University of Massachusets Athletics
2017 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Tyler Weeks
- Position:
- Close Defense
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Andover, Mass.
- High School:
- Andover
2017 - Senior: CAA Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention ... Started all 15 games on close defense ... Posted 16 groundballs and five caused turnovers on the year ... Played clean lacrosse to the tune of only three turnovers committed all season ... Started the season with a groundball each against Army (2/11), No. 20 Ohio State (2/18) and Harvard (2/25) ... Earned four groundballs at No. 9 Albany (3/1) ... Tallied two groundballs and a caused turnover against Brown (3/25) ... Notched a groundball and caused turnover in the win over Fairfield (4/15) ... Made the most of Senior Night with three groundballs and two caused turnovers in the win against Drexel (4/28) ... Closed out the season with a groundball and caused turnover at No. 12 Towson during the CAA Championship Game (5/6).
2016 - Junior: Was a key member of the long-stick midfield corps over the opening eight games before he suffered an injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the slate ... Collected 12 groundballs, caused a pair of turnovers and earned two points via a goal and assist ... Took four shots and placed two of them on-target ... Tallied three groundballs as a long-stick midfielder and a member of the faceoff unit at Army West Point (2/12) ... Responsible for two groundballs and a caused turnover against No. 14 Harvard (2/27) ... Totaled three groundballs and assisted on one goal during the win over Hartford (3/1) ... Scored his first collegiate goal and picked up two groundballs against No. 10 North Carolina (3/12) ... Missed last five games due to an injury suffered at Penn State (3/19).
2015 - Sophomore: Started in three of his 10 appearances and provided five groundballs with three caused turnovers .... Started on close defense and scooped up one groundball against No. 20 Army (2/7) ... Set a career-best with three groundballs and caused one turnover at No. 6 North Carolina (2/14) ... Added another caused turnover vs. Brown (2/28) ... Caused a turnover at No. 16 Albany (3/7) ... Earned a GB during the CAA Championship Game versus Towson (5/2).
2014 - Freshman: Saw minutes in six games ... Scooped up two groundballs and caused one turnover ... Made his first appearance during the win at Brown (3/1) ... Scooped up two groundballs and caused a turnover against No. 18 Albany (3/8).
Before UMass: Was a three-year letterwinner on the Andover High School lacrosse team for head coach Wayne Puglisi ... Twice named to the MVC All-Conference listing while being tabbed a Boston Lax All-American and a Good-To-Great Camp All-Star ... Earned Eastern Massachusetts Lacrosse Coaches Association Second Team All-America honors during his final scholastic season ... 2013 Eagle Tribune All-Star after serving as a team captain at Andover ... ESPN Boston All-State as a senior ... Started on the Andover defense that only allowed 5.6 goals per game in 2013 ... Boston.com Scholastic All-Star ... Selected to play in the Boston Lax High School All-America Game ... Also competed for Laxachusetts with current Minutemen Kurt Hunziker, Blayne Taylor and DJ Smith ... Also lettered in hockey three times and soccer twice while at Andover.
Personal: Tyler John Weeks ... Son of Phillip and Jean Weeks ... Has two older siblings, Erica and Brittany.
