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Saturday, March 11
Chapel Hill, NC
12 p.m.
Brown University
at
North Carolina
Photo by: Victor Yu / East Motion Media
Men's Lacrosse Heads to #18 North Carolina for Saturday Clash
3/10/2023 10:56:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (3-1, 0-0 Ivy League) look to make it four straight wins as they take on the 18th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (3-2, 1-0 ACC) Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Saturday's game is scheduled to begin at noon at Dorrance Field and will stream on ACC Network Extra.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
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Saturday's game is scheduled to begin at noon at Dorrance Field and will stream on ACC Network Extra.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- Brown enters the weekend with a 3-1 overall record and three-game win streak after opening the season with a loss against Quinnipiac. The Bears have wins over Providence College, Vermont, and Stony Brook.
- Brown is receiving votes in all three national polls after beginning the season ranked in all three polls.
- Brown's offense averages 15.50 goals per game to rank second in the conference and eighth in the NCAA. Devon McLane leads the team with 13 goals and 21 points. Three other Bears have double-digit points this season.
- Brown allows 10.50 goals per game to rank third in the Ivy League and 19th in the NCAA. Goalie Connor Theriault holds a .523 save percentage and 10.58 goals against average in four starts.
- Brown's .595 win-percentage at the faceoff X ranks second in the Ivy League and eighth in the NCAA entering the weekend. Senior Matthew Gunty leads the Bears with a .614 win-rate (62-101) to rank 12th in the NCAA among players with at least 50 faceoffs taken.
- Brown ranks second in the Ivy League and third in the nation with a clear-rate of .943.
- North Carolina enters the weekend with a 3-2 overall record and 1-0 ACC mark.
- The Tar Heels rank 13th in the nation per the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll, 15th per the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, and 18th in the USILA Coaches Poll.
- UNC averages 13.60 goals per game to rank 18th in the nation in scoring.
- Graduate student Logan McGovern, a former Bryant Bulldog, leads the team with 12 goals, eight assists, and 20 points.
- Behind McGovern, Sean Goldsmith (10-3-13) and Lance Tillman (6-7-13) have double-digit points.
- UNC's man-up offense has five goals in 10 attempts to rank in the middle of the NCAA.
- Defensively, UNC allows 8.00 goals per game to tie for second-best in the nation.
- Junior goalie Collin Krieg holds a .588 save percentage and 8.42 goals against average in five starts. His goals against ranks third and his save percentage ranks eighth in the NCAA.
- UNC wins about half of all faceoffs to rank in the middle of the NCAA. Senior Andrew Tyeryaris 55-for-98 (.561) at X this season with 27 ground balls.
- The Tar Heels clear the ball at .901 to rank 13th in the nation. Opponents clear the ball at .798 against UNC.
- Saturday marks the fifth meeting between Brown and North Carolina in a series dating back to 1985.
- Brown is looking for its first win in the series after falling, 14-11, a season ago.
- Brown's offense averages 15.50 goals per game to rank second in the Ivy League and eighth in the NCAA.
- Brown's scoring margin of 5.00 is second in the conference and ninth in the NCAA.
- Brown leads the Ivy League and ranks second in the nation with 10.50 assists per game.
- Brown's 26.00 points per game lead the conference and rank fourth in the NCAA.
- Brown's .943 clear-rate ranks second in the Ivy League and third in the country.
- Brown has just five failed clears on 87 attempts.
- Penn (.967) and Georgetown (.966) rank above the Bears.
- Brown's .328 shot percentage ranks third in the Ivy League and 18th in the NCAA.
- The Bears have fired at least 44 shots in every game this season.
- Brown scored eight of the first nine goals en route to a 17-12 road win over Stony Brook last weekend for the third straight victory in 2023.
- Aidan McLane recorded five goals and seven points, both career-highs, in the win.
- Connor Theriault recorded 10 saves.
- Matthew Gunty went 19-for-30 at the faceoff X and recorded his first goal of the season and second of his career.
- Junior Jack Kelly recorded his second straight hat trick in the win over Stony Brook (Mar. 4).
- The Zionsville, Indiana native recorded a career-high four goals and five points against the Seawolves.
- Kelly's seven goals are tied for third on the team and he is one of four Bears with 10 or more points this season.
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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