2002 will give an inexperienced team that will elevate the team back into the Top 10 like the Tar Heels the confidence in the nation and into the NCAATournament to be able to compete in close for the first time since 1998. games in the future. It will not be an easy task, however. The One thing is for sure. The Tar Tar Heels again face one of the top schedules Heel team worked hard in the off- in the nation and 13 lettermen and four starters season to improve itself and Haus from the 2001 squad must be replaced. But was pleased with the attitude of Haus, who returned to his alma mater in the the returning players. This year’s summer of 2000 after head coaching stints at senior class could become the Washington College and Johns Hopkins, does first since 1975 to have never have 32 lettermen and six returning starters to made an NCAA T o u r n a m e n t work with as he seeks to craft this Tar Heel appearance and that has driven team into a unit worthy of post-season consid- the upperclassmen to improve eration. The Tar Heels have also added Haus’ their conditioning, stick skills and first recruiting class as the UNC head coach team chemistry during the sum- and Carolin lacrosse fans are justifiably excit- mer and fall ball. This Tar Heel ed about the chances that this 13-man group team returns several key players Midfielder Pat Jackson heads a seven member senior will include several impact players right off in the senior and junior classes, class for the Tar Heels in 2002. A Baltimore native and the bat. has a sophomore class returning Loyola High School grad, Jackson has been in the mid - Haus’ first Carolina team went 6-6 in 2001 which showed some definite die rotation since his freshman year and is counted on (1-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference). Key promise last season and a fresh- for good things again this year. losses to Patriot League champion Bucknell man class which is Haus’ first and UMBC (by one goal on the road) denied recruiting class, a group of play- the Tar Heels a chance to play in the NCAA ers with tremendous potential. 26 goals and 12 assists for 38 points and he Tournament. The Heels also lost to ACC The Tar Heels will however have to replace ended his Carolina career 10th in points and champion Duke twice, to Maryland and to some key components of the 2001 team. Gone fifth in goals. Johns Hopkins. But Carolina showed some are first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference After three years as one of the top long stick players Bobby defenders in the country, Gormsen moved into Gormsen and a starting role for the Tar Heels at close Jeff Sonke as defense as a senior, started all 12 games and well as another was named first-team All-ACC and honorable starter on last mention All-America. Gormsen was the year’s defense, leader of the Tar Heel defense in 2001 and he Hunter Sims, finished second on the team in ground balls and Carolina’s with 47. top two faceoff Other key losses included Sims, who started men last year-- all 12 games on close defense, and the faceoff Ryan Damon duo of Hammer and Damon. Hammer led the and Mac team in ground balls with 50, won 47 faceoffs H a m m e r . and had nine points in his senior year. Damon Sonke was was limited by injuries as a senior but also won named All- 47 faceoffs. A C C in both Other losses included defensive middie Joel 2000 and 2001 Miller, defender Jon Mankein, goalkeepers and was also Rob D’Urso and John Cattonar and attackman named a second Judd Lattimore. Lattimore had seven points as team All- a senior and D’Urso started six games for America each UNC last year , allowing 9.3 goals per contest of those sea- and saving 54 percent of the shots against him. sons by the Rounding out the list of lost lettermen are U . S . midfielder Peyton Chane, who missed last sea- I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e son because of injury, defenseman John L a c r o s s e O’Hara and midfielder Peter Dell’Olio. Of the A s s o c i a t i o n . 13 lost lettermen, eight were seniors last sea- He was son. One of North Carolina’s top returnees is sophomore attackman Andrew C a r o l i n a ’ s So the question now turns to what does Lucas. Lucas started all 12 games as a freshman and was UNC’s third- leading scorer Haus have to work with as the Tar Heels pre- leading scorer with 11 goals and eight assists. last season with pare for the 2002 campaign. The answer is 32 returning lettermen and a 13 member freshman 3 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

class that should give the Tar Heels a strong N.Y. (Yorktown High School) infusion of talent. and Drew Habeck of Crownsville, Carolina’s attack unit will be headed up by Md. (Severn School). returning starters Steven Will, a junior from The Tar Heel midfield unit will Phoenix, Md., and Andrew Lucas, a sopho- be led by junior tri-captain Austin more from Glen Arm, Md. Will is a two-year Garrison of New Canaan, Conn. starter for the Tar Heels, having played mid- who is a two-year starter. The field as a freshman before being converted to athletic Garrison was Carolina’s attack last season. Will was Carolina’s second fourth leading scorer for the 2001 leading scorer last season with 19 goals and 10 team with seven goals and 12 assists, shooting 27 percent. Lucas started all assists for 19 points. Garrison also had 34 ground balls last sea- son. Other top returning letter- men in the midfield include sen- iors Pat Jackson (Timonium, Md.) and Tim Gosier (Roxbury, Mass.). Jackson has seen exten- sive playing time each of his three years at Carolina and had eight goals and one assist last season. Gosier had a career high 10 goals for the Tar Heels last season. Both are expected to produce at the highest levels of their careers as seniors. The Tar Heel midfield corps Sophomore Matt Pessagno was a pleasant surprise for took a hit in the preseason when the Tar Heels last season. He came off the bench early sophomore Lance Zimmerman and then earned starts in the last six games as a defen - (Cockeysville, Md.) tore an ante- sive midfielder and wing player on faceoffs. rior cruciate ligament and had knee surgery and is out for the (Dulaney High School), the younger brother of season. Zimmerman was the Tar Heels’ fifth UNC starting junior attackman Steven Will, leading scorer as a freshman last season with Teddy Hayes (Chevy Chase, Md., The Landon eight goals and four assists. School), Matt McIntosh (Brentwood, Tenn., Other returning lettermen include juniors Montgomery Bell School), whose brother is a Kyle Bell (Baltimore, Md.), Peter Anselmo junior at UNC and a special team starter on the (Massapequa, N.Y.), Justin Reed (Darien, football squad, and Brian Dibbert (Chapel Hill, Senior midfielder Tim Gosier looks to have Conn.), Brandon Pierce (Durham, N.C.) and N.C., Durham Academy), whose father is pres- a standout final season as a Tar Heel. He Jack Alsup (Winston-Salem, N.C.) as well as ident of the UNC General Alumni showed marked improvement as a junior sophomores Jesse Kohler (Timonium, Md.), Association. and scored 10 goals on the season. Phil Pennington (Birmingham, Mich.), Kevin Defensively the Tar Heels will count on Frew (Baldwin, Md.), Johnny S e i v o l d returning starters Ronnie Staines and Zack 12 games for the Tar Heels just like Will and (Efland, N.C.), Dave Duffy (Garden City, Leader to lead the way. Staines, a sophomore was the third-leading scorer with 11 goals and N.Y.), Dan Stringer (Baltimore, Md.), Brad from Severna Park, Md., started all 12 games eight assists for 19 points while scoring 26.8 Coker (Knoxville, Tenn.). for the Tar Heels on close defense last season, percent. Bell is one of the Tar Heels’ veteran middies scooping up 29 ground balls. Leader, a junior A third attack returnee for the Tar Heels is having played extensively the past two sea- from Birmingham, Mich., missed all of last senior Andy Jonas, one of the tri-captains and sons. Last year he had seven goals and two season, but he started all 14 games for UNC on a Charlotte, N.C. native. Jonas has seen exten- assists for the Tar Heels. Anselmo also saw close defense in the 2000 season. sive playing time as a reserve each of the past his first season of extensive playing time a Another player with starting experience is two seasons. He also started some games for year ago, appearing in 11 games. sophomore Matt Pessagno (Harwood, Md.) the Tar Heels in 2000. Last season he had Of the current sophomores Seivold and who started the last six games of the 2001 sea- three goals and one assist in 10 games. Frew saw the most playing time last season. son as a long stick defender and a wing player The rest of the attack unit is less experi- Seivold played in all 12 games for the Tar on faceoffs. He played in a total of 11 games enced. Steve Perdue, a Flemington, N.J. Heels and had two goals and one assist. Frew last season and had 23 ground balls. native is the only other returning letterman, but also played in all 12 games and had two goals The defensive unit has already take some off Coach Haus hopes that a cadre of freshmen and one assist along with 11 ground balls. He season injury hits. Senior Dane Almassy can step up and play at a high level immedi- was UNC’s third option on faceoffs behind (Flanders, N.J.) and junior Ben Dobson ately. seniors Damon and Hammer and he won 31 of (Charlotte, N.C.) are both lost for the season The freshman attackmen include Jed his 58 tries. due to injuries. Dobson blew out an anterior Prossner from Easton, Md. who as a senior at Freshman additions to the corps of midfield- cruciate ligament. had knee surgery in the fall McDonogh School last year was named the ers include Paul Burnett of Stevensville, Md. and is lost for the season. Almassy has had Metro Player of the Year by the Baltimore (Severna Park High School), the nephew of several concussions and will have to sit out the Sun. Good things are also expected from first former Tar Heel All-America Michael Burnett season as well. Dobson played in 11 games year players Mike McCall from Yorktown, (1980-83), Bryant Will of Phoenix, Md. last season and started six times, picking up 10

4 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide ground balls. Also lost for the season is senior ranked Virginia, a Sean Hizey (Durham, N.C.) who has been lost team it upset on the to off season wrist surgery. road last season, on Other returning letter winners on defense April 6. The Tar include senior Matt Rabil (Winston-Salem, Heels will also meet N.C.), junior Bowen White (Summit, N.J.) and one of those ranked sophomores Joe Hubbard (Chapel Hill, N.C.) A C C teams and and Joe Paglino (Troy, Mich.). hopefully two of Coach Haus will be looking to a promising them when they play group of freshmen to provide the Tar Heels in the Atlantic Coast with the depth they will need on the defensive C o n f e r e n c e end of the field. This corps of first year play- Tournament at ers includes David DiBianco of Washington, Durham, N.C. on D.C. (The Landon School), J.J. LaSeta of April 19 and 21. Phoenix, Md. (Boys Latin School) and Charley Other nationally Conkling of Lutherville, Md. (St. Pauls ranked teams the Tar School). Heels will face this UNC returns a veteran player in the goal in season include 14th- Kris Blindenbacher, a senior tri-captain from ranked Navy on Nerberth, Pa. Blindenbacher has been a starter March 2 in Chapel between the pipes since his freshman year. He Hill, 18th-ranked was bothered by injuries last year after suffer- UMBC on April 13 ing a concussion in practice prior to the game in Chapel Hill and at Navy. Blindenbacher played 345 minutes in 1 9 t h - r a n k e d goal last season and had a goals against aver- Bucknell, the age of 8.70. He played in seven games and defending champion had six starts, saving 59.0 percent of the shots of the Patriot on goal against him. League, on February Besides Blindenbacher the Tar Heels have 23 in Lewisburg, Pa. one other goalkeeper with college experience The Tar Heel Steven Will, a junior attackman, is Carolina’s returning scorer from but it accounts for only 16:30 in one game. schedule is rounded last season. The athletic player, who can also play midfield, had 19 That is junior Andrew Larkin of Severna Park, out with games goals and 10 assists for the Tar Heels last season. Md. Coach Haus is also high on two freshman against Ohio State in goalkeepers who have joined the Tar Heels. the season opener in Richard Thomas is a native of Baltimore, Md. Chapel Hill on February 16, against Delaware Chapel Hill on March 17 and at Fairfield on and played at The Gilman School while Paul in Chapel Hill on March 9, against Denver in April 27. Spellman is a native The main focus of the Tar Heel season will of Cockeysville, be to show marked improvement on the field Md. and played at over the travails of the last five campaigns. St. Pauls School. UNC hopes to secure only its second winning The Tar Heels are season since 1996, win the Atlantic Coast ranked #12 in the Conference championship for the first time preseason coaches since 1996 and earn the team’s first NCAA poll by Lacrosse Tournament bid since 1998. NorthCarolina is Magazine. The Tar also determined to win its first NCAA Heels face a chal- Tournament game since the 1993 NCAA lenging schedule semifinals when the Tar Heels defeated Johns that includes at least Hopkins en route to a championship game six games against appearance. The Tar Heels have lost their last teams ranked above five tournament games. them in the presea- Some teams would view the above trends in son poll. The Tar a depressing manner but NorthCarolina in the Heels will play at 2002 season is taking on the reversal of those eighth-ranked Duke, fortunes as a challenge. Some lacrosse pundits the defending have said the Tar Heels are at least a year away Atlantic Coast from returning to the lacrosse big time but this Conference champi- Tar Heel team does not want to hear such talk. on, on March 20, at Coach Haus has been impressed with this fourth-ranked Johns group’s willingness to work in the off season Hopkins on March to get better. He hopes that extra work will 29 and at #10 pay off on the field. One thing is sure. The Hofstra on May 1. Tar Heels will take no opponent lightly and UNC will host fifth- Johnny Seivold ran in the second midfield unit for the Tar Heels as Haus has imbued a new tradition at Carolina ranked Maryland on a freshman last season and will probably compete there again this which will see Tar Heel teams play a more March 23 and sixth- season. He played in all 12 games for UNC last year. physical and hard working style on the field.

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School: University of North Carolina Founded: 1789 Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Nickname: Tar Heels Colors: Carolina Blue & White Enrollment: 24,635 (15,400 undergraduates) Chancellor: Dr. James Moeser (Texas ’61) Athletic Director: Dick Baddour (North Carolina ’66) Senior Associate Athletic Director for Olympic Sports: Beth Miller (Appalachian State ’68) Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Home Field, Surface, Capacity: Robert Allison Fetzer Field, Grass, 5,025 Head Coach: John Haus (North Carolina ’83) Men’s Lacrosse Office Phone: (919) 962-5411 Record at School, Number of Years: 6-6, One Year Overall Head Coaching Record, Number of Years: 73-34, Seven years Assistant Coaches: Todd Cavallaro (Johns Hopkins ’94), J.P. Stewart (Hampden-Sydney ’95), Pat Olmert (North Carolina ’89) Men’s Lacrosse Secretary: Donna Cheek (919) 962-5411 Team Physician: Bryan Smith Team Orthopaedist: Louis Almekinders Head Trainer: Rob Schneider Assistant Trainers: Thomas Michell, Michelle Smith, Erica Booth, Michelle Boling, Chuck Thigpen 2001 Overall & Conference Records: 6-6, ACC 1-2 (Tied for Third Place) 2001 ACC Tournament Finish: Lost to Duke 11-9 in semifinals Ronnie Staines started all 12 games as a freshman last year in the Tar Heel defensive unit.

2001 National Finish: Did Not Qualify for NCAA Tournament, Ranked 16th in final U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/STX coaches’ poll Top Returnees—Name (Year, Position, Pertinent Stats, Honors from 2001): Kris Blindenbacher, Sr., GK, 6 starts, .590svpct, 8.70gaa; Steven Will, Jr., A, 19g, 10a, 29pts; Andrew Lucas, So., A, 11g, 8a, 19pts; Austin Garrison, Jr., M, 7g, 12a, 19pts; Tim Gosier, Sr., M, 10 g; Lance Zimmerman, So., M, 8g, 4a, 12pts; Pat Jackson, Sr., M, 8g, 1a, 9pts; Kyle Bell, Jr., M, 7g, 2a, 9pts; Kevin Frew, So., M, 31/58 faceoffs; Ronnie Staines, So., D, 12 starts; Matt Pessagno, So., D, 6 starts. Key Losses—Name (Position, Pertinent Stats, Honors from 2001): Bobby Gormsen, D, 12 starts, All-ACC, Honorable Mention All- America; Jeff Sonke, A, All-ACC, Second-Team All-America, 26g, 12a, 38pts; Ryan Damon, M, 47/96 faceoffs; Mac Hammer, M, 6g, 3a, 9pts, 47/99 faceoffs; Hunter Sims, 12 starts, D; Robert D’Urso, 6 starts, GK, .538svpct, 9.39gaa. Starters Returning/Lost from 2001: 6/4 Letter Winners Returning/Lost from 2001: 32/13 Men’s Lacrosse Publicist: Dave Lohse Office Phone: 919-962-7257 Home Phone: 919-967-7272 Fax Number: 919-962-0612 Fetzer Field Press Box Number: 919-962-1460 Lohse’s Email Address: [email protected] Mailing Address: Sports Information Office, P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2126 Shipping Address: Sports Information Office, 300 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Athletic Department Web Site: http://www.tarheelblue.com Kris Blindenbacher had an outstanding goals against aver - Email Address: [email protected] age of 8.70 last season. Web Site: http://www.tarheelblue.com

6 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide 2002 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA MEN’S LACROSSE NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Jed Prossner A 6-1 180 Fr. Easton, Md. (McDonogh) 2 Jesse Kohler* M 5-10 148 So.-R Timonium, Md. (Gilman) 3 #Kris Blindenbacher*** G 6-2 200 Sr. Narberth, Pa. (Haverford) 4 Phil Pennington* M 6-1 165 So. Birmingham, Mich. (Seaholm) 5 Tim Gosier*** M 5-10 189 Sr. Roxbury, Mass. (Concord-Carlisle) 6 Zack Leader** D 6-0 210 Jr.-R Birmingham, Mich. (Seaholm) 7 Steven Will** A 6-2 175 Jr. Phoenix, Md. (Dulaney) 8 Ronnie Staines* D 6-4 195 So. Severna Park, Md. (Severn) 9 Lance Zimmerman* M 5-10 170 So. Cockeysville, Md. (Gilman) 10 Steve Perdue** A 5-10 170 Sr. Flemington, N.J. (North Hunterdon) 11 Andrew Larkin** G 6-1 195 Jr. Severna Park, Md. (Severn) 12 Kevin Frew* M 6-3 195 So. Baldwin, Md. (Calvert Hall) 13 Andrew Lucas* A 6-0 200 So. Glen Arm, Md. (Gilman) 14 Joe Paglino* D 6-2 190 So. Troy, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 15 Pat Jackson*** M 5-9 175 Sr. Timonium, Md. (Loyola) 16 Matt Rabil*** D 5-10 185 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (McCallie) 18 #Andy Jonas*** A 5-10 180 Sr.-R Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Country Day) 19 Peter Anselmo** M 6-1 185 Jr.-R Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) 20 Matt Pessagno* D 6-3 200 So. Harwood, Md. (St. Mary’s) 21 Johnny Seivold* M 5-9 160 So.-R Efland, N.C. (Durham Academy) 22 Justin Reed** M 5-10 175 Jr.-R Darien, Conn. (Darien) 23 Brandon Pierce** M 5-9 170 Jr. Durham, N.C. (Jordan) 24 Joe Hubbard* D 6-1 185 So.-R Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chapel Hill) 25 Paul Burnett M 5-8 175 Fr. Stevensville, Md. (Severna Park) 26 Dave Duffy* M 6-0 191 So. Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) 27 #Austin Garrison** M 6-2 195 Jr. New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan) 28 Bryant Will M 6-4 200 Fr. Phoenix, Md. (Dulaney) 29 Kyle Bell** M 5-10 175 Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Loyola) 31 Dan Stringer* M 6-0 170 So. Baltimore, Md. (Calvert Hall) 32 David DiBianco D 6-0 180 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Landon) 33 Dane Almassy*** D 5-11 185 Sr. Flanders, N.J. (Lawrenceville) 34 Brad Coker* M 6-0 170 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) 35 Jack Alsup** M 5-10 165 Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (Reynolds) 36 Mike McCall A 5-11 175 Fr. Yorktown, N.Y. (Yorktown) 37 Teddy Hayes M 6-2 185 Fr. Chevy Chase, Md. (Landon) 38 Sean Hizey*** D 5-10 190 Sr. Durham, N.C. (Riverside) 40 Paul Spellman G 5-10 185 Fr. Cockeysville, Md. (St. Pauls) 41 Drew Habeck A 6-1 207 Fr. Crownsville, Md. (Severn) 42 Richard Thomas G 5-11 175 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Gilman) 43 J.J. LaSeta D 6-0 195 Fr. Phoenix, Md. (Boys Latin) 44 Bowen White** D 6-2 190 Jr. Summit, N.J. (Summit) 45 Ben Dobson** D 6-1 190 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Country Day) 46 Matt McIntosh M 6-2 180 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell) 47 Charley Conkling D 6-1 188 Fr. Lutherville, Md. (St. Pauls) 48 Brian Dibbert M 5-10 180 Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Durham Academy) R=Red-shirt *Letters Earned #2002 Captains Head Coach: John Haus Assistant Coaches: Todd Cavallaro, J.P. Stewart, Pat Olmert Head Athletic Trainer: Rob Schneider Assistant Trainers: Thomas Michell, Michelle Smith, Erica Booth, Michelle Boling Sports Information Director: Dave Lohse Academic Advisor: Robert Mercer Games Operations Coordinator: Ellen Culler Scoreboard Operators: Gary Burns, Walter Holt Equipment Manager: Gail Basnight Sports Administrator: Beth Miller

Senior tri-captain Andy Jonas

7 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University University of North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse 2002 Schedule Day Date Opponent/Tournament Site Time Saturday February 16 Ohio State Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Saturday February 23 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. 1 p.m. Saturday March 2 Navy Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Saturday March 9 Delaware Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Sunday March 17 Denver Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Wednesday March 20 Duke Durham, N.C. 7:30 p.m. Saturday March 23 Maryland Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Friday March 29 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. 7:30 p.m. Saturday April 6 Virginia Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Saturday April 13 UMBC Chapel Hill 3:30 p.m. Friday April 19 ACC Tournament Semifinals Durham, N.C. (Duke) 6 p.m. Sunday April 21 ACC Tournament Final Durham, N.C. (Duke) 3 p.m. Saturday April 27 Fairfield Fairfield, Conn. 1 p.m. Wednesday May 1 Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. 7:30 p.m. Saturday May 11 NCAA First Round Games Providence, R.I. (Brown) TBA Sunday May 12 NCAA First Round Games Newark, Del. (Delaware) TBA Saturday May 18 NCAA Quarterfinal Games Hempstead, N.Y. (Hofstra) TBA Sunday May 19 NCAA Quarterfinal Games Baltimore, Md. (Johns Hopkins) TBA Saturday May 25 NCAA Semifinal Games New Brunswick, N.J. (Rutgers) TBA Monday May 27 NCAA Championship Game New Brunswick, N.J. (Rutgers) TBA All times listed are for the Eastern Time Zone. Men’s Lacrosse home games are played at Fetzer Field with the exception of the Ohio State game which will be played at Henry Stadium and the UMBC game which will be played at Kenan Stadium.

OHIO STATE Fedorjaka (Hobart ‘89) DELAWARE February 16, 2002– 1 p.m. – Chapel Hill, N.C. 2001 Overall Record: 10-4 March 9, 2002 - 1 p.m. - Chapel Hill, N.C. Location: Columbus, Ohio 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 6-0, 1st Location: Newark, Del. Enrollment: 55,043 2001 NCAA Finish: NCAA First Round Enrollment: 17,500 Nickname: Buckeyes Lacrosse SID: Jon Terry Nickname: Fightin’ Blue Hens Colors: Scarlet and Gray SID Phone: (570) 577-3121 Colors: Royal Blue & Gold President: Dr. William E. Kirwan SID Fax: (570) 577-1660 President: David P. Roselle Athletics Director: Andy Geiger Website: www.BucknellBison.com Athletics Director: Edgar N. Johnson Conference: Great Western Lacrosse Leauge Lacrosse Office Phone: (570) 577-3059 Conference: America East Conference Facility (Capacity): Jesse Owens Memorial Facility (Capacity): Rullo Stadium (2,000) Stadium NAVY Head Coach (Alma Mater): Bob Shillinglaw Head Coach (Alma Mater): Joe Breschi March 2, 2002 - 1 p.m. - Chapel Hill, N.C. (North Carolina ‘74) (North Carolina ‘90) Location: Annapolis, Md. Coach’s Career Record: 210-188, 26 years Coach’s Career Record: 29-24 (4) Enrollment: 4,000 Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): G r e g Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): Jay Stalfort Nicknames: Midshipmen, Mids Carroll , Kevin Wayne (5), Dennis Stewart (1) Colors: Navy Blue & Gold 2001 Overall Record: 6-9 2001 Overall Record: 8-6 Superintendent (Alma Mater): Vice Adm. 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 3-2, 3rd 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 2-3 (Tied John Ryan, USN (Navy ‘67) 2001 NCAA Finish: Did Not Qualify Fourth Place) Athletics Director (Alma Mater): C h e t Lacrosse SID: Scott Selheimer 2001 NCAA Finish: Did Not Qualify Gladchuk SID Phone: (302) 831-2186 Lacrosse SID: Leanne Parker Conference: ECAC SID Fax: (302) 831-8653 SID Phone: (614) 292-6861 Facility (Capacity): Rip Miller Field (3,500) Website: www.udel.edu/sportsinfo SID Fax: (614) 292-8547 Head Coach (Alma Mater): Richie Meade Lacrosse Office Phone: (302) 831-8661 Website: ohiostatebuckeyes.com (NorthCarolina ‘76) Lacrosse Office Phone: (614) 688-4275 Coach’s Career Record: 74-65, 11 years DENVER Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): M a t t March 17, 2002 - 1 p.m. - Chapel Hill, N.C. BUCKNELL Goers(Towson 95), John Tillman, USN (Cornell Location: Denver, Colorado February 23, 2002 – 1 p.m. – Lewisburg, Pa. ‘91), Ray Finnegan (Navy ‘75) Enrollment: 9,450 Location: Lewisburg, Pa. 2001 Overall Record: 8-5 Nickname: Pioneers Enrollment: 3,650 2001 Conference Record &Finish: 4-2, 3rd Colors: Crimson and Gold Nickname: Bison 2001 NCAA Finish: Did Not Qualify President: Daniel L. Ritchie Colors: Orange & Blue Lacrosse SID: Stacie Michaud Athletics Director: Dr. M. Dianne Murphy President (Alma Mater): Dr. Steffen H. SID Phone: (410) 293-4517, Ext. 136 Conference: Great Western Lacrosse Leauge Rogers (Georgia Southern ‘64) SID Fax: (410) 293-8954 Facility: Denver Lacrosse Field Athletics Director: John Hardt Website: www.navysports.com Head Coach (Alma Mater): Jamie Munro Conference: Patriot League Lacrosse Office Phone: (410) 293-5547 (Brown) Head Coach (Alma Mater): Sid Jamieson Coach’s Career Record: 20-19 (3) (Cortland State ‘64) Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): T r e v o r Coach’s Career Record: 213-208, 34 years Teirney (Princeton 00), Geoff Bieging (Denver Assistant Coach (Alma Mater): F r a n k 00), Neil Munro (Brown 92)

8 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide 2001 Overall Record: 6-7 JOHNS HOPKINS Coach’s Career Record: 128-66, 15 years 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 3-2 2nd March 29, 2002 - 7:30 p.m. - Baltimore, Md. Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): Jarred 2001 NCAA Finish: Did Not Qualify Location: Baltimore, Md. Testa, Rocco Vicchio (UMBC ‘81) Lacrosse SID: Daniel Lust Enrollment: 3,900 2001 Overall Record: 5-7 SID Phone: (303) 871-7555 Nickname: Blue Jays 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 2-4 SID Fax: (303) 871-3890 Colors: Columbia Blue & Black 2001 NCAAFinish: Did Not Qualify Website: www.DenverPioneers.com President (Alma Mater): Dr. William R. Lacrosse SID: Steve Levy Lacrosse Office Phone: (303) 871-3531 Brody (MIT) SID Phone: (410) 455-2197 Athletics Director (Alma Mater): Tom Calder SID Fax: (410) 455-3994 DUKE (Hofstra ‘75) Website: www.umbc.edu/umbc.athletics March 20, 2002 - 7:30 p.m. - Durham, N.C. Conference: Independent Lacrosse Office Phone: (410) 455-1323 Location: Durham, N.C. Facility (Capacity): Homewood Field (8,500) Enrollment: 6,207 Head Coach (Alma Mater): Dave Pietramala FAIRFIELD Nickname: Blue Devils (John Hopkins ‘89) April 27, 2002 - 1 p.m. - Fairfield, Conn. Colors: Royal Blue & White Coach’s Career Record: 31-21, 5 years Location: Fairfield, Conn. President (Alma Mater): Dr. Nannerl O. Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): S e t h Enrollment: 3,000 Keohane (Wellesley ‘61) Tierney (Johns Hopkins ‘91), Bill Dwan (Johns Nickname: Stags Athletics Director (Alma Mater): Joe Alleva Hopkins ‘91), Howard Offit (Johns Hopkins Colors: Red & White (Lehigh ‘75) ‘81) President: Fr. Aloysius P. Kelly Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 2001 Overall Record: 8-4 Athletics Director (Alma Mater): Eugene P. Facility (Capacity): Koskinen Stadium (6,500) 2001 NCAAFinish: NCAA Quartefinalist Doris (Fordham) Head Coach (Alma Mater): Mike Pressler Lacrosse SID: Ernie Larossa Conference: Independent (Washington & Lee ‘82) SID Phone: (410) 516-0552 Facility (Capacity): Alumni Field (3,000) Coach’s Career Record: 185-75, 17 years SID Fax: (410) 516-7482 Head Coach (Alma Mater): Ted Spencer Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): J o e Website: www.hopkinssports.com (Massachusetts ‘85) Alberici (Alfred ‘91), John Lantzy (Michigan Lacrosse Office Phone: (410) 516-7479 Coach’s Career Record: 49-42, 7 years State ‘91) Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): A n d y 2001 Overall Record: 11-6 VIRGINIA Towers (Brown), Geoff Champney 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 2-1, April 6, 2002 - 1 p.m. - Chapel Hill, N.C. 2001 Overall Record: 7-8 2001 NCAAFinish: NCAA Quarterfinalist Location: Charlottesville, Va. 2001 Conference Record &Finish: 3-2 2nd Lacrosse SID: Art Chase Enrollment: 18,346 2001 NCAA Finish: Did Not Qualify SID Phone: (919) 684-2633 Nicknames: Cavaliers, Wahoos, ‘Hoos Lacrosse SID: Patrick Nugent SID Fax: (919) 684-2489 Colors: Orange & Blue SID Phone: (203) 254-4000, Ext. 2878 Website: www.goduke.com President (Alma Mater): John T. Casteen, III SID Fax: (203) 254-4117 Lacrosse Office Phone: (919) 684-4427 (Virginia ‘65) Website: www.fairfieldstags.com Athletics Director (Alma Mater): T e r r y Lacrosse Office Phone: (203) 254-4000, Ext. MARYLAND Holland (Davidson) 2941 March 23, 2002 - 1 p.m.- Chapel Hill, N.C.. Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Location: College Park, Md. Facility (Capacity): Klockner Stadium (7,000) HOFSTRA Enrollment: 33,006 Head Coach (Alma Mater): D o m S t a r s i a May 1, 2002 - 7:30 p.m. - Hempstead, N.Y. Nicknames: Terrapins, Terps (Brown ‘74) Location: Hempstead, NY Colors: Red, White, Black & Gold Coach’s Career Record: 200-82, 19 years Enrollment: 13,000 President (Alma Mater): C.D. Mote, Jr. Assistant Coaches: Mark Van Arsdale, David Nickname: Pride (California ‘59) Curry, Hannon Wright Colors: Gold, White and Blue Athletics Director (Alma Mater): Deborah A. 2001 Overall Record: 7-7 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Yow (Elon ‘74) 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 1-2 Athletics Director: Harry Royle Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 2001 NCAAFinish: NCAA Quarterfinalistt Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Facility (Capacity): Byrd Stadium (48,055) Lacrosse SID: Michael Colley Facility (Capacity): Hofstra Stadium (15,000) Head Coach (Alma Mater): Dave Cottle SID Phone: (804) 982-5500 Head Coach (Alma Mater): John Danowski (Salisbury ‘78) SID Fax: (804) 982-5525 (Rutgers. 76) Coach’s Career Record: 181-70 19 years Website: www.virginiasports.com Coach’s Career Record: 168-110 Assistant Coaches (Alma Maters): D a v e Lacrosse Office Phone: (804) 982-5715 Assistant Coaches Bill Wilson and Sean Smith Slafkosky (Johns Hopkins ‘74), Jon Stainbrook 2001 Overall Record: 10-7 (Nazareth ‘93) UMBC 2001 Conference Record &Finish: 4-1, 2nd 2001 Overall Record: 13-3 April 13, 2002 - 3:30 p.m. - Chapel Hill, N.C. 2001 NCAAFinish: 11th 2001 Conference Record & Finish: 2-1, 1st Location: Baltimore, Md. Lacrosse SID: Jim Sheehan 2001 NCAAFinish: NCAA Quarterfinalist Enrollment: 11,000 SID Phone: (516) 463-6764 Lacrosse SID: Jason Yellin Nickname: Retrievers SID Fax: (516) 463-4859 SID Phone: (301) 314-7062 Colors: Gold, Black & Red Website: www.hofsta.edu/sports SID Fax: (301) 314-9094 President (Alma Mater): Dr. Freeman Lacrosse Office Phone: (516) 463-6628/6617 Website: www.umterps.com Hrabowski Lacrosse Office Phone: (301) 314-7114 Athletics Director (Alma Mater): Dr. Charles Brown (Long Island ‘67) Conference: ECAC Facility (Capacity): UMBC Stadium (4,500, AstroTurf) Head Coach (Alma Mater): Don Zimmerman (Johns Hopkins ‘76) 9 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

Personality Chart Heels as a freshman...played against Fairfield, College Major…Advertsing Ohio State and UMBC. College Minor...American History Prep: Graduated in 1999 from R.J. Reynolds Post-School Ambition…Career in sales or High School...played four years of lacrosse in #33 marketing in New York City the attack and the midfield, ran cross country H o b b i e s …Traveling, eating, frisbee, golf, for two years and played midfield on the soc- Dane Almassy learning about and visiting ancient historical cer team for one year at Reynolds...served as Senior sites captain of Reynolds varsity and Tomahawk Defenseman People Who Have Had the Greatest Lacrosse Club teams two years each...second- Influence on Your Athletic Career…M y team All-State selection in North Carolina in 5-11, 188 brother and Mark Tummillo 1998 and 1999 seasons...a North Carolina sen- Flanders, N.J. Athletes You Most Admire…Matt Crofton, ior all-star choice...member of National Honor Lawrenceville School Chuck Bednerick, Mark Tummillo Society and National Latin Honor Society for Best Books You’ve Ever Read…The Sun three years each...junior marshal...North General: Three-year letter winner who can Also Rises, The Natural Carolina Scholar...member of Key Club...was play both in the midfield and on the defensive Favorite Foods…Lobster, Antipasta, Veal in Top 10 of high school graduating class. unit...a good practice player...will miss the Scallopini P e r s o n a l : Given name is John McRae entirety of the 2002 season because of recur- Favorite TV Shows…Different Strokes, Alsup...nicknamed “Melodrama”...the son of ring head injuries...has suffered several con- Seinfeld Bob and Jean Alsup...has one brother...was cussions and doctors have recommended he Biggest Sports Thrill...Playing for New born June 6, 1980 in Winston-Salem, utilize a red-shirt year in 2002. Jersey state football championship in Giants N.C....history and political science double 2001 Season: Saw action in one game as a Stadium major...wants to pursue a law career....hobbies junior...played in a relief role against Pfeiffer. Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed…Goodfellas, are playing lacrosse, biking, reading, playing 2000 Season: Played in three games for the Grosse Point Blank with his dog and fishing...biggest sports thrills Tar Heels...played against Navy, UMBC and Interesting Fact…Spent the last seven sum- have been scoring four goals and adding two Lehigh...had one ground ball and one take- mers traveling overseas assists in North Carolina high school all-star away against the Mountain Hawks. Complete Name…Dane Axel Almassy game and making the lacrosse team at UNC. 1999 Season: Saw significant experience as a Birthdate and Birthplace…October 11, 1978 Personality Chart reserve defensive midfielder his freshman in Hartford, Conn. College Majors…History & Political Science year...earned playing time in 10 games...had Parents’ Names…Budy and Sandy Almassy Post-School Ambition…Law School four ground balls and three takeaways on the Dane Almassy’s Stat Lines Hobbies…Lacrosse, biking, reading, playing season. Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB with my dog, fishing Prep: Was the lacrosse team captain at the 1999 . . .10/0 . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .4 People Who Have Had the Greatest Lawrenceville School in 1997...finished that 2000 . . .3/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Influence on Your Athletic Career… M y season with 17 goals, 13 assists and 94 ground 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Dad, Coach Tom Haus balls...a two-time All-Area selection in Totals . .14/0 . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .5 Athletes You Most Admire…Lou Holtz, Dan lacrosse...named Garden State All-Star in 1995 Career Highs: Ground Balls—2 vs. Air Jansen and 1996...was the Rutgers Camp face-off Force, 3-13-99. Best Book You’ve Ever Read…Crime and champion in 1995...played on lacrosse teams Punishment at Lawrenceville which were Iron Hills Favorite Foods…Steak, Pasta, Southern Conference champions three years and New Breakfast Jersey state champions in 1994...was a Top 40 Favorite TV Show…Tom Green All-Star selection in 1996...also played varsity Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed…Braveheart, football...was all-prep, all-area, all-conference, #35 Last of the Mohicans, Rudy, Star Wars defensive most valuable player and first team Biggest Sports Thrill…Playing for Carolina all-state defense in football...led the football Jack Alsup because it has always been my life long dream team to the New Jersey state title...member of Interesting Fact...I live on a steady diet of the Dean’s list every semester at Junior government cheese Lawrenceville School. Midfielder Complete Name…John McRae Alsup P e r s o n a l : Given name is Dane Axel 5-10, 175 Birthdate and Birthplace…June 6, 1980 in Almassy...nicknames include “Axel”, “Uncle Winston-Salem, N.C. D” and “The Raptor”...born October 11, 1978 Winston-Salem, N.C. Parents’ Names…Bob and Jean Alsup. in Hartford, Conn....has two brothers...son of R.J. Reynolds High School Jack Alsup’s Stat Lines Sandra and Bud Almassy...lists favorite book General: Two-time returning letter winner in Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB as The Natural and favorite movie as the midfield...can also play as an attacker...a 2000 . . .3/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Goodfellas...worked one summer on a 12th top practice player who will look for increased 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .2 . . .2 . .0 . .2 . . . .0 Century castle restoration in Spain...majors in playing time this year. Totals . .4/0 . . . . .2 . . .2 . .0 . .2 . . . .0 advertising with a minor in American histo- 2001 Season: Tapped for the Atlantic Coast Career Highs: Shots--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; ry...wants to pursue a career in sales or mar- Conference Academic Honor Roll for the Goals--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Points--2 vs. keting in New York City...athletes he most secnd straight year in the summer of Pfeiffer, 4-26-01. admires are Mark Tummillo and Chuck 2001...played in one game as a sophomore, Bednerick...biggest sports thrill was playing in scoring two goals against Pfeiffer. Giants Stadium in the 1996 New Jersey state 2000 Season: Named to 1999-2000 ACC high school football championship Academic Honor Roll...selected for the Dean’s game...loves to travel...studying the Arabic List in both semesters of the 1999-2000 school language. year...saw action in three games for the Tar 10 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Favorite Food...Lobster P e r s o n a l : Given name is Kyle Dennis Favorite TV Show...SportsCenter Bell...nicknamed “KB”, “Kaybough” or Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...The Godfather “Corkie”...parents’ names are Dennis and Complete Name...Peter John Anselmo Adrienne Bell...communications #19 Birthdate and Birthplace...October 14, 1979 major...would like to pursue a career as a in Garden City, N.Y. sportscaster...hobbies include fishing, playing Peter Anselmo Parents’ Names...John and Carol Anselmo video games, mountain biking and playing Junior Peter Anselmo’s Stat Lines golf...athletes he most admires are Matt Midfielder Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Crofton, Wayne Gretzky, Jim Thorpe, Jacques 1999 . . .2/0 . . . . .1 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .3 Green, Allen Iverson and Red Grange..says his 6-1, 185 2000 . . .6/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .2 biggest sports thrill is yet to come...had the Massapequa, N.Y. 2001 . . .11/0 . . . .4 . . .2 . .0 . .2 . . . .6 opportunity to caddy for Dan Marino in a golf Massapequa High School Totals . .19/0 . . . .5 . . .2 . .0 . .2 . . . .11 tournament in the summer of 1998. Year . . .FO Won FO Att .Pct. Personality Chart General: Lettered last season as a sophomore, 1999 . . .1 ...... 2 ...... 500 Nicknames: KB, Kaybough making a major contribution to the team...also 2000 . . .3 ...... 10 ...... 300 College Major...Communications saw extensive play as red-shirt freshman in 2001 . . .0 ...... 0 ...... 000 Post-School Ambition...Become a sportscast- 2000...red-shirted as a freshman in 1999 due to Totals . .4 ...... 12 ...... 333 er injury problems...plays the midfield...an out- Career Highs: Ground Balls—3 vs. Air Hobbies...Golf, fishing, playing video games, standing defender. Force, 3-13-99; Faceoffs--2 vs. Ohio State, 3- mountain biking 2001 Season: Played in 11 games as a jun- 18-00. People Who Have Had the Greatest ior...scored two goals and had six ground Influence on Your Athletic Career...My Dad balls...scored his goals against Duke and and My Grandfather Pfeiffer...had two ground balls each against Athletes You Most Admire...Matt Crofton, Fairfield and Maryland. Wayne Gretzky, Jim Thorpe, Jacques Green, 2000 Season: Played in six games for the Tar Allen Iverson and Red Grange Heels as a reserve midfielder...had ground #29 Favorite Foods...Crabs, Mom’s Spaghetti balls against both Butler and Ohio State...also Sauce, Steaks won two faceoffs against the Buckeyes. Kyle Bell Favorite TV Show...SportsCenter 1999 Season: Saw brief action in the midfield Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Caddyshack, for UNC as a freshman...played against Junior Midfielder The Usual Suspects, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Colgate and Air Force...scooped up three Biggest Sports Thrill...Still hasn’t happened ground balls, had one takeaway and won one 5-10, 175 yet of two faceoffs against the Falcons...earned a Interesting Fact...Caddied for Dan Marino in medical red-shirt because he had played in less Baltimore, Md. Loyola High School summer of 1998; My friends call me “Old than 20 percent of UNC’s games before suf- Swivel Chair” fering a season ending injury. General: Has been a top midfield performer Complete Name...Kyle Dennis Bell Prep: A three-sport standout at Massapequa for the Tar Heels each of the past two sea- Birthdate and Birthplace...April 10, 1981 in High School...played football four years, bas- sons...is expected to continue to play a lot in GBMC Hospital in Baltimore, Md. ketball one year and lacrosse four the midfield for UNC this year running on the Parents’ Names...Dennis and Adrienne Bell years...named a College Football Hall of Fame first or second unit...has scored 14 goals and Kyle Bell’s Stat Lines scholar-athlete...played on the Empire State has eight assists in his career. Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Bowl all-star football team...was all-confer- 2001 Season: Played in all 12 games for the 2000 . . .14/0 . . . .44 . .7 . .6 . .13 . . .13 ence in lacrosse and honorable mention all- Tar Heels during his sophomore year...had 2001 . . .12/0 . . . .34 . .7 . .2 . .9 . . . .11 county. seven goals including a career high two against Totals . .26/0 . . . .78 . .14 .8 . .22 . . .24 P e r s o n a l : Given name is Peter John Duke in the ACC Tournament...equaled his Career Highs: Shots--5 vs. Fairfield, 2-18- Anselmo...goes by Pete...nicknamed “Peter career high for points with a goal and an assist 01, vs. Butler, 3-17-01, and vs. Duke, 3-21-01; Man”...born October 14, 1979 in Rockville against Pfeiffer...had single goals against Goals--2 vs. Duke, 4-20-01; Assists--1 on Centre, N.Y.....has two sisters...son of John Fairfield, Delaware, Butler and Johns eight different occasions; P o i n t s - -2 vs. and Carol Anselmo...history major...athlete he Hopkins...had an assist versus Navy...season- Fairfield, 2-20-00, vs. Maryland, 3-25-00, vs. most admires is Bo Jackson individually...is a high for ground balls was three against Duke, 4-20-01, and vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; big fan of the New York Jets...biggest sports Bucknell...had two ground balls against Ground Balls-- 4 vs. Butler, 2-26-00; thrill was playing in the Nassau County foot- Fairfield, Navy and Butler. Takeaways--2 vs. Fairfield, 2-20-00. ball finals because it was the greatest game he 2000 Season: Played in all 14 games for the ever played in. Tar Heels as a freshman...had seven goals and Personality Chart six assists for 13 points...had 13 ground balls Nickname: Peter Man and four takeaways..scored his seven goals in College Major...History seven different games...had one goal and one Hobbies...Hanging out with friends, going to assist against both Fairfield and the beach, playing cards, cooking, eating the Maryland...had a season-high four ground edible food he cooks balls against Butler and a season-high two People Who Have Had the Greatest takeaways against Fairfield. Influence on Your Athletic Career...My par- Prep: Was one of the top players coming out ents of the Loyola Blakefield High School in Athletes You Most Admire...Bo Jackson, Baltimore in 1999...an All-Metro selection in members of the New York Jets the midfield for the Dons his senior year. 11 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com America’s Oldest Public University

saves and allowed only six goals allowed in in Blindenbacher win over Pennsylvania on March 13, Birthdate and Birthplace...Bryn Mawr 2000...had 58 ground balls on the season with Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pa., December 28, 1979 a season high eight against UMBC and seven Parents’ Names...Anthony and Debbie #3 against Delaware. Zappacosta 1999 Season: Was Carolina’s top backup in Kris Blindenbacher’s Stat Lines Kris goal as a freshman...turned in respectable Ye a r . .GP / G S . .GB . .MI N . . .SV . .GA .% . . .GA A Blindenbacher numbers while playing 210 minutes between 19 9 9 . .6/ 3 ...... 15 . . .21 0 : 0 0 . .41 . . .36 . . ..5 3 2 .10 . 2 9 Senior the pipes in six games...had 41 saves and 36 20 0 0 . .14 / 1 4 . . . . .58 . . .82 9 : 0 5 . .18 6 . .14 3 ..5 6 5 .10 . 3 5 goals allowed...also retrieved 15 ground 20 0 1 . .7/ 6 ...... 14 . . .34 5 : 0 0 . .72 . . .50 . . ..5 9 0 .8. 7 0 Goalkeeper balls...started three times...the starting assign- To t a l s .27 / 2 3 . . . . .87 . . .13 8 4 : 0 52 9 9 . .22 9 ..5 6 6 .9. 9 3 6-2, 200 ments came against Denver, Princeton and Career Highs: Saves—23 vs. Johns Hopkins, Narberth, Pa. Johns Hopkins...played the whole 60 minutes 4/1/00; Ground Balls—8 vs. UMBC, 4-15- in the game against Denver and saw 45 min- 00, and vs. Virginia, 4-7-01; Takeaways--2 Haverford School utes of action against Loyola in a relief vs. Virginia, 4-8-00. General: Three-year letter winner...a tri-cap- role...had a season high 11 saves versus tain of the 2002 Tar Heels...started three Denver, while allowing only four goals...his games for the Tar Heels as a freshman, was the performance against top-ranked Loyola was full-time starter as a sophomore and split time outstanding, making nine saves and allowing as the starter last year with Robert only five goals while playing the last three D’Urso...missed several games last season quarters of the game. #25 because of a concussion suffered in practice Prep: A two-time all-league and all-state prior to the Navy game...has made 299 career selection in lacrosse as a high school play- Paul Burnett saves and has 87 career ground balls...has a er...also named an All-America his senior year Freshman career goals against average of 9.93 goals per and the most valuable player of the state Midfielder contest and a career save percentage of .566. championship game his senior year...his team 2001 Season: Had career bests for goals lost in three overtimes in that game...captain 5-8, 175 against average (8.70 per game) and save per- and most valuable player of that Haverford Stevensville, Md. centage (.590)...missed several games in the School squad...also played basketball and foot- middle of the season after suffering a concus- ball for one year each at the Haverford Severna Park High School sion in practice prior to the Navy game...start- School...named All-Delco player of the year. General: Great addition to the UNCprogram ed six games and played in seven and had 72 Personal: Given name is Kristopher Feydt in the midfield unit...is the nephew of Tar Heel saves and 50 goals allowed...had 14 ground Blindenbacher...nicknames include “Blindy” lacrosse great Michael Burnett who was an balls on the season...started games last season and “Hedgehog”...born December 28, 1979 in All-America attackman at Carolina from 1980- a g a i n s t Fairfield and Bucknell...suffered a Bryn Mawr, Pa....has two brothers and one sis- 83 while leading the Tar Heels to a pair of concussion in practice the week after that was ter...son of Anthony and Debbie national championships...his father Jim played out of commission until he came on in relief Zappacosta...enjoys skiing in his spare at Maryland with the great Frank Urso and Ed against Johns Hopkins...then started the last time...favorite musical group is Phish and Mullins, winning a national championship for four games of the season against Virginia, favorite athletes are Michael Jordan, A l l e n the Terrapins. UMBC, Duke and Pfeiffer...played all 60 min- Iverson and Wayne Gretzky...major is commu- Prep: Graduated from Severna Park High utes against Fairfield, Bucknell, Virginia, nications...hobbies include skiing, running and School in 2001...played lacrosse for four years U M B C and Duke...was brilliant against playing tennis...biggest sports thrill was beat- there in the midfield unit...was also a three- Virginia as he made 22 saves, just one short of ing Princeton in overtime as a freshman 10-9 year letterman in football playing his career high, and allowed only five and winning at Virginia last season 7-5. tailback...played on the 4A public school state goals...also scooped up eight ground balls in Personality Chart championship lacrosse team at Severna that game, which equaled his career high in Nickname: Blindy Park...was named to the Bay State honor that statistic...had 11 saves and seven goals College Major...Communications squad...named to 2001 All-Anne Arundel allowed in the season-opening win over Post-School Ambition...Be successful and Country Team by the Baltimore Sun...he Fairfield...had 14 saves and 11 goals allowed happy and have a wonderful family capped his career with five goals in a regional in a solid effort against Duke in the ACC Hobbies...Skiing, Running, Playing Tennis final loss to Arundel, 12-11...he finished his Tournament semifinals...came off the bench to Person Who Has Had the Greatest senior year with 35 goals, 15 assists, 110 play the second half against Hopkins, making Influence on Your Athletic Career...John ground balls and an 80 percent winning per- eight saves and allowing six goals...had nine Nostrant—high school coach centage on faceoffs despite being hurt most of saves and three ground balls versus Bucknell. Athletes You Most Admire...Michael Jordan, the season...his high school coach, Mike 2000 Season: Started all 14 games for Wayne Gretzky, Allen Iverson Bellotte, says he was one of the nation’s most Carolina...played over 829 minutes and had Best Book You’ve Ever Read...The Firm consistent players over the past four 186 saves while allowing 143 goals...had a Favorite Foods...Steak, Caesar Salad years...had career totals of 128 goals, 41 assists save percentage of .565 and a goals against Favorite TV Show...Seinfeld and 410 ground balls. average of 10.35 per game...had a career high Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Top Gun P e r s o n a l : Given name is James Paul 23 saves at Johns Hopkins in a 10-8 loss...had Biggest Sports Thrill...Beating Princeton in Burnett...nicknamed “Brown”...is the son of 22 saves in the ACC Tournament semifinals OT as a freshman 10-9 and defeating Virginia Jim and Dayna Burnett...has three brothers and against Virginia in a 17-16 double overtime in Charlottesville last season 7-5 two sisters...was born in Annapolis, loss...made 10 or more saves in 10 games...was Interesting Fact...Says he traveled with the Md....majoring in psychology...plans to named the ACC Player of the Week after mak- circus as a small child become a psychologist...athletes he most ing 14 saves and allowing only six goals in a Complete Name...Kristofor Feydt admires are his father and Michael win over Butler on February 26, 2000...had 17 Jordan...loves music of all kinds...biggest 12 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide sports thrill was winning the state champi- ty lacrosse as a freshman...played varsity bas- onship in lacrosse as a high school player. ketball his junior and senior year as a guard...was on the jv basketball team as a freshman and sophomore...played junior varsi- #47 ty soccer as a defender as a freshman and sophomore and on the varsity squad as a sen- #34 Charley Conkling ior...as a senior he was named first-team All- Freshman Conference and first-team All-State as a Defenseman lacrosse player...played on lacrosse teams Brad Coker which won conference championships all three Sophomore 6-1, 188 of his varsity years and captured the state title Midfielder Lutherville, Md. his sophomore year while finishing as run- St. Pauls School nerup as a junior and senior...was named the 6-0, 170 Durham Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the General: Could develop into a tremendous Durham Sports Club...was also named the Knoxville, Tenn. defenseman for the Tar Heels...one of the Farragut High School Durham Academy Senior Athlete of the team’s top additions this year...may see con- Year...earned a spot on the school’s Honor General: Great all-around athlete who adds siderable playing time as a freshman...will Roll every semester. depth to the midfield for the Tar Heels...earned play as both a long stick middie and a close P e r s o n a l : Given name is Brian Charles a letter last season as a reserve midfielder and defenseman. Dibbert...nicknamed “Dibbs”...was born April solid practice player. Prep: Graduated in June 2001 from St. Pauls 30, 1983 in Chapel Hill, N.C....is the son of 2001 Season: Played in one game as a sopho- School in Brooklandville, Md....played three Doug and Debbie Dibbert...undecided on his more, seeing reserve action against Pfeiffer. years of varsity lacrosse there...lettered in var- major...says he would just like to be successful Prep: Graduated from Farragut High School sity football as a junior and senior...played in whatever he does as a career...athletes he in Knoxville, Tenn. on May 20, 2000… a tight end and middle linebacker on the football most admires are Michael Jordan and Vince multi-sport athlete who played as a midfielder squad...while on the lacrosse team he earned Carter...hobbies include hanging out with on the lacrosse team… was named to second team All-Metro honors and first team friends, playing basketball and listening to Tennessee’s all state lacrosse team two times All City/County accolades as named by the music...biggest sports thrill was making the in his career…for three years he was the Baltimore Sun...was an honor roll student at varsity lacrosse team at UNC. team’s leading scorer, captain and most valu- St. Pauls. able player…led lacrosse team to club divi- Personal: Given name is Charles Townsend sional state championship…played four years Conkling, Jr....has two brothers...was born as a wide receiver on the football team…was June 18, 1982 at Union Memorial Hospital...is the team captain and was honored as local the son of Charley and Lisa Conkling...plans to player of the week in his hometown while major in business...undecided on his career receiving an honorable mention award for state plans...likes to play golf in his spare time...a #32 player of the week…wrestled for two years as big fan of the Baltimore Ravens...says his a prepster…member of tournament champion biggest sports thrill was beating Loyola High David DiBianco wrestling team his freshman year…was hon- School in football his senior year at St. Pauls. Freshman ored with Pride Award for Academic Achievement three times. Defenseman Personal: Given name is Bradley Frazier 6-0, 180 Coker…son of Charles and Trudy Coker...his Washington, D.C. father played lacrosse and football and wres- #48 tled at Johns Hopkins University…Brad was Landon School born on February 23, 1982 in Philadelphia, General: A top-flight addition to the Tar Pa.…is studying business administration and Brian Dibbert Heels in the defensive corps...will look to plans to go to law school… his most admired Freshman compete for playing time on close defense and athletes are his father, Charles Coker, as well Midfielder as a long-stick midfielder his first year at as Bo Jackson and Magic Johnson… his UNC. biggest thrill as an athlete was playing in a 5-10, 185 Prep: Graduated from the Landon School of lacrosse tournament with his father. Chapel Hill, N.C. Bethesda, Md. on June 4, 2001...played four Brad Coker’s Stat Lines Durham Academy years of varsity lacrosse there as a defenseman Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB and long pole midfielder...also played two 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 General: A solid addition to the Tar Heels’ years of varsity basketball as a shooting guard Totals . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 midfield unit this season...will look to provide and three years of varsity football as an outside depth in the midfield and compete well as a linebacker and wing back...was the captain of practice player in his first year...has lived in the Landon lacrosse team...was named first- Chapel Hill his entire life...is the son of Doug team All-State and second-team All- Dibbert, president of the UNC G e n e r a l Metro...earned honors on the Bay State Alumni Association. Team...named first team by the Journal and the Prep: Graduated from Durham Academy in Gazette all-star teams...won the lacrosse Durham, N.C. on June 8, 2001...was an out- team’s coaches leadership and coaches standing all-around athlete at Durham awards...played on a team which was #1 in the Academy...played three years of varsity nation, #1 in the state and won its 21st straight lacrosse in the midfield as well as junior varsi- IAC title...as a football player he won the 13 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

team’s leadership award and was named sec- Honor Roll all four years. 2001 Season: Played in one game as a fresh- ond-team All-IAC...was the captain of the bas- Personal: Given name is Benjamin Samuel man...saw relief midfield duty against Pfeiffer ketball team and won the squad’s leadership Dobson...nickname is “Baby Huey”...has one and had one goal, one assist and two ground award...volunteered with Operation Smile and brother...was born August 12, 1980 in balls in that game...also won five of six face- the Ivymount tutoring program. Charlotte, N.C....son of Rick & L a D o n n a offs in the game against Pfeiffer. Personal: Given name is David Anthony Dobson and Tug & Sassy Tugwell...his father Prep: Graduated from Garden City High DiBianco...nicknames include “DiBi” and was a basketball player at the University of School on June 25, 2000...participated in “Debo”...was born December 15, 1981 in Charlotte...biggest sports thrill was playing in lacrosse, soccer, golf, wrestling and track at Washington, D.C....is the son of Robert and the double overtime ACC Tournament game GCHS...was a two-time All-County selection Joan DiBianco...has one brother and one sis- against Virginia as a freshman...athlete he in lacrosse...led Garden City to two county ter...undecided on major...hobbies include most admires is his father, Rick championships and one state title in chilling with friends and watching reruns of Dobson,...loves playing and watching all lacrosse...was a scholar-athlete selection on Martin...athlete he most admires is Deion sports in his spare time...majors in econom- the track team. Sanders...biggest sports thrill was beating ics...wants to pursue a career as a financial Personal: Given name is David Mark Duffy, Georgetown Prep 16-8 to win Landon’s 21st planner. Jr....son of David and Nancy Duffy...was born straight IAC title his senior year in high Personality Chart August 11, 1981...has one brother and one sis- school...says jokingly that a doctor once asked College Major...Economics ter...athletes he most admires are Wayne him if he wanted to get his ears pinned Post-School Ambition...Financial planning Chrebet and Chris Carter...biggest sports thrill back...his grandfather, David Bowen, played Hobbies...All Sports was winning the 2000 New York state high football for the University of Scranton. People Who Have Had the Greatest school championship...journalism Influence on Your Athletic Career. . . M y major...would like to work for a law Parents firm...likes to play basketball in his spare time. Athlete You Most Admire ...My Father Dave Duffy’s Stat Lines Best Book You’ve Ever Read...The Lords of Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB #45 Discipline by Pat Conroy 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .1 . . .1 . .1 . .2 . . . .2 Favorite TV Show...Home Improvement Totals . .1/0 . . . . .1 . . .1 . .1 . .2 . . . .2 Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Blair Witch Year . . .FO Won FO Att .Pct. Ben Dobson Project 2001 . . .5 ...... 6 ...... 833 Junior Biggest Sports Thrill...Playing in the double Totals . .5 ...... 6 ...... 833 Defenseman overtime ACC Tournament game against Virginia in 2000 6-1, 190 Complete Name...Benjamin Samuel Dobson Charlotte, N.C. Birthdate and Birthplace...August 12, 1980 Country Day School in Charlotte, N.C. #12 Parents’ Names...Rick Dobson and Sassy General: Two-time returning letter winner on Tugwell defense who has been one of the team’s pleas- Ben Dobson’s Stat Lines Kevin Frew ant surprises over the last two seasons...will Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Sophomore miss the entirety of the 2002 season after tear- 2000 . . .13/4 . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .9 ing an anterior crucitae ligament and undergo- 2001 . . .11/6 . . . .1 . . .1 . .0 . .1 . . . .10 Midfielder ing off season knee surgery...will retain two Totals . .24/10 . . .1 . . .1 . .0 . .1 . . . .19 6-2, 195 seasons worth of athletic eligibility. Career Highs: Ground Balls--2 on five Baldwin, Md. 2001 Season: Played in 11 games for the Tar occasions; Takeaways--3 vs. Virginia, 4-21- Heels last season...started the first six games of 00. Calvert Hall College High the campaign against Fairfield, Bucknell, School Navy, Delaware, Butler and Duke at the wing General: Outstanding midfielder whose game position on the faceoff and long stick is defined by his big heart, his determination pole...equaled his career high for ground balls and his incredible hustle...has great size at 6-2, in a game with two against Fairfield, Bucknell 195...lettered last season while seeing consid- and Butler...had 10 ground balls on the season. #26 erable time as a reserve midfielder...also did a 2000 Season: Played in 13 games for the Tar good job in the faceoff circle for the Tar Heels as a freshman...started four games for Dave Duffy Heels...named to 2000 All-Baltimore the team at close defense including both games Sophomore City/County Boys Lacrosse Team by the against Virginia as well as the Hofstra and Baltimore Sun...2000 second-team All-Metro UMBC games...had nine ground balls on the Midfielder selection by the Baltimore Sun as a senior in season and 12 takeaways...had two ground 6-0, 191 high school. balls and three takeaways in the ACC Garden City, N.Y. 2001 Season: Saw action in all 12 games for Tournament semifinals against Virginia. the Tar Heels as a freshman...scored two goals Prep: Graduated from the Charlotte Country Garden City High School and had one assist against Pfeiffer...also had a Day School in June of 1999...lettered there for General: Returning letterman for the Tar season high four ground balls in that three years in lacrosse, three years in basket- Heels...adds depth to the Tar Heels’ midfield game...had three ground balls versus Bucknell ball and two years in football...a first-team All- unit...will look to increase his playing time this and two against UMBC...won nine of 14 face- State selection in lacrosse in both 1998 and season and also contribute as a solid practice offs against UMBC, six of 12 against Pfeiffer 1999...a high school All-America on the player...an outstanding all-around athlete who and four of five against Bucknell...won three lacrosse field in 1999...member of the National played five different varsity sports at Garden faceoffs each against Delaware and Maryland. Honor Society...named to Country Day’s City High School. 14 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Prep: Graduated in May 2000 from Calvert against Johns Hopkins...had two goals in the Hall College High School in Towson, 15-9 win over UMBC and a pair of assists in Md....was the Cardinals’ best player there as a the 11-10 overtime victory over Navy...had a senior...missed part of his senior year because season-high four ground balls against Duke. of surgery brought on by torn miniscus in both #27 P r e p : Graduated from New Canaan High knees...missed two weeks of his senior year School in 1998...then completed a post-gradu- because of that surgery...scored 15 goals on 38 Austin Garrison ate year at New Jersey’s Lawrenceville School shots for Calvert Hall as a senior and added Junior in 1998-99...played four years of high school seven assists...won 70 percent of his faceoffs ice hockey and five years of high school for the Cardinals...his return to the lineup Midfielder lacrosse...at New Canaan High School, he was helped the Cardinals win three of their final 6-2, 195 named All-County in lacrosse as a junior and a four games, including their second win of the New Canaan, Conn. senior...led the New Canaan team to the 1995 season over St. Mary’s...played junior varsity state title...was an All-State choice during his lacrosse as a freshman and varsity lacrosse his New Canaan High School post-graduate year at Lawrenceville...was last three years in high school...played one General: One of the top midfielders in the named Oxford Health Plan Student/Athlete of year of freshman football, one year of JV foot- nation...a tri-captain of the 2002 Tar the Month at Lawrenceville in 1998...in ice ball and one year of varsity football...played Heels...will likely run on the first midfield hockey, he was named All-County as junior on the volleyball team as a senior...as a junior with Tim Gosier and Bryant Will...has career and senior at New Canaan...captained ice he was named second team All-City/County in totals of 20 goals, 19 assists and 53 ground hockey team as senior...led New Cannan to lacrosse while being named to the Top 205 all- balls...tapped for preseason honorable mention three state finalist appearances and three coun- star team...as a senior he was first team All All-America honors this year by Inside try championships. City-County, second team All-Metro and a Lacrosse and Face-Off Yearbook...that marks Personal: Given name is Austin Aldrich first team Senior MIAA All-Star on the the second straight year...he was also named a Garrison...has two brothers and one lacrosse field...was a member of Fellowship of 2001 preseason honorable mention All- sister...was born May 17, 1980 in Greenwich, Christian Athletes and Students Against Drunk America selection by Face-Off Yearbook and Conn....son of Peter and Elizabeth Driving. Inside Lacrosse...has adjusted well to the Garrison...hobbies include snowboarding and P e r s o n a l : Given name is Kevin M i c h a e l classroom experience at Carolina...named to windsurfing...athlete he most admires is Jim Frew...has two brothers...Kevin was born 1999-2000 and 2000-01 ACC A c a d e m i c Thorpe...says he is still waiting for his biggest February 12, 1982 in Baltimore, Md....is the Honor Rolls. sports thrill...political science and history dou- son of Ron and Karen Frew...plans to major in 2001 Season: Was Carolina’s fourth-leading ble major...plans on attending law school. either business administration or computer sci- scorer as a sophomore with 19 points...finished Personality Chart ence...wants to own his own business as a tied for the team leadership in assists with College Major...Political Science and History career...athlete he most admires is Calvert Hall 12...was third on the team in ground balls with Post-School Ambition...Law School and UNC sophomore teammate Dan 34...had a career high three assists in the sea- Hobbies...Snowboarding, Windsurfing Stringer...biggest sports thrill was winning in son opener against Fairfield...had three goals Person Who Has Had the Greatest lacrosse against Loyola High School his junior in the win at Delaware...had a goal and two Influence on Your Athletic Career...My high year at Calvert Hall because everyone at the assists in the regular season game against school hockey coach, Bo Hickey game was rooting against the Cardinals and Duke...also scored two goals against Pfeiffer Athlete You Most Admire...Jim Thorpe Kevin took home game MVP honors. and one goal against Butler...had tw assists Best Book You’ve Ever Read...The Perfect Kevin Frew’s Stat Lines against Navy and in the ACC Tournament Storm Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB against Duke and single assists against Johns Favorite Food...Pasta 2001 . . .12/0 . . . .3 . . .2 . .1 . .3 . . . .11 Hopkins, Virginia and UMBC...had a career Favorite TV Show...The Simpsons Totals . .12/0 . . . .3 . . .2 . .1 . .3 . . . .11 high eight assists against Maryland...also had Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Pulp Fiction, Year . . .FO Won FO Att .Pct. seven ground balls against Johns Hopkins and Braveheart 2001 . . .31 . . . . .58 ...... 534 four each against Bucknell, Delaware and Biggest Sports Thrill...Still waiting for it Totals . .31 . . . . .58 ...... 534 Butler...was the recipient of the team’s Dan Complete Name...Austin Aldrich Garrison Career Highs: Shots--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Andrews Sportsmanship Award given to the Birthdate and Birthplace...May 17, 1980 in Goals--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Assists--1 vs. Tar Heel player who never relinquishes the Greenwich, Conn. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Points--3 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26- desire to play and motivate others to Parents’ Names ...Peter and Betsy Garrison 01; Ground Balls--4 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; achieve...was tapped for the 2001 Atlantic Austin Garrison’s Stat Lines Faceoffs Won--9 vs. UMBC, 4-14-01; Coast Conference Academic Honor Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Faceoffs Attempted--14 vs. UMBC, 4-14-01. Roll...earned the lacrosse team’s Athletic 2000 . . .14/0 . . . .43 . .13 .7 . .20 . . .19 Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award from the 2001 . . .12/12 . . .37 . .7 . .12 .19 . . .34 University’s athletic department. Totals . .26/12 . . .80 . .20 .19 .39 . . .53 2000 Season: Won the Jay Gallagher Award Career Highs: Shots--7 vs. Delaware, 3-10- as the team’s most outstanding freshman play- 01, and vs. Butler, 3-17-01; Goals--5 vs. er...was named to the All-Tournament Team at Virginia, 4-21-00; Assists--3 vs. Fairfield, 2- the 2000 ACC Championship...named to 2000 18-01; P o i n t s - -5 vs. Virginia, 4-21-00; ACC Academic Honor Roll...played in all 14 Ground Balls-- 8 vs. Maryland, 3-24-01; games for UNC...was among the team leaders Takeaways--2 vs. Ohio State, 3-18-00. in scoring with 20 points on 13 goals and seven assists...had 19 ground balls and seven takeaways...had a monster game in the ACC Tournament semifinals against Virginia when he scored five goals while taking only six shots...scored two goals and had one assist 15 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

career in biomechanics. assists in an upset of McDonogh and five goals Personality Chart in a 16-3 win over Severna Park, 2000’s College Major...Communications 4A/3A state champion. Post-School Ambition...Biomechanics Prep: Graduated from the Severn School in #5 Hobbies...Music, Lacrosse, TV Severna Park, Md. on June 9, 2001...was a Person Who Has Had the Greatest four-year varsity starter on attack for Severn Tim Gosier Influence on Your Athletic Career...My Dad School...also played two years of varsity foot- Senior Athlete You Most Admire...Vince Carter ball and three years of junior varsity foot- Midfielder Best Book You’ve Ever Read...The Great ball...excelled on the gridiron as a tight end, Gatsby defensive end and all-purpose kicker...as a 5-10, 202 Favorite Foods...Mexican Food, Italian Food senior he was the captain of the lacrosse team Roxbury, Mass. Favorite TV Shows...Felicity, Friends and was named first-team All-Metro for both Concord-Carlisle High School Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Silence of the Baltimore and D.C. areas...also named first Lambs team All-Anne Arundel County as a senior by General: Three-year letter winner for the Tar Interesting Facts...He just learned how to the Baltimore Sun and first team All-Metro by Heels...can play both in the midfield and on drive this year; Says he has a really big tounge the Baltimore Sun...finished his career with attack...is likely to run in the first midfield unit Biggest Sports Thrill...Looks forward to win- 135 goals and 50 assists...was the Severn for the Tar Heels this season along with Bryant ning ACC Championship in 2002 School’s leading scorer in lacrosse as a junior Will and Austin Garrison...has scored 18 Complete Name...Timothy Benjamin Gosier and senior and second leading scorer as a goals...an extremely athletic player...Coach Birthdate...April 30, 1980 freshman and sophomore...earned first-team Haus says he is as improved as any player on Parents’ Names...Larry Gosier & Gloria All-County accolades as a junior and senior the team since last year...member of ACT Gosier and second team All-County as a sopho- (Athletes Coming Together) mentoring group Tim Gosier’s Stat Lines more...was named a Top 205 all-star as a soph- in the UNCathletic department where he helps Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB omore and junior...in football he was the cap- freshman athletes acclimate to college life. 1999 . . .15/2 . . . .16 . .3 . .1 . .4 . . . .5 tain of the Severn team and first team All- 2001 Season: Had a solid junior cam- 2000 . . .14/0 . . . .20 . .5 . .1 . .6 . . . .3 Country selection...member of National Honor paign...played in all 12 games for the Tar 2001 . . .12/0 . . . .46 . .10 .0 . .10 . . .9 Society. Heels...had 10 goals and nine ground Totals . .41/2 . . . .82 . .18 .2 . .20 . . .17 Personal: Given name is Andrew Lewis balls...finished fourth on the team in goals Career Highs: Shots--9 vs. Butler, 3-17-01; Habeck...was born April 11, 1983 in scored with 10...scored two goals each in Goals--2 vs. Bucknell, 2-24-01, vs. Navy, 3-3- Annapolis, Md....son of Randy and Anne games against Bucknell, Navy and Delaware 01, and vs. Delaware, 3-10-01; Assists--1, Habeck...has one brother and one sister...unde- in back-to-back-to back games...also had sin- t w i c e ; P o i n t s - -2 vs. Lehigh, 5-4-00, vs. cided on major...hobbies include mountain gle goals against Fairfield, Butler, Maryland Bucknell, 2-24-01, vs. Navy, 3-3-01, and vs. biking, driving, listening to music, and long and Pfeiffer...had a season high three ground Delaware, 3-10-01; Ground Balls--3 vs. strolls on the beach...athlete he most admires is balls against Fairfield and two versus Fairfield, 2-18-01; Takeaways--1, twice. Ryan Turner...biggest sports thrill was playing Bucknell. in the 2001 MIAA semifinal because it was the 2000 Season: Played in all 14 games for the first time Severn School had made it that far in Tar Heels as a sophomore...scored five goals 12 years...claims that his parents celebrated his and had one assist...his best game of the season birthday on the wrong day until he was eight came against Lehigh on May 4 when he had years old...his brother Dolph played lacrosse at one goal, one assist and one ground ball. #41 Lehigh and his sister Gussie played lacrosse at 1999 Season: Had a solid freshman year...saw Georgetown, leading the Hoyas to the NCAA action in all 15 games as one of Carolina’s top Drew Habeck championship game as a senior in 2001. attack reserves...started games against Princeton and Maryland...had three goals on Freshman the season, including one in his first collegiate Attackman appearance against Colgate. 6-1, 207 Prep: Played soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Concord-Carlisle High School...all-scholas- Crownsville, Md. #37 tic and all-league choice twice and an All- Severn School America his senior year in lacrosse...played on General: Outstanding addition to the Tar Teddy Hayes Dual County League and state lacrosse cham- Heels’ attack unit...will provide solid depth for Freshman pions in 1998...led team with 102 points that the Tar Heels at that key position...was one of season...won the student government award at the nation’s most consistent attackmen over Midfielder Concord-Carlisle High School. the final three years of high school...scored 44 6-2, 185 Personal: Given name is Timothy Benjamin goals and had 12 assists his senior year while Gosier...nickname is “Timmy”...born April 30, picking up 45 ground balls...led the Severn Chevy Chase, Md. 1980...is the son of Larry and Gloria School Admirals into the MIAA A Conference Landon School Gosier...has one sister...member of New playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade General: Outstanding addition to the Tar England conservatory youth chorale...school before they lost to eventual champion Loyola Heels’ midfield unit...will provide solid depth band member in high school...favorite movie in the tournament semifinals...Severn finished for the Tar Heels at that key position on the is The Shawshank Redemption...hobbies ranked #4 in the area...was first team All-State field. include watching TV, listening to music and as a senior...had three goals and one assist in a Prep: Graduated from Landon School in playing lacrosse...athlete he most admires is 9-6 win over Landon, that school’s only loss of Bethesda, Md. on June 1, 2001...played foot- Vince Carter...major is the 2001 season, three goals and an assist in a ball, ice hockey and lacrosse for four varsity communications...would like to pursue a 10-9 win over St. Mary’s, two goals and three years in each sport at Landon...was co-captain 16 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide of the lacrosse team as a senior on a team North Carolina Scholar...majors in communi- on the basketball squad...also played football which won its 21st successive IAC champi- cations...biggest sports thrill was winning the as a freshman...led lacrosse team to Pac VI onship...was named to the All-Tournament state championship in high school because he conference championship and North Carolina Team at Top 205...made the Bay S t a t e worked hard for three years pointing towards public high school title...captain of team in Team...second-team All-State selection in winning Riverside’s first state championship. 1999...All-State and All-Conference selection lacrosse...played on Landon lacrosse teams Personality Chart in 1997, 1998 and 1999...a high school All- which finished first in the nation his sopho- College Major...Communications America as a senior...National Honor Society more and senior years and third his junior Post-School Ambition...Work hard and raise member. year...was also the captain and most valuable a family P e r s o n a l : Given name is Joseph York player on the ice hockey squad. Hobbies...Skiing, fishing, golf Hubbard...nicknamed Hubbs and Hubbit...has Personal: Given name is Edward Fitzgerald People Who Have Had the Greatest three brothers...was born April 4, 1981 in Hayes...goes by Teddy...was born April 16, Influence on Your Athletic Career.. . J i m Montgomery, Ala....is the son of Tim and Jane 1982 in Washington, D.C....is the son of Burke Gishley (high school coach), My Father, My Hubbard...hobbies include playing sports, fish- and Kathy Hayes...has one brother and one sis- high school teammates ing, studying and having fun...athletes he most ter...his brother played lacrosse at Notre Dame Athlete You Most Admire...Cal Ripken admires are Randy Moss and Barry for four years and his sister played field hock- Best Book You’ve Ever Read...War & Peace Sanders...biggest sports thrill is winning ey and lacrosse for Virginia for four Favorite Foods...Grilled Chicken, Club lacrosse games because he says it makes him years...plans to major in business administra- Sandwiches feel good...majors in Management & Society. tion...undecided on career plans...hobbies Favorite TV Shows...The Simpsons, Personality Chart include fishing, electronics and eating NewsRadio College Major...Management and Society nachos...athlete he most admires is Wayne Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Tombstone, Post-School Ambition. . . E n v i r o n m e n t a l Gretzky...biggest sports thrill was beating Fletch Management Georgetown Prep in lacrosse his senior year at Biggest Sports Thrill...Winning state champi- Hobbies...Fishing, playing sports, communi- Landon by an 18-6 score. onship in high school, skiing out West cating, having fun, studying Complete Name...Sean Allen Hizey People Who Have Had the Greatest Birthdate and Birthplace...August 19, 1980, Influence on Your Athletic Career...Joey Columbus, Ohio Seivold (friend/coach), Tim Hubbard (father), Parents’ Names...Dennis & Geretha Hizey Bo and Carl Hubbard (brothers) #38 Sean Hizey’s Stat Lines Athletes You Most Admire...Randy Moss Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB and Barry Sanders...any athlete who possesses 1999 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 a good attitude Sean Hizey 2000 . . .3/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Best Book You’ve Ever Read...Alienist Senior 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Favorite Foods...Grilled Chicken, Rib-Eye Totals . .5/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Steaks, Mashed Potatoes, Cookies Defenseman Career Highs: Ground Balls—1 vs. Air Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed. . . T h e 5-10, 190 Force, 3-13-99; Takeaways--1 vs. Air Force, Shawshank Redemption Durham, N.C. 3-13-99. Biggest Sports Thrill...Scoring the winning goal in sudden death vs. cross town rivals Riverside High School (winning)...says everyone he cares about was General: Three-year returning letter win- looking for him to do it...says he just loves ner...will miss the 2002 season after undergo- winning in general because it feels good ing off season surgery on his wrist...outstand- Interesting Fact...I give thanks for who I am ing practice player who competes for playing #24 to my brothers (Bo, Carl, Mac)...I am an ani- time in the defensive unit. mal lover...I also love eating candy 2001 Season: Played as a reserve in one game Joe Hubbard Complete Name...Joseph York Hubbard last season, seeing action against Pfeiffer. Birthdate and Birthplace...April 7, 1981 in 2000 Season: Saw action in three gamesas a Sophomore Defenseman Montgomery, Ala. sophomore against Pennsylvania, Ohio State Parents’ Names...Thomas (Tim) and Jane and UMBC. 6-1, 185 Hubbard 1999 Season: Outstanding practice player for Joe Hubbard’s Stat Lines the Tar Heels as a freshman...saw his only Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel Hill High School Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB action on the field against Air Force...had one 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 ground ball and one takeaway in that game. General: Practiced with the team as a fresh- Totals . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Prep: Team captain of 1998 state champion man but did not play in 2000...retained four Riverside High School lacrosse team...named years of eligibility...then saw action as a all-state lacrosse in 1997 and 1998...earned reserve last year and as a valuable practice mention on both the Pac 6 all-league team and player...will look for playing time in the defen- all-tournament team...... member of the Senior sive unit this season...converted to defense all-star team after playing midfield in high school. P e r s o n a l : Given name is Sean Allen 2001 Season: Saw reserve action in one game Hizey...nicknamed “Chops”...born August 19, last season, playing against Pfeiffer...had one 1980 in Columbus, Ohio....has one ground ball in that game. brother...son of Dennis and Geretha 2000 Season: Red-shirt season. Hizey...hobbies include skiing and Prep: A June 5, 1999 alumnus of Chapel Hill fishing...most admired athletes are Cal Ripken, High School...played midfield on the lacrosse Jr., Jerry Rice and Michael Jordan...was a team there for four years...a two-year forward 17 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

Md...has four older brothers (better known as the Jackson Five)...son of Marcie and Nick Jackson...comes from a very athletic fami- ly...his father Nick played baseball at Loyola #15 College, his brother Jeff played lacrosse for #18 Hampden-Sydney and on Team USA and his Pat Jackson brother Matt played lacrosse at Johns Andy Jonas Senior Hopkins...serves on the ACC Student-Athlete Senior Midfielder Advisory Council...majors in Attackman economics....career plans are 5-9, 175 undecided...enjoys playing golf in his spare 5-10, 180 Timonium, Md. time...favorite athletes are Brandon Stokely Charlotte, N.C. Loyola High School and David Beckham....biggest sports thrill was Country Day School signing his letter of intent to play at Carolina. General: Three-year returning letter winner General: A fifth-year senior who returns for Personality Chart in the midfield...an outstanding athlete who his final year at Carolina...a tri-captain of the College Major...Economics will look for increased playing time this sea- 2002 Tar Heels...a solid reserve in the UNC Post-School Ambition...Undecided son...showed increased offensive production in attack unit who as a sophomore earned several Hobbies...Golf his junior season...18 career goals along with starting roles for Carolina...will be one of the People Who Have Had the Greatest seven assists and 38 ground balls...serves as a first players off the bench for the Tar Heels Influence on Your Athletic Career. . . M y member of the ACC Student-Athlete Council. this season...plays tough on the inside...has father and my mother 2001 Season: Increased his offensive num- scored 12 goals in his career. Athletes You Most Admire...Ray Lewis, bers over his sophomore year 2001 Season: Played in 10 games for the Tar Kevin Jackson, Raymond Jackson, Jr. significantly...played in all 12 games for the Heels last season as a reserve attackman...had Favorite Foods...Pasta, Chicken Tar Heels as a junior...had eight goals, one three goals, one assist and three ground Favorite TV Show...ESPN SportsCenter assist and seven ground balls...tied for fifth on balls...had two goals in the season-ending win Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Johnny B the squad in goals scored...equaled his career over Pfeiffer...had a goal against UMBC and Good, Youngblood high for goals in a game with three in the Tar an assist in the win at Virginia. Biggest Sports Thrill...Signing his letter of Heels 11-10 win over Navy...had one goal and 2000 Season: Won the Kevin Reichardt intent to play at Carolina...now looking for one assist against Johns Hopkins...scored a Memorial Award as the team’s most improved even a bigger athletic thrill goal and equaled his career high for ground player...played in all 14 games for the Tar Complete Name...Charles Patrick Jackson balls in a game with three against Heels as a sophomore...earned starting nods Birthdate and Birthplace...March 4, 1980 in Maryland...also had single goals in games against Ohio State, Virginia and Baltimore, Md. against Butler, Duke and Pfeiffer...named to Lehigh...scored eight goals, one each in eight Parents’ Names...Nick and Marcie Jackson 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic different games...also had an assist against Pat Jackson’s Stat Lines Honor Roll. UMBC...had three ground balls and three take- Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB 2000 Season: Played in 14 games for the Tar aways against Ohio State...had two ground 1999 . . .15/7 . . . .49 . .8 . .5 . .13 . . .15 Heels as a sophomore...scored goals against balls against UMBC, Virginia and Lehigh and 2000 . . .14/0 . . . .25 . .2 . .1 . .3 . . . .16 Fairfield and Ohio State and had an assist in two takeaways against Virginia and UMBC. 2001 . . .12/0 . . . .27 . .8 . .1 . .9 . . . .7 the Pennsylvania game...had a career high 1999 Season: Saw action in eight games as a Totals . .41/7 . . . .101 .18 .7 . .25 . . .38 three ground balls and four takeaways versus backup attackman his freshman year...scored Career Highs: Shots—6 vs. Colgate, 2-26- Ohio State...had 16 ground balls on the season. in his first-ever Tar Heel game against Colgate 99, and vs. Duke, 4-14-99; Goals—3 vs. 1999 Season: Had a very solid freshman year as a red-shirt freshman. Virginia, 4-10-99, and vs. Navy, 3-3-01; for the Tar Heels...played in all 13 games and 1998 Season: Was a solid practice player for Assists—2 vs. Colgate, 2-26-99; Points--3 vs. started with the first midfield unit seven times the Heels as a red-shirt freshman. Colgate, 2-26-99, vs. Virginia, 4-10-99, and (Colgate, Butler, Navy, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Prep: Attended the same school from kinder- vs. Navy, 3-3-01; Ground Balls—3 vs. Air UMBC and Delaware)...scored eight goals and garden through the 12th grade...played two Force, 3-13-99, vs. Ohio State, 3-18-00, and had five assists for 13 points...scored a season- years of varsity football as an outside line- vs. Maryland, 3-24-01; Takeaways--4 vs. high three goals against Virginia...had a season backer, fullback and kicker...played three Ohio State, 3-18-00. high two assists against Colgate...had 15 years of lacrosse... played on teams which ground balls, including three against Air were state lacrosse champions in 1995 and Force. runnerups in 1996 and 1997...co-captained the Prep: Three year starter in both soccer and 1997 team...an All-America and first-team lacrosse at Loyola Blakefield High All-State attackman as a senior...was also School...won the team achievement award for Charlotte Country Day School’s most valuable soccer as a forward his senior year...named lacrosse player as a senior...as a junior, he was lacrosse first team All-County, All-Metro and first-team All-State...as a sophomore, he was a All-State by the Towson Times as a sen- second-team All-State attackman...the football ior...was invited to tryout for the Under-19 team he played on won the state title in National Team...was a C. Markland Kelly 1995...on the gridiron, he was first-team All- Award finalist for the state of Maryland as the State defense as a senior....member of school’s state’s top lacrosse senior...Loyola Scholar Honor Roll...won the school’s creative writing Athlete Scholarship winner...carried a 3.96 award his senior year...was president of the GPA through high school. Monogram Club and vice president of the Personal: Given name is Charles Patrick Spanish Club his senior year. Jackson...born March 4, 1980 in Baltimore, Personal: Given name is Andrew Joseph 18 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Jonas...nicknamed “Gladiator”...also nick- Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB named “Columbus” because of his keen sense 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .1 . . .1 . .0 . .1 . . . .1 of direction...born November 30, 1978 in Totals . .1/0 . . . . .1 . . .1 . .0 . .1 . . . .1 Brookfield, Wis....the son of Frank and Karen Jonas...has one brother and one sister...hobbies #2 include long walks on the beach, skateboard- ing, coin collecting, reading, bird watching Jesse Kohler and long boarding...athlete he most admires is Sophomore #11 Andrew Reynolds...says his biggest sports Midfielder thrill still hasn’t happened...majoring in politi- cal science and economics...career goal is to 5-10, 148 Andrew Larkin rival Bill Gates in wealth. Timonium, Md. Junior Personality Chart Gilman School College Major...Political Science, Economics Goalkeeper General: Could figure in Carolina’s plans at Post-School Ambition...Own something big 6-1, 195 the midfielder position this year...can also play and retire by age 25 in the attack...was red-shirted as a freshman in Severna Park, Md. Hobbies...Long walks on the beach, skate- 2000 to gain experience and reap the benefits Severn School boarding, coin collecting, reading, bird watch- of signifcant practice time..saw limited action ing, long boarding, fishing, skipping rocks, General: Two-time returning letter winner last year while earning his first letter. writing poetry who will compete with Paul Spellman and 2001 Season: Saw action in one game as a Person Who Has Had the Greatest Richard Thomas for playing time as a backup freshman...played against Pfeiffer and had one Influence on Your Athletic Career...Mike goalkeeper to starter Kris Blindenbacher...saw goal and one ground ball in the game. Willey his first action in a Tar Heel uniform during his 2000 Season: Was red-shirted during his true Athlete You Most Admire. . . A n d r e w sophomore season last year. freshman year. Reynolds, Ray Munson, Bobby Fischer 2001 Season: Saw the first action of his career Prep: A June 17, 1999 alumnus of the Gilman Favorite Food...Pizza as a Tar Heel in UNC’s season-ending win School...played four years of varsity lacrosse Favorite TV Show...The Simpsons over Pfeiffer playing 16:30 in the goal. and two years of varsity basketball there...was Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Braveheart, 2000 Season: Was an outstanding practice second-team All-Metro selection in lacrosse as Saving Private Ryan player but did not see action in any regular sea- a junior and senior...second-team All-City and Biggest Sports Thrill...Hasn’t happened yet son games as a freshman. All-County both of those years as well...led Interesting Fact...Used to be the last kid Prep: Came to UNC from the Severn School Gilman to the MIAA “A” championship as a picked for games in physical education...when where he was an outstanding goalkeeper. junior...captain of Gilman lacrosse team as a he was in the fourth grade he claims to have Personal: Given name is Richard A. Larkin, senior...a senior All-Star selection...four-year eaten three doubles on pita, a drink and fries at III...son of Drew and Leslie Larkin...journal- varsity lacrosse player. Hector’s, claiming he was a fat kid ism and mass communication major...undecid- P e r s o n a l : Given name is Jesse Andrew Complete Name...Andrew Joseph Jonas ed on career plans...says his biggest sports Kohler...was born February 14, 1981 in Birthdate and Birthplace...November 30, thrills were beating Loyola in 1998 and St. Baltimore, Md....is the son of Dale Kohler and 1978 in Brookfield, Wis. Mary’s in 1999 while being the Severn Mariagnes Kohler...his dad was a three-time Parents’ Names...Frank and Karen Jonas School’s starting goalkeeper...athletes he most lacrosse All-America at Johns Hopkins Andy Jonas’ Stat Lines admires are Michael Jordan, Mickey Jarboe University...Dale was member of the Blue Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB and Michael Burnett. Jays’ 1974 NCAA championship team...Jesse 1999 . . .8/0 . . . . .3 . . .1 . .0 . .1 . . . .1 Personality Chart is an only child...loves just hanging out, watch- 2000 . . .14/3 . . . .20 . .8 . .1 . .9 . . . .14 College Major...Journalism and Mass ing TV and listening to music in his spare 2001 . . .10/0 . . . .10 . .3 . .1 . .4 . . . .3 Communication time...athlete he most admires is Michael Totals . .32/3 . . . .33 . .12 .2 . .14 . . .18 Post-School Ambition...Undecided Jordan...says his greatest sports thrill has not Career Highs: Shots--5 vs. Hofstra, 4-29-00; Hobbies...Playing Lacrosse happened yet...history major...has not defined Goals--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Points--2 vs. People Who Have Had the Greatest his career plans yet. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Ground Balls--3 vs. Ohio Influence on Your Athletic Career Personality Chart State, 3-18-00; Takeaways--3 vs. Ohio State, ...Parents, Coaches, Teachers College Major...History 3-18-00. Athletes You Most Admire...Michael Jordan, Post-School Ambition...Undecided Mickey Jarboe, Michael Burnett Hobbies...Hanging out, watching TV, listen- Best Books You’ve Ever Read...The Great ing to music Gatsby, Huck Finn Athlete You Most Admire...Michael Jordan Favorite Food...Steamed Crabs Favorite Foods...Crabs, Outback Steakhouse Favorite TV Shows...The Simpsons, Seinfeld, food Friends Favorite TV Shows...Friends, SportsCenter Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Dumb and Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Delirious with Dumber, Tommy Boy Eddie Murphy Biggest Sports Thrill...Beating Loyola in Biggest Sports Thrill...Hasn’t Happened Yet 1998 and St. Mary’s in 1999 while the starting Complete Name...Jesse Andrew Kohler goalie at the Severn School Birthdate and Birthplace...February 14, Complete Name ...Richard Andrew Larkin, 1981 in Baltimore, Md. III Parents’ Names...Mariagnes B. Kohler; Dale Birthdate and Birthplace...November 13, Kohler. 1980 in Baltimore, Md. Jesse Kohler’s Stat Lines Parents’ Names...Richard Andrew Larkin, Jr. 19 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

and Leslie Sutton Larkin takeaways in his career. Princeton his freshman year in overtime Andrew Larkin’s Stat Lines 2001 Season: Red-shirted as a junior. because that was the first game he started in Ye a r . .GP / G S . .GB . .MI N . . .SV . .GA .% . . .GA A 2000 Season: Started all 14 games for the Tar his Carolina career. 20 0 1 . .1/ 0 ...... 0 . . . .16 : 3 0 . . .0 . . . .4 . . . ..0 0 0 .14 . 5 5 Heels as a sophomore...had 44 ground balls on Complete Name...Zachary Thomas Leader To t a l s .1/ 0 ...... 0 . . . .16 3 0 . . .0 . . . .4 . . . ..0 0 0 .14 . 5 5 the season and 47 takeaways...equaled his Birthdate and Birthplace...November 18, career high for ground balls with five against 1979 in Detroit, Mich. Fairfield and Hofstra...had four ground balls Parents’ Names...Albert “Gus” Leader and against Delaware, Penn and Maryland...had at Susan Leader; Ms. Jill Leader least ne ground ball in every game and two Zack Leader’s Stat Lines #43 takeaways in every game...had a season high Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB for takeaways of five each against Fairfield, 1999 . . .14/8 . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .22 Navy, Pennsylvania and Lehigh. 2000 . . .14/14 . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .44 J.J. LaSeta 1999 Season: Stepped and played with yeo- Totals . .28/22 . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .66 Freshman man-like efficiency as a freshman...took over a Career Highs: Ground Balls--5 vs. Duke, 4- Defenseman spot in the starting lineup after Matt Kull fell 23-99, vs. Fairfield, 2-20-00, and vs. Hofstra, ill...started eight of the last nine games of the 4-29-00; Takeaways--5 vs. Fairfield, 2-20- 6-0, 195 season on close defense and did a solid 00, vs. Navy, 3-4-00, vs. Penn, 3-13-00, and Phoenix, Md. job...finished the season with 24 takeaways, vs, Lehigh, 5-4-00. topped by four at Maryland...had 22 ground Boys Latin School balls on the season, including a season-high General: A strong addition to the Tar Heels’ five against Duke...also had four ground balls defensive corps...will compete for playing against Denver. time as a freshman and help make Carolina Prep: Played football for four years as a line- deeper at that position this season. #13 backer and basketball for one year in addition Prep: A 2001 graduate of Boys Latin School to playing lacrosse at Seaholm High of Maryland...played three years of varsity School...in 1996 he was named second team Andrew Lucas lacrosse team, captaining the team as a sen- All-State and second-team All-Midwest in Sophomore ior...also played four years of varsity soccer at lacrosse...in 1997, he was tapped as first-team center halfback, captaining the squad for two All-State and second team All-Midwest on the Attackman seasons...was named to the Bay State Team in lacrosse field...as a senior in 1998 he was 6-0, 190 lacrosse...was All-County first team as a junior named first-team All-State...was named the and senior...second team All-State selection in Glen Arm, Md. team’s most valuable player and the squad’s Gilman School lacrosse...was named first-team All-MIAA B best defenseman as well...as a senior he was Conference in soccer twice. named All-Area in football. General: A returning starters in Carolina’s P e r s o n a l : Given name is Jordan Joshua Personal: Given name is Zachary Thomas attack unit...is again a top candidate to see LaSeta...goes by J.J....was born January 15, Leader...born November 18, 1979 in Detroit, playing time as a sophomore on the Tar Heel 1982...is the son of Frank and Lana Mich....has two brothers and two sisters...is the attack unit and compete for a starting LaSeta...has two brothers and one son of Gus Leader and Susan Leader and Ms. spot...scored 11 goals as a freshman and added sister...majors in economics...undecided on Jill Leader...hobbies includes photography, eight assists while earning his first UNC varsi- career plans...hobbies include fly fishing, sky diving, skiing and fly fishing...most ty letter last season...was an outstanding all- sleeping, skeet shooting and sailing...athlete he admired athlete is Mike Singletary...communi- around athlete at The Gilman School, playing most admires is Payne Stewart...biggest sports cations major...plans to teach high school and four different varsity sports...a three-time All- thrill was playing soccer in Europe because of work as a photographer...biggest sports thrill Metro selection by the Baltimore Sun, making the atmosphere at the game. was playing in the state semifinal football the second team as a sophomore and junior and playoffs at Seaholm High School and beating the first team as a senior...played on two Princeton his freshman year in overtime Gilman lacrosse teams which won MIAA state because that was the first game he started in titles...a southpaw with outstanding stick his Carolina career. skills...had 37 goals and 18 assists as a senior #6 Personality Chart at Gilman while scooping up 84 ground College Major...Communications balls...as a junior he had 38 goals and 11 assists...has an incredible over-the-shoulder Zack Leader P o s t - S c h o o l A m b i t i o n . . .Teach high school and work as a photographer power shot...displays hustle and sheer determi- Junior Hobbies...Photography, Skiing, Fishing nation on the field. Defenseman Person Who Has Had The Greatest 2001 Season: Started in the attack as a fresh- man and was Carolina’s third-leading scorer 6-0, 210 Influence On Your Athletic Career. . . M y father with 19 points...had 11 goals and eight assists Birmingham, Mich. Athlete You Most Admire...Mike Singletary on the season along with 22 ground balls...his Seaholm High School Favorite Book...My Side Of The Mountain 11 goals were the third highest total on the Favorite Food...Japanese team and his eight assists were the fourth high- General: Returns to the Tar Heel defensive est on the squad...had a season high for goals unit after red-shirting during 2001 cam- Favorite TV Shows...Win Ben Stein’s Money Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Smokey and with three against Butler...season high for paign...two-time returning letter winner for the points in a game was four against Fairfield and Tar Heels...started for the Tar Heels during the The Bandit, James Bono Biggest Sports Thrill...Making it through two four against Duke in the ACC 2000 season on a full-time basis...also started Tournament...had one goal and a season high eight of the Tar Heels’ 14 games as a true rounds of playoffs in my senior year of foot- ball at Seaholm High School; beating three assists against Fairfield and two goals freshman in 1999...has 66 ground balls and 71 and two assists against Duke...had two goals 20 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide against Delaware and single tallies against P r e p : Graduated from Montgomery Bell Duke and Maryland...had assists against Navy Academy in Nashville, Tenn. on May 31, and Johns Hopkins...season high for ground 2001...played midfield on the lacrosse team balls is four against Fairfield and Duke...also there for four years...was also a member of the had three against Maryland and Virginia. #36 wrestling team for four years...played defen- Prep: Graduated from the Gilman School on sive end on the football squad for four June 5, 2000...played four years of varsity Mike McCall years...competed as a diver on the swimming lacrosse there as well as three years of varsity Freshman team his junior and senior years...in 1999 he football, two years of varsity ice hockey, one Attackman was named honorable mention All-State in year of varsity indoor track and one year of lacrosse...in 2000 and 2001, he was the captain junior varsity lacrosse...played on 1998 and 5-11, 175 of the lacrosse team, first-team All-State and 1999 Gilman varsity football teams which Yorktown, N.Y. an All-America...played on teams which fin- went undefeated...was the captain of the 1999 Yorktown High School ished second in the state in 1999 and 2001 and football team...was named All-State and All- third in 2000...competed on football team General: One of the top ranked freshman Conference in football as a senior...in lacrosse which won three state titles in 1998, 1999 and attackmen in the country...could well earn a he was a three-time All-Metro selection...was 2000 as well as the freshman city title in starting spot for the Tar Heels this season...has also named All-City and All-County and was a 1997...football team was ranked 16th in the remarkable strength and durability...plays a member of the Bay State Team...his scoring nation in 1999 and 21st in 2000...as a wrestler very physical game...can go to the cage against abilities as a senior always assured that he he took second in the state at 160 pounds in any size defenseman...handles physical play would draw the coverage of the opposing 2000 and captained the team in 2001...the from defensemen well. team’s #1 defenseman, an honor previously squad finished third in the state in 1999, 2000 Prep: A 2001 graduate of Yorktown High reserved for Princeton-bound phenom Ryan and 2001...as a diver he took fifth place in the School...four year varsity lacrosse letterman Boyle...named by the Baltimore Sun to the region championships in 2000 and 2001...was there...captain of team as a senior...All- 2000 All-Baltimore City/County Boys president of the Fellowship of Christian America selection on the lacrosse team...was Lacrosse Team..one his best games of his sen- Athletes in 2000-01. also named All-Section three times, First ior year came when he led the Greyhounds to Personal: Given name is Matthew Thomas Team All-Gannett twice, first Team All-North a come-from-behind 11-10 victory over McIntosh...was born April 11, 1982 in County twice and two-time All-Hudsonj Landon of Montgomery County...Lucas scored Nashville, Tenn....is the son of David and Rose Valley...won the Con Ed Award and the Matt the first three goals of the second half to ignite Ann McIntosh...has one brother and one sis- Kull Award winner...played on teams which a six-goal run that overcame a 6-2 halftime ter...majoring in applied sciences...plans to be won four Section I championships and made deficit. a doctor...athlete he most admires is his broth- three trips to New York state semifinals...fin- P e r s o n a l : Given name is Andrew George er David McIntosh...biggest sports thrill was ished his high school career with a 3.5 GPA Lucas...nicknamed “Geraldo” and “The winning the 1998 state football championship and was named to National Honor Society. Truth”...son of Peter and Amalia Lucas...has because it was the first state title he had ever P e r s o n a l : Given name is Michael John one brother...was born on December 20, 1981 won. McCall...was born August 6, 1983 in in Columbia, Md....biggest sports thrill was Bronxville, N.Y....is the son of Richard and playing on two undefeated varsity football Patricia McCall...has two brothers...political teams at Gilman...majors in Management and science major...plans a career in either busi- Society...has some rather wild hobbies headed ness or law...hobbies include fishing, football up by surfing...athletes he most admires are and watching all sports...athlete he most #14 Jay Moriarty and Latrell Sprewell. admires is Joe Montana...biggest sports thrill Andrew Lucas’ Stat Lines was beating Ward Melville on its home field in Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Joe Paglino overtime for the first time in Yorktown school 2001 . . .12/12 . . .41 . .11 .8 . .19 . . .22 history. Sophomore Totals . .12/12 . . .41 . .11 .8 . .19 . . .22 Defenseman Career Highs: Shots--6 vs.Butler, 3-17-01, and vs. Maryland, 3-24-01; Goals--3 vs. 6-2, 190 Butler, 3-17-01; Assists--3 vs. Fairfield, 2-18- Troy, Mich. 01; Points--4 vs. Fairfield, 2-18-01, and vs. Detroit Country Day School Duke, 4-20-01; Ground Balls--4 vs. Fairfield, #46 2-18-01, and vs. Duke, 3-21-01. General: Returning letter winner for the Tar Heels...saw action as a backup last Matt McIntosh season....will compete for playing time on the Freshman defensive end of the field this year...an out- Midfielder standing all-around athlete who comes to Carolina from the Wolverine State. 6-2, 180 2001 Season: Saw action in only one game Brentwood, Tenn. last season, seeing relief action against Montgomery Bell Academy Pfeiffer. Prep: Graduated from Detroit Country Day General: A solid addition to the Tar Heel team School on June 12, 2000...a three-sport star in the midfield unit...will look to earn playing there...was a defenseman on the lacrosse team time this season and improve in practice...is for three years, helping lead Detroit Country the younger brother of David McIntosh who is Day to the 1999 state championship...played a junior walk on for the Tar Heel football team four years of soccer there...competed on the and a special teams starter. 1999 state championship team in soccer...was 21 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

a kicker on the Detroit Country Day football for the Team Michigan Vail Shootout Select Butler. team for three years, also leading his school to Team...led Seaholm to the 2000 Michigan 2000 Season: Saw action in six games as a the 1999 state crown...was named to the All- lacrosse state finals...also played four years of backup attackman...named to ACC H o n o r State lacrosse team as a junior and a sen- football at Seaholm...started both ways at cor- Roll...also earned membership on Dean’s List ior...was named All-Midwest as a lacrosse nerback and wide receiver as a senior...his jun- at Carolina. player as a junior...was named to the Michigan ior year he was the backup quarterback and a Prep: Graduated from North Hunterdon High All-Star team in lacrosse each of those years as wide receiver...also played quarterback on the School in Annandale, N.J. in June of 1998...a well...was named an All-Area player as both a freshman team and junior varsity quarterback three-sport athlete at North Hunterdon...played football kicker and for his efforts on the soccer as a sophomore...in football, he was the team’s four years of lacrosse as an attackman...also field...was the captain of the lacrosse team as a offensive MVP as a senior, All-Area honor- played four years of football as a two-way senior...had a long field of 53 yards in high able mention and All-Conference second player at wide reciever and school. team...played for the basketball squad as a cornerback...played guard on the basketball P e r s o n a l : Given name is Joseph David freshman and a sophomore at the shooting team for two seasons...on the lacrosse field, he Paglino...the son of John and Karen guard position...was named to the football and was named first-team All-Conference and hon- Paglino...has two sisters...was born December lacrosse All-State Academic Teams...National orable mention All-State two times each...he 17, 1981 in Detroit, Mich....plans to major in Honor Society member. was the North Hunterdon team most valuable advertising...enjoys painting in his spare P e r s o n a l : Given name is Phillip Seaton player on two occasions and broke the school time...says that the athlete he most admires is Pennington...the son of Robert and Kathleen record for career points...was a first team All- anyone who can master his chosen Pennington...his father played both football County Defensive selection on the football sport...biggest sports thrill was kicking a and tennis at Kenyon College in Gambier, field...member of the National Honor game-winning field goal for his high school Ohio...was born March 6, 1981 in Cleveland, Society...president of the Student Council. team. Ohio...has one brother and one sister...hobbies Personal: Given name is Stephen Coutant Joe Paglino’s Stat Lines include sailing, playing golf and wake board- Perdue...has one brother and one sister...was Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB ing...athletes he most admires are Michael born October 10, 1979 in Summit, N.J....is the 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Jordan and Tiger Woods...biggest sports thrill son of Bob and April Perdue...majoring in Totals . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 was playing in the lacrosse state finals, upset- business administration...hobbies include ski- ting Detroit Country Day in the semifinals in ing and mountain biking...athlete he most order to get there. admires is Wayne Gretzky...his brother, Rob, Phil Pennington’s Stat Lines played lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan. Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Personality Chart #4 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .1 . . .0 . .1 . .1 . . . .1 College Major...Business Administration Totals . .1/0 . . . . .1 . . .0 . .1 . .1 . . . .1 Post-School Ambition...Own my own compa- ny Phil Pennington H o b b i e s...Basketball, skiing, fishing, golf, Sophomore hockey Midfielder Person Who Has Had the Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career. . . M y 6-1, 165 #10 brother Rob Birmingham, Mich. Athletes You Most Admire...Barry Sanders, Steve Perdue Seaholm High School Wayne Gretzky Best Book You’ve Ever Read...Moby Dick General: Returning letter winner in the mid- Senior Attackman Favorite Foods...Pizza, Cheesesteak field unit...saw action in a reserve Favorite TV Shows...Seinfeld, SportsCenter role...expected to add depth in the Tar Heels’ 5-10, 170 Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Goodfellas midfield and contribute as a practice play- Biggest Sports Thrill...Beating arch-rival in er...one of the top players in the Midwestern Flemington, N.J. North Hunterdon High School football my senior year high school ranks in 2000. Complete Name...Steve Perdue 2001 Season: Saw action in one game for the General: Top reserve attackman for the Tar Birthdate and Birthplace...October 10, 1979 Tar Heels as a freshman...played against Heels...two-time letterman who has seen in Summit, N.J. Pfeiffer on April 26, 2001 and had one assist in action in a backup role each of the past two Parents’ Names...Bob and April Perdue the game plus one ground ball...excelled in the campaigns...looks to increase his contribution Steve Perdue’s Stat Lines classroom as a freshman...was named to the on the field this season...one of the team’s top Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic student-athletes...was named to the 2000 and 2000 . . .6/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Honor Roll. 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic 2001 . . .3/0 . . . . .2 . . .1 . .2 . .3 . . . .1 P r e p : Graduated on June 4, 2000 from Honor Rolls...played his freshman year at Totals . .9/0 . . . . .2 . . .1 . .2 . .3 . . . .1 Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Drew University in New Jersey before trans- Career Highs: Shots--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Mich....played four years of lacrosse there as a ferring to Chapel Hill in the summer of Goals--2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Assists--1 vs. midfielder and an attackman...played two of 1999...serves on UNC’s student-athlete advi- Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Points--3 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26- those seasons on the varsity...was named All- sory council to the athletic department. 01; Ground Balls--1 vs. Butler, 3-17-01. Midwest and first-team All-State in lacrosse in 2001 Season: Came off the bench to play in both 1999 and 2000...was the captain of the three games as a junior...tapped for the 2000 Seaholm team and the 2000 squad’s co- Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Most Valuable Player...was named to the All- Roll for the second straight year...saw action Detroit Metro First Team as a senior...was as a junior against Butler, Duke and named a Michigan-Ohio underclassmen All- Pfeiffer...had two goals and one assist in the Star in 1998 and 1999 and was selected to play victry over Pfeiffer...had a ground ball against 22 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Washington, D.C…. plans to study business College Major...Journalism & M a s s but doesn’t have career plans set as of yet… is Communications an only child who enjoys mountain biking. Post-School Ambition. . . A d v e r t i s i n g Matt Pessagno’s Stat Lines Executive #20 Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Hobbies...Listening to music, spending time 2001 . . .11/6 . . . .1 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .23 with friends and family Matt Pessagno Totals . .11/6 . . . .1 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .23 People Who Have Had the Greatest Sophomore Career Highs: Ground Balls--5 vs. UMBC, Influence on Your Athletic Career...My par- Defenseman 4-14-01. ents, youth league and high school coaches Athlete You Most Admire...Michael Jordan 6-3, 200 Best Book You’ve Ever Read...Jurassic Park Harwood, Md. Favorite Food...Grilled Chicken Fettucine Saint Mary’s High School Alfedro Favorite TV Shows...The Cosby Show, Saved General: A likely starter on close defense for #23 By The Bell, Seinfeld, Martin the Tar Heels this season...returning letter win- Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Dumb & ner who started the last six games of the 2001 Brandon Pierce Dumber, American Pie season as a wing player on faceoffs and long Junior Biggest Sports Thrill...Playing on the stick midfielder...first-team All-Metro selec- Carolina varsity lacrosse team as a freshman tion as a senior in high school...one of the Midfielder Interesting Fact...I moved to North Carolina nation’s hardest and more effective hitters in 5-9, 170 in 1995; I collect Air Jordan sneakers the high school game coming out of the prep Durham, N.C. Complete Name...Brandon Drew Jordan ranks...was as good as they get at the high Pierce school level in stick work and aggressive- Jordan High School Birthdate and Birthplace...April 12, 1981 in ness...has the potential to be an All-America General: Two-time returning letter winner in Edwards, Calif. defender at Carolina...the southpaw is a pun- the Tar Heels’ midfield corps...has seen limit- Parents’ Names...The late Dr. Harold Bruce ishing checker, a great cover man and a take- ed action the past two seasons but has con- Pierce and Mrs. Kathryn Jordan Pierce away specialist on the close defense...makes tributed as a practice player...extremely active Brandon Pierce’s Stat Lines life miserable for would-be scorers...generally member of the UNC campus Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB spelled trouble for the top players from any community...,member of the Black Student 2000 . . .2/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 opposing team...the perfect complement to Movement, the Advertising Club, the Public 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 goalkeeping teammate Tillman Johnson at St. Relations Student Society of America, Hip Totals . .3/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Mary’s with his tenacity...stats were not kept Hop Nation, School Reading Partners and the on his altered shots but if they were Pessagno Black Business Student Association. would have been at the top of the list in that 2001 Season: Played in one game during his category. sophomore season seeing action as a reserve 2001 Season: Played in 11 games as a fresh- midfielder against Pfeiffer. man, missing only the Navy game...had 23 2000 Season: Played in two games for the Tar #1 ground balls on the season...started the last six Heels as a freshman against Ohio State and games of the season against Maryland, Johns UMBC. Jed Prossner Hopkins, Virginia, UMBC, Duke and P r e p : Graduated from C.E. Jordan High Pfeiffer...scooped up a season high five ground School on June 9, 1999...played varsity Freshman balls against UMBC...had four ground balls lacrosse as a middie three years...also played Attackman against Delaware and three against Duke and JV lacrosse as a freshman...played two years 6-1, 180 Virginia. of JV football and one season of varsity foot- Prep: Graduated from St. Mary’s High School ball as a wide receiver, cornerback, quarter- Easton, Md. in Annapolis, Md. in June of 2000…a multi- back and free safety...All-Conference and All- McDonogh School sport athlete who excelled in lacrosse and foot- State as a senior in lacrosse...was team captain, General: Standout attackman who is likely to ball...named to the 2000 All-Anne Arundel won the coaches award and played in Senior earn a starting position as a freshman...was County Boys Lacrosse Team by the Baltimore All-Star Game...as a junior was All- named the 2001 Metro Player of the Year by Sun… garnered first-team all-county, first- Conference and All-State in lacrosse and won the Baltimore Sun...was also the Baltimore team all-state, and second-team all-metro hon- coaches award in football...DECA National Sun’s 2001 All-Baltimore City.County Player ors as a junior and repeated those honors with Award Winner. of the Year and made first team status on both a promotion to first-team all-metro as captain Personal: Given name is Brandon Drew teams...his high school coach, Jack Reed, has of his team his senior year...came through with Jordan Pierce...has one brother and two sis- nothing but praise for him saying, “he played one of his best efforts in an 8-2 victory over ters...the son of the late Bruce Pierce and to exhaustion and left everything on the field. cross-town rival Severna Park, the state’s 4- Kathryn Pierce...was born April 12, 1981 in He’s the best kid I’ve everhad.”...accom- A/3-A state runnerup...Pessagno held Severna Edwards, Calif....a business major who seeks a plished tremendous feats during his senior sea- Park’s second-team All-Metro player Paul career in marketing or advertising...hobbies son despite cracking a rib during an early sea- Gillette to zero points in that game… was also include playing lacrosse, listening to music son victory over Calvert Hall...won the C. captain of the football team his senior and reading magazines...athlete he most Markland Kelly Award given to the player year…received the Buck Garner Football admires is Michael Jordan...biggest sports considered the state’s best in lacrosse...led Award and was Most Valuable Player of the thrill was playing on the Carolina varsity McDonogh to runnerup finish in Maryland Bilderback Tournament. lacrosse team as a freshman...says his favorite Interscholastic Association A C o n f e r e n c e P e r s o n a l : Given name is Matthew John song is “Imaginary Player.” Tournament...spent most of his senior year Pessango…was born March 15, 1982 in Personality Chart double- and triple- teamed...more a protective 23 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

flak jacket to prevent further injury to his rib Academic Honor Roll the past three 1999 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 cage...he scored 73 goals and had 46 assists as years...also a top practice player who has made 2000 . . .4/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 a senior...spent his freshman year at small, pri- great improvement since coming to Chapel 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 vate Guston School in Centreville before trans- Hill. Totals . .6/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 ferring to McDonogh as a sophomore where he 2001 Season: Named to ACC A c a d e m i c Career Highs: Ground Balls--1 vs. Air backed up former Player of the Year Bobby Honor Roll...saw action in one game as a back- Force, 3-13-99; Takeaways--1 vs. Air Force, Benson...he ended his McDonogh career with up defender against Pfeiffer. 3-13-99. 178 goals and 111 assists...called by an oppos- 2000 Season: Named to 1999-2000 ACC ing player “defnitely the best person I guarded Academic Honor Roll...saw action as a reserve and best attackman in the league.” defenseman in four games as a sophomore Prep: Graduated in 2001 from McDonogh against Pennsylvania, Ohio State, UMBC and School in Owings Mills, Md....played four Lehigh. #22 years of varsity lacrosse there on attack, 1999 Season: Played in one game as a reserve including three as a starter, leading McDonogh d e f e n s e m a n . . . A C C Academic Honor Roll to one state championship...was also a defend- selection...was named to Dean’s List in fall Justin Reed er on the varsity soccer team for four years, semester of 1998. Junior starting three years and winning a pair of state Prep: Graduated from the McCallie School in Midfielder titles...as a sophomore he was on the Chattanooga, Tenn. in 1998..named to the McDonogh team which won the MIAA cham- Tennessee all-state team three years...state all- 5-10, 175 pionship and he was named second team All- star game defensive MVP as a Darien, Conn. Metro on attack...as a junior he started, was sophomore...team captain and MVP as a sen- Darien High School second-team All-Metro, second-team All- ior...led the team to two state titles as a sopho- County and second-team All-State...as a senior more and junior...named a Chattanooga Times General: Two-time returning letter winner in he started again, was the team captain, was the all-star twice. the midfield unit for the Tar Heels...a good Metro Player of hte Year, first-team All- Personal: Given name is Matthew Joseph practice player...looks for increased minutes Metro, All-County, All-State and All-America Rabil...nicknamed “Rabes”...born July 13, this year...can also help the Tar Heels out in on an MIAA runnerup team...won the C. 1979 in Winston-Salem, N.C.....has one broth- the faceoff circle as well. Markland Kelly Award. er...son of Bill and Cyndi Rabil...hobbies 2001 Season: Played in one game as a sopho- Personal: Given name is Jed Burlingame include swimming, running, playing golf and more, seeing action against Pfeiffer. Prossner...was born August 18, 1983 in Rome, swimming...his most admired athletes are Tim 2000 Season: Played in five games for the Tar N.Y....is the son of David and Candace Duncan, Roger Clemens, his high school Heels as a red-shirt freshman...scooped up one Prossner...has three brothers...all three broth- coach and Troy Kemp...member of the ground ball. ers played college lacrosse...Mark was the cap- National Honor Society and an Eagle 1999 Season: Red-shirted as a true freshman. tain of the 1997 Hobart lacrosse teams...twin Scout...biggest sports thrill was winning back- Prep: As a senior at Darien High was selected brothers Greg and Brent graduated in 1999 to-back state championships in high school in the lacrosse team MVP as well as All-County, from Hobart and Lehigh, respectively, with 1996 and 1997...majors in business adminis- All-Conneticut Post, All-State, and All- Greg as the goalkeeper for the tration...was named to the ACC Academic America...in football as a senior he was an All- Statesmen...plans to major in business...hob- Honor Roll in each of the past three school County strong safety and a place kicker on the bies include lacrosse and golf...athletes he years...has been a consistent Dean’s List hon- state runner-up team...scored 40 goals as a jun- most admires are his three older oree at Carolina starting in fall of 1998...plans ior in lacrosse and led the team team to a 21-1 brothers...claims he believed in Santa Claus all to pursue a career in banking. state championship finish. the way up to the sixth grade...biggest sports Personality Chart P e r s o n a l : Given name is Justin Reimer thrill was playing in the MIAA championship College Major...Business Administration Reed...nicknamed “Dirk”...born January 28, game in front of a crowd of over 5,000 fans. Post-School Ambition...Banking 1980 in Atlanta, Ga....has one brother...son of People Who Have Had the Greatest Allen and Martha Reed...his main hobbies are Influence on Your Athletic Career...My par- playing golf and surfing...grew up in ents and my high school coach, Troy Kemp California and didn’t know what lacrosse was Athletes You Most Admire...Tim Duncan, until he moved to Conneticut his freshman Roger Clemens year of high school...most admired athletes are #16 Kobe Bryant and Bo Jackson...majors in inter- Best Book You’ve Ever Read...A Separate Peace national relations. Matt Rabil Favorite Food...Pasta Personality Chart Senior Favorite TV Show...Just Shoot Me College Major...International Studies Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Top Gun Post-School Ambition ...Undecided Defenseman Biggest Sports Thrill...Winning back-to-back Hobbies ...Golf, surfing, wiffle ball, horse- 5-10, 185 state high school championships in 1996 and shoes Winston-Salem, N.C. 1997 People Who Have Had the Greatest Interesting Fact...Played on a first grade bas- Influence on Your Athletic Career...My Dad McCallie School ketball team with Jason Capel and my brother General: A defenseman who saw relief action Complete Name...Joseph Matthew Rabil Athletes You Most Admire...Bo Jackson, the last three years...three-time letterman at Birthdate and Birthplace...July 13, 1979 in Kobe Bryant, Mike Piazza UNC...contributes as practice player...served Winston-Salem, N.C. Favorite Foods...Pizza, Fettucine an internship last summer in Carolina’s sports Parents’ Names...Bill and Cyndi Rabil Favorite TV Show...The Simpsons marketing office in the athletic Matt Rabil’s Stat Lines Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed. . . A m e r i c a n department...does a great job in the classroom Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Pie, Top Gun for the Tar Heels...has been named to the ACC Biggest Sports Thrill... Winning state cham- 24 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide pionship in football and lacrosse the same and uncle Gary played lacrosse and his mother honorable mention All-Metro by the Towson years Joan played soccer...all three of those former Times...as a senior in 2000 he was the team’s Complete Name...Justin Reimer Reed Tar Heels were All-Americas on the field in defensive most valuable player and team cap- Birthdate and Birthplace...January 28, 1980 their respective sports and hid dad was also an tain...played in the 2000 Senior All-Star Game. in Atlanta, Ga. Academic All-America while at Carolina...his P e r s o n a l : Given named is Paul Thomas Parents’ Names...Allen and Martha Reed grandather Joe, Sr. is in the United States Spellman, III...was born April 28, 1982 in Justin Reed’s Stat Lines Lacrosse Hall of Fame...a business administra- Avon, Conn....is the son of Paul and Merrill Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB tion major...loves playing ping-pong, chilling Spellman...has one brother, Michael...family 2000 . . .5/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 and playing billiards...athletes he most admires now lives in Charleston, S.C....plans to major 2001 . . .1/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 are Michael Jordan and his Mom and in business and economics...hobbies include Totals . .6/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Dad...biggest sports thrill was winning his skiing, golf and fishing...athletes he most Career Highs: Ground Balls--1 vs. Penn, 3- fourth straight state lacrosse championship at admires are Ray Lewis and John 13-00. Durham Academy with his best friends. Elway...biggest sports thrill was watching the Personality Chart Ravens win the Super Bowl in 2001...his College Major...Business Administration father rowed crew at Cornell. Post-School Ambition...Become a farmer Hobbies...Ping-Pong, billiards, chilling #21 People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career...My par- ents #28 Johnny Seivold Athletes You Most Admire...Michael Jordan, Sophomore My parents Ronnie Staines Midfielder Best Book You’ve Ever Read...Catcher in the Rye Sophomore 5-9, 155 Favorite Food...Crabs Defenseman Efland, N.C. Favorite TV Shows...Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me 6-4, 195 Durham Academy Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed...Matrix Biggest Sports Thrill...Winning fourth Severna Park, Md. General: Talented North Carolina native who straight high school lacrosse state champi- played on Carolina’s second midfield unit last onship Severn School season...will likely play there again this sea- Complete Name...Johnny Walter Seivold General: Was one of the top freshmen play- son...lettered last season as a red-shirt fresh- Birthdate and Birthplace...November 2, ers in the country last season...started all 12 man. 1980 in Seattle, Wash. games for the Tar Heels on close defense...a 2001 Season: Played in 12 games as a red- Parents’ Names...John and Joe Seivold likely starter on the close defense again this shirt freshman...scored two goals and had one Johnny Seivold’s Stat Lines season...a 2000 first-team All-Metro selection assist for the Tar Heels...also scooped up five Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB by the Baltimore Sun...was considered to be ground balls...scored his goals against Duke 2001 . . .12/0 . . . .9 . . .2 . .1 . .3 . . . .5 the leading defenseman in the MIAA “A” and Pfeiffer and had an assist against Totals . .12/0 . . . .9 . . .2 . .1 . .3 . . . .5 Conference along with St. Mary’s Matt Butler...had one ground ball in five different Pessagno as a senior in high school...Pessagno games as a freshman. is also a Tar Heel and started alongside Staines 2000 Season: Red-shirted as a true freshman. last year as a freshman...named by Baltimore Prep: Graduated from Durham Academy on Sun to the 2000 All-Anne Arundel County June 7, 1999...played five years of varsity Boys Lacrosse Team...an All-County pass lacrosse as a midfielder and four years of var- #40 receiver in football as a senior for the Severn sity soccer as a forward...led the lacrosse team School...the lanky Staines uses his height for to four straight state titles...named a lacrosse Paul Spellman an advantage as a takeaway artist and stingy All-America as a junior and senior...first-team Freshman close defenseman...drew the opponent’s lead- All-State selection as sophomore and second- ing scorer on a game-in, game-out basis and team All-State choice as a freshman... was the Goalkeeper held them to minimum goals or none at all Athlete of the Year at Durham Academy as 5-8, 185 while at the Severn School...limited the top senior...selected for North-South senior all-star scorers or playmakers from Boys’ Latin, game...led the soccer team to state titles as a Cockeysville, Md. Loyola, St. Mary’s, Calvert Hall, St. Paul’s freshman and sophomore while playing with St. Pauls School and Gilman to a combined five goals...regard- Matt Crawford, a fellow UNC Tar Heel who General: Potentially Carolina’s goalkeeper of ed as having the best season of all defensemen led Carolina to the 2001 NCAA men’s soccer the future...will compete for the backup posi- in the MIAA “A” Conference as a senior championship...was a first-team All- tion behind three-year starter Kris despite Severn’s five-win season and absence Conference selection as a junior and senior and Blindenbacher this season but should see plen- from postseason play. second team as freshman in soccer...All- ty of playing time regardless...a transfer from 2001 Season: Was the recipient of the team’s Region choice as senior on the pitch. Loyola College which he attended during the Jay Gallagher Award as the squad’s most out- Personal: Given name is Johnny Walter 2000-01 school year but did not play standing freshman player...started all 12 games Seivold...nicknamed “Holmes”...has one lacrosse...has four years of eligibility for the for Carolina as a true freshman last brother...was born November 2, 1980 in Tar Heels...played for the Motters Lacrosse season...finished fifth on the team with 29 Seattle, Wash....son of Joan and Joe Club Team for one season while at Loyola. ground balls...had two or more ground balls in Seivold...comes by his talents on the soccer Prep: Graduated in June 2000 from St. Pauls every game but one...had a season high three and lacrosse field honestly...his mother, father School in Baltimore, Md....played varsity ground balls on six occasions. and uncle were all UNC athletes...his dad Joey lacrosse there for three years...named two-time Prep: Graduated from the Severn School in 25 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

Severna Park, Md. on June 10, 2000...a versa- Spanish Honor Society. and the 2000 MIAA lacrosse title-winning tile athlete...coached in lacrosse by Jamie Personal: Born Daniel Patrick Stringer on squad...member of Students Against D r u n k McNealy who said he had no problem playing January 5, 1982 in Baltimore...is the son of Pat Driving and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Staines virtually anywhere on the field and and Margy Stringer…majors in International P e r s o n a l : Given name is James Richard expecting him to perform well there…gar- Studies and Spanish… enjoys snowboarding, Thomas...was born November 7, 1982 in nered several honors as a football player and Karaoke (especially Bon Jovi songs) and play- Baltimore, Md....is the son of Richard and lacrosse star…played on the varsity lacrosse ing the drums…most admired athletes are Cal Joan Thomas...his father played lacrosse at team for three years after being named junior Ripken, Jr., Ray Lewis and Lavar Princeton...has two brothers...undecided on varsity MVP as a freshman…named varsity Arrington…biggest sports thrill was playing in major and career plans...hobbies include ski- MVP, first-team All-County, first team All- the football game against arch rival Loyola in ing, going to the beach and hanging out with Metro, first-team All-State and was named to the Turkey Bowl…comes from a great family friends...athletes he most admires are Ray the Bay State All-Star Team as a defense- history of lacrosse players…his father Pat Lewis, Shaun Palmer and Joe man...because of a lack of depth the Admirals Stringer played for the 1974 national champi- Ehrmann...biggest sports thrill was winning often used Staines in the midfield, including on Johns Hopkins lacrosse team…his sister the MIAA lacrosse championship and repeat- on extra-man offense—where he scored two of Megan played lacrosse for four years at ing as MIAA football titlists. his four goals as a senior…was also named Carolina as a starting defender…his mother first-team All-County and first-team All- Margy Stringer played lacrosse for four years Metro as a football player. at Loyola College. P e r s o n a l : Given name is Ronald Joseph Dan Stringer’s Stat Lines Staines… son of Rona and Lauren Staines… Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB #44 likes to ski… biggest sports thrill was winning 2001 . . .6/0 . . . . .1 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 the Rec. League State Lacrosse Totals . .6/0 . . . . .1 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Championship… journalism major...undecid- Bowen White ed on career plans...athlete he most admires is Junior Ray Lewis. Defenseman Ronnie Staines’ Stat Lines Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB #42 6-2, 190 2001 . . .12/12 . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .29 Summit, N.J. Totals . .12/12 . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .29 Career Highs: Ground Balls--3 on six occa- Richard Thomas Summit High School sions in 2001. General: A two-time returning letterman who Freshman will seek to increase his playing time on the Goalkeeper defensive end of the field...saw increased play- 5-11, 175 ing time as a sophomore and helped out immensely as a close defender...Dean’s List Baltimore, Md. student at Carolina. #31 Gilman School 2001 Season: Played four games as a reserve General: Outstanding goalkeeper who will defender in his sophomore year...saw action Dan Stringer compete for playing time this season and be a against Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Duke in the backup to three-year starter Kris ACC Tournament and Pfeiffer...did a great job Sophomore Blindenbacher...as a senior he was named by in the classroom as a sophomore...earned Midfielder the Baltimore Sun as first team All-Metro and membership on the 2001 Atlantic Coast 6-0, 170 first team All Baltimore City/County...prior to Conference Academic Honor Roll. Baltimore, Md. his senior year he was the backup to Gilman 2000 Season: Saw action in two games for the goalie Jay Pfeifer...played on a Gilman team as Tar Heels as a freshman against Pennsylvania Calvert Hall College High a senior which had only one starter back from and UMBC. School the 2000 MIAA championship squad...played Prep: A June 1999 alumnus of Summit High G e n e r a l : A returning letter winner...adds behind a defense which was as inexperienced School...four-year letterman in varsity lacrosse depth as a midfielder for the Tar Heels in as he was...he had a breakthrough year as a and three year letter winner in varsity soccer 2002...saw action as a reserve middie last sea- senior, stopping 265 shots and saving 73 per- there...two-time captain of lacrosse son and strong practice player. cent of the total shots against him...had a 7.4 team...named All-State three times...two-time 2001 Season: Played in six games as a reserve goals against average...he endured seven one- All-America choice...three-year starter...led midfielder during his freshman year...saw goal victories, including four in overtime, as team to two Fitch Division action against Fairfield, Bucknell, Navy, well as four two-goal victories...has a knack championships...was named Union County Delaware, Duke and Pfeiffer. for stopping point-blank volleys...turned in his Scholar Athlete of the Year...captained soccer Prep: Graduated from Calvert Hall College best performances of the season against team as senior...graduated with honors...was a High School in Baltimore, Maryland on June Loyola with 20 saves, Friends with 23 Edward J. Bloustein Scholar and a 3, 2000…a two sport star who played football savesand Boys’ Latin with 17 saves. Commended Scholar as well as lacrosse…captain of lacrosse team P r e p : Graduated in June 2001 from The Personal: Given name is Edward Bowen and Summer League All-Star as a midfield- Gilman School in Baltimore...played two years White...nicknamed “Bo” and “EBone”...has er…captain of football team playing safety and of varsity lacrosse there and two years of var- two brothers...son of Joan D. White...was born running back…garnered All-League honors, sity football as a wide receiver and safety...on February 2, 1981 in Princeton, N.J....undecid- named Turkey Bowl MVP and named unsung the lacrosse field he was named first-team All- ed on major and career plans...hobbies include hero as a safety… served two years in student State, All-Metro, All-MIAA and All- skiing, playing frisbee, sleeping and government and was a four year member of the City/County as a senior...played on the 1999 music...athletes he most admires are Barry and 2000 MIAA football championship team Sanders, Don Mattingly, Dave Duffy and 26 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide George Brett...biggest sports thrill playing in title and the school’s fourth overall...Dunaley team’s top scholar-athletes...completed his his first game for UNC. was the area’s highest-ranked public school at first year at UNC being named to the ACC Personality Chart #7...Dulaney coach Gary Schreiber says of his Honor Roll...unfortunately broke his thumb in College Major...Business Administration standout, “He’s always a factor in our games. his first college practice but recovered nicely Post-School Ambition...Career in Marketing He’s so talented.”...is the younger brother of to have a solid freshman season. Hobbies...Skiing, Music,Sleeping Tar Heel junior attackman Steven Will, a two- 2001 Season: Was the team’s second leading People Who Have Had the Greatest year starter for North Carolina. scorer last season with 29 points...finished sec- Influence on Your Athletic Career...Sean P r e p : Graduated on June 9, 2001 from ond on the team in goals with 19 and third in Dowling (high school lacrosse coach) Dulaney High School...an outstanding all- assists with 10...started all 12 games for the Athletes You Most Admire...George Brett, around athlete...played lacrosse for four years Tar Heels in the attack unit...had his career Don Mattingly, Dave Duffy in the midfield...was the stopper/center half- best day against Pfeiffer with seven Best Book You’ve Ever Read...Patriot Games back on the soccer team for four years...played points...equaled his career high that day with Favorite Food...Steak basketball for two years as the 3 guard in the three goals...had a career high four assists ver- Favorite TV Show...Seinfeld lineup...as a lacrosse player he was the captain sus Pfeiffer...previously he had three goals Biggest Sports Thrill...Playing in his first of the team as a senior while leading Dulaney against Butler, adding one assist for four game for UNC to 4A/3A state championships in both his jun- points...had two goals and two assists in the Interesting Fact...Wants to tour the Alps and ior and senior years...named to the Bay State A C C Tournament against Duke...twice had ski when he graduates fromCarolina Team...played in the North-South game...two- two goals and assist in games versus Fairfield Complete Name...Edward Bowen White time selection as first-team All-State and first- and UMBC...had two goals against both Duke Birthdate and Birthplace ...February 5, 1981 team All-Metro...a two-time All-America in the regular season and in the win at in Princeton, N.J. selection...was the Most Valuable Player on Virginia...had singles goals against Bucknell, Parents’ Names...The late John F. White and his team as a senior...competed on the Minds Navy and Maryland and one assist against Joan D. White. In Motion Team...graduated with a grade point Delaware...had a season-high four ground Bowen White’s Stat Lines average of over 3.25. balls against Bucknell, Delaware, Butler and Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Personal: Given name is Bryant Richard Virginia...had three ground balls against 2000 . . .2/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Will...goes by the nicknames Freak, Birdie and Pfeiffer and two each against Duke and 2001 . . .4/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .0 Smokedog...was born February 13, 1983 in Maryland. Totals . .6/0 . . . . .0 . . .0 . .0 . .0 . . . .1 Baltimore, Md....is the son of Gary and Sharon 2000 Season: Won the Jay Gallagher Award Career Highs: Ground Balls--1 vs. UMBC, Will...has one brother, Steven Will of UNC, as the team’s outstanding freshman 4-15-00. and one sister...undecided on his major...his player...named to 1999-2000 ACC Academic career plans are simply to enjoy life...hobbies Honor Roll...had 12 goals and seven assists for include snowboarding, sleeping, chilling, fish- 19 points while playing in all 14 games...had a ing and listening to music...athlete he most season-high two goals against both admires in Michael Jordan...biggest sports Pennsylvania and UMBC...had a season-high #28 thrill was winning the state championship his three assists and four points against Virginia in junior year at Dulaney because the team was the ACC Tournament semifinals...his season the underdog and had lost to the same team the high for ground balls was seven in the regular Bryant Will year before in the state finals...says that a season game against Virginia...had 25 ground Freshman funny thing about him is that he is taller than balls on the season and 10 takeaways. Midfielder the average fence...his brother Steven plays Prep: A May 6, 1999 alumnus of Dulaney lacrosse at UNC and his sister Dawn was a High School in Timonium, Md....played four 6-4, 200 lacrosse player at Virginia Tech. years of varsity lacrosse as attackman and mid- Phoenix, Md. fielder...was a starting guard on the basketball team for four years and a forward on the soc- Dulaney High School cer team for four years...a two-time first-team General: An outstanding freshman midfield- All-America selection in lacrosse...named to er for the Tar Heels...considered by many peo- the Maryland Bay State Team as a junior and ple to be the #2 senior high school midfielder #7 to Maryland All-Star Team....selected for the in the country last year...has the uncanny abil- North-South All-Star Game as senior...an out- ity to always make his presence known when Steven Will standing student...competed for four years on he is on the field...is likely to run in the first Mind in Motion Team and four years on the midfield unit for the Tar Heels this season with Junior Attackman All-Academic Team. Austin Garrison and Tim Gosier...was named Personal: Given name is Steven Murdoch first team All-Metro by the Baltimore Sun and 6-3, 185 Will...nicknamed “Scoob”...has one brother first team All-Baltimore City/County by the and one sister...his younger brother Bryant is a Baltimore Sun as a junior and a senior in high Phoenix, Md. Dulaney High School freshman midfielder on the 2002 Tar school...at 6-4, 200 pounds the Lions’ 2001 Heels...was born May 10, 1981 in Baltimore, senior standout entered his final campaign General: Two-year letterman...a likely starter Md....is the son of Gary and Sharon considered to be the nation’s #2 midfield on attack in 2002...played as one of Carolina’s Will...majors in economics...says he wants to recruit...as such in was double- and tripled- top midfielders as a freshman and then started be rich some day, travel and enter the business teamed throughout his senior season...as such on attack as a sophomore...was outstanding in world...hobbies include snowboarding and he was a marked man in every game as coach- both campaigns...has career totals of 31 goals chilling.. es designed defenses especially to stop and 17 assists...has 48 career points and 51 Personality Chart him...he finished as his team’s #2 scorer with ground balls...emerged as a force in the mid- College Major...Economics 28 goals and 21 assists for 49 points...he led field unit as a freshman and then one a starting Post-School Ambition...Traveling, then get a the Lions to their second straight 4A/3A state spot in the attack unit last season...one of the 27 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide Follow Carolina Lacrosse on the Internet www.tarheelblue.com UNC--America’s Oldest Public University

job in the business world and become rich team in goals scored with eight...tied for fifth onships...received the team’s 2000 ground ball Hobbies...Snowboarding, THPS II on the team with four assists...had two goals award...named to the 1999 Bay State Team...as Person Who Have Had the Greatest and one assist against Pfeiffer...scored two a senior in 2000 he was named first team All Influence on Your Athletic Career. . . M y goals at UMBC and two assists at Navy...also City-County, first team All-Metro, first team father—he used to play catch with me every had single goals against Butler, Maryland, All-MIAA, first team All-State and first team day Virginia and against Duke in the ACC MIAA All-America. Athletes You Most Admire...Michael Jordan, Tournament...added an assist against Duke in Personal: Lance Edward Zimmerman was Mark Millon, Tony Hawk, Roy Jones, Jr. the regular season...won two faceoffs on the born December 2, 1981 in Columbus, Favorite Food...Pit Beef and Outback Special season...had 13 ground balls including three Ohio...has three brothers and three sisters...is and Crabs against Butler and Maryland and two against the son of Ed and Hilda Zimmerman...had an Favorite TV Shows...Seinfeld, The Bugs Bucknell. older brother who played lacrosse at Whittier Bunny and Tweety Show Prep: Graduated from the Gilman School in College in California...athletes he most Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...The Matrix Baltimore in June 2000...played three years of admires are Barry Sanders, Dave Duffy and Biggest Sports Thrill...Still waiting for it to varsity lacrosse there as a midfielder...was also his brothers...biggest sports thrill was beating happen a safety on the varsity football team for three nationally #1 ranked Landon his senior year on Interesting Fact...Teammate Jesse Kohler has years and was a guard on the basketball squad the lacrosse field...appeared as an extra in the trouble handling my criticism...says he is often for two years...named by the Baltimore Sun to movie, “The Replacements”...likes to go surf- mistaken for a giraffe becomes of his long the 2000 All-Baltimore City/County Boys ing in his spare time...business administration neck Lacrosse Team...had 35 goals and 12 assists as major. Complete Name...Steven Murdoch Will a senior at Gilman...as a junior he scored 21 Lance Zimmerman’s Stat Lines Birthdate and Birthplace...May 10, 1981 in goals and had eight assists...scooped up 102 Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Baltimore, Md. ground balls, the second highest total on the 2001 . . .12/0 . . . .28 . .8 . .4 . .12 . . .13 Parents’ Names...Gary and Sharon Will. Gilman team, during his breakthrough senior Totals . .12/0 . . . .28 . .8 . .4 . .12 . . .13 Steven Will’s Stat Lines season...his best game as a senior came against Career Highs: Shots--4 vs. Navy, 3-3-01, Year . . .GP/GS . .SH .G . .A . .PTS .GB Landon School when he won the first three and vs. UMBC, 4-14-01 ; Goals--2 vs. 2000 . . .14/0 . . . .42 . .12 .7 . .19 . . .25 faceoffs of the second half to spark a 6-0 run, UMBC, 4-14-01, and vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; 2001 . . .12/12 . . .70 . .19 .10 .29 . . .26 scoring twice himself during the scoring Assists--2 vs. Navy, 3-3-01; Points--3 vs. Totals . .26/12 . . .112 .31 .17 .48 . . .51 spree...he also scored four goals in a come- Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Ground Balls--3 vs. Butler, Career Highs: Shots--10 vs. Duke, 4-20-01; from-behind 12-6 victory over Loyola...led 3-17-01, and vs. Maryland, 3-24-01. Goals--3 vs. Butler, 3-17-01 and vs. Pfeiffer, Gilman to the 1998 and 2000 MIAA champi- 4-26-01; A s s i s t s - -4 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; P o i n t s - -7 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; G r o u n d Balls--7 vs. Virginia, 4-8-00; Takeaways--2 vs. Butler, 2-26-00, and vs. Delaware, 3-11-00. #9 Lance Zimmerman Sophomore Midfielder 5-11, 180 Cockeysville, Md. Gilman School General: Returning letterman for the Tar Heels in the midfield...would have competed for a starting spot this season but tore an ante- rior cruciate ligament which led to knee sur- gery...will miss the entire season and can red- shirt thus retaining three years of athletic eligi- bility...a speedster who can do it all whether it is disrupting the fast breaks of the opposing team or starting one of his own...a brilliant faceoff man...is lethal with either hand and can bury the shot from long range or close range...Gilman coach Dave Allan says, “Lance’s potential is unlimited.” 2001 Season: Finished fifth on the team in scring with 12 points and tied for fifth on the

28 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide 2002 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM Front Row: Assistant Trainer Michelle Smith, Ben Dobson, Austin Garrison, Jon Manekin, Sean Hizey, Tim Gosier, Pat Jackson, Kris Blindenbacher, Matt Rabil, Andy Jonas, Steve Perdue, Steven Will, Zack Leader, Dan Stringer, Assistant Trainer Erica Booth. Second Row: Assistant Coach Todd Cavallaro, Assistant Trainer Thomas Michell, Head Coach John Haus, Justin Reed, Kyle Bell, John Cattonar, Brandon Pierce, Bowen White, Pete Anselmo, Joe Hubbard, Andrew Larkin, J.J. LaSeta, Matt McIntosh, Paul Spellman, Charley Conkling, Teddy Hayes, Mike McCall, Rich Thomas, Paul Burnett, Assistant Coach J.P. Stewart, Head Trainer Rob Schneider, Assistant Coach Pat Olmert. Third Row: .Johnny Seivold, Jesse Kohler, Jack Alsup, Brad Coker, Phil Pennington, Kevin Frew, Ronnie Staines, Matt Pessagno, Andrew Lucas, Dave Duffy, Lance Zimmerman, Bryant Will, David DiBianco, Jed Prossner, Drew Habeck.

2002 TAR HEELS Phil Pennington Sophomore 2002 TAR HEELS Dave Duffy Midfielder BYPOSITION Brandon Pierce Junior BY YEAR IN SCHOOL Kevin Frew Midfielder Justin Reed Junior Joe Hubbard Defenseman ATTACKMEN Johnny Seivold Sophomore SENIORS Jesse Kohler Attackman Drew Habeck Freshman Dan Stringer Sophmore Dane Almassy Defenseman Andrew Lucas Attackman Andy Jonas Senior Bryant Will Freshman Kris Blindenbacher Goalkeeper Joe Paglino Defenseman Andrew Lucas Sophomore Lance Zimmerman Sophomore Andy Jonas Attackman Matt Pessagno Defenseman Mike McCall Freshman DEFENSEMEN Tim Gosier Midfielder Phil Pennington Midfielder Steve Perdue Senior Dane Almassy Senior Sean Hizey Defenseman Johnny Seivold Midfielder Jed Prossner Freshman Charley Conkling Defenseman Pat Jackson Midfielder Ronnie Staines Defenseman Steven Will Junior David DiBiano Freshman Steve Perdue Attackman Dan Stringer Midfielder MIDFIELDERS Ben Dobson Junior MattRabil Defenseman Lance Zimmerman Midfielder Jack Alsup Junior Sean Hizey Senior JUNIORS FRESHMEN Peter Anselmo Junior Joe Hubbard Sophomore Jack Alsup Midfielder Paul Burnett Midfielder Kyle Bell Junior J.J. LaSeta Freshman Peter Anselmo Midfielder Charley Conkling Defenseman Paul Burnett Freshman Zack Leader Defenseman Kyle Bell Midfielder Brian Dibbert Midfielder Brad Coker Sophomore Joe Paglino Sophomore Ben Dobson Defenseman David DiBianco Defenseman Brian Dibbert Freshman MattPessagno Sophomore Austin Garrison Midfielder Drew Habeck Attackman Dave Duffy Sophmore Matt Rabil Senior Zack Leader Defenseman Teddy Hayes Midfielder Kevin Frew Sophomore Ronnie Staines Sophomore Andrew Larkin Goalkeeper J.J. LaSeta Defenseman Austin Garrison Junior Bowen White Junior Brandon Pierce Midfielder Mike McCall Attackman Tim Gosier Senior GOALKEEPERS Justin Reed Midfielder Matt McIntosh Midfielder Teddy Hayes Freshman Kris Blindenbacher Senior Bowen White Defenseman Jed Prossner Attackman Pat Jackson Senior Andrew Larkin Junior Steven Will Attackman Paul Spellman Goalkeeper Jesse Kohler Sophomore PaulSpellman Freshman SOPHOMORES Richard Thomas Goalkeeper Matt McIntosh Freshman Richard Thomas Freshman Brad Coker Midfielder Bryant Will Midfielder 29 2002 University of NorthCarolina Men’s Lacrosse Media &Information Guide