May 25, 2008

FOXBOROUGH, MASS. - Four outstanding University of North Carolina men's lacrosse players were named Saturday to the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse All-America Teams chosen by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Junior midfielder Ben Hunt was named a third-team All-America while senior defenseman Tim Kaiser, senior midfielder Nick Tintle and junior goalkeeper Grant Zimmerman were named honorable mention All-Americas.

The USILA All-America committee, consisting of a voting panel of over 30 NCAA Division I head coaches, is chaired by Willie Scroggs, Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina.

Hunt, from Arnold, Md., was named earlier this year an All-ACC selection. He was North Carolina's second-leading scorer in 2008 with 30 points, scoring 21 goals and adding nine assists in 12 games. Hunt had 32 ground balls, scored on 32.3 percent of his shots and led the Tar Heels in man-up goals scored with nine.

Kaiser (Timonium, Md.) and Tintle (Levittown, N.Y.) were named to the All-America Team for the second straight year. Kaiser started all 14 games on close defense for the Tar Heels in 2008 after being a third-team All-America a year ago. Kaiser had 33 ground balls in 2008, led the Tar Heels with 11 caused turnovers and scored three goals on four shots this season. Tintle was also an honorable mention All-America in '08. This season he played in 14 games with six goals and 13 assists for 19 points. He had 12 ground balls and three caused turnovers.

Junior Grant Zimmerman of Cockeysville, Md., was earlier this year named All-ACC. He started all 14 games in the goal for the Heels in '08. He played 796 minutes and 14 seconds, making 170 saves and allowing 125 goals. He had a save percentage of .576 on a team which was outshot 545-500 this season. He allowed only 9.42 goals per game and finished with an 8-6 goalkeeper record. Zimmerman led the Tar Heels in ground balls with 65 and he also had six caused turnovers.