University of Massachusets Athletics
2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Noah Rak
- Position:
- Faceoff Specialist
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Norwich, Conn.
- High School:
- Canterbury School
Major League Lacrosse
• Selected by the Charlotte Hounds in the 2018 MLL Draft during the fourth round with the 30th overall pick
Massachusetts Lacrosse Career Records
• Is the program's all-time leader in faceoff victories (set at Drexel, March 31, 2018)
• Is the program's all-time leader in groundballs (set against Towson, April 14, 2018)
2018 - Senior
• NEILA All-Region First Team (Faceoff Specialist)
• All-CAA First Team (Faceoff Specialist)
• All-ECAC First Team (Faceoff Specialist)
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• CAA Player of the Week (4/9)
• NCAA Division I Team of the Week (3/20)
• CAA Co-Player of the Week (3/19)
• Filled the role of primary faceoff specialist and went 208-of-351 (.593) at the dot with 138 groundballs
• The 208 faceoff victories, 351 faceoffs taken and 138 groundballs reset his one-year personal bests
• His 138 groundballs goes as the second-most in a single season in team history, while his .593 faceoff percentage is ninth-best
• Took 85.4 percent of the team's total faceoffs on the season (351-of-411)
• Scored five goals and dished out five assists for 10 points on the season
• His goals, assists and points total all set single-season career highs
• Also caused a pair of turnovers
• Won 12-of-19 faceoffs, scooped up eight groundballs and scored on both of his shots during the season-opener at No. 16 Army (2/10)
• Scored once, grabbed five groundballs and won nine faceoffs in the 13-9 triumph over Sacred Heart (2/13)
• Had three groundballs, a caused turnover and one assist against Harvard (2/24)
• Dominated the faceoff dot with a 16-of-24 showing and 10 groundballs against No. 11 Yale (2/27)
• Won eight faceoffs and grabbed five groundballs against No. 1 Albany (3/6)
• Went 13-of-15 (.867) with 10 groundballs in the 17-3 win over NJIT (3/10)
• Kept possession for the Minutemen with a 19-of-21 outing (.905) and 15 groundballs at UMass Lowell (3/14)
• His 15 groundballs at UMass Lowell were the second-most in a single game in program history and trailed only Joe Calvello's 18 versus Providence on March 11, 2014 until Rak followed with 17 groundballs against Hartford
• Went 21-of-27 at the faceoff dot (.778) with a career-best 17 groundballs during the win over Hartford (3/17)
• His 17 groundballs against Hartford mark the second-most in a single game in program history and trail only Joe Calvello's 18 versus Providence on March 11, 2014
• Won 13 faceoffs and scooped up 10 groundballs during the win at Brown (3/24), his fourth consecutive game with double-digit GBs.
• Went 12-of-21 on faceoffs and scooped up four groundballs in the 11-10 win at Drexel, during which he bested the previous career record for most faceoff wins in program history (Dane Collins, 423; 2003-06)
• Finished the win at Delaware 14-of-18 (.778) with 11 groundballs and two goals scored on as many shots
• Was 12-of-16 on faceoffs (.750) with four groundballs during the win over Towson (4/14)
• Won 9-of-16 faceoffs and scooped up six groundballs in the win at Fairfield (4/21)
• Doled out two assists alongside his 12-of-23 outing at the faceoff dot and seven groundballs in the win ove Hofstra (4/27)
• Went 11-of-19 on faceoffs (.579) with seven groundballs and one caused turnover in the 10-6 win over Hofstra during the CAA Championship Semifinal Round (5/3)
• Totaled 10 faceoff victories, grabbed nine groundballs and dished out an assist at No. 3 seed and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale during the NCAA Championship First Round (5/12)
2017 - Junior
• All-CAA Second Team (Faceoff Specialist)
• CAA All-Championship Team
• Appeared in 12 games and served as the primary faceoff specialist in the final 11 contests of the year
• Finished the year 148-of-244 on faceoffs (60.7 percent) with a team-high 69 groundballs
• Scored twice and dished a pair of assists for four total points
• Did not play in the opening three games of the season
• Took 23 faceoffs and was victorious in 14 of them while he collected seven groundballs at No. 15 Yale (3/7)
• Was 12-of-21 on faceoffs with four groundballs and his first goal of the season against UMass Lowell (3/15)
• Controlled the faceoff circle at Hartford with 18 wins in 25 chances (75.0 percent) and added a career high 10 groundballs with one goal
• Held Hartford's Dylan Protesto to 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) with only one groundball after Protesto entered the weekend ranked No. 7 in the nation in faceoff percentage (75-116; 64.7 percent)
• Added a dozen faceoff wins and seven groundballs against Brown (3/25)
• Picked up his 100th career groundball in the game against Brown as he ended the contest with an even 100 as a Minuteman
• Dominated the faceoff X and went 15-of-18 (83.3 percent) against Delaware (4/1) with six groundballs
• Dished his first assist of the year during the win against Fairfield (4/15)
• Won a personal-best 19 faceoffs over 26 taken (73.1 percent) at No. 7 Hofstra and collected nine groundballs
• Went 12-of-20 with six groundballs and an assist in the win over Drexel (4/28)
• Controlled the faceoff X against three Hofstra players and went 17-of-26 with five groundballs in the 13-12 upset of the No. 14 Pride (5/4)
• Went 145-for-231 on faceoffs (62.7 percent) with 68 groundballs as the primary faceoff man in the last 11 games (6.2 GBs per game)
2016 - Sophomore
• Won (80) and took (153) the most faceoffs among Minutemen for a 52.3 win percentage
• Also led the squad in groundballs (38) with a personal-best five points via two goals and three assists
• Scored on two of his three on-target shots
• Took 1-of-2 faceoffs fielded at Army West Point (2/12)
• Earned eight faceoff victories, grabbed four groundballs and scored his first collegiate goal during the 16-9 upset of No. 11 Ohio State (2/20)
• Claimed nine of his 16 faceoffs and earned five groundballs against No. 14 Harvard (2/27)
• Secured six faceoff victories to go with two groundballs in the win over Hartford (3/1)
• Put in his best performance of the young season with a 9-for-12 line at the X to go with five groundballs and an assist against No. 15 Albany (3/8)
• Earned a season-best 15-for-19 line at the X (78.9 percent) with seven groundballs and an assist against No. 7 Towson (4/9)
• Was 8-for-14 with three groundballs at Fairfield (4/16)
• Went 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) with five groundballs, a goal and an assist against Hofstra (4/23)
• Finished 43-for-72 (59.7 percent) with 19 groundballs during the five-game CAA slate
2015 - Freshman
• Served as the No. 1 faceoff specialist with seven starts in nine appearances prior to a season-ending injury
• Won 70-of-139 faceoffs (50.4 percent), scooped up 33 groundballs, earned two assists and caused a turnover
• His groundball total was the most since Bobby Hayes had 39 in 2007
• Notched a point on an assist, won his first collegiate faceoff and added a groundball against No. 20 Army (2/7)
• Was 12-of-20 on faceoffs (60.0 percent) and picked up four groundballs at No. 6 North Carolina (2/14)
• Took 10 faceoffs and picked up three groundballs at No. 12 Harvard (2/21)
• Went 16-of-23 at the faceoff X (69.6 percent) with eight groundballs at No. 16 Albany (3/7)
• Finished 15-for-20 (75.0 percent) at the X with a career-high nine groundballs to go with one assist during the win over Quinnipiac (3/10)
• Added a 6-for-11 day at No. 18 Towson (3/28) with three groundballs
• His 33 groundballs as a rookie are the most since Bobby Hayes had 39 in 2007
• Missed the regular season games against Fairfield (4/4), Hartford (4/11), Drexel (4/18) and Delaware (4/24) and the CAA Championship contests at Fairfield (4/30) and vs. Towson (5/2) due to injury
Before Massachusetts
• Competed for the Canterbury School
• 2014 United States Lacrosse High School All-American
• Blue Chip 225 All-Star Team
• Prep School Showcase All-Star Team
• 2013 Connecticut Super Junior Team
• Finished his Canterbury School career with 436 groundballs, 51 goals, 27 assists and 529 faceoff victories in 698 taken (75.8 percent)
• Was 116-for-139 on faceoffs as a senior (83.5 percent) with 96 groundballs, 20 goals and five assists
• Helped the Saints to a 15-3 season and a Division II Western New England Championship in 2013 as he scored 25 goals and added 20 assists for 45 points
• Dominated at the faceoff X as he won 81 percent of his attempts during the 2013 season
• Led the team in groundballs with 224
• Was also a Pep All-New England football selection at running back and was a three-time Prep All-New England Wrestler and a two-time National Prep participant
• Also competed at the club lacrosse level for Unparalleled Salty Salmons
