2015:
• America East All-Conference First Team and America East All-Championship Team after joining the team as a walk-on
• Served as UAlbany's primary close defender, playing in 17 games with 11 starts
• Finished season with 19 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers
• Earned three ground balls and two caused turnovers vs. UMass Lowell (3/28), repeating perfromance in road win at Binghamton (4/11)
• Two ground balls and a caused turnover in Capital District road win at Siena (4/21)
• Had two ground balls and a caused turnover in NCAA Tournament game vs. Notre Dame (5/16)
2014:
• Played six games as a reserve on close defense, earning a ground ball and caused turnover vs. Vermont (3/29)
JUCO: Played with Herkimer in 2011 and Onondaga in 2012, leading the latter to an undefeated 19-0 record and the NJCAA National Championship.
High School: Four-year letter winner in lacrosse and football at Burnt Hills High ... Played defense in lacrosse, scooping 76 ground balls ... Led Spartans to 10 wins in 2010 as a team captain, being named First Team Times Union Section 2 All-Star and All-Suburban Council ... led football team to pair of NYS Class A Championship Games in 2008 and 2009.
Personal: Major is sociology with a minor in history ... Son of Michael and Jane Russell ... Has three sisters, Christina, Emily and Rebekah.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: N/A
Goals: N/A
Assists: N/A
Ground Balls: 3 (2x, last: @ Binghamton, Apr. 11, 2015)
Caused Turnovers: 2 (2x, last: @ Binghamton, Apr. 11, 2015)
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
GP/GS
|
G
|
A
|
PTS
|
GB
|
CT
|
FO
|
|
2014
|
6/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
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|
|
2015
|
17/11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
11
|
--
|
|
Total
|
23/11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
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|
