Spring 2012 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Alan Henderson
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Manorville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Eastport/South Manor High School
- Major:
- IBE
2012 Alan Henderson Photo Gallery
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it offered everything I wanted both athletically and academically. I quickly became interested in the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors Program. The IBE Program was very appealing to me as far as begin prestigious and challenging. On the lacrosse side of things, the potential of the returning players as well as that of our new players makes me very excited to be part of the team and compete at a very high level in Division I Lacrosse.”
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Strong freshman campaign, posting six points (three goals, three assists) running on the second midfield line and as a defensive middie … Added eight groundballs and three caused turnovers while winning a faceoff … Dished an assist in Patriot League Title Game at #10 Colgate (4/29) … Had a career-high two points (one goal, one assist) in regular season finale at Lafayette (4/21) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal at #17 Colgate (4/7) while also winning 1-of-2 faceoffs … Scored first-career goal against Holy Cross (3/24). Also scooped a career-high two GBs while causing a turnover … Posted first-career point, an assist, at #17 Penn State (3/17). Also had a groundball … Finished with a groundball and caused turnover at #4 North Carolina (3/3) … Had a caused turnover at Saint Joseph’s (2/11) in first collegiate action.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Impressed, on and off the field, as a four-year varsity letterwinner at Eastport/South Manor High School … Was a two-time captain and two-time All-County performer … Also a three-time All-Division honoree … Named “All Around Player of the Year” for Suffolk County … Racked up 97 goals and 92 assists for 189 career points and was the high school’s assist and points leader … Scooped 290 groundballs and won 58 percent of his faceoffs (304-of-518) … Named an Academic All-American … In football, owns the school’s career, single-season and single-game records for rushing yards and touchdowns … Also an AP Scholar with Honors and a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and English Honor Society … Made 16 consecutive Principal’s Honor Rolls and was a nominee for the Suffolk County Ray Enners Award and Dellecave Award … Was also an All-Division player for football, in which he owns the school’s single-season and single-game records for rushing yards and touchdowns … Named Academic All-County in basketball as well.
PERSONAL: Son of Alan and Kerrie … Brother of William (17) and Meghan (10).
CAREER STATISTICS
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Season
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GP-GS
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G
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A
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Pts
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Shots
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Shot%
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SOG
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SOG%
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UP
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GB
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TO
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CT
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Pen-Min.
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2012
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17-0
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3
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3
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6
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5
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.600
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4
|
.800
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0
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8
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6
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3
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0-0.0
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Total
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17-0
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3
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3
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6
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5
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.600
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4
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.800
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0
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8
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6
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3
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0-0.0
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GETTING TO KNOW ALAN
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? I really appreciate the campus and its beauty all year long
Major & Why: Integrated Business and Engineering, Computer Science. The IBE Program satisfies my desire to mesh the worlds of Engineering and Business together, hopefully developing skills that otherwise I would not attain. I chose Computer Science and Engineering within the IBE Program because of my interest in software and programming.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Calculus II
Favorite Place on Campus: STEPS
Favorite Food: Filet Mignon
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Dierks Bentley
Favorite Movie: Ted
Favorite TV Show: The Office/The Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: Pandora
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Booker Corrigan
Favorite Pro Team: New York Giants
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Eli Manning
Hobbies: Fishing
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Inside Lacrosse
Place I'd Like To Visit: Dublin
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: I want to surf
Dream Job: College Lacrosse Coach
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: A few great players have worn it before me
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy my mother a white Corvette that she’s always wanted
