2022 Merrimack College Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
Career
- USILA All-American Honorable Mention (2019)
- Two-time NEILA All-New England Second Team selection
- NE10 All-Conference Third Team (2019)
- NE10Â All-Rookie Team (2018)
- Has accomplished more in two years from a scoring standpoint than nearly any other player in school history, already ranking in the top-12 in all-time goals scored (88), top-five in all-time assists (88) and top-seven in all-time points (176)
2022
- Played and started all 12 games for the Warriors
- Served as a team captainÂ
- Had the most goals on the team with 29 and was second overall in scoring with 39 points
- Tallied 10 assists
- Collected 20 groundballs
- Caused 5 turnovers
- Scored a season-high 5Â goals against Hobart (4/16/22)
2021
- Played and started all 10 games on the year
- Served as a team captainÂ
- Had the third-most goals on the team with 21 and was third overall in scoring with 27 points
- Scored a season-high six goals Apr. 3 vs LIU
- Ended the year second on the team in ground balls with 29
2020
- Started in all six games on the season
- Served as a team captain
- Tallied at least three points in every game, including a season-high six points on four goals and two assists against Holy Cross (Feb. 1)
- Netted the 18th hat trick of his career Feb. 18 against Fairfield
- Finished second on the team in points with 22 on 11 goals and 11 assists
- Tied for the team lead in man-up goals with three
2019
- USILA All-America Honorable Mention selection, the first of his career
- NEILA All-New England Second Team
- NE10 All-Conference Third Team
- Two-time NE10 Player of the Week (4/9, 4/30)
- Rounded out the "big three" on offense with a 96-point campaign (53g, 43a), ranking third in total scoring on the squad
- Finished the season ranked in the top-15 nationally in assist (2.15) and scoring (4.80) averages
- Totaled seven man-up goals and five game-winners, including the dramatic NCAA Semifinal overtime marker at Le Moyne that sent the Warriors back to the national championship for a third straight season
- Also added 41 ground balls and eight caused turnovers while shooting at 41.7 percent
- Added two more 10-point games to his career ledger, bringing his total number of double-digit scoring contests to four
- Had 21 points over the final three games of the season on the way to the national championship
- Finished with a career-high five ground balls both in road wins at Saint MIchael's (4/23) and Le Moyne (5/18)
2018
- NEILA All-New England Second Team
- NE10Â All-Rookie Team
- Earned NE10Â Rookie of the Week honors once
- Put together one of the best single-season campaigns by a scorer -- let alone a rookie -- in program history
- Started all 19 games and ranked second on the team in overall scoring with 80 points and 45 assists while scoring 35 goals, third most on the squad
- Ranks fifth in the program record books for single-season total scoring (80), tied for fifth in single-season assists (45) and tied for third for assists in a single game (7)
- Became the first player in five years to post a double-digit scoring output in a single game, producing a career-most 10 points on two separate outings on the biggest stage -- first in the NCAA Quarterfinals against NYIT (5/12) and then again in the national championship victory over Saint Leo (5/27)
- Those 10 points in the national title game were shy of the NCAA's single-game record for the finals
- Ranked fourth nationally averaging 2.37 assists per game and 14th in points per game (4.21)Â
- Had at least one point in every game, including seven games with five or more points
- Had two game-winners and two man-up goals along with 29 ground balls and eight caused turnovers
- Set a single-game high with six goals in that NCAA Quarterfinal win over NYIT (5/12)
- Dished a career-best seven assists as part of that record 10-point output in the national title game over Saint Leo (5/27)
Before Merrimack
- Attended New Hampton School
- All-American as a senior
- Lakes Region All-Star as a junior
- All-League honors as a sophomore
- Helped team win three straight Lakes Region titles
- Male Athlete of the Year at New Hampton School (senior)
- Captain for lacrosse and soccer (senior)
Personal
- Born on Aug. 18, 1998
- Son of Carol and Steve Thomas
- Brother to Dom, who is a 2020 alumnus of the men's lacrosse team
- Exercise Science major
Career Highs
Points: 10, 4 times
Goals: 6, two times
Assists: 7, vs Saint Leo, May 27, 2018Â
Shots: 13, at Saint Michael's, 04/23/19Â
Ground balls: 8, Feb. 20, 2021 vs Boston University
Man-up goals: 2, three times
Man-down goals: 1, at Saint Anselm, Apr 02, 2019Â
Caused turnovers: 2, four times
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
A
5'10"
160 lbs
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2019Sophomore
Attack
5'10"
160 lbs
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C
2020Junior
Attack
5'10"
160 lbs
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C
2021Senior
Attack
5'10"
160 lbs
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C
2022Graduate Student
Attack
5'10"
160 lbs