2015 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Henderson, Alan
Jersey Number 44
Alan Henderson
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manorville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Eastport/South Manor High School
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
Alan Henderson Photo Galleries: 2014 | 2013 | 2012
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 SENIOR (2015): Strong senior season as a two-way midfielder, finishing with five goals, 12 assists, 22 groundballs and three caused turnovers … Finished fifth on the Mountain Hawks with his 17 points … Dished two assists and scooped three groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell (4/21). Marked fifth straight game with a point … Had an assist and groundball in big Senior Night win over Lafayette (4/17) … Scored first goal of the game in big win at #18/14 Stony Brook (4/12). Added an assist and three groundballs … Dished an assist against #14/18 Princeton (4/7) … Posted a goal and groundball at Colgate (4/4) … Scored a goal in dominant win at Monmouth (3/24) … Scooped a groundball against #5/6 Denver (3/17) … Had an assist and three groundballs at Navy (3/14) … Dished two assists while adding four groundballs and a career-high two caused turnovers against Bucknell (3/7) … Scored a goal and added two assists at #14/15 Loyola (2/28). Added two groundballs and a caused turnover … Tallied an assist in Patriot League opener vs. Boston University (2/21) … Dished an assist while scooping three groundballs in road win at Furman (2/14) … Had a goal and groundballs in the season opener vs. Marquette (2/7).
AS A JUNIOR (2014): First-line midfielder for most of the season, finishing with five goals and eight assists for 13 points … Also added 22 groundballs and three caused turnovers … Scooped a groundball in the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Had two groundballs in the PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) … Finished with an assist, three groundballs and a caused turnover vs. Georgetown (4/12) … Dished an assist and added three groundballs at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted a goal and two groundballs vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Had a groundball and caused turnover against Holy Cross (3/29) … Scored a career-high two goals and added an assist vs. Monmouth (3/26) … Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover at Army (3/22) … Had an assist and groundball in rout of Navy (3/15) … Scored second goal of the season at #17 Yale (3/11) … Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Posted a goal, career-high three assists and career-high four points in league opener at Boston U (2/22) … Dished an assist while adding two groundballs in first action of the season against Marquette (2/8).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Key contributor as a member of the second midfield line and a top defensive midfielder … Posted eight points behind two goals and six assists … Added 33 groundballs (tied for third on the team) and three caused turnovers … Scooped two groundballs in the NCAA Tournament at #1 North Carolina (5/11) … Finished with an assist, two groundballs and a caused turnover in the Patriot League Title Game vs. #13/16 Bucknell (4/28) … Had an assist and two groundballs in the Patriot League Semifinals against Colgate (4/26) … Posted three groundballs in the regular season finale vs. Lafayette (4/20) … Big game with an assist and career-high five groundballs against Navy (3/30) … Scooped a pair of groundballs at Holy Cross (3/23) … Scored a big second-quarter goal against UMass (3/20) … Posted two GBs and a caused turnover at Army (3/16) … Scored first goal of the season while adding two GBs in the Independence Classic against #12/13 Penn State (3/9) … Two GBs and a caused turnover vs. #18 Penn (3/5) … Dished an assist while adding a career-high four groundballs against VMI (3/2) … Scooped three GBs at Air Force (2/24) … Earned first-career start at #11 Denver (2/23) … Had an assist and groundball at Villanova (2/16).
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 and Meghan.
CAREER STATISTICS
GETTING TO KNOW ALAN
Nickname: Weird Al, Albert, and Normal Al
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
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 SENIOR (2015): Strong senior season as a two-way midfielder, finishing with five goals, 12 assists, 22 groundballs and three caused turnovers … Finished fifth on the Mountain Hawks with his 17 points … Dished two assists and scooped three groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell (4/21). Marked fifth straight game with a point … Had an assist and groundball in big Senior Night win over Lafayette (4/17) … Scored first goal of the game in big win at #18/14 Stony Brook (4/12). Added an assist and three groundballs … Dished an assist against #14/18 Princeton (4/7) … Posted a goal and groundball at Colgate (4/4) … Scored a goal in dominant win at Monmouth (3/24) … Scooped a groundball against #5/6 Denver (3/17) … Had an assist and three groundballs at Navy (3/14) … Dished two assists while adding four groundballs and a career-high two caused turnovers against Bucknell (3/7) … Scored a goal and added two assists at #14/15 Loyola (2/28). Added two groundballs and a caused turnover … Tallied an assist in Patriot League opener vs. Boston University (2/21) … Dished an assist while scooping three groundballs in road win at Furman (2/14) … Had a goal and groundballs in the season opener vs. Marquette (2/7).
AS A JUNIOR (2014): First-line midfielder for most of the season, finishing with five goals and eight assists for 13 points … Also added 22 groundballs and three caused turnovers … Scooped a groundball in the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Had two groundballs in the PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) … Finished with an assist, three groundballs and a caused turnover vs. Georgetown (4/12) … Dished an assist and added three groundballs at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted a goal and two groundballs vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Had a groundball and caused turnover against Holy Cross (3/29) … Scored a career-high two goals and added an assist vs. Monmouth (3/26) … Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover at Army (3/22) … Had an assist and groundball in rout of Navy (3/15) … Scored second goal of the season at #17 Yale (3/11) … Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Posted a goal, career-high three assists and career-high four points in league opener at Boston U (2/22) … Dished an assist while adding two groundballs in first action of the season against Marquette (2/8).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Key contributor as a member of the second midfield line and a top defensive midfielder … Posted eight points behind two goals and six assists … Added 33 groundballs (tied for third on the team) and three caused turnovers … Scooped two groundballs in the NCAA Tournament at #1 North Carolina (5/11) … Finished with an assist, two groundballs and a caused turnover in the Patriot League Title Game vs. #13/16 Bucknell (4/28) … Had an assist and two groundballs in the Patriot League Semifinals against Colgate (4/26) … Posted three groundballs in the regular season finale vs. Lafayette (4/20) … Big game with an assist and career-high five groundballs against Navy (3/30) … Scooped a pair of groundballs at Holy Cross (3/23) … Scored a big second-quarter goal against UMass (3/20) … Posted two GBs and a caused turnover at Army (3/16) … Scored first goal of the season while adding two GBs in the Independence Classic against #12/13 Penn State (3/9) … Two GBs and a caused turnover vs. #18 Penn (3/5) … Dished an assist while adding a career-high four groundballs against VMI (3/2) … Scooped three GBs at Air Force (2/24) … Earned first-career start at #11 Denver (2/23) … Had an assist and groundball at Villanova (2/16).
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 and Meghan.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2012 | 17-0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .600 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0-0.0 |
| 2013 | 17-6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | .105 | 7 | .368 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0-0.0 |
| 2014 | 17-11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | .179 | 18 | .643 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2-1.5 |
| 2015 | 16-16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29 | .172 | 14 | .483 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1-0.5 |
| Totals | 67-33 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 81 | .185 | 43 | .531 | 1 | 85 | 46 | 12 | 3-2.0 |
GETTING TO KNOW ALAN
Nickname: Weird Al, Albert, and Normal Al
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
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