May 4, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team has earned the No. 4 seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament and for the second straight year the Tar Heels will play host to Navy in their first-round matchup. The game will be played at Fetzer Field on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The contest will be broadcast nationally live on ESPNU.

North Carolina enters the match with a record of 8-5 while the Midshipmen are 9-5. A year ago, UNC defeated Navy 12-8 in the first round at Fetzer Field, ending Navy's five-game winning streak against the Tar Heels that dated back to 2003.

The No. 4 seed for the Tar Heels is their best since the 1996 Tar Heel squad earned a No. 4 seed.

NCAA First Round Games

All Games Live on ESPNU

Saturday, May 10, 2008

12 p.m. Denver (10-6) at #7 Maryland (9-5)

2:30 p.m. Loyola (7-6) at #1 Duke (16-1)

5 p.m. Ohio State (10-5) at #8 Cornell (11-3)

7:30 p.m. Navy (9-5) at #4 North Carolina (8-5)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

12 p.m. Colgate (11-5) at #6 Notre Dame (13-2)

2:30 p.m. Hofstra (10-5) at #5 Johns Hopkins (8-5)

5 p.m. UMBC (12-3) at #2 Virginia (12-3)

7:30 p.m. Canisius (10-5) at #3 Syracuse (12-2)

Please check later here at TarHeelBlue.com for further information on the NCAA Lacrosse Championship.