2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Rai, Tristan
Jersey Number 44
Tristan Rai
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Edmonton, Alberta
- High School:
- Westminster School
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
Feature Story: Rai turning heads in freshman season | Video Feature: Lehigh has rising talent in Tristan Rai
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh gave me an unbelievable opportunity to pursue lacrosse and receive an education that can’t be matched.”
AS A SENIOR (2019): Fourth straight 40+ point this season, finishing with 47 behind 22 goals and 25 assists … Finished second on the Mountain Hawks in assists and points, third in goals … Had eight multi-goal games, 13 multi-point games and two hat tricks … Added 29 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had a goal, assist and two groundballs in the Patriot League Championship Game against No. 19 Army West Point (5/5). Marked 100th-career goal … Scored two big goals while adding a groundball in the semifinals vs. Boston University (5/3) … Posted second hat trick of the season, scoring three goals at Holy Cross (4/26) … Seventh straight game with multiple points, recording a goal and assist against Bucknell (4/20) … Had two points and two assists, all in the first half, against St. Bonaventure (4/13) … Dished three assists while adding three groundballs and a caused turnover vs. Robert Morris (4/10) … Posted two goals, an assist and two groundballs at No. 2 Loyola (4/6) … Tied a career-high four assists vs. Boston University (3/30) … Big game with two goals, two assists and a groundball at Navy (3/23) … Tied career-high seven points (four goals, three assists) against archrival Lafayette (3/17). Tied previous high from a year prior at Lafayette. Added three groundballs. Eclipsed 150 career points … Recorded an assist and two groundballs at No. 15 Rutgers (3/12) … Dished an assist against No. 17 Army West Point (3/9). Added a career-high four groundballs … Finished with a goal and two assists at No. 16 Colgate (3/2) … Dished an assist and added a groundball at No. 4 Cornell (2/24) … Strong effort with two goals and two assists at No. 11 Virginia (2/15) … Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Hofstra (2/9) … Opened season with two goals, an assist and career-high tying three groundballs vs. NJIT (2/2) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2018): Third on the Mountain Hawks in scoring, posting 23 goals and a career-high 25 assists for a career-high 48 points … Finished season with six multi-goals games, 12 multi-point games and three hat tricks … Had two man-up goals, 11 groundballs and five caused turnovers … Part of Lehigh’s man-up unit, which led the nation in extra-man percentage (63.4), a mark that was good for second in NCAA history … Tallied a goal, two assists and two groundballs in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Semifinals against No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Finished with a goal and three assists in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24) … Dished an assist at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Scored two goals and dished an assist vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Posted a goal, assist and groundball against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Scored a goal while adding two groundballs at Boston University (3/31) … Recorded a goal, two assists and a career-high two caused turnovers vs. Navy (3/24) … Second straight hat trick with three goals and two assists at No. 18/19 Hofstra (3/20). Also caused a turnover for a second straight game … Finished with a career-high seven points behind three goals and career-high tying four assists at Lafayette (3/17) … Recorded an assist vs. No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14) … Dished an assist in big win at No. 12 Army West Point (3/10) … Tallied two goals and an assist while adding a caused turnover against Colgate (3/3) … Scored two goals while adding an assist and two groundballs vs. Holy Cross (2/24). Assist came early in the fourth quarter and marked 100th-career point … Posted first hat trick of the season, tallying three goals and an assist at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/18) … One goal and two assists at Mercer (2/10) … Had a goal, two assists and three groundballs in season opener vs. NJIT (2/3) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Another strong season, leading the team with 22 assists while adding 24 goals to tie for a team-lead 46 points … Finished 32nd nationally with 1.57 assists per game and 43rd with 3.29 points per contest … Started all 14 games, recording multiple points in 12 of those contests … Had seven multi-goal games and six hat tricks … Finished with two groundballs and an assist in regular season finale vs. Bucknell (4/21) … Posted a goal, assist, groundball and caused turnover at Cornell (4/15) … Tallied three goals, two assists and a groundball in big win over No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11) … Had a goal, assist, groundball and caused turnover at No. 19 Loyola (4/8) … Third straight hat trick, recording three goals and two assists in big win vs. No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1) … Scored three goals, dished two assists and added two groundballs and a caused turnover at Navy (3/25). Marked 10th career hat trick … Posted a career-high six points behind three goals and three assists against Lafayette (3/18) … Dished an assist and added two groundballs vs. No. 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) … One goal and one assist in road win at Colgate (3/5) … Scored three goals in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) … Strong game with four points (one goal, three assists) at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) … Recorded seventh-career hat trick, scoring three goals and dishing an assist at Jacksonville (2/11). Also set a career high with three groundballs … Dished a career-high four assists in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Photo Gallery ... Impressive freshman season, starting all 15 games while finishing second on the Mountain Hawks with 41 points … Scored 31 goals (second on the team) and dished 10 assists (fifth) … Added 19 groundballs and three caused turnovers … Fired 58 shots, 42 on goal … Led the Patriot League and finished second nationally in shooting percentage (.534) … Had at least one point in all 15 games, recording multiple points on 10 occasions … Tallied eight multi-goal games and six hat tricks … Dished two assists to tie a career high in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) while adding two caused turnovers to tie a career high … Had a team-high three points behind a goal and two assists in the regular season finale at Bucknell (4/22) … Recorded sixth-career hat trick against Cornell (4/16) … Posted a team-high three points behind two goals and an assist at Princeton (4/12). Added two groundballs … Recorded Lehigh’s first goal and corralled two groundballs against No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game in big win at No. 20 Boston University (4/2) … Scored a goal and scooped a groundball against No. 12 Stony Brook (3/29) … Dished an assist and added two groundballs and first-career caused turnover vs. No. 14/16 Navy (3/26) … Tallied yet another hat trick with three goals and one assist at archrival Lafayette (3/19), converting all three shots he took into goals. Also recorded a groundball … Scored a third-quarter goal at Army West Point (3/12) … Scored two goals vs. Colgate (3/5), including one with 37 seconds remaining to help seal the 12-9 victory … Posted three goals, including the game-tying goal with 6:20 remaining, along with a career-high two assists in the Patriot League opener vs. Holy Cross (2/27) … Another dazzling performance, scoring four goals while dishing first-career assist at Furman (2/20). Several goals were highlight-reel tallies, including a man-down marker just seconds into the fourth quarter … Second straight strong effort to start collegiate career, scoring a game-high four goals at No. 3 Duke (2/14). Four goals came on just five shots and just four shots on goal. Also had a groundball … Sensational collegiate debut, scoring five goals on five shots (all in the first half) vs. NJIT (2/6). Included was a highlight-reel behind-the-back goal which was featured on several national outlets including ESPN and CBS Sports. Had two extra man goals.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Out of Edmonton, Alberta, Rai … Entered Lehigh from Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut … Had both box (indoor) and field lacrosse in his background … Was a four-year varsity lacrosse and hockey standout, and three-year varsity football player, at Westminster School … A lacrosse and hockey captain in 2014 … Was named the team's lacrosse MVP … Won the Brian T. Bruyette Award for most outstanding senior athlete and was a 2014 Leblond Scholar recipient … Alberta native was a 2013 Western New England Division I All-Star in lacrosse … Impressed in the classroom as an AP Scholar with Honor in 2014, one season after earning AP Scholar recognition … Played box lacrosse with Whitby Warriors Junior A (OLA) in 2015 and Sherwood Park Titans Junior A (RMLL) in 2014.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 5 vs. NJIT (2/6/16)
Assists: 4, three times; last vs. Boston University (3/30/19)
Points: 7, two times; last vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)
Groundballs: 4 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)
Caused Turnovers: 2, two times; last vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)
Multi-Goal Games: 28; Multi-Point Games: 45; Hat Tricks: 17
GETTING TO KNOW TRISTAN
Nickname: T
Major & Why: Psychology
Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Movie: Step Brothers
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: YouTube
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Doc Emrick
Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Calvin Johnson
Hobbies: Sports and Music
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: New Zealand
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play the guitar
Dream Job: Host a talk show
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the first option I was given
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Live on my own private island
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh gave me an unbelievable opportunity to pursue lacrosse and receive an education that can’t be matched.”
AS A SENIOR (2019): Fourth straight 40+ point this season, finishing with 47 behind 22 goals and 25 assists … Finished second on the Mountain Hawks in assists and points, third in goals … Had eight multi-goal games, 13 multi-point games and two hat tricks … Added 29 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had a goal, assist and two groundballs in the Patriot League Championship Game against No. 19 Army West Point (5/5). Marked 100th-career goal … Scored two big goals while adding a groundball in the semifinals vs. Boston University (5/3) … Posted second hat trick of the season, scoring three goals at Holy Cross (4/26) … Seventh straight game with multiple points, recording a goal and assist against Bucknell (4/20) … Had two points and two assists, all in the first half, against St. Bonaventure (4/13) … Dished three assists while adding three groundballs and a caused turnover vs. Robert Morris (4/10) … Posted two goals, an assist and two groundballs at No. 2 Loyola (4/6) … Tied a career-high four assists vs. Boston University (3/30) … Big game with two goals, two assists and a groundball at Navy (3/23) … Tied career-high seven points (four goals, three assists) against archrival Lafayette (3/17). Tied previous high from a year prior at Lafayette. Added three groundballs. Eclipsed 150 career points … Recorded an assist and two groundballs at No. 15 Rutgers (3/12) … Dished an assist against No. 17 Army West Point (3/9). Added a career-high four groundballs … Finished with a goal and two assists at No. 16 Colgate (3/2) … Dished an assist and added a groundball at No. 4 Cornell (2/24) … Strong effort with two goals and two assists at No. 11 Virginia (2/15) … Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Hofstra (2/9) … Opened season with two goals, an assist and career-high tying three groundballs vs. NJIT (2/2) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2018): Third on the Mountain Hawks in scoring, posting 23 goals and a career-high 25 assists for a career-high 48 points … Finished season with six multi-goals games, 12 multi-point games and three hat tricks … Had two man-up goals, 11 groundballs and five caused turnovers … Part of Lehigh’s man-up unit, which led the nation in extra-man percentage (63.4), a mark that was good for second in NCAA history … Tallied a goal, two assists and two groundballs in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Semifinals against No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Finished with a goal and three assists in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24) … Dished an assist at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Scored two goals and dished an assist vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Posted a goal, assist and groundball against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Scored a goal while adding two groundballs at Boston University (3/31) … Recorded a goal, two assists and a career-high two caused turnovers vs. Navy (3/24) … Second straight hat trick with three goals and two assists at No. 18/19 Hofstra (3/20). Also caused a turnover for a second straight game … Finished with a career-high seven points behind three goals and career-high tying four assists at Lafayette (3/17) … Recorded an assist vs. No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14) … Dished an assist in big win at No. 12 Army West Point (3/10) … Tallied two goals and an assist while adding a caused turnover against Colgate (3/3) … Scored two goals while adding an assist and two groundballs vs. Holy Cross (2/24). Assist came early in the fourth quarter and marked 100th-career point … Posted first hat trick of the season, tallying three goals and an assist at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/18) … One goal and two assists at Mercer (2/10) … Had a goal, two assists and three groundballs in season opener vs. NJIT (2/3) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Another strong season, leading the team with 22 assists while adding 24 goals to tie for a team-lead 46 points … Finished 32nd nationally with 1.57 assists per game and 43rd with 3.29 points per contest … Started all 14 games, recording multiple points in 12 of those contests … Had seven multi-goal games and six hat tricks … Finished with two groundballs and an assist in regular season finale vs. Bucknell (4/21) … Posted a goal, assist, groundball and caused turnover at Cornell (4/15) … Tallied three goals, two assists and a groundball in big win over No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11) … Had a goal, assist, groundball and caused turnover at No. 19 Loyola (4/8) … Third straight hat trick, recording three goals and two assists in big win vs. No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1) … Scored three goals, dished two assists and added two groundballs and a caused turnover at Navy (3/25). Marked 10th career hat trick … Posted a career-high six points behind three goals and three assists against Lafayette (3/18) … Dished an assist and added two groundballs vs. No. 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) … One goal and one assist in road win at Colgate (3/5) … Scored three goals in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) … Strong game with four points (one goal, three assists) at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) … Recorded seventh-career hat trick, scoring three goals and dishing an assist at Jacksonville (2/11). Also set a career high with three groundballs … Dished a career-high four assists in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Photo Gallery ... Impressive freshman season, starting all 15 games while finishing second on the Mountain Hawks with 41 points … Scored 31 goals (second on the team) and dished 10 assists (fifth) … Added 19 groundballs and three caused turnovers … Fired 58 shots, 42 on goal … Led the Patriot League and finished second nationally in shooting percentage (.534) … Had at least one point in all 15 games, recording multiple points on 10 occasions … Tallied eight multi-goal games and six hat tricks … Dished two assists to tie a career high in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) while adding two caused turnovers to tie a career high … Had a team-high three points behind a goal and two assists in the regular season finale at Bucknell (4/22) … Recorded sixth-career hat trick against Cornell (4/16) … Posted a team-high three points behind two goals and an assist at Princeton (4/12). Added two groundballs … Recorded Lehigh’s first goal and corralled two groundballs against No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game in big win at No. 20 Boston University (4/2) … Scored a goal and scooped a groundball against No. 12 Stony Brook (3/29) … Dished an assist and added two groundballs and first-career caused turnover vs. No. 14/16 Navy (3/26) … Tallied yet another hat trick with three goals and one assist at archrival Lafayette (3/19), converting all three shots he took into goals. Also recorded a groundball … Scored a third-quarter goal at Army West Point (3/12) … Scored two goals vs. Colgate (3/5), including one with 37 seconds remaining to help seal the 12-9 victory … Posted three goals, including the game-tying goal with 6:20 remaining, along with a career-high two assists in the Patriot League opener vs. Holy Cross (2/27) … Another dazzling performance, scoring four goals while dishing first-career assist at Furman (2/20). Several goals were highlight-reel tallies, including a man-down marker just seconds into the fourth quarter … Second straight strong effort to start collegiate career, scoring a game-high four goals at No. 3 Duke (2/14). Four goals came on just five shots and just four shots on goal. Also had a groundball … Sensational collegiate debut, scoring five goals on five shots (all in the first half) vs. NJIT (2/6). Included was a highlight-reel behind-the-back goal which was featured on several national outlets including ESPN and CBS Sports. Had two extra man goals.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Out of Edmonton, Alberta, Rai … Entered Lehigh from Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut … Had both box (indoor) and field lacrosse in his background … Was a four-year varsity lacrosse and hockey standout, and three-year varsity football player, at Westminster School … A lacrosse and hockey captain in 2014 … Was named the team's lacrosse MVP … Won the Brian T. Bruyette Award for most outstanding senior athlete and was a 2014 Leblond Scholar recipient … Alberta native was a 2013 Western New England Division I All-Star in lacrosse … Impressed in the classroom as an AP Scholar with Honor in 2014, one season after earning AP Scholar recognition … Played box lacrosse with Whitby Warriors Junior A (OLA) in 2015 and Sherwood Park Titans Junior A (RMLL) in 2014.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2016 | 15-15 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 58 | .534 | 42 | .724 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4-3.0 |
| 2017 | 14-14 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 71 | .338 | 50 | .704 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3-2.5 |
| 2018 | 17-17 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 65 | .354 | 43 | .662 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2-1.5 |
| 2019 | 17-17 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 79 | .278 | 51 | .646 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0-0.0 |
| Totals | 63-63 | 100 | 82 | 182 | 273 | .366 | 186 | .681 | 10 | 71 | 65 | 18 | 9-7.0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 5 vs. NJIT (2/6/16)
Assists: 4, three times; last vs. Boston University (3/30/19)
Points: 7, two times; last vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)
Groundballs: 4 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)
Caused Turnovers: 2, two times; last vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)
Multi-Goal Games: 28; Multi-Point Games: 45; Hat Tricks: 17
GETTING TO KNOW TRISTAN
Nickname: T
Major & Why: Psychology
Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Movie: Step Brothers
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: YouTube
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Doc Emrick
Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Calvin Johnson
Hobbies: Sports and Music
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: New Zealand
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play the guitar
Dream Job: Host a talk show
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the first option I was given
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Live on my own private island
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