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Coach Joe Breschi on Sean DeLaney
•I would think Sean DeLaney is the best midfielder in the country.
•He brings it all to the table - leadership, athleticism, quickness.
•A two-way type of guy; a great defensive middie who is lethal in transition.
•The kind of guy who is never denied on the field.
•He's always fighting and scrapping. He works his tail off to be successful.
2009 (Junior): A third-team All-America selection...was named the team's most outstanding offensive player...tied for third on the team in scoring with 43 points and was third in goals scored with 35...the 35 goals were the most by a UNC midfielder since Jason Wade had 45 in 1996...scored three game-winning goals...had the final two goals as UNC rallied past Navy 9-8...scored the game-winner in overtime to topple Johns Hopkins 10-9...had at least one point in 17 of 18 games topped by a career high four points against Lehigh, Hofstra and Duke in the ACC Tournament...had a career high four goals versus Lehigh when he also matched his career best for ground balls with four...had three-goal, one-assist efforts versus Hofstra and Duke in the ACC Tournament...also scored three goals versus Navy, Maryland in the regular season and Duke in the NCAA Tournament...also had three points against Providence (2g, 1a), Duke in the regular season (2g, 1a), Johns Hopkins (2g, 1 a) and Virginia (1g, 2a)...had two-goal games against Denver, Colgate and Notre Dame.
2008 (Sophomore): Won the Kevin Reichardt Award as the most improved player...played in all 14 games and was the team's fifth-leading scorer with 20 points...scored 12 goals and had eight assists...had a team-high three game-winning goals...had a career-high four points in wins against Bellarmine and Johns Hopkins...had two goals and two assists in each of those games...had three points each against Providence (2g, 1a) and Maryland (1g, 2a)...had two goals and a career-high four ground balls against Notre Dame...also had two goals against Virginia.
2007 (Freshman): Played in all 16 games...was the team's eighth-leading scorer with 13 points...had 10 goals and three assists...scored two goals in Carolina's NCAA Tournament quarterfinal win over Navy...had a season-high three goals against Providence...scored a pair of goals against Vermont...came up big in the win over eventual NCAA champion Johns Hopkins with a goal and an assist.
Community Service & Leadership: Captain of the 2010 Tar Heels...member of Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders Program in 2009-10...also active with Carolina Dreams program.
Prep: Graduated from Moorestown High School on June 21, 2006...played football there as a linebacker and fullback...on the lacrosse field he was the team's 2006 team captain...was coached in lacrosse by Baron Wallenhurst...2006 South Jersey player of the year...2006 high school All-America and first-team all-state selection...two-time first-team all-conference selection...named All-Burlington County first-team in 2006...named twice to the first-team All-South Jersey squad...Val Curran Award winner...a Gill Gibbs senior all-star...led the team in goal scoring three years in a row...also led team in points as a junior and senior...with his club team, he won Tri-State MLK, Tri-State Christmas Tournament and Rutgers Tournament championships.
Personal: Sean Michael DeLaney is the son of Paul and Joan DeLaney...was born May 23, 1987 in Burlington County, N.J. ...has two brothers, Ryan, 25, and Kyle, 24, as well as a sister, Callie, 19...majors in Management & Society.
Let's Play 20 Questions with Sean DeLaney
Section #1: Lacrosse
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel lacrosse player is being in a position to compete for an ACC and national championship every year.
2. My favorite thing about playing for Coach Breschi is his attitude.
3. Since my last competitive season, the part of my game I've worked on the most is leadership on the field.
4. My best friend on another college team is Adam Del Preore, Hobart.
5. My best attribute as a lacrosse player is leadership on the field.
Section #2: Hobbies
1. My favorite video game is Goldeye 007 for N64.
2. My favorite road trip bus movie is "Step Brothers."
3. If I could play another sport at UNC it would be basketball.
4. If I received free concert tickets via a radio promotion I hope I could see would be a toss up between Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift or Shakira.
5. The one interest/hobby I have that people would be very surprised to know is I enjoy posting up by the pool with a book.
Section #3: Food
1. My ideal tailgate would be a spread that included Helluva good dip, burgers, ribs and pulled pork.
2. Other than water, my favorite beverage is Fruit Smoothies.
3. I am allowed to enter a room with unlimited snacks, one room has salty stuff the other sweet stuff? Which room do I enter? Sweet.
4. My favorite food made by a relative is Joan DeLaney's Christmas breakfast spread. It's out of this world.
5. If I could buy a down-on-his-luck friend a meal, I'd take him/her to Passareilos in Moorestown, N.J..
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to the Coliseum in Rome to see the Gladiators.
2. My most prized possessions are my two dogs.
3. My ITunes library includes a lot of Rap songs.
4. In a perfect world where making money was not a consideration my dream job would be a cabana boy.
5. The most interesting person I've met in my time at UNC is Roy Williams because the knowledge he has is amazing.
Sean DeLaney's Stats Lines
Year GP/GS SH SOG G A PTS GB
2007 16/0 30 18 10 3 13 4
2008 14/0 49 25 12 8 20 16
2009 18/18 125 68 35 8 43 24
Totals 48/18 204 111 57 19 76 44
Career Highs: Shots--13 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009;
Goals--4 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009;
Assists--2 on 4 occasions.
Points--4 vs. Bellarmine, 2-16-2008; 4 vs. Johns Hopkins, 3-29-2008; 4 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009; 4 vs. Hofstra, 4-18-2009; 4 vs. Duke, 4-26-2009;
Ground Balls--4 vs. Notre Dame, 3-8-2008; 4 vs. Lehigh, 2-28-2009.
