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2021 RMU Men's Lacrosse Roster

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51 Jimmy Perkins

51 Jimmy Perkins

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Position:
    Attackman
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Quaker Valley
  • Prev. School / Club:
    Utah

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting:
- One of two men’s lacrosse student-athletes in 2021 to be in their seventh year of athletic eligibility
- Originally spent four seasons (2015-18) at Robert Morris before enrolling at Utah as a graduate transfer
- 4x NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
 
Honors & Awards:
- 2021 USILA Scholar All-America
- 2021 Senior CLASS Award Nominee
- 2018 All-NEC Second Team
- 2018 NEC All-Tournament Team
- 1x NEC Player of the Week
 
Just The Numbers:
- Shares the program single-game record for assists (6) at Bellarmine (2/9/2018)
- Ranks second in single-season assists (30) and sixth in points (61), accomplishing both in 2018
- Finishes his career ranking third all-time in assists per game (1.21) and sixth in assists (57) and points per game (2.62)
 
2021 Highlights (Seventh Year):
- Appeared in all 13 games, starting 12 of them
- Named an USILA Scholar All-American
- Named one of 20 nominees for the Senior CLASS Award
- Finished second on the team in goals (28), assists (16), and points (44), and third in groundballs (35)
- Registered four hat tricks, 10 multi-goal efforts, and four outings of multiple assists
- Appeared in a RMU uniform for the first time in 1,002 days at #1 Duke, tallying an assist and groundball (2/7)
- Scored four goals and added a caused turnover at High Point (2/13)
- Scooped a career-high eight groundballs at Colgate, adding five points (2g, 3a) and a caused turnover (2/21)
- Provided two goals and a groundball at #8 Notre Dame (2/27)
- Netted three groundballs, a goal, and an assist in the home opener versus Bellarmine (3/2)
- Recorded four goals, two helpers, a groundball, and an assist at Air Force (3/13)
- Tallied a season-high seven points (3g, 4a) – including his 100th at RMU – to go with four groundballs at #9 Virginia (3/20)
- Forced a career-best three turnovers to pair with three points (2g, 1a) and two groundballs at Drexel (3/27)
- Buried the game-winning goal and the 100th of his career as part of a six-point (3g, 3a) day versus Jacksonville (4/3)
- Posted two goals, two groundballs, and an assist on Senior Day against Cleveland State (4/10)
- Collected four groundballs and a goal at Bucknell (4/16)
- Ripped the net twice, adding two groundballs and a caused turnover against his former teammates at Utah (5/1)
- Completed his career with three points (2g, 1a) and four groundballs at #9 Syracuse (5/7)
 
2020 Highlights (Sixth Year – University of Utah):
- Started all six games, serving as team captain
- Led the team in goals (18), and ranked second in points (21) and fourth in assists (3) and groundballs (13)
- Opened the season with his first of three four-goal efforts in a win over Bellarmine (2/1)
- Tallied half of the Utes’ eight goals and added an assist versus #17 Air Force (2/15)
- Recorded a hat trick, two groundballs, and two caused turnovers against Furman (2/22)
- Registered five points (4g, 1a), with two of his goals coming on the man-up at Jacksonville (2/29)
 
2019 Highlights (Redshirt Senior – University of Utah):
- Played in 12 games, starting 10 of them
- Served as a team captain in the Utes’ inaugural season
- Ranked 12th in the NCAA in man-up goals (7)
- Finished second on the team in goals (24), third in points (31), and fourth in assists (7)
- Recorded four hat tricks and one multi-assist performance
- Scored the first goal in program history against Vermont (2/1)
- Tallied five goals and an assist at #2 Duke (3/12)
- Registered three points (2g, 1a), three groundballs, and two caused turnovers at Fairfield (3/15)
- Posted a hat trick and a helper at #7 Virginia (3/31)
- Collected six points (4g, 2a), with two goals coming on the man-up against Mount St. Mary’s (4/6)
- Exploded for a career-high six goals on 12 shots at Hartford (4/13)
 
2018 Highlights (Redshirt Junior):
- Started all 18 games
- Named to the All-NEC Second Team and NEC All-Tournament Team
- Captured NEC Player of the Week accolades on 2/26
- Ranked third in the NEC in assists (1.67), sixth in points (3.39), and 10th in goals (1.72)
- Led the team in assists (30) and points (61), and slotted second in goals (31) and sixth in groundballs (29)
- Posted seven hat tricks – including three straight from 4/21 to 5/3 – and six multi-assist performances
- Scooped up a season-best four groundballs and added a goal and caused turnovers at #7 Rutgers (2/3)
- Broke the school single-game record for assists with six, adding two goals at Bellarmine (2/9)
- Registered six points (3g, 3a), two groundballs, and a caused turnover against Georgetown (2/17)
- Posted a three-goal, three-assist performance in an upset win at #15 Penn State (2/24)
- Tallied a goal and three assists in the NEC opener versus Sacred Heart (3/17)
- Netted four groundballs, a goal, assist, and caused turnover against Bryant (3/30)
- Collected four points (3g, 1a) and two groundballs at Canisius (4/10)
- Tied a career-high with eight points (4g, 4a) at Wagner (4/21)
- Recorded a hat trick and three groundballs in the regular-season finale against Saint Joseph’s (4/28)
- Scored three goals and added an assist in the NEC Semifinals versus Bryant (5/3)
- Dished out an assist and tallied a groundball in the NEC Championship Game at #20 Saint Joseph’s (5/5)
- Tallied two goals, two assists, and two groundballs in the NCAA Tournament at Canisius (5/9)
- Buried a hat trick and netted four groundballs in the NCAA Tournament at #1 Maryland (5/13)
 
2017 Highlights (Redshirt Sophomore):
- Appeared in all 16 contests, starting two of them
- Ranked second on the team in assists (11), and seventh in goals (7) and points (18)
- Made his collegiate debut after a two-year wait at #15 Penn State (2/4)
- Recorded his first collegiate point, an assist, in the home opener versus Bellarmine (2/11)
- Tallied his first career goal as part of a two-point performance at Manhattan (2/18)
- Registered a season-high three points (1g, 2a) against Detroit Mercy (2/25)
- Grabbed a career-best four groundballs and added an assist at High Point (3/5)
- Collected a goal, assist, and groundball in the NEC opener at Sacred Heart (3/18)
- Netted two points (1g, 1a) and a groundball versus Wagner (4/8)
- Scored a goal and dished out two assists in his first start against Hobart (4/29)
- Started in the NEC Semifinals versus Bryant (5/4)
 
2016 Highlights (Redshirt Freshman):
- Did not play due to injury
 
2015 Highlights (Freshman):
- Did not play due to injury
 
Prep Highlights:
- Honored as a U.S. Lacrosse All-American as a junior and senior
- Named WPIAL Division II Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014
- Helped lift Quaker Valley to an 18-0 record and WPIAL title as a senior
- Shattered own single-season records in goals (101), assists (62), and points (163) in 2014
- Owns the Quaker Valley career records in goals (224), assists (131), and points (335)
- Collected Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year accolades for ice hockey in 2014
- Won a state championship in ice hockey as a sophomore
 
Personal:
- Birthday is March 22, 1996
- Earned his Bachelor’s degree in business management at Robert Morris
- Graduated with his Master’s degree in real estate development at Utah
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2015Freshman

    Attackman / Midfielder
    5'7" 165 lbs
    14
  • 4

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Attackman / Midfielder
    5'7" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Attack / Midfield
    5'7" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Attack
    5'8" 170 lbs
    4
  • 51

    2021Graduate Student

    Attackman
    5'8" 175 lbs
    51