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Japanese National Team Edges North Carolina 10-9
June 18, 2006 TOKYO, JAPAN - The North Carolina Tar Heel men's lacrosse team took on the Japanese National Team Sunday afternoon at the International Lacrosse Friendship Games at Edogawa Stadium in Tokyo, Japan with the Japanese National Team scoring the last three goals of the match to rally past the Tar Heels 10-9 in a thriller. The star of the Japan squad, attackman Shina Maruyama, was a one-man wrecking crew for the talented and fast Japanese side who dominated possession of the ball for the vast majority of the game only to see UNC's goalkeeping tandem of Grant Zimmerman and Trey Sheain keep the Tar Heels in the game to the very end. Maruyama figured in seven goals on the day, scoring five and assisting on two others. Japan was quite proficient in the face-off circle, winning 18 of 21 face-offs with Carolina's top two face-off specialists unavailable - Shane Walterhoefer (injury) and Dave Werry (graduation and employment). UNC played its entire roster as a reward to the 39 players who made the trip to Japan. Eight different Tar Heels scored the nine goals in the game with junior midfielder Ben Staines leading the Tar Heels with a two-goal game, the first multiple point match of his career. Senior Ryan Blair had two assists for North Carolina. One of the highlights of the game for North Carolina was the first career goal scored by junior midfielder David Ryan. A crowd of over 8,000 fans sat through an all-day rain storm to watch the Tar Heels play the Japanese National squad. It was the third game of the day. The Japanese Under 21 National Team lost the opening game to the Tokyo Under 23 All-Stars 5-3. In the second game, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All Stars from the United States faced the Under 21 Women's Japan National Squad with the Japanese team triumphing 9-5 after a 6-2 scoring blitz in the second half. The MAAC All-Stars included players from Fairfield, Siena, Marist, Canisius and Niagara and was coached by Jake McHerron of Siena. Prior to the start of play Sunday the opening ceremonies of the 18th annual International Lacrosse Friendship Games were held at Edogawa Stadium, which has been the host site of each of the annual competitions. Speakers included His Excellency Makato Watanabe, grand chamberlain to the His Majesty, The Emperor of Japan, who delivered his speech to the crowd in English, as well as Hiroshi Kimura, president of the Japanese Lacrosse Association, and Masami Tada, mayor of Edogawa City. Sunday night included a reception for the Tar Heel traveling contingent hosted by the Japanese Lacrosse Association. The Japanese National Team will be competing in the World Lacrosse Games July 13-25 in London, Ontario along with teams from all across the globe. The Korean Team in the World Games will be coached by North Carolina head coach John Haus. UNC opened its tour on Saturday by defeating the the Tokyo Under 20 All-Star Team 11-1 and the Under 21 Japanese National Team 13-5. Monday will include a series of traditional Japanese cultural experiences for the team. Carolina continues its Japanese Tour on Tuesday with a game against Gakushuin University at Ohi Field in a game that will be the regulation 60 minutes. On Wednesday the Tar Heels will play four matches in a period of four hours and 40 minutes, going up against Tokyo University, Keio University, Waseda University and Meijigakuin University in a quartet of 40-minute contests. Thursday the Tar Heels will take a day trip to Mount Fuji. The day will begin with a motor coach trip down the Chuo Expressway, a visit to the Fuji Visitor Center and a trip halfway up the mountain to the Mt. Fuji Fifth Station where the team will eat lunch at the Hotel Highland Resort. In Hanoke that afternoon the UNC contingent will take a cruise on Lake Ashi and ride the aerial cableway on Mt. Komagatake before returning to capital of Japan via Skinkansen (the famous Japanese bullet trains). SCORE BY QUARTERS GOALS SCORING SUMMARY
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