2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Strain, Ian
Jersey Number 22
Ian Strain
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Pa.
- High School:
- Episcopal Academy
- Major:
- Finance and Marketing
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of the coaching staff as well as the amount of talent on the roster. There is a great chance to win a title in the future.”
AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2018): Played in all 17 games, with 10 starts … Second-year captain … Finished with four goals, nine assists, 20 groundballs and two caused turnovers as a two-way midfielder … Had at least one point in six of final eight games … Part of a defense which allowed single-digit goals in 10-of-17 games ... Posted a groundball in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Two days earlier, dished an assist while adding a groundball in the semifinals against No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24) … Posted a goal, assist and groundball at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Scored a goal while adding six groundballs and two caused turnovers in strong Senior Day effort vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Recorded two assists and a groundball against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Scored first goal of the season while dishing an assist vs. Navy (3/24) … Had a groundball at Lafayette (3/17) … Posted two groundballs against No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14) … Dished an assist while adding four groundballs against Colgate (3/3) … Collected a groundball vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Tied a career-high three assists in season opener vs. NJIT (2/3).
AS A SENIOR (2017): Started all 14 games, finishing fourth on the Mountain Hawks with 22 points (15 goals, seven assists) … Team co-captain … Also posted 26 groundballs and a caused turnover … Recorded four multi-goal games … Scored a goal and added a groundball in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at No. 18/19 Boston University (4/25) … Recorded first-career hat trick, coming in Senior Night win vs. Bucknell (4/21). Finished with three goals, an assist and groundball … Scored a goal at Cornell (4/15) … Shattered career high with five points in big win over No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11). Tied a career-high two goals and set a career-high three assists … Tied a career-high two goals at No. 19 Loyola (4/8) … Finished with an assist and three groundballs in big win over No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game, and added three groundballs at Navy (3/25) … Assist and two groundballs in home win over Lafayette (3/18) … Collected a groundball vs. No. 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) … Had a goal and two groundballs in big Patriot League road win at Colgate (3/5) … Dished an assist and collected two groundballs at Holy Cross (2/25) … Scored fourth goal of the season and added a pair of groudballs at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) … Scored a goal while collecting two groundballs at Jacksonville (2/11) … Tied a career-high two goals while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover in season opener vs. NJIT (2/4).
AS A JUNIOR (2016): Photo Gallery ... Key two-way midfielder, finishing seventh on the team with 14 points behind eight goals and six assists … Played in all 15 games with two starts … Fifth on the Mountain Hawks with 31 groundballs while adding nine caused turnovers … Fired 24 shots, 16 on goal … Posted five multi-point games, all coming over the final eight contests … Had at least one point in seven of the final eight games … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) … Scored the game’s first goal and added two groundballs and a caused turnover in the regular season finale at Bucknell (4/22) … Had a goal and assist for a second straight, vs. Cornell (4/16). Also caused two turnovers … Tied a career-high two points (one goal, one assist) at Princeton (4/12) while adding a groundball … Scooped a pair of groundballs vs. No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Dished a career-high two assists while adding two groundballs and a career-high three caused turnovers in big win at No. 20 Boston University (4/2) … Recorded a goal, assist and three groundballs vs. No. 12 Stony Brook (3/29). Made first-career start … Scored a career-high two goals while adding three groundballs and a career-high two caused turnovers in strong effort vs. No. 14/16 Navy (3/26) … Tallied three groundballs at archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Scooped a groundball at Army West Point (3/12) … Recorded five groundballs and a caused turnover in big win over Colgate (3/5) … Scored first goal of the season while adding a groundball in the Patriot League opener vs. Holy Cross (2/27) … Posted an assist and three groundballs in strong effort at Furman (2/20) … Had two groundballs at No. 3 Duke (2/14) … Tallied three groundballs in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/6).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Photo Gallery ... Key two-way midfielder, playing in all 16 games … Tallied two goals, one assist, 18 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Scooped a pair of groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell (4/21) … Made a huge defensive play late in the fourth quarter in win over Lafayette (4/17), tallying a groundball and caused turnover when he picked off a pass to solidify an 11-10 victory. Win clinched Lehigh’s fifth straight Patriot League Tournament berth … Groundball in win at No. 18/14 Stony Brook (4/12) … Tallied a groundball and caused turnover against No. 14/18 Princeton (4/7) … Scooped a groundball at Holy Cross (3/28) … Career-high seven groundballs while adding a caused turnover against No. 18/19 Army (3/21) … Two groundballs and a caused turnover at Navy (3/14) … Had a groundball at No. 15/16 Villanova (3/10) … Caused a turnover against Bucknell (3/7) … Scored a big third-quarter goal while adding a groundball at No. 14/15 Loyola (2/28) … Caused a turnover in win over Boston University (2/21) … Scooped first-career groundball at Furman (2/14) … Tallied two points (one goal, one assist) in collegiate debut against Marquette (2/7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Did not play due to injury.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Came in as the 38th ranked incoming midfielder by Inside Lacrosse... Helped lead Episcopal Academy to a 33-11 record over his final two seasons … Led Episcopal to the 2012 Inter-AC Championship over nationally ranked (and rival) Haverford … Led the squad back to the Championship Game as a senior … Was a two-time All-County and All Inter-AC performer … Team captain ... Also a very talented football player … Two-time All-County and All Inter-AC honoree … Class of 1977 Lacrosse Award Winner and 2012 Team MVP … Was a Philly Showcase Gait All-Star … Philly Showcase MVP … Team MVP of the 2011 EPSLA Showcase … Member of the 2013 ESPN Rise Watch List … Strong in the classroom as a member of the honor roll every semester … Also a Buckley Scholarship Award Winner.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Bucknell (4/21/17)
Assists: 3, two times; last vs. NJIT (2/3/18)
Points: 5 vs. Princeton (4/11/17)
Groundballs: 7 vs. Army (3/21/15)
Caused Turnovers: 3 at Boston University (4/2/16)
Multi-Goal Games: 5; Multi-Point Games: 13; Hat Tricks: 1
GETTING TO KNOW IAN
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus as well as the academic reputation.
Major & Why: Finance and Marketing
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Business
Favorite Place on Campus: The locker room
Favorite Food: Pasta with pork and sausage in red sauce
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: The Killers, ACDC
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: Hard Knocks, It's always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Website: Barstool Sports
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jon Gruden
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods
Hobbies: Golf and video games
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN The Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Southern California
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Scratch Golfer
Dream Job: Professional Baseball Player
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the first jersey number I ever received.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy my family a house at the shore as well as fix all debt with friends and family.
AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2018): Played in all 17 games, with 10 starts … Second-year captain … Finished with four goals, nine assists, 20 groundballs and two caused turnovers as a two-way midfielder … Had at least one point in six of final eight games … Part of a defense which allowed single-digit goals in 10-of-17 games ... Posted a groundball in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29) … Two days earlier, dished an assist while adding a groundball in the semifinals against No. 11/13 Navy (4/27) … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (4/24) … Posted a goal, assist and groundball at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20) … Scored a goal while adding six groundballs and two caused turnovers in strong Senior Day effort vs. No. 9/11 Cornell (4/14) … Recorded two assists and a groundball against No. 11/12 Loyola (4/7) … Scored first goal of the season while dishing an assist vs. Navy (3/24) … Had a groundball at Lafayette (3/17) … Posted two groundballs against No. 18/16 Rutgers (3/14) … Dished an assist while adding four groundballs against Colgate (3/3) … Collected a groundball vs. Holy Cross (2/24) … Tied a career-high three assists in season opener vs. NJIT (2/3).
AS A SENIOR (2017): Started all 14 games, finishing fourth on the Mountain Hawks with 22 points (15 goals, seven assists) … Team co-captain … Also posted 26 groundballs and a caused turnover … Recorded four multi-goal games … Scored a goal and added a groundball in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at No. 18/19 Boston University (4/25) … Recorded first-career hat trick, coming in Senior Night win vs. Bucknell (4/21). Finished with three goals, an assist and groundball … Scored a goal at Cornell (4/15) … Shattered career high with five points in big win over No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11). Tied a career-high two goals and set a career-high three assists … Tied a career-high two goals at No. 19 Loyola (4/8) … Finished with an assist and three groundballs in big win over No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game, and added three groundballs at Navy (3/25) … Assist and two groundballs in home win over Lafayette (3/18) … Collected a groundball vs. No. 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) … Had a goal and two groundballs in big Patriot League road win at Colgate (3/5) … Dished an assist and collected two groundballs at Holy Cross (2/25) … Scored fourth goal of the season and added a pair of groudballs at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) … Scored a goal while collecting two groundballs at Jacksonville (2/11) … Tied a career-high two goals while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover in season opener vs. NJIT (2/4).
AS A JUNIOR (2016): Photo Gallery ... Key two-way midfielder, finishing seventh on the team with 14 points behind eight goals and six assists … Played in all 15 games with two starts … Fifth on the Mountain Hawks with 31 groundballs while adding nine caused turnovers … Fired 24 shots, 16 on goal … Posted five multi-point games, all coming over the final eight contests … Had at least one point in seven of the final eight games … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) … Scored the game’s first goal and added two groundballs and a caused turnover in the regular season finale at Bucknell (4/22) … Had a goal and assist for a second straight, vs. Cornell (4/16). Also caused two turnovers … Tied a career-high two points (one goal, one assist) at Princeton (4/12) while adding a groundball … Scooped a pair of groundballs vs. No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Dished a career-high two assists while adding two groundballs and a career-high three caused turnovers in big win at No. 20 Boston University (4/2) … Recorded a goal, assist and three groundballs vs. No. 12 Stony Brook (3/29). Made first-career start … Scored a career-high two goals while adding three groundballs and a career-high two caused turnovers in strong effort vs. No. 14/16 Navy (3/26) … Tallied three groundballs at archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Scooped a groundball at Army West Point (3/12) … Recorded five groundballs and a caused turnover in big win over Colgate (3/5) … Scored first goal of the season while adding a groundball in the Patriot League opener vs. Holy Cross (2/27) … Posted an assist and three groundballs in strong effort at Furman (2/20) … Had two groundballs at No. 3 Duke (2/14) … Tallied three groundballs in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/6).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Photo Gallery ... Key two-way midfielder, playing in all 16 games … Tallied two goals, one assist, 18 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Scooped a pair of groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell (4/21) … Made a huge defensive play late in the fourth quarter in win over Lafayette (4/17), tallying a groundball and caused turnover when he picked off a pass to solidify an 11-10 victory. Win clinched Lehigh’s fifth straight Patriot League Tournament berth … Groundball in win at No. 18/14 Stony Brook (4/12) … Tallied a groundball and caused turnover against No. 14/18 Princeton (4/7) … Scooped a groundball at Holy Cross (3/28) … Career-high seven groundballs while adding a caused turnover against No. 18/19 Army (3/21) … Two groundballs and a caused turnover at Navy (3/14) … Had a groundball at No. 15/16 Villanova (3/10) … Caused a turnover against Bucknell (3/7) … Scored a big third-quarter goal while adding a groundball at No. 14/15 Loyola (2/28) … Caused a turnover in win over Boston University (2/21) … Scooped first-career groundball at Furman (2/14) … Tallied two points (one goal, one assist) in collegiate debut against Marquette (2/7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Did not play due to injury.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Came in as the 38th ranked incoming midfielder by Inside Lacrosse... Helped lead Episcopal Academy to a 33-11 record over his final two seasons … Led Episcopal to the 2012 Inter-AC Championship over nationally ranked (and rival) Haverford … Led the squad back to the Championship Game as a senior … Was a two-time All-County and All Inter-AC performer … Team captain ... Also a very talented football player … Two-time All-County and All Inter-AC honoree … Class of 1977 Lacrosse Award Winner and 2012 Team MVP … Was a Philly Showcase Gait All-Star … Philly Showcase MVP … Team MVP of the 2011 EPSLA Showcase … Member of the 2013 ESPN Rise Watch List … Strong in the classroom as a member of the honor roll every semester … Also a Buckley Scholarship Award Winner.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2015 | 16-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .182 | 7 | .636 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2-1.0 |
| 2016 | 15-2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | .333 | 16 | .667 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2-2.0 |
| 2017 | 14-14 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 54 | .278 | 24 | .444 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1-0.5 |
| 2018 | 17-10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 35 | .114 | 18 | .514 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0-0.0 |
| Totals | 62-26 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 124 | .234 | 65 | .524 | 0 | 95 | 42 | 18 | 3-1.5 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Bucknell (4/21/17)
Assists: 3, two times; last vs. NJIT (2/3/18)
Points: 5 vs. Princeton (4/11/17)
Groundballs: 7 vs. Army (3/21/15)
Caused Turnovers: 3 at Boston University (4/2/16)
Multi-Goal Games: 5; Multi-Point Games: 13; Hat Tricks: 1
GETTING TO KNOW IAN
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The campus as well as the academic reputation.
Major & Why: Finance and Marketing
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Business
Favorite Place on Campus: The locker room
Favorite Food: Pasta with pork and sausage in red sauce
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: The Killers, ACDC
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: Hard Knocks, It's always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Website: Barstool Sports
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jon Gruden
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods
Hobbies: Golf and video games
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN The Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Southern California
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Scratch Golfer
Dream Job: Professional Baseball Player
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the first jersey number I ever received.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy my family a house at the shore as well as fix all debt with friends and family.
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