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Seniors secure win for UNC men's lacrosse

By Patrick Ronan | March 30

Every coach expects his seniors to lead the team in each workout, practice and game. But there are some moments where it takes a little something more, ...

UNC senior attackman Joey Sankey (11) fights for the ball.

Defending champion Duke falls to North Carolina men's lacrosse

By Logan Ulrich | March 30

Kieran Burke sat and waited. The clock ticked down. The No. 4 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team clung to a one-point lead against No. 6 Duke. As the ...

Senior attackman Joey Sankey (11) carries the ball down the field during the Feb. 27 12-10 win over the University of Denver.

Terrapins outlast UNC men's lacrosse in slow match

By Logan Ulrich | March 22

Before Saturday’s match between No. 2 North Carolina and No. 5 Maryland men's lacrosse teams, the only similarity between the two was their top-five ...

Men’s lacrosse beats Harvard, continues to hit stride

By Patrick Ronan | March 18

Senior attackman Jimmy Bitter came into Tuesday night’s home game against No. 16 Harvard with at least a point in 49 straight games – just one game ...

Sophomore Luke Goldstock prepares to shoot against Manhattan as a part of his historic nine-point performance, the most of any Tar Heel since 2012.

Luke Goldstock emerges as North Carolina men's lacrosse giant

By Patrick Ronan | March 16

When opponents prepare for the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team, their chief concern is UNC’s relentless offense attack.

Impact has a price for men in lacrosse

By Logan Ulrich | March 5

Impact. It’s part of why contact sports like football are so popular. We engage with them to feel a sense of achievement, not just physically, but emotionally. ...

Sophomore midfielder Tate Jozokos (28) looks downfield to pass the ball during Friday’s 12-10 win over Denver. Jozokos had one point and one assist.

The men’s lacrosse team beats No. 1 Denver for the first time since Feb. 14, 2009

By Patrick Ronan | March 2

Players and coaches don’t like to admit that some regular season games mean more than others – especially early in the season

Junior defenseman Zach Powers (77) carries the ball down the field.

Men’s lacrosse team moves to 4-0 overall after defeating Johns Hopkins

By jane zorowitz | February 23

Under overcast skies and 33-degree weather, the bundled crowd at Navy Field on Saturday was cold. But the No. 4 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team’s ...

UNC boasts depth in rout of Massachusetts

By Max Miceli | February 16

In the first two games of the 2014 season, Steve Pontrello and Shane Simpson of the No. 5 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team combined for nine points, ...

UNC men’s lacrosse wins with a trio of hat tricks

By Andrew Tie | February 16

On Feb. 7, the No. 5 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team (3-0) completed a feat it hadn’t accomplished in six years.

New rules change the game for faceoff specialists

By Max Miceli | February 11

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Men's lacrosse works through kinks to win season's second game

By Chris Haney | February 11

It’s only the second game of the season thus far, so there are bound to be some kinks that need to be smoothed out.

R.G. Keenan is a force at the faceoff

By Max Miceli | April 23

The pressure’s on.

UNC men's lacrosse falls to Syracuse in overtime

By Madison Way | April 13

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It took one goal to end the North Carolina-Syracuse men’s lacrosse game Saturday.

UNC men's lacrosse defeated Virginia Saturday 11-10 at Fetzer Field.

UNC men's lacrosse looks to squeeze Orange

By Madison Way | April 10

When the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team faces Syracuse Saturday, it will be a game of firsts.

R.G. Keenan shines in final regular season lacrosse game

By Robbie Harms | April 6

Soon, the crowd would be singing his name.

UNC men's lacrosse wins thriller in final home game of season

By Kate Eastman | April 6

Nearly 5,000 fans poured into Fetzer Stadium Saturday to watch No. 5 North Carolina take on No. 9 Virginia in a men’s lacrosse matchup.

UNC men's lacrosse gets set for senior day

By Max Miceli | April 3

Going into a senior day matchup against No. 9 Virginia Saturday, one might expect the No. 5 North Carolina men’s lacrosse to feel pressure knowing ...

The UNC men's lacrosse team defeated Manhattan 21-5 at Navy Field on Sunday. The game was postponed and moved to the turf field due to snow at the end of last week.

Sankey’s 5 goals lead UNC men's lacrosse

By Kate Eastman | March 30

Joey Sankey is never satisfied with scoring the easy goal.

Column: Lacrosse defense is for real

By Max Miceli | March 23

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