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Five Collect USILA All-America Honors
May 22, 2025 | Men's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five North Carolina men's lacrosse players have been named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-America list, announced Thursday afternoon.
Brady Wambach (First Team), Owen Duffy (Third Team), Ty English (Honorable Mention), Andrew O'Berry (Honorable Mention) and Dominic Pietramala (Honorable Mention) and were among the Tar Heel representation honored. With the announcement, Carolina has posted at least one USILA first-, second-, or third-team, or honorable mention All-America for the 57th-straight season.
Wambach, who's fourth nationally in faceoff winning percentage (.643), becomes the first Tar Heel faceoff specialist to earn first team All-America honors since R.G. Keenan in 2012. The Pittsford, N.Y. product recorded double-digit faceoff wins in 14 games this spring, as well as 10-or-more ground balls in five contests in 2025. Wambach's 225 faceoff wins this year was the third-most by a Tar Heel in a single season.
Duffy ranked second on the Tar Heels with 34 goals, leading Carolina with 27 assists and 61 points. Duffy scored three-or-more goals in eight games this spring, and posted five-or-more points in eight contests. The East Quogue, N.Y. product finished the regular season second in the ACC in assists per game (2.0/game) and third in points per game (4.25/game).
English, a do-it-all midfielder for Carolina, appeared in all 15 games during the 2025 campaign, earning the start in 14 contests. Voted a team captain in the fall prior to the season, English finished the season with 20 goals, third-best on the Tar Heels. The Burlington, Ontario product scored a goal in 12 games this year, including seven multi-goal performances.
A graduate transfer from Harvard, O'Berry arrived in Chapel Hill last fall. As a defensive midfielder for the Tar Heels, O'Berry played in 14 games this spring, collecting 27 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. The McLean, Va. product posted multiple ground balls in eight games for Carolina, highlighted by his four-ground ball and three caused turnover effort in his Tar Heel debut versus Michigan.
Pietramala, who led Carolina and the ACC this season with 48 goals, earned ACC and national postseason recognition for the first time in his career. The Tar Heel attackman scored a hat trick in 10 games this spring, highlighted by six-goal efforts on the road at No. 4 Johns Hopkins and No. 10 Syracuse. The Lutherville, Md. native's 48 goals scored this season ranked third all-time in single-season goals in program history.
Brady Wambach (First Team), Owen Duffy (Third Team), Ty English (Honorable Mention), Andrew O'Berry (Honorable Mention) and Dominic Pietramala (Honorable Mention) and were among the Tar Heel representation honored. With the announcement, Carolina has posted at least one USILA first-, second-, or third-team, or honorable mention All-America for the 57th-straight season.
Wambach, who's fourth nationally in faceoff winning percentage (.643), becomes the first Tar Heel faceoff specialist to earn first team All-America honors since R.G. Keenan in 2012. The Pittsford, N.Y. product recorded double-digit faceoff wins in 14 games this spring, as well as 10-or-more ground balls in five contests in 2025. Wambach's 225 faceoff wins this year was the third-most by a Tar Heel in a single season.
Duffy ranked second on the Tar Heels with 34 goals, leading Carolina with 27 assists and 61 points. Duffy scored three-or-more goals in eight games this spring, and posted five-or-more points in eight contests. The East Quogue, N.Y. product finished the regular season second in the ACC in assists per game (2.0/game) and third in points per game (4.25/game).
English, a do-it-all midfielder for Carolina, appeared in all 15 games during the 2025 campaign, earning the start in 14 contests. Voted a team captain in the fall prior to the season, English finished the season with 20 goals, third-best on the Tar Heels. The Burlington, Ontario product scored a goal in 12 games this year, including seven multi-goal performances.
A graduate transfer from Harvard, O'Berry arrived in Chapel Hill last fall. As a defensive midfielder for the Tar Heels, O'Berry played in 14 games this spring, collecting 27 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. The McLean, Va. product posted multiple ground balls in eight games for Carolina, highlighted by his four-ground ball and three caused turnover effort in his Tar Heel debut versus Michigan.
Pietramala, who led Carolina and the ACC this season with 48 goals, earned ACC and national postseason recognition for the first time in his career. The Tar Heel attackman scored a hat trick in 10 games this spring, highlighted by six-goal efforts on the road at No. 4 Johns Hopkins and No. 10 Syracuse. The Lutherville, Md. native's 48 goals scored this season ranked third all-time in single-season goals in program history.
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