2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Pettit, Andrew
Jersey Number 7
Andrew Pettit
- Position:
- A/M
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Del.
- High School:
- Tower Hill School
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
Feature: No Regrets for Pettit
WHY LEHIGH? “Education is excellent, campus is beautiful and the lacrosse team is very good.”
AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2020): Strong bounce-back effort from injury, finishing second on the Mountain Hawks in goals (17) and points (26) … Was 33rd nationally in points per game (4.33) and 35th in goals per contest (2.83) … Started all six games during shortened season … Tallied multiple points in five contests and multiple goals in four games … Had two man-up goals … Was also fourth on the team in groundballs (16) … Led Lehigh in shots (49) and shots on goal (35) … Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List prior to the season … Named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award … Selected by the New York Lizards in the 2020 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft … Preseason All-Patriot League honoree ... Posted four goals, three assists and three groundballs vs. Holy Cross (3/7) … Scored two goals in win over Navy (2/29), including the 100th of his career … Strong effort with a goal and four assists at NJIT (2/22). A goal and three assists came after halftime … Historic effort vs. VMI (2/20), scoring a career-high eight goals - which also tied a program record. Tied Mark Duncan, who scored eight on Apr. 12, 1997 vs. Bucknell. Five of Pettit’s goals were in the third quarter and six in the second half. Added a career-high eight groundballs as well; was confirmed as the only men’s Division I player to post that stat line (8+ goals and 8+ groundballs) in at least the last 10 years … Impressed in first action in two seasons, posting two goals, two assist and three groundballs against Utah (2/8).
AS A SENIOR (2019): Did not see action due to injury ... Named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.
AS A JUNIOR (2018): Stellar junior campaign, leading team in goals (46) and points (66) … Those totals were good for fourth and ninth in school history ... Led the Patriot League in goals and stood fourth in points … Stood 10th nationally with 2.71 goals per game and 20th with 3.88 points per contest … Finished third in the country with 10 man-up goals … Had 14 multi-goal games, 16 multi-point games and nine hat tricks … Posted multiple goals in 27 of previous 32 games dating back to end of freshman season … Tallied 32 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Named first team All-Patriot League … Added to Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Finished Patriot League Tournament with 12 goals to shatter the previous PL record for goals in a tournament. Previous record was eight held by Lehigh’s Dan Taylor along with Peter Baum and Brandon Corp of Colgate … Named to All-Tournament Team … Capped off a historic Patriot League Tournament with four goals, an assist and two groundballs in the championship game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Recorded a hat trick in the Patriot League Semifinals vs. No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Tied a Patriot League Tournament single-game record with five goals in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24). Five goals tied a career high … Scored a first-quarter goal at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Scored two goals while adding four groundballs vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Recorded a hat trick along with two groundballs against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Posted a goal and assist in dramatic win at Boston University (3/31) … Scored two man-up goals in the span of 46 seconds in the second quarter, while adding an assist vs. Navy (3/24) … Stellar at No. 18/19 Hofstra (3/20), tying a career-high seven points (three goals, four assists). Had a hand in seven of Lehigh’s first eight goals. Effort came against Hofstra’s No. 1 ranked scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 6.33 goals per game entering the contest … Finished with two goals, three assists and two groundballs at Lafayette (3/17) … Posted a goal, assist and groundball vs. No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14) … Tied a career-high five goals in big 9-7 win at No. 12 Army West Point (3/10). Scored three straight goals in the fourth quarter to turn a 6-5 Lehigh deficit into an 8-6 lead. The five goals marked the most by a player vs. Army since the 2016 season and most by an opponent at Army since 2015. Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and named to the USILA National Team of the Week … Recorded two groundballs, an assist and caused turnover against Colgate (3/3) … Tied career-high seven points behind two goals and career-high five assists vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Third consecutive hat trick, posting four goals and an assist at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/17). Collected a career-high six groundballs … Second straight hat trick, scoring three goals and collecting a groundball at Mercer (2/10) … Posted five points (three goals, two assists) in season-opening win over NJIT (2/3). Added two groundballs … Added as assistant captain mid-season … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Stellar sophomore campaign, earning second team All-Patriot League honors … Tied for team lead with 46 points behind 35 goals and 11 assists … Led the league and finished 17th nationally in goals per game (2.50) … Added 24 groundballs and four caused turnovers … Started all 14 games … Scored multiple goals in 12 of those contests, with seven hat tricks … Began the season with nine straight multi-goal games to increase streak to 10 dating back to 2016 … Was finally held below multiple goals on Apr. 8, but he was the only player in the nation to score multiple goals in every game up until that point … Scored Lehigh’s first two goals, finishing with four in big win over Bucknell (4/21) that clinched Patriot League Tournament berth. Added three groundballs … Recorded five points behind three goals and two assists while adding two groundballs at Cornell (4/15) … Finished with two goals, an assist and two groundballs vs. No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11) … Scored two goals and added an assist and groundball in big win over No. 16/18 Boston U (4/1) … Had yet another multi-goal game, scoring twice while adding two groundballs at Navy (3/25) … Scored a career-high five goals while adding an assist, groundball and caused turnover vs. archrival Lafayette (3/18) … Sixth straight multi-goal game to begin the season, scoring two goals while adding a career-high four groundballs vs. No. 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) … Tallied fourth straight hat trick in Patriot League win at Colgate (3/5), scoring three goals while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover … Career game at Holy Cross (2/25), posting career highs in goals (4), assists (3) and points (7) … Had a hand in seven of the Mountain Hawks’ eight goals for the game … Second straight hat trick, recording three goals and one assist at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) …Posted first-career hat trick at Jacksonville (2/11), scoring a team-high three goals and dishing an assist for a career-high four points. Also had three groundballs … Recorded a career-high three points behind two goals and one assist in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4). Also added two groundballs and a caused turnover … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Played in nine games, with one start, in strong freshman season … Scored seven goals and dished an assist … Had three man-up goals, fourth on the Mountain Hawks … Tallied seven groundballs and three caused turnovers … Scored two goals on three shots, including an extra-man tally, in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) … Scored a man-up goal while posting a career-high four groundballs and one caused turnover at Bucknell (4/22) … Posted career highs in goals (2), groundballs (2) and caused turnovers (2) vs. Cornell (4/16) in first action in more than a month … Scored an extra-man goal at Army West Point (3/12) … Scooped first-career groundball at No. 3 Duke (2/14) … Finished with a goal and assist in collegiate debut vs. NJIT (2/6). Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the season just 1:12 into the game.
BEFORE LEHIGH: A 2014 and 2015 US Lacrosse All-American at Tower Hill School … Garnered Delaware State Player of the Year as a senior … Three-time first team All-State attackman and three-time All-Phillylacrosse.com Delaware first team member … Left Tower Hill School as the program's all-time leader in goals, assists and points with 202 goals, 123 assists and 325 points, respectively … Team captain as a senior … Was a 2014 Under Armour Underclass Team Philadelphia member … Played for Dukes lacrosse club … Impressed in the classroom, tallying a 3.4 GPA in high school.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)
Assists: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)
Points: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)
Groundballs: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)
Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Cornell (4/16/16)
Multi-Goal Games: 32; Multi-Point Games: 36; Hat Tricks: 18
GETTING TO KNOW ANDREW
Nickname: Pettit
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Campus
Major & Why: Business/Finance
Favorite Food: Banana Split Dippin’ Dots
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Everyone
Favorite Movie: Miracle/Step Brothers
Favorite TV Show: Entourage
Favorite Website: Barstool Sports
Favorite Pro Team: Dallas Cowboys/Philadelphia Flyers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Dez Bryant
Hobbies: Sports
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Forbes
Place I'd Like To Visit: Santorini
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be incredible at golf
Dream Job: Professional Golfer
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I like the number
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Golf/Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a lot of cars
WHY LEHIGH? “Education is excellent, campus is beautiful and the lacrosse team is very good.”
AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2020): Strong bounce-back effort from injury, finishing second on the Mountain Hawks in goals (17) and points (26) … Was 33rd nationally in points per game (4.33) and 35th in goals per contest (2.83) … Started all six games during shortened season … Tallied multiple points in five contests and multiple goals in four games … Had two man-up goals … Was also fourth on the team in groundballs (16) … Led Lehigh in shots (49) and shots on goal (35) … Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List prior to the season … Named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award … Selected by the New York Lizards in the 2020 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft … Preseason All-Patriot League honoree ... Posted four goals, three assists and three groundballs vs. Holy Cross (3/7) … Scored two goals in win over Navy (2/29), including the 100th of his career … Strong effort with a goal and four assists at NJIT (2/22). A goal and three assists came after halftime … Historic effort vs. VMI (2/20), scoring a career-high eight goals - which also tied a program record. Tied Mark Duncan, who scored eight on Apr. 12, 1997 vs. Bucknell. Five of Pettit’s goals were in the third quarter and six in the second half. Added a career-high eight groundballs as well; was confirmed as the only men’s Division I player to post that stat line (8+ goals and 8+ groundballs) in at least the last 10 years … Impressed in first action in two seasons, posting two goals, two assist and three groundballs against Utah (2/8).
AS A SENIOR (2019): Did not see action due to injury ... Named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.
AS A JUNIOR (2018): Stellar junior campaign, leading team in goals (46) and points (66) … Those totals were good for fourth and ninth in school history ... Led the Patriot League in goals and stood fourth in points … Stood 10th nationally with 2.71 goals per game and 20th with 3.88 points per contest … Finished third in the country with 10 man-up goals … Had 14 multi-goal games, 16 multi-point games and nine hat tricks … Posted multiple goals in 27 of previous 32 games dating back to end of freshman season … Tallied 32 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Named first team All-Patriot League … Added to Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Finished Patriot League Tournament with 12 goals to shatter the previous PL record for goals in a tournament. Previous record was eight held by Lehigh’s Dan Taylor along with Peter Baum and Brandon Corp of Colgate … Named to All-Tournament Team … Capped off a historic Patriot League Tournament with four goals, an assist and two groundballs in the championship game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Recorded a hat trick in the Patriot League Semifinals vs. No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Tied a Patriot League Tournament single-game record with five goals in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24). Five goals tied a career high … Scored a first-quarter goal at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Scored two goals while adding four groundballs vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Recorded a hat trick along with two groundballs against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Posted a goal and assist in dramatic win at Boston University (3/31) … Scored two man-up goals in the span of 46 seconds in the second quarter, while adding an assist vs. Navy (3/24) … Stellar at No. 18/19 Hofstra (3/20), tying a career-high seven points (three goals, four assists). Had a hand in seven of Lehigh’s first eight goals. Effort came against Hofstra’s No. 1 ranked scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 6.33 goals per game entering the contest … Finished with two goals, three assists and two groundballs at Lafayette (3/17) … Posted a goal, assist and groundball vs. No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14) … Tied a career-high five goals in big 9-7 win at No. 12 Army West Point (3/10). Scored three straight goals in the fourth quarter to turn a 6-5 Lehigh deficit into an 8-6 lead. The five goals marked the most by a player vs. Army since the 2016 season and most by an opponent at Army since 2015. Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and named to the USILA National Team of the Week … Recorded two groundballs, an assist and caused turnover against Colgate (3/3) … Tied career-high seven points behind two goals and career-high five assists vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Third consecutive hat trick, posting four goals and an assist at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/17). Collected a career-high six groundballs … Second straight hat trick, scoring three goals and collecting a groundball at Mercer (2/10) … Posted five points (three goals, two assists) in season-opening win over NJIT (2/3). Added two groundballs … Added as assistant captain mid-season … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Stellar sophomore campaign, earning second team All-Patriot League honors … Tied for team lead with 46 points behind 35 goals and 11 assists … Led the league and finished 17th nationally in goals per game (2.50) … Added 24 groundballs and four caused turnovers … Started all 14 games … Scored multiple goals in 12 of those contests, with seven hat tricks … Began the season with nine straight multi-goal games to increase streak to 10 dating back to 2016 … Was finally held below multiple goals on Apr. 8, but he was the only player in the nation to score multiple goals in every game up until that point … Scored Lehigh’s first two goals, finishing with four in big win over Bucknell (4/21) that clinched Patriot League Tournament berth. Added three groundballs … Recorded five points behind three goals and two assists while adding two groundballs at Cornell (4/15) … Finished with two goals, an assist and two groundballs vs. No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11) … Scored two goals and added an assist and groundball in big win over No. 16/18 Boston U (4/1) … Had yet another multi-goal game, scoring twice while adding two groundballs at Navy (3/25) … Scored a career-high five goals while adding an assist, groundball and caused turnover vs. archrival Lafayette (3/18) … Sixth straight multi-goal game to begin the season, scoring two goals while adding a career-high four groundballs vs. No. 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) … Tallied fourth straight hat trick in Patriot League win at Colgate (3/5), scoring three goals while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover … Career game at Holy Cross (2/25), posting career highs in goals (4), assists (3) and points (7) … Had a hand in seven of the Mountain Hawks’ eight goals for the game … Second straight hat trick, recording three goals and one assist at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) …Posted first-career hat trick at Jacksonville (2/11), scoring a team-high three goals and dishing an assist for a career-high four points. Also had three groundballs … Recorded a career-high three points behind two goals and one assist in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4). Also added two groundballs and a caused turnover … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Played in nine games, with one start, in strong freshman season … Scored seven goals and dished an assist … Had three man-up goals, fourth on the Mountain Hawks … Tallied seven groundballs and three caused turnovers … Scored two goals on three shots, including an extra-man tally, in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) … Scored a man-up goal while posting a career-high four groundballs and one caused turnover at Bucknell (4/22) … Posted career highs in goals (2), groundballs (2) and caused turnovers (2) vs. Cornell (4/16) in first action in more than a month … Scored an extra-man goal at Army West Point (3/12) … Scooped first-career groundball at No. 3 Duke (2/14) … Finished with a goal and assist in collegiate debut vs. NJIT (2/6). Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the season just 1:12 into the game.
BEFORE LEHIGH: A 2014 and 2015 US Lacrosse All-American at Tower Hill School … Garnered Delaware State Player of the Year as a senior … Three-time first team All-State attackman and three-time All-Phillylacrosse.com Delaware first team member … Left Tower Hill School as the program's all-time leader in goals, assists and points with 202 goals, 123 assists and 325 points, respectively … Team captain as a senior … Was a 2014 Under Armour Underclass Team Philadelphia member … Played for Dukes lacrosse club … Impressed in the classroom, tallying a 3.4 GPA in high school.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2016 | 9-1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .389 | 10 | .556 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1-1.0 |
| 2017 | 14-14 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 93 | .376 | 64 | .688 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 5-4.0 |
| 2018 | 17-17 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 112 | .411 | 75 | .670 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2-1.5 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 49 | .347 | 35 | .714 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0-0.0 |
| Totals | 46-38 | 105 | 41 | 146 | 272 | .386 | 184 | .676 | 19 | 79 | 76 | 9 | 8-6.5 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)
Assists: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)
Points: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)
Groundballs: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)
Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Cornell (4/16/16)
Multi-Goal Games: 32; Multi-Point Games: 36; Hat Tricks: 18
GETTING TO KNOW ANDREW
Nickname: Pettit
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Campus
Major & Why: Business/Finance
Favorite Food: Banana Split Dippin’ Dots
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Everyone
Favorite Movie: Miracle/Step Brothers
Favorite TV Show: Entourage
Favorite Website: Barstool Sports
Favorite Pro Team: Dallas Cowboys/Philadelphia Flyers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Dez Bryant
Hobbies: Sports
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Forbes
Place I'd Like To Visit: Santorini
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be incredible at golf
Dream Job: Professional Golfer
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I like the number
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Golf/Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a lot of cars
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