CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Nine home games, seven games against 2016 NCAA Tournament qualifiers and five games to be televised on ESPNU highlight the 2017 men’s lacrosse schedule for the defending NCAA champion University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
Coming off a 12-6 season that saw an NCAA Tournament run in which the unseeded Tar Heels upset four seeded opponents to claim their first national crown since 1991, coach Joe Breschi has put together another rugged docket for the Carolina Blue & White, opening on February 4 against UMBC. UNC’s first nine games are against non-conference opponents, including 2016 NCAA Tournament participants Johns Hopkins on Februrary 25, Denver on March 4 and 2016 NCAA runner-up Maryland on March 25.