Jackson Suboch

Jackson Suboch and Jeff Trainor vs. Towson (2021)

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Close Defense
Height:
6-5
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
High School:
The Hill Academy / Upper Canada College

In The Professional Ranks

• Selected in the first round (16th overall) by the Philadelphia Wings during the 2021 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Draft

Career Capsule

• Played in 59 career games with 49 starts made on close defense
• All 49 starts came during the 2018-21 seasons after he initially played on man-down defense as a true-freshman in 2017
• Scooped up 76 groundballs and caused 48 turnovers during his tenure
• All 76 groundballs and 48 caused turnovers came during his 49 career games as a starting close defenseman

2021 • Graduate Student

• Team captain (alongside Charlie O'Brien, Billy Philpott and Jeff Trainor)
• Started all 10 games on close defense, his fourth consecutive year as a starter
• Earned 20 groundballs, 10 caused turnovers and one point on an assist
• Opened the year with two groundballs and a caused turnover against Fairfield (3/14)
• Earned four groundballs and three caused turnovers during the win over Drexel (3/20)
• Had three groundballs and two caused turnovers at home against Hofstra (4/9)
• Produced two groundballs and three caused turnovers versus Towson (4/17)

2020 • Senior

• Played in and started all seven games at close defense
• Posted 19 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers on the year
• Helped UMass rank first in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (9.71) and man-down defense (.767), which also ranked ninth and 15th across NCAA Division I, respectively
• Opened the year with four groundballs and a caused turnover at Army West Point (2/8)
• Notched three groundballs with a caused turnover in the 9-7 win at No. 12 Ohio State (2/15)
• Provided three caused turnovers and as many groundballs during the 11-9 victory at UMass Lowell (2/25)
• Had one groundball in the 13-10 upset over No. 1 Yale (2/29)
• Tallied a single-game career high six groundballs as well as two caused turnovers in the 17-12 win over UAlbany (3/3)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 • Junior

• Started all 15 games on defense
• Notched a career-high 17 caused turnovers and picked up 14 groundballs on the year
• Also had his first collegiate point on an assist
• Had at least one caused turnover in 10 games and at least one groundball in 10 games
• Started the year with a groundball and caused turnover against Army (2/9)
• Had a career-high three caused turnovers to go with three groundballs against No. 13 Ohio State (2/16)
• Totaled two groundballs and a caused turnover at No. 4 Yale (3/2)
• Caused a pair of turnovers at NJIT (3/9)
• Provided two groundballs and a caused turnover in the 14-7 win over Brown (3/23)
• Created two Fairfield turnovers in the 17-8 win over the Stags (4/20)
• Notched a career-high-tying three caused turnovers and scooped one groundball against Drexel (5/2)

2018 • Sophomore

• Started all 17 games at close defense
• Finished the year with 23 groundballs and 11 caused turnovers
• Had at least one groundball in 13 games and a caused turnover in eight appearances
• Scooped up a pair of groundballs in the win over Sacred Heart (2/13)
• Added three groundballs to his ledger against Harvard (2/24)
• Provided two caused turnovers and a groundball against No. 11 Yale (2/27)
• Grabbed three groundballs and created a pair of turnovers in the 17-3 win over NJIT (3/10)
• Collected three groundballs during the victory at Brown (3/24)
• Caused a pair of turnovers and scooped up two groundballs at Delaware (4/6)
• Had a groundball and a caused turnover during the 14-6 win over Hofstra (4/27)

2017 • Freshman

• Saw time as a reserve close defenseman in 13 games, playing consistently on man-down defense
• Did not record statistics
• First appearance came in the opener against Army (2/11)
• Also played against Harvard (2/25), UMass Lowell (3/15), Hartford (3/18), Brown (3/25), No. 15 Towson (4/8), Fairfield (4/15), No. 7 Hofstra (4/22), Drexel (4/28) and No. 14 Hofstra (5/4) in the CAA Championship Semifinal Round upset of the Pride

Before Massachusetts

• Played for Hill Academy and Upper Canada College
• Was one of 24 chosen for the Canada Lacrosse U19 Team that competed at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) U19 Men’s World Championship held July 7-16, 2016 in Coquitlam, British Columbia
• Started at close defense when the U19 Canadian squad defeated the United States U19 Team in a friendly match, 14-13 in overtime on Jan. 10, 2016
• Also competed in the Mimico Minor Lacrosse Association, for Upper Canada College and with EDGE Lacrosse