2023 Merrimack College Men's Lacrosse Roster
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 gamesÂ
- 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)Â
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.
PersonalÂ
- 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 timesÂ
Shots: 1, 4 times
Ground balls: 6, 3 times
Caused turnovers: 4, Pace, 04/13/19
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
D
6'2"
180 lbs
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2019Sophomore
Defense
6'2"
180 lbs
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2020Junior
Defense
6'2"
180 lbs
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C
2021Senior
Defense
6'2"
180 lbs
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C
2022Graduate Student
Defense
6'2"
180 lbs
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C
2023Sixth Year
Defense
6'2"
180 lbs