Spring 2012 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Ty Souders
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Macungie, Pa.
- High School:
- Emmaus
- Major:
- Business
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh has quality academics and a top-notch business school as well as a competitive Division I lacrosse program.”
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): 2012 First Team All-Patriot League honoree … Team’s top long stick defenseman … Finished with a career-high 31 groundballs and 15 caused turnovers (both second on the team among close defensemen) … Also posted a goal and assist, his first career points … Named a Second Team Midseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse … Scored first-career goal at a key time in Patriot League Championship at #10 Colgate (4/29). Goal came in transition, and man-down, to break a three-goal Raiders’ run. Also had a groundball and two caused turnovers … Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover in Patriot League Semifinals vs. #19 Army (4/27). Also helped hold Tewaaraton Award candidate Garrett to a season-low one goal … Posted a career-high five groundballs in regular season finale at Lafayette (4/21) … Recorded a groundball and caused turnover vs. #18 Bucknell (4/14) … Two GBs and two caused turnovers at #17 Colgate (4/7) … Scooped two groundballs at #19 Navy (3/30) … Two GBs and career-high two caused turnovers against Holy Cross (3/24) … Two groundballs in consecutive games, vs. #15 Yale (3/11) and Army (3/17) … Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover as part of strong defensive effort at #4 North Carolina (3/3) … Tied a career-high four groundballs, while adding a caused turnover, at #19 Penn (2/28) … Recorded first-career point (an assist) vs. Manhattan (2/25) … Scooped two groundballs and added a caused turnover against #10 Villanova (2/18) … Two groundballs and a caused turnover in the season opener at Saint Joseph’s (2/11) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Tried out for U.S. Under-19 Team in the summer of 2011.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Close defenseman was team’s top rookie coming in among the Inside Lacrosse top 100 incoming freshmen … One of only four Mountain Hawks to start all 16 games … Finished with 29 groundballs (second among close defensemen) and eight caused turnovers … Only turned the ball over seven times … Twice named Honorable Mention on the Patriot League Weekly Honor Roll … Scooped two groundballs in the Patriot League Semifinals at #12 Bucknell (4/29) … Also had two groundballs vs. No. 9 North Carolina (4/17) … Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover against No.12 Bucknell (4/15) … Two groundballs vs. #20 Colgate (4/9) … Tied a career-high four groundballs and caused a turnover against #20 Penn State (4/2) … Sensational game at Holy Cross (3/26), setting a career-high four groundballs while recording a caused turnover in helping hold the Crusaders to only five goals … Scooped two groundballs at #8 Army (3/22) … Impressed at #18 Yale (3/12) with a career-high three groundballs to go with a caused turnover … Two groundballs at #13 Ohio State (3/8) … Did not allow a goal to Taylor Reynolds as part of historic 14-10 win over Navy (3/1) … Recorded two groundballs and a caused turnover in collegiate debut against Saint Joseph’s (2/12) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Four-year letterwinner on Emmaus High School’s lacrosse team … Served as team captain as a junior and senior … Named All-PVLL sophomore year and All-LVC junior and senior years … Was a member of the Philly Under Armor All-American Underclassmen Team in 2009 … Among Inside Lacrosse’s top 100 incoming freshmen … Multi-sport athlete, garnering All-LVC as a linebacker on the football team … Team MVP senior year … East Penn Male Athlete of the Year in 2010 … Strong in the classroom, as an Emmaus Football Scholar Athlete while cracking the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Leilani Souders. Has two brothers, Jared (27) and Cory (16).
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
Shots
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
UP
|
GB
|
TO
|
CT
|
Pen-Min.
|
|
2011
|
16-16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
29
|
7
|
8
|
1-1.0
|
|
2012
|
17-17
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
.250
|
2
|
.500
|
0
|
31
|
8
|
15
|
4-3.5
|
|
Total
|
33-33
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
.250
|
2
|
.500
|
0
|
60
|
15
|
23
|
5-4.5
|
Favorite Food: Chicken Pot Pie
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Jack Johnson
Favorite Movie: Mighty Ducks One
Favorite TV Show: 24
Favorite Website: ESPN.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Al Michaels
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Flyers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Junior Dos Santos
Hobbies: Anything having to do with sports
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Mike Alstott was my favorite athlete growing up who also wore the number 40.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a plane and travel to wherever the waves are in the world that day.
