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Redshirt senior defenseman Ryan Macri
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Tar Heels Elect 2018 Men's Lacrosse Captains
October 31, 2017 | Men's Lacrosse
Macri repeats as team captain.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse program, under the leadership of Tar Heel head coach Joe Breschi, has elected the five players to serve as team captains for the 2018 season. UNC will open its regular season in February as the defending Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse tournament champion.
The 2018 Tar Heel team captains include:
• Senior attackman Chris Cloutier of Kitchener, Ontario
• Senior defenseman Joe Kenna of Chantilly, Va.
• Redshirt senior defenseman Ryan Macri of Hamilton, Mass.
• Senior defenseman Kyle Mathie of Smithtown, N.Y.
* Senior midfielder William McBride of Baltimore, Md.
McBride is the second member of his family to serve as a Tar Heel captain. His brother Greg McBride served as a team captain in 2014.
Macri served as a team captain on the ACC championship team in 2017. He is one of just a few individuals to serve as a team captain in multiple years for the Tar Heel program, joining the following players.
• Austin Pifani, 2016-17
• Mark Rizzo, 2016-17
• Marcus Holman, 2012-13
• Mike Munnelly, 2007-08
• Austin Garrison, 2002-03
• Joey Seivold, 1986-87
• Lew Floyd, 1953-54
The 2018 Tar Heel team captains include:
• Senior attackman Chris Cloutier of Kitchener, Ontario
• Senior defenseman Joe Kenna of Chantilly, Va.
• Redshirt senior defenseman Ryan Macri of Hamilton, Mass.
• Senior defenseman Kyle Mathie of Smithtown, N.Y.
* Senior midfielder William McBride of Baltimore, Md.
McBride is the second member of his family to serve as a Tar Heel captain. His brother Greg McBride served as a team captain in 2014.
Macri served as a team captain on the ACC championship team in 2017. He is one of just a few individuals to serve as a team captain in multiple years for the Tar Heel program, joining the following players.
• Austin Pifani, 2016-17
• Mark Rizzo, 2016-17
• Marcus Holman, 2012-13
• Mike Munnelly, 2007-08
• Austin Garrison, 2002-03
• Joey Seivold, 1986-87
• Lew Floyd, 1953-54
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