Five Tar Heels Capture All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Accolades

Posted Apr 27, 2016
The five Tar Heels named to the All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Team are senior short-stick defensive midfielder Jake Matthai (Baltimore, Md.), senior attackman Steve Pontrello (Marlton, N.J.), junior close defenseman Austin Pifani (Roslyn. Pa.), junior face-off man Stephen Kelly (Lutherville, Md.) and junior midfielder Michael Tagliaferri (Danville, Calif.). (GoHeels.com)

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