2023 Merrimack College Men's Lacrosse Roster

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Jim Stankiewicz

34 Carlin Joyal

  • Class Sixth Year
  • Position Defense
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 180
  • Hometown Longmeadow, Mass.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Longmeadow
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2023

  • Appeared in all 14 games, starting 13 of them
  • Scored two goals
  • Collected 22 groundballs
  • Caused 14 turnovers


2022

  • Appeared and started in all 12 games 
  • Team captain
  • Had 2 assists
  • Tallied 19 groundballs and caused 5 turnovers

2021

  • Missed the season with an injury
  • Team captain

2020

  • Played and started in all six games on the season
  • Picked up 12 ground balls and had a team-high eight caused turnovers
  • Had a season-high three caused turnovers Mar. 7 against UMass Lowell
  • Registered a trio of ground balls on three different occasions

2019

  • USILA Preseason All-American
  • NEILA All-New England First Team Long Stick Midfielder
  • Major presence both on defense and in transition midfield for a defense that ranked in the top-20 nationally by season's end
  • Played in all 20 games, one of only eight players to do so
  • Led team with 24 caused turnovers while his 50 ground balls were the most by any non-faceoff specialist
  • Set single-game highs with six ground balls twice while causing a personal-best four turnovers against Pace (4/13)

2018

  • Played a key role in the defensive half of the field during his debut campaign with the Warriors
  • Appeared in all 19 games, finishing with 26 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers
  • Was a contributor for a defensive unit that finished the year ranked fourth nationally and second in the NE10 allowing only 7.32 goals per game
  • Helped Merrimack's man-down defense finish the year ranked sixth nationally by turning away 81.5 percent of opponents' man-up chances
  • Also helped the Warriors hold 16-of-19 opponents to single-digit goal totals
  • Forced a career-high three caused turnovers while adding a personal best five ground balls in a win over Saint Anselm (4/3) 

Before Merrimack

  • Attended Longmeadow High School
  • Longmeadow High School Lacrosse Rookie of the Year (junior)
  • Named to the 2016 Western Massachusetts Boys Lacrosse First Team (junior)
  • Named to the 2016 All-American Game MIAA Watch List (junior)
  • Bay State Games Lacrosse Gold Medal Winner (junior)
  • Longmeadow High School Student Athlete of the Year (senior)
  • US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award Winner (senior)
  • Longmeadow High School Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year (senior)
  • Massachusetts All-State First Team (senior)
  • Named to the 2017 All-Western Massachusetts Boys Lacrosse First Team (senior)
  • Named to the 2017 Western Massachusetts All-League Team (senior)
  • MassLive Preseason and Postseason Western Massachusetts Lacrosse Super 7 (senior)
  • Captain (senior)
  • Helped team win Central/Western Massachusetts High School titles (junior, senior)
  • Also ran indoor track and played soccer
  • Helped the 4x400-meter relay team medal at the 2016 state championship meet and win back-to-back league titles in 2014-15 and 2015-16
  • Was also a member of the boys' soccer team that won the Western Massachusetts sectional championship in 2015, which was the first state title in school history.

Personal 

  • Born on May 31, 1999
  • Son of Kris and Roland Joyal
  • Brother to Conrad and Cooper
  • Business Administration major

Career Highs

Points: 1, 4 times
Goals, 1, 2 times
Assists: 1, 2 times 
Shots: 1, 4 times
Ground balls: 6, 3 times
Caused turnovers: 4, Pace, 04/13/19

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2018Freshman

    D
    6'2" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019Sophomore

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020Junior

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34
    C

    2021Senior

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    34
    C
  • 34
    C

    2022Graduate Student

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    34
    C
  • 34
    C

    2023Sixth Year

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    34
    C