UNC Men’s Lacrosse 2025-26
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Inside No. 1 Lacrosse Recruit James Holbrough's Commitment to UNC
Inside Carolina spoke with James Holbrough, the No. 1-ranked 2027 lacrosse recruit , on his commitment to Joe Breschi's UNC program.
Fingers crossed we can get some of these recruits to translate to NCAA Ws!
That '27 class is simply ridiculous. But talent hasn't always been the issue in falling short of program goals. We should at least get to the Final Four with THAT group.
The recruiting has step up and now it is time for our coaches to step up, especially when the 2027 recruits arrive. Go Heels!
Boo Corrigan and his sham network can pound sand!
Got a little nervous when i saw it was 6-6.
But Fighting Fire Josephs power through
Got a little nervous when i saw it was 6-6.
But Fighting Fire Josephs power through
I swear that there are dookies posting on this board. This was the kind of win that the team needed. Penn State did everything they could to shut off Petro and Owen. That's when others stepped up and played like their recruiting rankings. The defense held a team that scored 19 off of the defending NCAA Champions to 8. This was a great game all around. Brady and the FO middies did really well. Josh made some good saves. Defense played smart and communicated well. Just a lot to build on. Great job Heels! Top 10 win!
Went to the game yesterday in Charlotte v PSU. Few observations:
- The PA announcer was a PSU homer. How does that happen?
-Brady Wambach is such an advantage. I will say he makes me nervous with the ball, he has no handle whatsoever. Can't remember a great FOGO that was that shaky with the ball in his cross, but he fights like a dog...
-Defense continues to play really really well. Looked like Cellucci was out, but there was no real dropoff in team defense. Thomann is so strong for his size... Our SSDMs are the best I have seen anywhere this year so far. The only real option PSU had was to get a middie running left to right and getting a step on the defender. I think that was three of their 8 goals.
-Midfield offense is getting better as season goes by. I like having Matan run with midfield. He (and Duffy) need to evolve into pass first dodgers for this offense to reach its peak. If these guys start scoring, Dom is going to get alot of clean looks. And he does not miss clean looks.
-Dom did a good job being patient. I bet he has never taken just 4 shots in a game in his UNC career. They werent locking him off, but they were rarely sliding from him. The one time i noticed they did slide off him, he picked up a rebound and put it back from around 8 yds for his only goal.
-Goalie is good. Good foundation to build on. And he is playing with the best UNC defense in 10 years in front of him.
-Overall, the attack group is still a question to me. Dom is the best lefty shooter i have ever seen. Wilson can be nifty... but he is easy to overpower in unsettled situations. Turns it over alot. Very small. Fast but not lightning fast. Duffy. Not sure what to say about him but the ball stays in his stick way longer than it should. This is a situation where Breschi's desire to be a players coach is hurting the team. He is strong and fast, but not fast enough to consistently run by people. So he goes on dodges with no strategy and winds up triple teamed and turning the ball over. Happened at least three times yesterday. He should have been benched after the first one,
Overall, good game. ACC season should be something to look forward to.
- The PA announcer was a PSU homer. How does that happen?
-Brady Wambach is such an advantage. I will say he makes me nervous with the ball, he has no handle whatsoever. Can't remember a great FOGO that was that shaky with the ball in his cross, but he fights like a dog...
-Defense continues to play really really well. Looked like Cellucci was out, but there was no real dropoff in team defense. Thomann is so strong for his size... Our SSDMs are the best I have seen anywhere this year so far. The only real option PSU had was to get a middie running left to right and getting a step on the defender. I think that was three of their 8 goals.
-Midfield offense is getting better as season goes by. I like having Matan run with midfield. He (and Duffy) need to evolve into pass first dodgers for this offense to reach its peak. If these guys start scoring, Dom is going to get alot of clean looks. And he does not miss clean looks.
-Dom did a good job being patient. I bet he has never taken just 4 shots in a game in his UNC career. They werent locking him off, but they were rarely sliding from him. The one time i noticed they did slide off him, he picked up a rebound and put it back from around 8 yds for his only goal.
-Goalie is good. Good foundation to build on. And he is playing with the best UNC defense in 10 years in front of him.
-Overall, the attack group is still a question to me. Dom is the best lefty shooter i have ever seen. Wilson can be nifty... but he is easy to overpower in unsettled situations. Turns it over alot. Very small. Fast but not lightning fast. Duffy. Not sure what to say about him but the ball stays in his stick way longer than it should. This is a situation where Breschi's desire to be a players coach is hurting the team. He is strong and fast, but not fast enough to consistently run by people. So he goes on dodges with no strategy and winds up triple teamed and turning the ball over. Happened at least three times yesterday. He should have been benched after the first one,
Overall, good game. ACC season should be something to look forward to.
found out how the PA announcer was a PSU homer. Apparently the organizer of the event (and he could have even actually been the PA guy) is a former Hall of Fame PSU lacrosse player..... who knew?
That was another great win and the type of game they would have lost over the last two seasons. Great poise and great defense/goaltending. This team is finding new ways to win and different players to win it.
Spot on! Too many weapons for teams to try to stop. Petro has really done a great job of getting the defense to play with an attitude. The offense is no longer relying on only two players. Wambaugh is the best face off middie we've ever had, and we've had some really good face off middies.
Wambach is a human cheat code.
Tbh, that game was closer than I'd like considering the possession advantage that we had. We were +15 on faceoffs and +5 on turnovers.
Tbh, that game was closer than I'd like considering the possession advantage that we had. We were +15 on faceoffs and +5 on turnovers.
I agree with you, but Byrne had 17 saves for Army. That is a great equalizer. He may be the best goalie in the country (statistically) over the last two seasons.
I've been writing some UNC game reaction articles for fun this season:
UNC-Army Reaction
UNC avoids Princeton 2.0 as they overcome a hot goalie to escape with a 12–11 win
https://open.substack.com/pub/frank...ion?r=7jc9ko&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
UNC-Army Reaction
UNC avoids Princeton 2.0 as they overcome a hot goalie to escape with a 12–11 win
https://open.substack.com/pub/frank...ion?r=7jc9ko&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Byrne started off at 80% before UNC adjusted and started getting some good looks on the crease. I believe every shot had to be 10 yards or less and 6 were dunks. Byrne still finished at 59%....
Wambach named ACC DPOW
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ACC Announces Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Honors
Virginia senior attackman Truitt Sunderland earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week honors, while North Carolina junior faceoff specialist Brady Wambach and Syracuse defenseman Riley Figueiras shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week for games played from...
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IL top 10 breakout players - Wilson is honorable mention
Not surprised. This is more of the bias that we get no matter what sport it is. Wilson should keep the receipts and prove them wrong by continuing to play at a high level. More motivation material if you ask me. Go Heels!
UNC preview - Wambach is the x-factor?
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#4 UNC vs. #3 Harvard Preview
In a top 5 matchup, the possession battle may be the difference and Wambach the x-factor.
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Arestia had Raio on his podcast (Sticks In) today. It’s a good listen - he seems like a good kid with them right team and life priorities.
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A great visual representation of why UNC needs Wambach to tilt the field on Sunday.
Marcus getting to 50+% would make a significant difference as well.
A great visual representation of why UNC needs Wambach to tilt the field on Sunday.
Marcus getting to 50+% would make a significant difference as well.
Team looks outstanding this half.
Did not expect that beatdown of the 3rd ranked team. Wow! Way to go guys.
Really impressive showing by the boys against Harvard.
Duffy had 7 goals and Dom with 3.
Wambach dominated the faceoff X of course. He's the best college FOGO guy I've ever seen.
Duffy had 7 goals and Dom with 3.
Wambach dominated the faceoff X of course. He's the best college FOGO guy I've ever seen.
17-7 win
-UNC played make it take it for most of the game with Wambach dominating
-Harvard either didn’t slide or slid slow in the first half vs Duffy and he scores 4 in the first half
-UNC continued to play aggressively with the doubles and quick slides, but effectively neutralized the off ball shots by rotating quickly and collapsing on players on the crease
-Marcus started off with 4 saves in the first quarter and finished at 61%!
-Harvard was much more aggressive in sliding to Duffy in the 2nd and he found good feeds, but the Harvard goalie really stepped it up. Harvard did a good job rotating to the off-ball shooters as well which limited good looks.
-UNC did a great job against Harvard’s 10 man ride
-UNC played make it take it for most of the game with Wambach dominating
-Harvard either didn’t slide or slid slow in the first half vs Duffy and he scores 4 in the first half
-UNC continued to play aggressively with the doubles and quick slides, but effectively neutralized the off ball shots by rotating quickly and collapsing on players on the crease
-Marcus started off with 4 saves in the first quarter and finished at 61%!
-Harvard was much more aggressive in sliding to Duffy in the 2nd and he found good feeds, but the Harvard goalie really stepped it up. Harvard did a good job rotating to the off-ball shooters as well which limited good looks.
-UNC did a great job against Harvard’s 10 man ride
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Wambach deserves some serious Tewaraaton love..
Syracuse will be spending a; lot of practice time this week at the face off X. What a dominating weapon!
The team is now #1 in the RPI rankings which are relied on heavily by the NCAA selection committee. 3 top 10 wins, 5 top 20 wins and all four ACC games are against teams in the RPI top 12.
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All that talent is really starting to come together..Next 4 games are gonna be tough. But i think this team is ready for it. They've been battle tested
If the Heels figure out how to hold onto the ball a little more, they will be very dangerous. They scored 17 today and had 18 turnovers. If they can cut the TO's by 1/3, they will be frightening.