September 23, 2009
Brown will try to get better of Bitter
by PR Wire Report/
SAN FRANCISCO – Two of the nation’s top NCAA lacrosse programs – North Carolina and Brown – will face off in the inaugural San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic Oct. 10 at Kezar Stadium.
The game will feature four All-Americans from the 2009 season.
North Carolina will be led by junior attackman Billy Bitter. Bitter, a first-team All-American, is a native of Vermont who played at Deerfield (Mass.) Academy. The Tar Heels feature two third-team All-Americans – senior midfielder Sean DeLaney and junior defenseman Ryan Flanagan.
Brown will feature senior attackman Thomas Muldoon, an honorable mention All-American last season.
“Billy Bitter is an electric player – one of the elite attackmen in the country,” said Brown coach Lars Tiffany. “Having the opportunity to play against a high-caliber opponent like Carolina is exactly what we were looking for in a fall game.”
“The Brown program is returning some great players this year,” said North Carolina coach Joe Breschi. “The All-American versus All-American match-up between our Ryan Flanagan and Brown’s Thomas Muldoon will be fun to watch.”
Prior to the start of the competition, free youth clinics will be held for kids in Grades 4-8 featuring players from the participating teams; and a free coaches clinic will be held for local youth and high school coaches with the coaching staffs from Brown and North Carolina.
All of the proceeds from the event will go directly to the BAYS Foundation, which works to strengthen programs and organizations that provide opportunities and increase access for low-income youth in the Bay Area to participate in organized sports.
