Bob Fahey

Position:
Close Defense
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westford, Mass.
High School:
Bishop Guertin (N.H.)

2016 - Senior: Team Captain ... NEILA East-West All-Star Game selection ... Provided 14 groundballs and 11 caused turnovers as a starter on defense in all 13 games ... Started his senior year with three groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers at Army West Point (2/12) ... Caused a pair of turnovers in the 16-9 win over No. 11 Ohio State (2/20) ... Produced four groundballs and three caused turnovers at No. 7 Brown (3/5) ... Added his eight caused turnover of the year during the win at No. 20 Penn State (3/19) ... Posted four groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers at Delaware (4/2) ... Earned a groundball and caused turnover vs. Hofstra (4/23).

2015 - Junior: Scooped up 13 groundballs and caused 11 turnovers as a starter on close defense in all 15 games ... Only committed two turnovers throughout the season ... Began the campaign with two caused turnovers and a groundball against No. 20 Army (2/7) ... Had a groundball and caused turnover at No. 6 North Carolina (2/14) ... Added another groundball in the contest against Brown (2/28) ... Totaled a caused turnover and groundball at No. 16 Albany (3/7) ... Totaled three caused turnovers and as many groundballs in the win over Quinnipiac (3/10) ... Caused a pair of turnovers and scooped up one groundball in the victory at Hofstra (3/21) ... Tallied a groundball and caused turnover against Fairfield (4/4) ... Totaled a caused turnover and groundball in the win over Drexel (4/18) ... Picked up two groundballs during the upset victory at No. T19 Fairfield (4/30) in the CAA Championship Semifinals ... Collected his final groundball of the season against Towson in the CAA Championship Game (5/2).

2014 - Sophomore: Started all 13 games at close defense, causing seven turnovers and scooping up 12 groundballs ... Had at least one groundball in nine of 13 games ... His groundball and caused turnover numbers were single-season personal-bests ... Caused a turnover and picked up one groundball in his first start on close defense in the 6-5 win at Army (2/8) ... Added another groundball and caused turnover during the 12-11 win over No. 14 Ohio State in overtime at the Moe's Southwest Grill Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 16 ... Nabbed two groundballs and caused a Brown turnover as the Minutemen defeated the Bears on the road, 15-2 on March 1 and picked up a loose ball during the final minutes when UMass held off No. 5 Penn State for an 8-6 win on March 15 ... Had a career day against Towson (4/5) with three caused turnovers and as many groundballs ... Caused another turnover during the game at Drexel (4/12).

2013 - Freshman: Scooped up a trio of groundballs and caused one turnover during nine appearances in his first campaign as a Minuteman ... Took one penalty totaling 30 seconds ... Made his first appearance on the Massachusetts defense at Albany (3/5) ... Saw considerable time on defense against No. 18 Penn State (3/16), helping keep Nittany Lions leading scorer T.J. Sanders without a goal on the contest while recording his first collegiate groundball and caused turnover ... Also rotated in from the bench during the victories at No. 16 Lehigh (3/20) and Hartford (3/23) ... Picked up a groundball each at Saint Joseph's (3/30) and Towson (4/6) ... Capped the year with an appearance on close defense in the CAA Tournament Semifinals at No. 9 Penn State (5/1).

Before UMass: Four-year letterwinning defenseman and three-time state champion at Bishop Guertin High School ... Selected to second team all-state and was a Lowell Sun All-Star as a sophomore ... Named first team all-state, Lowell Sun All-Star, Union Leader All-Star and U.S. Lacrosse All-America following his junior campaign ... Took home first team all-state, Union Leader Player of the Year and U.S. Lacrosse High School All-America laurels as a senior ... ESPN RISE (No. 14) and Inside Lacrosse (No. 17) Top High School Defenseman in 2012 ... Ranked the No. 65 incoming freshman among all high school players in 2012 ... Was also a member of the football team and selected to second team all-state squad as a senior ... Went to the Junior Olympics in 2008 for skiing ... Won three state championships with the Bishop Guertin High School squad.

Personal: Full name is Robert Tramposch Fahey ... Born December 2, 1993, in Huntington, N.Y. ... Son of Dave and Kathy Fahey ... Brother of Grace and Tom ... Majoring in sport management.

Career Highs
Groundballs: 3, twice, last vs. Quinnipiac (March 10, 2015)
Caused Turnovers: 3, twice, last vs. Quinnipiac (March 10, 2015)