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2024 RMU Men's Lacrosse Roster

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Justin Berl/RMU Athletics
Justin Berl/RMU Athletics

39 James Leary

39 James Leary

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    New Fairfield, Conn.
  • High School:
    New Fairfield

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting:
- Team Captain for RMU 
- Named to the 2022 ASUN All-Tournament team
- Currently ranked eighth all-time in caused turnovers in the ASUN with 33 
- Tabbed Defensive Player of the Week in Week 8 of the 2022 season 

- 2020 College Crosse All-Freshman Third Team
- 2x ASUN Honor Roll student-athlete (2022, 2023) 
- NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2020)
 
2024 Highlights (Graduate Student)
- Appeared in all 15 games, starting in eight of them
- Scoring two goals and assisting on  two

2023 Highlights (Senior): 
- Appeared in seven games, starting in six of them
- Registered one goal and two assists on the year
- Scooped up 11 ground balls and caused six turnovers
- Picked up a season-high four ground balls at Bucknell (2/11) and vs. Cleveland State (3/25)
- Caused a season-high three turnovers at Bucknell (2/11)
- Dished out an assist vs. Hobart (3/4)
- Produced a two-point game (1g, 1a) vs. CSU (3/25) 

2022 Highlights (Junior): 
- Played in all 16 games for the Colonials, starting 14 of them
- Produced six goals and two assists on the year
- Caused a team-high 27 turnovers on the defensive side of play 
- His 27 CTO's were the fifth most in the ASUN
- Ranked 10th in the ASUN in ground balls with 48
- Fifth in the ASUN in CTO's per game (1.63)
- Picked up four ground balls and caused two turnovers vs. Air Force in the first round of the ASUN tournament
- Scooped up one ground ball and caused one turnover against Utah in the ASUN Championship game
- At Delaware in the NCAA First Round, scored one goal and caused one turnover
- Caused seven turnovers against Canisius (3/9) and Marquette (3/19) 
- Picked up a season-high seven ground balls vs. Bellarmine (4/9) in a 12-9 win
- Had a season-high two-point effort at Detroit Mercy (4/2), scoring one goal and one assist in a 12-5 win
- Named to the 2022 ASUN All-Tournament team
- Tabbed Defensive Player of the Week in Week 8

2021 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Played in 12 games, starting one of them
- Led the team in caused turnovers (14) and finished second in groundballs (42)
- Provided a goal and two assists offensively and won two faceoffs
- Started the season with three groundballs and a caused turnover at #1 Duke (2/7)
- Collected five groundballs at High Point (2/13)
- Made first collegiate start at Colgate, providing six groundballs and two caused turnovers (2/21)
- Scooped up seven groundballs and a caused turnover at #8 Notre Dame (2/27)
- Registered his first career point – an assist – and three groundballs at Air Force (3/13)
- Scored his first collegiate goal and added three groundballs and two caused turnovers versus Jacksonville (4/3)
- Dished out an assist and added three groundballs against Cleveland State (4/10)
- Recorded three groundballs and a caused turnover at Bucknell (4/16)
- Forced a career-high four turnovers and added five groundballs at #9 Syracuse (5/7)
 
2020 Highlights (Freshman):
- Saw action in all six contests
- Named to the College Crosse All-Freshman Third Team
- Led the team in caused turnovers (12) and ranked fourth in groundballs (18)
- Made his collegiate debut at Canisius, netting a caused turnover and groundball (2/15)
- Recorded two groundballs and two caused turnovers versus Jacksonville at U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters (2/23)
- Went 2-of-4 on the faceoff, adding two groundballs and a caused turnover at Drexel (2/25)
- Forced a season-high three turnovers to go with two groundballs in the home opener against High Point (2/29)
- Grabbed three groundballs and caused two turnovers at Detroit Mercy (3/4)
- Registered a career-high eight groundballs and three caused turnovers at Marquette (3/7)
 
Prep Highlights:
- Named U.S. Lacrosse All-American twice at New Fairfield
- Collected two All-State and three All-SWC Conference nods
- Helped lead New Fairfield to consecutive Connecticut Class M state titles in 2018 and 2019
- Tallied 43 goals over his high school career, recording 20 goals and 11 assists as a senior
- Played football and lacrosse in high school
 
Personal:
- Birthday is May 12, 2001
- Uncle played center for the Boston College football team
- Major is Business Management
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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'2" 170 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2021Sophomore

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'2" 170 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2022Junior

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'2" 170 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2023Senior

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'2" 170 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2024Graduate Student

    Long Stick Midfield
    6'2" 170 lbs
    39