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Men's Lacrosse Closes Regular Season At No. 10 Syracuse
April 25, 2025 | Men's Lacrosse
Gameday Information
Date/Time: Saturday, April 26 - 5 PM
Location: JMA Wireless Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.Â
Watch: ACC Network
Live StatsÂ
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Opening Faceoff
• The Tar Heels close the regular season on the road this weekend, traveling to face Syracuse.Â
• Saturday is the 33rd all-time meeting between the two schools. The Tar Heels have won two-straight matchups in Syracuse.Â
• Last weekend, Carolina fell to Notre Dame, 12-6, on Senior Day at Dorrance Field.Â
What's At StakeÂ
• With a win, the Tar Heels will be ACC regular season co-champions, sharing the regular season crown with Notre Dame.Â
• Carolina is locked into the 8 PM semifinal of the 2025 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship next weekend in Charlotte, as the two or three seed, against an opponent to be determined.Â
A Win Over Syracuse Would...
• Give Carolina their 13th win over Syracuse.Â
• Give the Tar Heels a share of the ACC Regular Season title, the 14th regular season championship in program history and the first since 2021.Â
• Be Carolina's third-straight win on the road in the series.Â
• Be the Tar Heels' fourth road win of 2025, including the second ranked road victory.Â
• Be Coach Breschi's 261st career win, and 169th win as the Tar Heels' leader.Â
Gettin' DefensiveÂ
• The last two seasons, Carolina is 14-0 when allowing nine-or-fewer goals, and 105- 13 under head coach Joe Breschi during his career when allowing single-digit goals.Â
Dynamic Duo At Attack
• Owen Duffy (30 goals, 20 assists) and Dominic Pietramala (37 goals, 2 assists) have combined for 67 goals and 22 assists this spring for the Tar Heels.Â
• The tandem ranks third in the ACC in points per game among each team's top-two in points (as of 4/21).Â
• Duffy and Pietramala were two of 25 players named Tewaaraton Award nominees on April 17.Â
