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Coach Joe Breschi on Ryan Flanagan
General: A returning letterman who is likely to move into a starting position on close defense in 2009...preseason honorable mention All-America on defense in 2009 as named by Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse...Carolina's most imposing physical player at 6-6, 237...looking for a breakout season...great one-on-one defender with tremendous stick skills and clearing ability...was one of tne of the top high school defensemen in the Class of 2007...a late commitment to the Tar Heel program...was invited to US Lacrosse U19 National Team training camp. 2008 Season (Freshman): Played in 14 games as a freshman...started the last 11 games of the season as the long-stick wing on the face-off...scored the first goal of his career on a fast break situation against Marist...had 22 ground balls including a season high four against Providence...had seven caused turnovers, including two each against Notre Dame and Virginia...named to 2008 ACC Men's Lacrosse All-Academic Team...earned Dean's List accolades in spring semester 2008...qualified for 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Graduated from West Islip High School in June 2007...long-time lacrosse player on school and club teams since the sixth grade...also played high basketball as a junior and senior...high school honor roll student...played on two NYSPHSAA (New York State) lacrosse championship squads ...also played on three Suffolk County and Long Island championship squads...his high school team was voted No. 1 in the country by Inside Lacrosse Magazine...was a first-team high school All-America as a freshman...as a junior was was All-Suffolk County...All-Division his junior year on the gridiron. Personal: Ryan Thomas Flanagan was born August 29, 1989 in West Islip, N.Y. ...is the son of Tom and Koral Flanagan...has two brothers, Joe, 28, and Pat, 21, and one sister, Caitlin, 17.
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