2008 Lacrosse - M Roster

9 Merrick Thomson

  • Position Attack
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stoney Creek, Ontario
  • Highschool Albany Academy

Biography

UAlbany: Named to the Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook Preseason All-America squad in the honorable mention category for the second straight year ... school's career leader with 132 goals ... third on all-time scoring list with 175 points ... team captain for second time ... 2006: Earned All-America East Conference recognition for the third straight season as a second-team selection ... second on team in scoring with 31 goals and 11 assists ... three or more goals against six opponents ... season-high five points against Vermont and Binghamton ... keys an offense that ranked fourth nationally at 11.73 goals per game ... named conference's co-player of the week on March 16 ... 2005: NCAA Division I leader in goals at 3.38 per game, plus was second in points (4.63 pg) ... became seventh UAlbany player to reach the 100-career goal mark ... first-team All-America East Conference ... posted fourth highest single-season point total (74) in school history ... scored 54 goals, the second highest single-season mark ... first UAlbany player to account for 40-plus goals in back-to-back seasons ... netted four or more goals against eight teams, including a season-high seven vs. Binghamton on April 9 ... member of America East all-tournament team after registering five goals and one assist in the championship against Stony Brook ... named America East player of the week three times ... 2004: America East Conference Rookie of the Year ... second-team all-conference selection ... ranked second in goals (2.94 pg) and tenth in points (3.69 pg) among the national leaders ... also led America East in both categories ... established school's freshman record with 47 goals ... tied NCAA first-round record with six goals against Syracuse ... set UAlbany's single-game Division I standard with eight goals at Hartford on April 21, 2004 ... also tied Division I mark for single-game points with 11 ... America East rookie of the week three times ... netted three or more goals against eight opponents ... first Canadian player in the UAlbany program's history ... earned 2006 World Team tryout ... Personal: Major is sociology with a minor in business administration ... left-hander had 21 goals and eight assists in a shortened season due to injury at Albany Academy ... made Ontario Lacrosse Association's rookie all-star game in box lacrosse ... attended Bishop Ryan High School in Hamilton.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2007Senior

    Attack
    6'2" 200 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2008Senior

    Attack
    6'2" 200 lbs
    9