©RICH BARNES
CONTENTS VOLUME 40/NUMBER 7 JULY/AUGUST heel yeah N »orth Carolina’s
Stephen Kelly hoists the NCAA championship trophy, the Tar Heels’ first title since 1991. PAGE 32
departments // 2 FROM THE EDITOR
4 IMPRESSIONS 6 STARTERS 12
LAXMAGAZINE.COM DIGEST 53 YOUR EDGE 64 GIVE AND GO
FEATURES // 16 THE MAN BEHIND THE METZ
How David Metzbower, now owner of seven NCAA rings, transformed North Carolina’s offense. BY RYAN BOYLE | CEO, TRILOGY LACROSSE
18 BEYOND BELIEF
North Carolina’s season-long search for its identity ended with a bold upheaval of the Maryland dynasty. BY MEGAN SCHNEIDER
32 GREAT DAY TO BE A TAR HEEL Unburdened by expectations, unheralded as
players, North Carolina put it all together at the right time to win its first NCAA title in 25 years. BY COREY MCLAUGHLIN
46 THE RIGHT LACROSSE AT THE RIGHT TIME
The best way to introduce the sport to young players? US Lacrosse visited central Pennsylvania to test one new option. BY BRIAN LOGUE
48 SOUND FAMILIAR?
US Lacrosse has allies in an effort to reimagine the youth sports landscape, plus takeaways from the Project Play Summit. BY MATT DASILVA
ON THE COVER //
North Carolina’s Zach Powers (77), Brian Balkam, Devin Markison and Molly Hendrick (23) PHOTOS BY KEVIN P. TUCKER (ZP/BB) AND RICH BARNES (DM/MH)
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