FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse goes head-to-head with a nationally-ranked foe on Saturday when the Stags challenge #17/19 North Carolina. Due to the expectation of inclement weather on Friday night, opening faceoff with the Tar Heels from Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md. has been pushed back to 2 p.m.
 
The Fairfield University Stags (0-1, 0-0 CAA)

• The Stags opened the season last Saturday on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium with an 8-7 loss to Lehigh
• Will Consoli and Jake Gilbert each netted a hat trick in the contest
• Fairfield nearly rallied from a 6-1 deficit, scoring six of the game's final eight goals, but was ultimately held off by the visiting Mountain Hawks
• The Stags were selected sixth of eight teams in the CAA preseason poll

 
The #17/19 University of North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0, 0-0 ACC)

• The Tar Heels opened their campaign with a 13-5 win over Mercer this past Saturday in Atlanta
• Logan McGovern led the UNC offense with three goals and four assists
• Defensemen Paul Barton and Andrew Geppert are both Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mentions
• North Carolina was ranked fourth in the ACC Preseason Poll behind a trio of 2023 Final Four teams: National Champion Notre Dame, National Runner-Up Duke, and Virginia
• The Tar Heels were 7-7 last season buoyed by a 6-2 mark outside the ACC

 
Series History

• The Stags are 0-6 all-time against North Carolina
• The most recent meeting in 2013 was one of a pair of one-goal games in the series, as #12 UNC defeated the #15 Fairfield, 10-9, on the back of five goals from legendary Tar Heel Marcus Holman
• Fairfield has never defeated an ACC opponent, but is 3-4 all-time against their former GWLL conference mate Notre Dame prior to the Irish joining the ACC

 
Up Next

• Fairfield follows up one of the longest trips on the 2024 slate with one the shortest in all of Division I lacrosse with a jaunt across town to challenge Sacred Heart on Wednesday, Feb. 21
• The Stags then return home to host Wagner on Saturday, Feb. 24 at noon
• Admission is free for all fans to the upcoming game against the Seahawks