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Holman & Wood Lead UNC Lacrosse Past Dartmouth

By Lacrosse Playground | March 22, 2012 |
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Marcus Holman and Thomas Wood combined for 11 points Wednesday afternoon tolead the 15th-ranked North Carolina men’s lacrosse team to a 13-10 victory over Dartmouth before 1,116 fans at Fetzer Field. Holman had a career-high five assists and matched his career high with six points while Wood scored four goals, the most he has scored in a game in almost two years. Read More...

Elon Adds Division 1 Women’s Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | March 21, 2012 |
Elon, NC - Elon University’s Board of Trustees has approved the addition of women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport with competition to begin in the 2013-14 academic year. The women’s lacrosse program will be the 17th varsity sport and 10th women’s athletic program at Elon. A national search will begin immediately to identify a head coach, and the 2012-13 season will be utilized for recruiting, scheduling and player development. The average women’s lacrosse roster is made up of 28 individuals. Read More...

Game Photos: Rastivo’s MVP Performance Ignites Tar Heels Past Princeton, 9-8

By Lacrosse Playground | March 11, 2012 |
BALTIMORE, MD. — Steven Rastivo made 16 saves to earn Most Valuable Player honors of the 2012 Konica Minolta Face-off Classic as eighth-ranked North Carolina defeated 14th-ranked Princeton 9-8 at M&T Bank Stadium. Princeton outshot the Tar Heels 43-22 in the game but Rastivo proved to be a stone wall in the cage to keep the Tigers at bay, including a seven-save performance in the fourth quarter alone. Read More...

Game Photos: Lehigh Upsets #4 North Carolina, 9-8

By Lacrosse Playground | March 4, 2012 |
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored four of the first five second-half goals to break a 5-5 tie, on the way to one of its biggest wins in school history as the Mountain Hawks downed the #4 North Carolina Tar Heels, 9-8 on Saturday evening. Junior Ryan Snyder won 13-of-20 faceoffs while three Mountain Hawks scored two goals apiece and freshman Matt Poillon made eight saves between the pipes. Read More...

UNC STX Assault Glove — Navy Blue

By Lacrosse Playground | January 11, 2012 |
Here are the STX Assualt gloves UNC will be playing in this season. Earlier this year, we featured the pair with a Carolina Blue colorway. As expected, STX has released one more color scheme for the Tar Heels, Navy Blue with Carolina Blue inserts. All, however, are embellished with the UNC logo as well as number. Read More...

UNC STX Assault Glove — Carolina Blue

By Lacrosse Playground | January 2, 2012 |
Here are the STX Assualt gloves UNC will be playing in this season. This pair displays a Carolina Blue colorway, but we expect to see a few other color schemes for the Tar Heels including some Nike mitts. All, however, will be embellished with the UNC logo as well as number.

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Names 2012 Tri-Captains

By Lacrosse Playground | November 1, 2011 |
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Two seniors and one junior have been named as tri-captains of the 2011-12 University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team, head coach Joe Breschi announced Tuesday. The three captains were chosen by a vote of their teammates on Monday, the day after the conclusion of fall ball for the Tar Heels. Read More...