page_title: North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse
section_title: 1937–1954
hierarchical_section_title: North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse / History / 1937–1954
caption_attribution_description: English: UNC lacrosse team playing Duke lacrosse team in the 2009 ACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament championship game. (Note: UNC's Billy Bitter is carrying the ball.)
context_page_description: The North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. North Carolina currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Fetzer Field and Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Their main rivalry series is with fellow ACC member Duke.
context_section_description: The first lacrosse team was formed in 1937 at the club level. At the time, they used old equipment from the football team and competed in the Dixie Lacrosse League against Duke, Virginia, Washington & Lee, Loyola, and the Washington Lacrosse Club. In 1949, the university conferred varsity status on the team, and in 1950, North Carolina became a member of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). The following season, goalie Nick Sowell became the Tar Heels' first All-American when he was named to the USILA Honorable Mention team.
  In 1954, after compiling a combined 14-43-1 record in its first six seasons, the varsity team was disbanded by the administration in order to focus on other sports.
caption: Carolina players in action against Duke in the 2009 ACC final.
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