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Terrence Molinari
M • 5-10 • 185 • So.
Manhasset, N.Y.
Manhasset HS
ACC Academic Honor Roll pick.
2007: Played in 11 games ... led Duke in
face-off percentage by winning 44-of-82 30
(.537) draws ... top outing came in the NCAA
Quarterfinals against North Carolina (5/20),
securing 11-of-18 (.611) face-offs with six ground balls as
the Blue Devils erased a 6-1 deficit to post a 19-11 victory ...
in the national semifinals versus Cornell (5/26), won just
nine-of-20 (.450) draws but secured the biggest face-off of
the season when, with the game tied at 11-11 and just 17
seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, outdueled John
Glynn (15-of-22 in the
contest) for possession
that led to Zack Greer’s
game-winning goal
with three seconds
left on the clock ...
finished the year
with 28 ground
balls.
Prep: Four-year
letterman at
Manhasset under
coach Alan Lowe
... helped team to a
four-year record of
67-9 with three Long
Island championships and the
2004 state crown ... the 2004
Manhasset squad went 20-0
and was ranked number one in
the nation ... two-time all-county
selection ... missed the majority of
senior season due to injury ... threeyear
letterman and two-time all-county
choice in football ... lettered four seasons
in track and field.
Personal: Son of Jeffrey and Paula Molinari ...
brother, Cullen, is a member of the lacrosse program at
Georgetown ... born July 25, 1988.
Year GP/GS GB F/O Shots G A Pts.
2007 11/0 28 44-82 3 1 0 1
Total 11/0 28 44-82 3 1 0 1
TERRENCE MOLINARI: CAREER-HIGHS
Goals: 1 vs. Bellarmine, 3/31/07 Face-offs Attempted: 20 vs. Cornell, 5/28/07
Assists: None Face-offs Won: 11 vs. North Carolina, 5/20/07
Points: 1 vs. Bellarmine, 3/31/07
Tom Montelli
D • 6-4 • 215 • Fr.
Weston, Conn.
Weston HS
Tabbed the No. 70 incoming freshman by
Inside Lacrosse magazine.
Prep: Four-year letterman at Weston 11
under coach Alex Whitten, a member of the
Duke lacrosse class of 1997 ... led squad to the
state championship as a senior ... all-state selection junior
and senior seasons ... received All-America accolades as
a senior ... player of the year selection by the Connecticut
Post ... also lettered four years in basketball and one year
in football ... member of the division and state
championship basketball teams as a senior ... named to
the Super 15 team in basketball by the Connecticut Post.
Personal: Son of Andrew and Liz Montelli ... mother
played basketball at Fairfield University ... grandfather,
Vito Montelli, is the winningest high school basketball
coach in Connecticut history ... born May 30, 1989.
Nick O’Hara
D • 5-10 • 195 • Sr.
Orchard Park, N.Y.
Orchard Park HS
Preseason First Team All-America choice ...
named the top longstick midfielder in the
nation by Inside Lacrosse magazine ...
candidate for the William F. Schmeisser
National Defensive Player of the Year honor ...
Duke’s leader in ground balls in each of the past three
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seasons ... twice named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team
in 2005 and 2007 ... in four career Memorial Day Weekend
games, has amassed five points on three goals and two
assists ... missed fall practice while recovering from
successful shoulder surgery performed in July, 2007 ...
graduated from Duke on May 13, 2007 after majoring in
economics while minoring in history ... currently pursuing a
master’s degree in liberal studies ... ACC Academic Honor
Roll pick.
2007: USILA First Team All-America selection ... USILA
Scholar All-America Team selection ... All-ACC pick ... NCAA
All-Tournament honoree ... led the Blue Devils in ground balls for the third consecutive
year, registering 84 ... ground ball per game average of 4.20 ranked fourth in the ACC
and tied for 29th nationally ... had a career-high 10 ground balls against Loyola (3/10)
... posted seven points on five goals and two assists ... played a key role as Duke paced
the ACC in goals against average and man-down defense ... named to the ACC All-
Academic Team.
2006: Played in all eight contests ... led the Blue Devils for the second season in a row
in ground balls with 31 ... had a season-high seven grounders in the season-opener
against Butler (2/18) ... won one-of-two face-offs ... named Academic All-ACC.
2005: Played in all 20 games ... often ignited Duke’s transition game, and finished the
season with eight points on four goals and four assists ... ranked 10th on the team in
scoring ... earned Duke’s Groundhog Award, an honor presented annually to the top
statistical leader in ground balls ... credited with 78
ground balls on the season with a career-high
seven coming against both UMBC (2/26) and
Vermont (3/21) ... finished third in the ACC in
ground balls per game (3.90) ... was outstanding
in the postseason, and earned a slot on the NCAA
All-Tournament Team ... in four national
tournament contests, totaled two goals, two
assists and 13 ground balls ... had
career-bests of two goals and three
total points in Duke’s 18-9 national
semifinal victory over Maryland ...
against the Terrapins, had one goal
and one assist in a 9-0
run that helped Duke to a
10-3 halftime advantage,
and second tally of the game
pushed the lead to 11-3 less than
one minute into the third period ... other
goals came against Georgetown (3/26) and
Ohio State (4/2) ... won two-of-four face-offs.
2004: Played in all 13 games ... lone goal of
the year came against UMBC (2/28) ... credited
with 23 ground balls and won 11-of-29 (.379)
face-offs ... picked up a season-best six ground
balls at Ohio State (4/3).
Prep: Three-year letterman at Orchard Park ...
two-time All-America pick ... three-time allconference
... team captain during senior
season ... member of silver medal winning squad
at the Empire State Games ... three-time all-league pick
in football.
Personal: Son of Frank and Lynnda O’Hara ... born
September 28, 1985.
Year GP/GS GB F/O Shots G A Pts.
2004 13/0 23 11-29 4 1 0 1
2005 20/0 78 2-4 11 4 4 8
2006 8/0 31 1-2 0 0 0 0
2007 20/0 84 1-8 10 5 2 7
Total 61/0 216 15-43 25 10 6 16
NICK O’HARA: CAREER-HIGHS
Goals: 2 vs. Maryland, 5/28/05 Assists: 1, six times; last vs. Johns Hopkins, 5/28/07
Points: 3 vs. Maryland, 5/28/05
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