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2009 Media Guide Carolina Lacrosse Quick Facts Chapel Hill, N.C. Table of Contents Location: 2009 Senior Class and 2009 Quad Captains . .Front Cover Established: December 11, 1789 (UNC is the oldest public university in the United States) 2009 Top Returnees from 2008 Season . .Inside Front Cover Enrollment: 28,136 (17,136 undergraduates, 8,177 postgraduates) UNC Quick Facts, Table of Contents . .Page 1 Chancellor: Holden Thorp 2009 Outlook . .Page 2 Athletic Director: Dick Baddour 2009 Roster . .Page 4 Senior Associate Athletic Director for Olympic Sports: Beth Miller 2008 Statistics . .Page 5 NCAA Division I, Football Bowl Subdivision, 28 varsity sports Affiliation: The 2009 Tar Heels . .Page 6 Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Nickname: Tar Heels UNC Athletic Department . .Page 27 School Colors: Carolina Blue and White Head Coach Joe Breschi . .Page 28 Mascot: Rameses The Ram Head Assistant Coach Pat Myers . .Page 30 Motto: Lux libertas (Light and liberty) Assistant Coach Greg Paradine . .Page 31 Endowment: $2.16 billion Assistant Coach Brian Holman, Staff Photos . .Page 32 3,295 Faculty: Fetzer Field . .Page 33 Campus: Suburban, 729 acres Athletic Department Web Site: www.TarHeelBlue.com History . .Page 34 University Website: www.unc.edu Year-by-Year Records & Finishes . .Page 38 Carolina Men’s Lacrosse Information Series Records . .Page 39 Head Coach: Joe Breschi (North Carolina ‘90) All-Time Scores . .Page 41 Record at UNC: First Season School Records . .Page 44 Career Record: 92-63, 11 seasons (all at Ohio State) Career Leaders & Season Leaders . .Page 47 Office Phone: (919) 962-5216 Team Award Winners . .Page 48 Head Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator: Pat Myers (Ohio State ‘03) Miscellaneous ACC Awards . .Page 50 Office Phone: (919) 962-2890 USILA All-Americas . .Page 51 Full-Time Assistant Coach: Greg Paradine (North Carolina ‘93) National Award Winners, North-South Game . .Page 52 Office Phone: (919) 962-5226 Carolina Lacrosse in Tournament Play . .Page 53 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Holman (Johns Hopkins ‘83) Varsity Monogram Winners . .Page 54 Fetzer Field (Grass) & Kenan Stadium (Grass) Home Fields: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . .Page 55 Seating Capacity: 5,700 & 60,000 Lacrosse Secretary: Donna Cheek Carolina Athletic Tradition . .Page 56 Head Athletic Trainer: Nina Walker Student-Athlete Services . .Page 57 Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers: Chun-Man Fong (Second Year); Evan Educational Foundation . .Page 60, Inside Back Cover Allen (First Year) 2009 Team Picture . .Back Cover Undergraduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Catherine McGrady Team Physician: Mario Ciocca Orthopaedic Surgeon: Jeff Spang Friends of Carolina Lacrosse Coordinator: Gary Burns Table Coordinator/Official Timekeeper: Randy Cox Team Manager/Video Coordinator: Michael Brown www.TarHeelBlue.com Academic Advisor: Spencer Welborn Media and fans can follow the Carolina men’s lacrosse team Strength & Conditioning Coach: Eric Biener and the rest of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the UNC Athletic Communications world on the official web site of North Carolina athletics. Men’s Lacrosse Media Contact: Dave Lohse, Associate Athletic Communi- TarHeelBlue.com offers schedules, rosters, results, features cations Director and more for all 28 of Carolina’s varsity sports. Statisticians: Bill Hurd, Caralyn Duke Scoreboard Operator: Walter Holt Lohse’s Email Address: [email protected] Lohse’s Office Phone: (919) 962-7257 Nike Supports UNC Men’s Lacrosse Lohse’s Cell Phone: (919) 641-4128 The University of North Carolina and Nike extended their Athletic Communications Office Fax: (919) 962-0612 agreement for eight more years beginning in July 2002. The Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 agreement provides each varsity team with shoes, apparel, Shipping Address: Athletic Communications, Maurice J. Koury Natatorium, 300 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 equipment bags and other products. It also provides $100,000 annually to the Chancellor's Academic Enhancement Fund for undergraduate teaching and $100,000 annually to the athletic Franklin Street in the heart of downtown Chapel department to reward Olympic sports programs and coaches for Hill was a sea of revelers after the Tar Heels de- academic and athletic excellence. feated Illinois in the 2005 NCAA Menʼs Basketball Championship Game 75-70 in St. Louis, Mo. 2009 North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse Brochure Credits Head shots by Jeffrey A. Camarati, athletic department photographer. Team picture by Jeffrey A. Camarati. Other action photogra- phy for covers and interior pages contributed by Jeffrey A. Camarati, Peyton Williams and Karen Jonas as well as Athletic Communica- tions photo interns. Other photos from UNC Athletic Communications Archives. Covers designed by Dana Gelin of the Athletic Com- munications Office. The 2009 University of North Carolina men’s lacrosse media guide was written and edited by Dave Lohse, as- sociate athletic communications director. Page 1 • 2009 UNC Men’s Lacrosse Media Guide These are exciting times for the University of right-handed and left-handed and he puts major North Carolina men’s lacrosse program as the pressure on the defense every time he touches Tar Heels officially inaugurate the Joe Breschi the ball. He is a down-hill dodger who is difficult coaching era on February 7, 2009 by hosting to defend. Robert Morris at Fetzer Field. Breschi, a 1990 McAuley plays with a tremendous versatility Carolina graduate, returned to his alma mater in his game. He has the ability to control the 2009 Outlook as the head coach in June 2008 after an 11-year game through great communication and skills tenure at Ohio State where he rescued a Buck- set. He plays both a finesse and a physical style eye program from oblivion and made it into an of lacrosse, creating issues for opponents. He NCAA Tournament calibre side. has terrific hands and vision. Breschi is anxious to return the Tar Heel pro- The third component in the first line is De- gram to its past glory. He played and also laney. Sean is the most physical dodger on the served as an assistant coach at Carolina during Tar Heel team. He actually looks for the contact a period of time when UNC made 12 final four and runs through the slides to get to the cage. Bart Wagner has appearances in a 14-year span from 1980 to 2nd Line–Sean Burke, Cryder DiPietro and Redshirt junior Gavin been UNC’s leading 1993. Jimmy Dunster Petracca was the scorer each of the The Baltimore native who played his high Going into spring practice, Breschi lists his third-leading scorer last three years. school ball at Calvert Hall is also enthused second line as consisting of junior Sean Burke on the 2008 team. about adapting UNC’s style to one of his liking, (Fort Salonga, N.Y.), junior Cryder DiPietro a style which is also favored by today’s colle- (Ruxton, Md.) and freshman Jimmy Dunster giate players. (Cos Cob, Conn.). THE OFFENSE Burke has tremendous talent, size and skills. “The offense will be transition style, pushing He’s a great athlete who can play both ends of the ball from defense through our D-mids and the field to help bolster the Tar Heels’ transition LSMs,” elaborates Breschi. “We will ask a lot of game. Breschi said keeping Burke healthy our defense throughout the year to pressure throughout the season will be a key to the teams and put the ball on the ground to utilize squad’s potential success. our athletes in the transition game. DiPietro is a big middie who has solid skills “We will run motion sets on 6v6 opportunities, and a terrific shot. He is one of the best shoot- attacking from every position on the offensive ers on the team with his hands free. end, making our style difficult to defend. We will Freshman Dunster is an athlete who really look for matchups that benefit our strengths as came on in the fall, running the field and playing a team and put our guys in a position to be suc- an aggressive style of offense. He attacks the cessful individually.” cage well and worked on improving his shot in Senior Ben Hunt was ATTACK the off-season. Junior midfielder third-team All-America Expect the attack unit to be keyed by return- Breschi also said he expects to see redshirt Sean Delaney was the midfielder in 2008 ing starters Bart Wagner (Glen Arm, Md.) and sophomore Colin Sherwood (Greensboro, most improved player after scoring 21 goals. Gavin Petracca (Manhasset, N.Y.) with sopho- N.C.) and freshman Tyler Morton (Denver, on the 2008 team. more Billy Bitter (Stowe, Vt.) stepping in at the Colo.) making an impact in the offensive midfield third starting spot for the graduated Michael B. this season. Burns. THE DEFENSE The top backups at the attack spots will be “We will play an aggressive style of defense junior Kevin Federico (West Islip, N.Y.), true to put pressure on teams at the offensive end of freshman Thomas Wood (Richmond, Va.) and the field,” says Breschi. “We are looking to dic- senior Matthias McCall (Manteo, N.C.). Wagner, who has led the Heels in scoring three straight seasons, will lead the unit. He has 2009 North Carolina Men’s tremendous hands and vision and the ability to Lacrosse Preseason Depth Chart score in 6v6 and transition. Bitter had a tremendous fall ball season for Attack Carolina. He is a dynamic lefty dodger who can Bart Wagner*, Billy Bitter*, Gavin Petracca*, break down a defense at any time which helps Kevin Federico, Thomas Wood to open up his teammates. Offensive Midfields The steady Petracca is a versatile player who First Line Jack Ryan has been can dodge, finish and distribute the ball. Breschi Ben Hunt, Bobby McAuley, Sean Delaney Redshirt sophomore a starter on close de- feels he will fit the system well.