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Gene Doris Presents North Carolina Tops with NCAA Championship Trophy

June 8, 2026 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

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Hoops isn't the only sport that UNC excels at! Gene Doris‎, Fairfield University Athletic Director and chair of NCAA Division I lacrosse committee, is in center of "May Madness," presenting University of North Carolina captains and squad with the championship trophy after the Tar Heels stirring 14-13 OT victory over # 1 seed Maryland on May 30 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The first unseeded team to win the title, North Carolina became the first school since Princeton in '94 to capture both the men's and women's championships in same year. The Tar Heels also win the championship on the 25th anniversary of their last title in 1991. Doris is in his fourth year on the lacrosse committee, his first year as chair. Oh, and Fairfield's performance in men's lacrosse is not too shabby either. The Stags captured the CAA regular season title this season, their third straight regular season championship, before falling to #11 nationally ranked Towson in the CAA tourney. Doris has been the Stags AD for 22 years.