University of Massachusets Athletics
2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Rinkus, Shane
Jersey Number 12
Shane Rinkus
- Position:
- Long-Stick Midfield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pembroke, Mass.
- High School:
- Thayer Academy
Bio
2018 - Senior
• All-CAA First Team (Long-Stick Midfield)
• All-ECAC Second Team (Long-Stick Midfield)
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• ECAC President's Honor Roll
• Was team's primarily long-stick midfielder in all 17 appearances with time spent as a member of the faceoff midfield, clear and ride units and man-down defense
• Collected 39 groundballs and caused a career-best 20 turnovers
• Also factored into the transition offense with four goals and two assists for a single-season career-best six points
• Had at least one groundball in 15 of 17 games, with multiple during 10 appearances
• Caused at least one turnover in 11 games and created multiple in five contests
• Named team tri-captain (Jake Lisauskas, Isaac Paparo)
• Posted two caused turnovers and a groundball against Harvard (2/24)
• Totaled three caused turnovers and as many groundballs against No. 1 Albany (3/6)
• Scored on a crease-dive play and caused a turnover in the win over NJIT (3/10)
• Caused a career-high five turnovers, scooped up four groundballs and scored a goal during the win over UMass Lowell (3/14)
• Scooped up a career-high-tying seven groundballs, caused a turnover and handed out one assist over Hartford (3/17)
• Notched three groundballs and caused a pair of turnovers during the win at Brown (3/24)
• Provided five groundballs and assisted on a goal during the 11-10 win at Drexel (3/31)
• Scored once, collected a groundball and caused one turnover at Delaware (4/6)
• Converted on his lone shot, grabbed three groundballs and caused a turnover against Hofstra (4/27)
• Scooped up three groundballs and caused one turnover during the 10-6 CAA Championship Semifinal Round victory over Hofstra (5/3)
• Caused turnover turnovers and grabbed two groundballs at No. 3 seed and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12) during the NCAA Championship First Round
2017 - Junior
• Saw time in all 15 games, primarily as a long-stick midfielder
• Also made one start on close defense
• Set single-season bests with 40 groundballs and 12 caused turnovers
• Scored twice
• Averaged 3.5 groundballs per game over the final 10 contests
• Tallied once, grabbed a groundball and caused two turnovers at No. 20 Ohio State (2/18)
• Provided four groundballs and a caused turnover in the win over UMass Lowell (3/15)
• Set a personal best with five groundballs and tied his one-game high with two caused turnovers in the comeback victory at Hartford (3/18), during which he also scored a goal
• Added back-to-back outing with three groundballs and one caused turnover against Brown (3/25) and in the CAA-opening triumph over Delaware (4/1)
• Reset his personal best with seven groundballs in the win over Fairfield (4/15)
• Earned four groundballs and a caused turnover in the Senior Night win over Drexel (4/28)
• Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover in the CAA Championship Semifinal Round upset of No. 14 Hofstra (5/4)
• Ended the season with four groundballs at No. 12 Towson during the CAA Championship Game (5/6)
2016 - Sophomore
• Played long-stick midfielder in all 13 games
• Tied for the lead among LSMs with 27 groundballs
• Also caused four turnovers and scored on his only shot of the year
• Had all 27 groundballs and four caused turnovers in the final nine games of the season
• Provided 3.5 groundballs per game over the last six contests
• Grabbed a groundball and caused a turnover at No. 7 Brown (3/5)
• Added another groundball against No. 15 Albany (3/8)
• Picked up a career-high three groundballs in the win over No. 10 North Carolina (3/12)
• Set a personal best with five groundballs and added a caused one turnover at No. 20 Penn State (3/19)
• Caused one Delaware turnover and grabbed two groundballs on April 2
• Produced his first collegiate point with a goal to go along with four groundballs against No. 7 Towson (4/9)
• Added a two-GB day at Fairfield (4/16)
• Equaled his career high with five groundballs against Hofstra (4/23), when he added a caused turnover
• Scooped up a trio of loose balls at Drexel (4/29) in the season finale
2015 - Freshman
• Made seven appearances at long-stick midfielder and had one groundball on the year
• Picked up a groundball in his first collegiate appearance during the win over Quinnipiac (3/10)
• Also appeared in the games against Penn State (3/14), Hofstra (3/21), No. 18 Towson (3/28), Fairfield (4/4) and Hartford (4/11)
Before Massachusetts
• All-CAA First Team (Long-Stick Midfield)
• All-ECAC Second Team (Long-Stick Midfield)
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• ECAC President's Honor Roll
• Was team's primarily long-stick midfielder in all 17 appearances with time spent as a member of the faceoff midfield, clear and ride units and man-down defense
• Collected 39 groundballs and caused a career-best 20 turnovers
• Also factored into the transition offense with four goals and two assists for a single-season career-best six points
• Had at least one groundball in 15 of 17 games, with multiple during 10 appearances
• Caused at least one turnover in 11 games and created multiple in five contests
• Named team tri-captain (Jake Lisauskas, Isaac Paparo)
• Posted two caused turnovers and a groundball against Harvard (2/24)
• Totaled three caused turnovers and as many groundballs against No. 1 Albany (3/6)
• Scored on a crease-dive play and caused a turnover in the win over NJIT (3/10)
• Caused a career-high five turnovers, scooped up four groundballs and scored a goal during the win over UMass Lowell (3/14)
• Scooped up a career-high-tying seven groundballs, caused a turnover and handed out one assist over Hartford (3/17)
• Notched three groundballs and caused a pair of turnovers during the win at Brown (3/24)
• Provided five groundballs and assisted on a goal during the 11-10 win at Drexel (3/31)
• Scored once, collected a groundball and caused one turnover at Delaware (4/6)
• Converted on his lone shot, grabbed three groundballs and caused a turnover against Hofstra (4/27)
• Scooped up three groundballs and caused one turnover during the 10-6 CAA Championship Semifinal Round victory over Hofstra (5/3)
• Caused turnover turnovers and grabbed two groundballs at No. 3 seed and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12) during the NCAA Championship First Round
2017 - Junior
• Saw time in all 15 games, primarily as a long-stick midfielder
• Also made one start on close defense
• Set single-season bests with 40 groundballs and 12 caused turnovers
• Scored twice
• Averaged 3.5 groundballs per game over the final 10 contests
• Tallied once, grabbed a groundball and caused two turnovers at No. 20 Ohio State (2/18)
• Provided four groundballs and a caused turnover in the win over UMass Lowell (3/15)
• Set a personal best with five groundballs and tied his one-game high with two caused turnovers in the comeback victory at Hartford (3/18), during which he also scored a goal
• Added back-to-back outing with three groundballs and one caused turnover against Brown (3/25) and in the CAA-opening triumph over Delaware (4/1)
• Reset his personal best with seven groundballs in the win over Fairfield (4/15)
• Earned four groundballs and a caused turnover in the Senior Night win over Drexel (4/28)
• Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover in the CAA Championship Semifinal Round upset of No. 14 Hofstra (5/4)
• Ended the season with four groundballs at No. 12 Towson during the CAA Championship Game (5/6)
2016 - Sophomore
• Played long-stick midfielder in all 13 games
• Tied for the lead among LSMs with 27 groundballs
• Also caused four turnovers and scored on his only shot of the year
• Had all 27 groundballs and four caused turnovers in the final nine games of the season
• Provided 3.5 groundballs per game over the last six contests
• Grabbed a groundball and caused a turnover at No. 7 Brown (3/5)
• Added another groundball against No. 15 Albany (3/8)
• Picked up a career-high three groundballs in the win over No. 10 North Carolina (3/12)
• Set a personal best with five groundballs and added a caused one turnover at No. 20 Penn State (3/19)
• Caused one Delaware turnover and grabbed two groundballs on April 2
• Produced his first collegiate point with a goal to go along with four groundballs against No. 7 Towson (4/9)
• Added a two-GB day at Fairfield (4/16)
• Equaled his career high with five groundballs against Hofstra (4/23), when he added a caused turnover
• Scooped up a trio of loose balls at Drexel (4/29) in the season finale
2015 - Freshman
• Made seven appearances at long-stick midfielder and had one groundball on the year
• Picked up a groundball in his first collegiate appearance during the win over Quinnipiac (3/10)
• Also appeared in the games against Penn State (3/14), Hofstra (3/21), No. 18 Towson (3/28), Fairfield (4/4) and Hartford (4/11)
Before Massachusetts
• Four-year letterwinner at Thayer Academy under Coach Stew Curran
• Was awarded honorable mention all-league and Boston Globe and Patriot Ledger All-Star as a junior
• Helped lead defense to the lowest goals against average in the ISL with 4.8 GAA along with winning the schools first ever ISL championship as a senior
• Maintained honor roll status throughout high school and lettered in football once to go with hockey on three occasions
• Played club lacrosse for Laxachusetts
Personal
• Son of Gary and Christine
• Two siblings, Bo and Nicole
• Father, Gary played football at Cornell
• Relative of UMass lacrosse legend Scott Hiller '90
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