2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Spence, Jack
Jersey Number 49
Jack Spence
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Pa.
- High School:
- Springfield
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it was a great fit for me in the academic and athletic department. I really enjoyed the campus, the coaches and teammates at Lehigh.”
AS A SENIOR (2023): Appeared in 14 games...Recorded 13 ground balls and three caused turnovers...Tallied one shot against Hobart (2/18)...Picked up two ground balls in games against Navy (3/4) and Loyola (4/28)...Caused a turnover vs. Binghamton (3/7), Georgetown (3/25) and Bucknell (4/8).
AS A JUNIOR (2022): Played in a career-high 14 games at short-stick defensive midfield … Finished season with five groundballs and three caused turnovers … Important part of Lehigh’s defense that finished sixth nationally in scoring defense (9.80) … The Mountain Hawks allowed single-digit goals on eight occasions, including four games of seven games or less … Had a groundball in the Patriot League Semifinals at No. 16 Boston University (5/6) … Tallied a groundball in back-to-back games, vs. No. 15 BU in the regular season (4/23) and in the regular season finale at Loyola (4/29) … Caused a turnover in home win vs. Bucknell (4/10) … Caused a turnover in back-to-back wins, vs. Holy Cross (3/13) and at No. 9 Army West Point (3/19) … Recorded a groundball in the Patriot League opener against Navy (3/5) and the game prior against No. 14 Cornell (2/26).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021): Played five games as key short-stick defensive midfield before injury ended his season … Part of a defensive unit that finished 18th nationally in scoring defense (10.17) … Finished with three groundballs and three caused turnovers, along with first-career goal and point … Had a groundball and caused turnover in big win over No. 7 Army West Point (4/3) … Collected a groundball at Colgate (3/28) … Scored first-career goal on first-career shot at Bucknell (3/14), while adding a groundball … Caused a turnover in each of the first two games of the season – vs. No. 10 Loyola (3/6) and vs. NJIT (2/27).
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2020): Key contributor at short-stick defensive midfield, seeing action in all six games … Finished with five groundballs and three caused turnovers … Caused turnover total was tied for fifth on the Mountain Hawks … Part of a defense that finished 14th nationally in scoring defense (9.67) … Tallied two groundballs and a caused turnover in win over Navy (2/29) … Had a GB and career-high two caused turnovers the week prior at NJIT (2/22) … Collected two groundballs in season opener and collegiate debut vs. Utah (2/8) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Brother of James and recently-graduated Lucas Spence … Jack was a 2019 US Lacrosse All-American … The two-time team captain was twice named first team All-State … Former All-Central League MVP received All-Delco and All-Central Honors four times … Finished career with 143 goals and 62 assists … Was also a two-time team captain in football, garnering All-Central League honorable mention laurels … Strong in the classroom, receiving Academic Honors, and was a member of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) and Student Leaders … Ranked No. 89 by Recruiting Rundown among rising juniors.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Groundballs: 2, four times; last vs. Loyola (4/28/23)
Caused Turnovers: 2 at NJIT (2/22/20)
AS A SENIOR (2023): Appeared in 14 games...Recorded 13 ground balls and three caused turnovers...Tallied one shot against Hobart (2/18)...Picked up two ground balls in games against Navy (3/4) and Loyola (4/28)...Caused a turnover vs. Binghamton (3/7), Georgetown (3/25) and Bucknell (4/8).
AS A JUNIOR (2022): Played in a career-high 14 games at short-stick defensive midfield … Finished season with five groundballs and three caused turnovers … Important part of Lehigh’s defense that finished sixth nationally in scoring defense (9.80) … The Mountain Hawks allowed single-digit goals on eight occasions, including four games of seven games or less … Had a groundball in the Patriot League Semifinals at No. 16 Boston University (5/6) … Tallied a groundball in back-to-back games, vs. No. 15 BU in the regular season (4/23) and in the regular season finale at Loyola (4/29) … Caused a turnover in home win vs. Bucknell (4/10) … Caused a turnover in back-to-back wins, vs. Holy Cross (3/13) and at No. 9 Army West Point (3/19) … Recorded a groundball in the Patriot League opener against Navy (3/5) and the game prior against No. 14 Cornell (2/26).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021): Played five games as key short-stick defensive midfield before injury ended his season … Part of a defensive unit that finished 18th nationally in scoring defense (10.17) … Finished with three groundballs and three caused turnovers, along with first-career goal and point … Had a groundball and caused turnover in big win over No. 7 Army West Point (4/3) … Collected a groundball at Colgate (3/28) … Scored first-career goal on first-career shot at Bucknell (3/14), while adding a groundball … Caused a turnover in each of the first two games of the season – vs. No. 10 Loyola (3/6) and vs. NJIT (2/27).
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2020): Key contributor at short-stick defensive midfield, seeing action in all six games … Finished with five groundballs and three caused turnovers … Caused turnover total was tied for fifth on the Mountain Hawks … Part of a defense that finished 14th nationally in scoring defense (9.67) … Tallied two groundballs and a caused turnover in win over Navy (2/29) … Had a GB and career-high two caused turnovers the week prior at NJIT (2/22) … Collected two groundballs in season opener and collegiate debut vs. Utah (2/8) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Brother of James and recently-graduated Lucas Spence … Jack was a 2019 US Lacrosse All-American … The two-time team captain was twice named first team All-State … Former All-Central League MVP received All-Delco and All-Central Honors four times … Finished career with 143 goals and 62 assists … Was also a two-time team captain in football, garnering All-Central League honorable mention laurels … Strong in the classroom, receiving Academic Honors, and was a member of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) and Student Leaders … Ranked No. 89 by Recruiting Rundown among rising juniors.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2020 | 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0.0 |
| 2021 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0.0 |
| 2022 | 14-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0.0 |
| 2023 | 14-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0-0-0 |
| Totals | 39-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 0-0.0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Groundballs: 2, four times; last vs. Loyola (4/28/23)
Caused Turnovers: 2 at NJIT (2/22/20)
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