2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Zac Tucci
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bedford, N.H.
- High School:
- Avon Old Farms
2022 (Senior): Saw action in all 14 games at the face-off with 119 face-off wins on 219 attempts • Led the team with 61 ground balls • Collected a season-high 10 ground balls and 16 face-off wins in the season opener versus Richmond (2/11) • Notched eight ground balls and a season-high 18 face-off wins against Brown (2/23) • Picked up nine ground balls with 10 face-off wins in the season finale versus Duke (5/1) • Named a Top-10 UNC Scholar-Athlete • Named to the ACC All-Academic team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Junior): Appeared in all 16 games, totaling 146 face-off wins on 257 attempts • Added five goals and one assist on the offensive side • Led the team with 69 ground balls, passing his ground ball season total in 2020 (59) • Added six ground balls and 12 face-off wins versus High Point • Notched eight ground balls, season-high 15 face-off wins, and a goal at Syracuse • Collected eight ground balls and 12 face-off wins in the NCAA Final Four versus Virginia • Named a USILA Second Team All-AmericaÂ
2020 (Sophomore): Appeared in all seven games, totaling 109 face-off wins on 187 attempts • Led the team with 59 ground balls, passing his ground ball season total in 2019 (55) • Set a program record with 25 face-off wins against Bryant on a career-high 38 attempts in the last game of the season • Also had a career-high 14 ground balls against Bryant with one goal • Opened the season with eight GBs and 13 wins on the draw • Added five GBs and 11 FO wins versus Mercer, 10 GBs and 15 FO wins versus Lafeyette, four GBs and 12 FO wins at Johns Hopkins and five GBs and 13 FO wins at Denver • Had a season-high winning percentage of 0.800 (20 of 25) with 13 ground balls at Furman • Remainder of season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete for the spring and fall semesters of 2019.
2019 (Freshman): Appeared in all 15 games and served as the Tar Heels’ primary face-off specialist • Went 164 of 328 draws to go 50.0 percent on the season • Led the team in ground balls with 55 • Also totaled three goals, one assist and two caused turnovers • Opened his collegiate career at Mercer, winning 16 of 30 draws, picking up four ground balls and taking his first shot • Went 21 of 27 against Furman for his best face-off percentage of the season (77.8) and picked up 10 ground balls • Had a career-high 11 ground balls, an assist and a caused turnover while winning 17 of 31 draws versus Harvard • Added a ground ball against Johns Hopkins and won 12 of 24 face-offs • Went 15 of 22 with five ground balls versus Denver • Had another 0.500 face-off game (12 of 24) with two ground balls and one caused turnover against Marist • Picked up four ground balls against Bucknell • Scored his first goal against Cleveland State and went 15 of 28 at the X • Added three ground balls against Duke, two against Syracuse and two against Notre Dame • Scored one goal, had four ground balls and won 52.6 percent of the draws (10 of 19) against Syracuse in the first round of the ACC tournament • Tallied a goal and two ground balls and went 10 of 22 on draws in the ACC semifinal against Virginia • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Attended Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut his junior and senior years where he was coached in lacrosse by Skip Flanagan • In club lacrosse he played for the NH Tomahawks where he was coached by Chris Cameron • Member of two Founder’s League championship teams.
Personal: Zachary Drew Tucci is the son of Lynn and Drew Tucci • Born October 31 in Bedford, N.H. • Has an older sister, Nikki • Majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance • Worked for Spungen Foundation, caregivers for feeding the needy.
