Paul Spinney

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Midfield
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Westford, Mass.
High School:
Bishop Guertin (N.H.)

2017 - Redshirt Junior: Saw time in the six contests on the year, including three starts at midfield ... Dished out one assist on the year ... Took six shots, with four placed on-target ... First appearance and shot of the year came at No. 20 Ohio State (2/18) ... Also rotated into the lineup at Harvard (2/25) and at No. 15 Yale (3/7) ... Started at No. 9 Albany (3/1), at Hartford (3/18) and against Brown (3/25) ... Assisted on one goal at Hartford ... Was injured during practice following the Brown game on March 25 and missed the remainder of the season.

2016 - Redshirt Sophomore: Played in 12 games as a second-line midfielder ... Recorded four points through two goals and as many assists ... Put eight of his 12 shot attempts on-cage ... Also scooped up a groundball during the year ... Made his first appearance of the campaign during the 16-9 win over No. 11 Ohio State (2/20) ... Scored once against No. 14 Harvard (2/27) ... Took two shots against Hartford (3/1) ... Assisted on one goal against No. 10 North Carolina (3/12) ... Provided his first collegiate two-point game via a goal and assist at No. 20 Penn State (3/19).

2015 - Redshirt Freshman: Played in 11 games and had two points via a goal and assist ... Took 13 shots on the year and placed eight of those on-target ... Also scooped up a groundball ... Made his first appearance of the year at No. 6 North Carolina (2/14) ... Scored his first goal of the season and the second of his career at No. 16 Albany (3/7) ... Assisted on one goal at Hartford (4/11).

2014 - Freshman: Scored one goal on six shots and scooped up a groundball during five appearances ... His season was cut short due to injury as he missed the final eight games of the season ... Earned his first collegiate appearance as UMass defeated Army, 6-5 at Michie Stadium on Feb. 8 ... Rotated into the midfield against No. 14 Ohio State on Feb. 16 and Harvard on Feb. 22 ... Also saw time during the win at Brown (3/1), when he took his first collegiate shot ... Tallied his first career goal during a man-up chance and picked up a groundball against No. 18 Albany (3/8) ... Missed the end of the season due to injury and redshirted.

Before UMass: Three-time New Hampshire State Champion at Bishop Guertin High School, where he played midfield for head coach Chris Cameron ... U.S. Lacrosse All-American ... Was picked for first team all-state, Lowell Sun All-Star and Union Leader All-Star as a senior at Bishop Guertin in 2012 ... Also named to the all-state squad as a junior in 2011 ... Tallied 70 points as a senior on 42 goals and 28 assists ... Helped his high school squad to a 53-12 record in three seasons (2010-12), including 19 victories as a sophomore in 2010 ... Started his scholastic career at Westford Academy ... Completed a post-grad year at the Salisbury School (Conn.) ... Played football, where he also won three state championships, and basketball at Bishop Guertin ... Team captain in 2012 ... Played club level with New Hampshire Tomahawks ... Was named an NSCLA All-American in 2011 and 2012 and King of the Hill All-Star in 2011 with the Tomahawks.

Personal: Paul Stephen Spinney ... Son of Stephen and Marianne Spinney ... Has two siblings, Carolyn and Mark ... Brother, Mark, played football at Boston College ... Grandfather, Art, was a guard in the National Football League for nine seasons (1950, 1953-60).

Career Highs & Miscellaneous Statistics
Goals: 1, twice, last at #16 Albany (March 7, 2015)
Assists: 1, at Hartford (April 11, 2015)
Points: 1, 3x, last at Hartford (April 11, 2015)
Groundballs: 1, twice, last vs. Delaware (April 24, 2015)