Luke Goldstock

Position:
Attackman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Niskayuna, N.Y.
High School:
Niskayuna

General: Three-time letter winner coming off back-to-back phenomenal years...two-year starter...a team captain this year who has matured tremendously over his time at UNC...one of the best shooters in the game...goes into the season ranked 24th in UNC history with 130 points and 23rd in goals with 88...going into his senior season he has recorded a point in 35 straight games, the 10th longest streak in Tar Heel history.
2016 (Junior): Started all 18 games...ranked third on the team in goals with 31 and third in points with 53...led the Tar Heels with 22 assists...tied for third on the squad with five EMO goals...had 28 ground balls and led attackmen in caused turnovers with eight...had a point in all 18 games, running his streak to 35 games over past two years...had scored a goal in 25 successive games before being blanked at Maryland on March 26...his goal-scoring streak matched the third longest in Carolina history...had 11 multi-goal games, six multi-assist games and 14 multi-point games...named to 2016 Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List...tapped for Dean’s List in spring semester 2016...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...named to All-NCAA Tournament Team...had two goals and three ground balls in quarterfinals versus Notre Dame, two goals and an assists versus Loyola in semifinals and four goals in championship game win over Maryland...opened season with two goals and three assists versus Michigan and followed that up with three goals and an assist against Furman...keyed overtime win against Duke with a goal and four assists...was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on April 25 after he scored four goals and added two assists in 17-15 comeback win over Notre Dame.
2015 (Sophomore): Had one of the best offensive seasons in UNC history...honorable mention All-America selection by the USILA...won the team’s Needham Unsung Hero Award...set UNC’s single season goal record with 50 tallies, breaking a mark which had stood for 24 years (47 goals by Dennis Goldstein in 1991)...started all 17 games on attack...took 111 shots, including 79 on goal and scored 50 goals and had 17 assists for 67 points...that point total was the eighth highest in a single season in UNC history...had highest shooting percentage on the team at 45.0...had four game-winning goals, leading the team, and four man-up goals, tying for second the on squad...had 41 ground balls, tied for sixth on the team...scored a goal in all 17 games...had 12 multi-goal games and four multi-assist contests...had 12 games with three or more points...his season high for points was nine with five goals and four assists against Manhattan...that marked the 18th time in UNC history a player recorded nine points or more in a game...came back in the next game and had six of UNC’s 10 goals in a 10-9 win over Bryant...in the next game, he had six goals and an assist versus Richmond...had five goals and an assist in NCAA Tournament first round win over Colgate...scored four goals and added an assist in regular-season win over Syracuse...also had a four-goal game at Notre Dame...had hat tricks versus Furman, Massachusetts and Johns Hopkins...scored on all five of his shots in the Manhattan game and tallied six goals on eight shots in the come-from-behind win against Bryant...his five goals versus Colgate came on just eight shots and he had just seven shots while scoring four goals each against Syracuse and Notre Dame...had a career high six ground balls against Colgate and five ground balls in win over Duke...had five other games with three or more ground balls...active in Carolina Leadership Academy as a Rising Star.
2014 (Freshman): Played a big role on the man-up unit for the Tar Heels in 2014…appeared in 14 games…tallied seven goals on the season, with a hat trick against Bucknell…had the second-most extra-man goals for the Tar Heels on the season with four…two of his man-up goals occurred in the game against Bucknell…also had the game-winning goal versus the Bison…picked up six ground balls on the season and had one caused turnover…landed more than half of his shots on goal in his freshman season.
Prep: Played three years of varsity lacrosse at Niskayuna High School...was coached there by Mike Vorgang…2012 Under Armour All-America…named Times Union Player-of the-Year in both junior and senior seasons...two-time high school All-America…played on NHS teams which advanced to NY State semifinals in both 2012 & 2013…captured honors as a 2012 & 2013 NY Section II All-America…finished his career with 319 points on 193 goals and 126 assists…had 78 goals and 40 assists as a senior, 83 goals and 61 assists as a junior and 32 goals and 25 assists as a sophomore...set the school’s single season points record in 2012...Niskayuna teams won both sectional and regional titles in 2012 & 2013.
Personal: Luke Jerome Goldstock is the son of Leonard and Maryann Goldstock...has a sister, Julia, 18…was born on June 20, 1995 in Schenectady, N.Y. …Management & Society major... a member of the Rising Stars program in the Carolina Leadership Academy...active in community service, participating in Vs Cancer Foundation, 5K run and pen pal program.

Catching Up With Luke Goldstock
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is representing the UNC program.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because of how close the players and coaches are.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my left hand.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Evan Quinn and he is now playing at Hartford.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because of how amazing the UNC experience is.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent in Lake Placid, N.Y. with my friends from home.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Mike D’Alessandro because he searches Sound Cloud for gems.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Happy Gilmore.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is Italy because of the food and its cities.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are Buffalo chicken dip and orange Gatorade.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle because it’s healthy and tasty.
Sweet, salty or both? Salty.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Lucha Tigre.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to New York City in the year 8000.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Vince Vaughn.
People would be very surprised to know I eat lefty.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in the U.S. and working at something I enjoy.
The most interesting or fascinating person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Mike D’Alessandro because he spray tans.

Luke Goldstock’s Career Statistics
Year    GP/GS    SH    SOG    G    A     PTS    GB    CT
2014    14/0    23    12    7    3    10    6    0
2015    17/17    111    67    50    17    67    41    4
2016    18/18    112    63    31    22    53    28    8
Totals    49/35    246    142    88    42    130    75    12
Luke Goldstock — 24 multi-goal games (1 in 2014, 12 in 2015, 11 in 2016); 10 multi-assist games (4 in 2015, 6 in 2016); 31 multi-point games (2 in 2014, 16 in 2015, 13 in 2016).
Career Highs: Shots: 12 vs. Richmond, 3-14-2015; 12 vs. Notre Dame, 4-23-2016; Goals: 6 vs. Bryant, 3-10-2015; 6 vs. Richmond, 3-14-2015; Assists: 4 vs. Manhattan, 3-7-2015; 4 vs. Duke, 4-1-2016; Points: 9 vs. Manhattan, 3-7-2015; Ground Balls: 6 vs. Colgate, 5-10-2015; Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Manhattan, 3-14-2016.