2022 Merrimack College Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
Career
- Two-time USILA All-American (second team/honorable mention)
- Two-time NEILA All-New England First Team pick
- 2021 All-NEC First Team selection
- Two-time NE10 All-Conference selection (first team/second team)
- NE10 Rookie of the Year (2018)
- In just two seasons has already rocketed up the program record book and is already the all-time assists leader (133) and owns the top-two seasons for total assists in school historyÂ
2022
- Appeared and started in all 12Â games on the year
- Scored 17Â points on 8Â goals and 9 assists
- Collected 14Â ground balls
2021
- Appeared and started in all 10 games on the year
- Tallied 24 points on five goals and a team-best 19 assists
- Had a season-high five assists Feb. 20 vs Boston University
- Collected 12 ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers
2020
- Played and started in all six games for the Warriors
- Registered at least two points in every game and finished with 20 points on eight goals and 12 assists
- Had a season-high seven points against Michigan (Feb. 22) when he found the back of the net four times and added three helpers
- Tallied a season-high four assists Feb. 1 against Holy Cross
- Led Merrimack in assists and tied for 29th in the country in assists per game with 2.0
2019
- USILAÂ Second Team All-American
- NEILA All-New England First Team
- NE10 All-Conference First Team
- Two-time NE10 Player of the Week
- Was the catalyst for one of the nation's most potent offenses
- Led the country in assists per game (3.95) and ranked fourth in scoring average (5.63)Â
- Finished with a team-high 107 points on the season (32g, 75a), leading the team in overall scoring for the second straight season
- Finished one point shy of tying the single-season school record
- Became just the second player in school history to record 100-plus points in a season
- Already is the school's all-time career assists leader (130)
- Added 34 ground balls and eight caused turnovers
- Set a new single-game scoring output with 10 points in a win over Bentley (3/27)
- Dished eight assists twice, including the team's NCAA Tournament victory against Mercyhurst (5/8)
2018
- Burst onto the scene with a rookie year for the ages, putting together one of the most memorable single-season campaigns from an offensive standpoint by any player in program history
- USILAÂ All-America Honorable MentionÂ
- NEILA All-New England First Team
- NE10 Rookie of the Year and all-league second team and all-rookie team selection
- Two-time NE10Â Player of the Week and six-time NE10 Rookie of the Week
- Led Merrimack and the NE10 in scoring nearly wire-to-wire, finishing with an astonishing 98 points on 40 goals and 58 assists
- Ranked second in the country in assists per game (3.05), and fifth in points per game (5.16), scoring two points or more in all but one of the 19 games he played in and started, with three or more assists in 14 of those contests
- Boasted 10 games with six or more points, including six seven-point games and an eight-point outingÂ
- Represents only the fourth Warrior in program history – and just the second freshman – to eclipse the 80-point barrier in a single season, as well as only the third in program history to record 90 points or more in a single season
- Already ranks fifth in the program record book in career assists and is on pace to break that record as a sophomore
- His 58 assists were second most in a single season in school history, while his 98 points were the third-highest in a single season in school history
- Totaled 97 shots (68 on target) and finished with two game-winning goals, three man-up markers and 35 ground balls
- Posted a career-best eight points in a win at SNHU (4/7)
- Dished a career-high six assists in first career home game against Lake Erie (3/3)
- Scored four goals on four different occasionsÂ
Before Merrimack
- Attended Cheshire High School
- Three-time Team MVPÂ
- First Team All-Conference (junior, senior)
- Record Journal Lacrosse Player of the Year (junior)
- Second Team All-State (senior)
- Had an incredible start to his high school career by earning Team MVP honors as a freshman with an 89-point rookie campaign (48g, 41a)Â
- After missing most of his sophomore season due to injury, rebounded with a remarkable junior season that saw him claim his second Team MVP honor after a 100-point season (33g, 64a)
- Earned First Team All-SCC (Southern Connecticut Conference) honors while being named the Record Journal and New Haven Register All-Area Lacrosse Player of the Year (junior)
- Also was the MVP of the wrestling teamÂ
PersonalÂ
- Born July 20, 1999
- Son of Jennifer and Drew Black
- Brother to Leah
Career Highs
Points: 10, Bentley, 03/27/19Â
Goals: 4, 6 times
Assists: 8, 2 times
Shots: 9, 3 times
Ground balls: 6, 2 times
Man-up goals: 1, 4 times
Caused turnovers: 2, 2 times
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
A
5'7"
160 lbs
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2019Sophomore
Attack
5'7"
160 lbs
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2020Junior
Attack
5'7"
160 lbs
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2021Senior
Attack
5'7"
160 lbs
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C
2022Graduate Student
Midfield
5'7"
160 lbs