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Coach Joe Breschi on Gavin Petracca Pronunciation Guide: puh-TRACK-uh General: Entering his third year as a starting attackman in 2009...two-time letterman who has had a pair magnificent years for the Tar Heels...was redshirted during the 2006 season after he underwent knee surgery less than two weeks before Carolina's season opener against Ohio State thatyear...the surgery was done to correct chronic knee issues...still has two years of eligibility left at Carolina heading into 2009...a player with the total game who fulfills all the attackman's roles well...has an outstanding shot and great hands. 2008 Season (Redshirt Sophomore): Ranked third on the team in scoring with 25 points...was the team's second most proficient goal scorer with 19...started all 14 games...had six assists...also had 18 ground balls...named to 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll...selected for Dean's List in fall 2007 semester...played particularly well at the end of the year with 13 goals in the final five games of the campaign...had at least one point in 12 of 14 games last season...had a season-high five points against Hofstra with a season-high four goals and an assist...had hat tricks against both Ohio State and Navy...had a three-point game against Bellarmine with a goal and a season-high two assists...scored two goals each in games against Denver and Virginia and had a goal and an assist versus Cornell...had the game-winning goal against Marist. 2007 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Was Carolina's second-leading scorer with 41 points...had 24 goals, the second-highest total on the team and 17 assists, also the second most on the squad...also had 31 ground balls...the winner of the Jay Gallagher Award as the team's outstanding newcomer...named ACC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week on February 19, 2007 after scoring four goals and adding one assist in his opening college game against Ohio State...started all 16 games on the season...had at least one point in every game except the Fairfield match...had season highs for goals and points with five and six, respectively, against Vermont...had five-point games against Notre Dame and Bellarmine with two goals and three assists in both matches...had three assists in the 13-10 win over Johns Hopkins...had two goals and one assist against both Navy in the NCAA first round and Providence...scored two goals in the win over Denver and in the NCAA quarterfinals against Duke...had a season-high five ground balls in the match at Virginia. Prep: Was one of the top high school attackmen in the nation enrolling in college in the fall of 2005...graduated from Manhasset High School on June 23, 2005...played four years of varsity lacrosse as an attackman...was named to the Long Island Empire State Games Team on two occasions, winning a silver medal his junior year...captain of the Manhasset team...helped lead Manhasset to the state championship in 2004...a high school All-America as a senior...named to the All-Conference and All-District Teams on two occasions...led Manhasset to Long Island lacrosse title as a sophomore...named the 2005 Nassau County Attackman of the Year...offensive Most Valuable Player of the 2004 state championship game...a high honor roll student...twice named Academic All-County. Personal: Gavin Joseph Petracca is the son of Michael and Raisa Petracca...he was born June 26, 1987 in Manhasset, N.Y. ...has two brother, James, 19, who is a freshman goalkeeper at UNC, and Brian, 16.
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