Stephen Zorkers

Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Quincy, Mass.
High School:
Pomfret School

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ON ZORKERS: Team's top short-stick defensive middie ... Versatile midfielder, who can face-off along with playing short-stick defensive midfield ... Athletic and strong ... Very consistent with his work ethic ... Has improved as a leader this year ... Expectations of himself will always exceed the expectations the coaches have for him ... A super kid with a super attitude.

AS A SENIOR IN 2011:
? Team's top short-stick midfielder. Third year starter as a short-stick. Played in all 57 career games. 109 career groundballs.
? Playing solid defense, seeing action in all 14 games helping team to 8.37 GAA.
? Has 15 groundballs and eight caused turnovers.
? Two groundballs and caused turnover on Senior Night in win over Delaware (4/29).
? Second-career goal came at end of first half vs. #8 Hofstra (4/23).
? Tremendous defense with three groundballs and two caused turnovers in 3OT win over Drexel (4/16) as UMass held Dragons scoreless for final 26:28 of the game.
? Three groundballs at Albany (3/8).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2010:
? Was team's top short stick midfielder. Key on the faceoff wing.
? Started all 14 games and had two assists.
? Second on team in groundballs (34) and has nine caused turnovers.
? Three groundballs and a caused turnovers vs. Georgetown (4/24).
? Stellar defense in win over #6 Hofstra (3/27) with three groundballs and a caused turnover.
? Tallied career-high six groundballs vs. Brown (3/23).
? Three groundballs vs. Providence (3/16).
? Four groundballs vs. Albany (3/9) and at Yale (3/5).
? Set up a Ryan Smith goal and scooped three groundballs vs. Hartford (2/20).
? Keyed man-down goal on fastbreak at Sacred Heart(2/12).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009:
? Team's primary short stick midfielder. Key on the faceoff wing. Started all 15 games on wing.
? Leads team with 47 groundballs and is fourth on team with 15 caused turnovers.
? Three assists on transition goals.
? Had 29 groundballs in seven games from March 14-Apr. 25.
? Set up a goal and had two groundballs in NCAA First Round at Princeton (5/10).
? Great defense with four groundballs at Fairfield (4/25).
? Tied career-high with five groundballs at Hobart (4/11). His shot rebounded to Jim Connolly's for OT game-winner.
? Assisted a fastbreak Tim Balise goal and had two groundballs in win over St. John's (4/4).
? Four groundballs and assist vs. Penn State (3/28).
? Tremendous defense with five groundballs and two caused turnover in holding Loyola (3/21) to just six goals in win.
? Scooped up career-high five groundballs vs. #18 Brown (3/14) also caused a turnover.
? Had four groundballs along with a caused turnover at Albany (3/10).
? Was tremendous at #11 Harvard (3/7), finishing with two groundballs. Also completed a number of clears on great individual efforts.
? Had a sensational day vs. Yale (2/28), finishing with three groundballs and four caused turnovers.
? Scooped two groundballs at Hofstra (2/21).
? Tied a career-high with four groundballs in season-opener vs. Sacred Heart (2/14). Also caused a turnover.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008:
? Ran with senior Paul Manesis as team's top defensive short-stick midfielders.
? Played in all 14 games with 13 groundballs and four caused turnovers.
? Won 3-of-8 face-offs.
? Had a goal and assist on offensive side.
? Scooped career-best four groundballs vs. Fairfield (4/22).
? Assisted first college goal at #5 Georgetown (4/19).
? Scored first career goal on a fast break with 1:19 left in regulation to start comeback OT win over Hobart (4/12).
? Won first two college face-offs vs. Loyola (3/22).
? Made college debut against Hofstra (2/23), had two groundballs and caused a turnover.

BEFORE UMASS: Played for Rod Eaton at Pomfret School in Pomfret, Conn. From 2004-07 ... helped Griffins to the Northeast New England Division I Finals as a senior ... earned 2007 All-America honors as a senior ... named New England Prep All-Star in 2007 ... a member of the 2006 Northeast New England Division I Champion team as a junior in 2006 ... played at St. Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Fla, from 2002-04 ... a member of the 2003 and 2004 Florida State Champion team at Saint Andrews School in Florida ... named First Team All-Florida as a sophomore in 2004.

PERSONAL: Stephen Aurand Zorkers ... son of Walter Zorkers and Paula McDonough ... has one sister, Gabrielle (12) ... born November 11, 1987 in Boston, Mass. ... majoring in Sport Management.

Career StatisticsYear    GP/GS   G   A   Pts.    Shots   F-O GB  CT  Pen2008    14/0    1   1   2   3   3/8 13  4   4/4:002009    15/15   0   3   3   5   0/0 47  15  4/3:302010    14/0    0   2   2   2   0/0 34  9   6/3:302011    14/0    1   0   1   7   0/0 15  8   3/1:30Totals  57/15   2   6   8   17  3/8 109 36  17/12:30

Career Highs
Goals: 1 vs. Hobart (4/12/08)
Assists: 1 six times, last vs. Hartford (2/20/10)
Points: 1 eight times, last vs. Hofstra (4/23/11)
Groundballs: 6 at Brown (3/23/10)
Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Yale (2/28/09)
Face-Off Wins: 2 vs. Loyola (3/22/08)