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2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster

39 Alex Maini

39 Alex Maini

  • Position:
    Attack
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    218
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lynbrook, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Lynbrook

Summary

Biography

2014: A team captain, he started all 14 games and was second on the team – and tied for fifth in the MAAC - with a career-best 44 points, tied for second at UDM with 18 goals and led the squad with a school-record 26 assists, fourth most in the conference… Finished 20th in the country tallying 1.86 assists per game and 53rd posting 3.14 points per game… Attempted just 40 shots on the season and had a .450 shot percentage, which would have led the team and put him second in the MAAC, but he was just two shots short of qualifying for the national stat… 30 of his 40 shots were on goal for a.750 shots on goal percentage, which would have led the team if he qualified… Second on the Titans and tied for second in the MAAC with seven man-up goals as he was part of an extra-man unit that broke North Carolina's 29-year old NCAA record in man-up offense efficiency (.586) as the red, white and blue completely dominated the mark scoring at a .708 clip, converting on 34-of-48 opportunities… Tied for fifth at UDM with 22 ground balls and also caused six turnovers… Recorded a point in all 14 games and had multi-assist efforts in nine contests… Tied for the team lead with eight penalties for a team-high 8.5 minutes… Posted his season high of five points with three goals and two assists against Michigan… Added three helpers and a marker at Robert Morris and then came back the next week to set a career high with four assists in the road win at VMI, which also tied a school record… Had two goals and two assists versus Bellarmine… Poured in four goals and tallied five points in the road victory at Wagner, where he also collected three ground balls and a career-best three caused turnovers…  Scored two goals in back-to-back games against Marquette and at Canisius… Netted a hat trick in conference play versus Quinnipiac… Set up three goals and had one of his own in the come-from-behind home win against Marist… Ended the regular season with a pair of assists in the final three games and had three total in the MAAC Championship Semifinals at Marist…Named Preseason All-MAAC by the coaches and by Inside Lacrosse… Ended his career tied for third all-time in Titan history with 60 games played, third at 55 starts, second with 82 goals and first in career points (146) and assists (64).

2013: Selected Second Team All-MAAC at attack… Tied for first on the team with a career-high 40 points, while leading the team with 15 assists and ending second tallying a career-best 25 goals… Also second on the team with six man-up goals… Tallied a point in all 15 games, while scoring a goal in 13 with eight multi-goal contests and three hat tricks… Tied for eighth in the MAAC with 2.67 ppg., and was eighth in goals per game (1.67) and assists per game (1.00)… Took 78 shots with 50 on net for a .641 shots on goal percentage, second on the team… Started the season with two goals and an assist at Ohio State and had the same stat line at Robert Morris… A monster game with a career-best five goals and seven points against Quinnipiac – on just seven shots - earning the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week… In that contest, he also had a career-best three man-up goals… Found the back of the net twice in the win over VMI… Had back-to-back hat tricks with three goals and an assist at Siena and three markers at Marquette… Added two assists with a goal against Canisius in the regular-season finale victory… Fired two past the goalie with an assist in the MAAC Championship game against Siena… Ended with two goals and two assists in the first round of the NCAA Championship at #2 Notre Dame.

2012: Topped all of his offensive career highs in his second season, playing in all 15 games with 12 starts…Tallied 35 points – third on the team - on 20 goals and 15 assists…His 15 helpers were tied for the team lead, while his 20 goals ranked third…Attempted just 57 shots on the year and was third on the squad with a .351 shooting percentage, good for 64th in the nation…46 of his shots were on net for an amazing .807 shots on goal percentage…Tied for eighth with a career-high 25 ground balls…Had nine multi-goal games, including two goals in each of the last five games on the year…Tied his career high with five points posting his third career hat trick with two assists against Michigan…Handed out a career-best three assists and grabbed three ground balls at No. 6 North Carolina…Registered four points on two goals and two assists at Quinnipiac and against Jacksonville…Also collected a career-high five GB’s in the match-up with the Dolphins…Posted two goals and an assist at Mercer, against Siena and Jacksonville and in the MAAC Championship semifinals versus Canisius…Found the back of the net twice at Canisius and at VMI.

2011: A great rookie campaign that saw him finish tied for second on the team with 19 goals, second with eight assists and third totaling 27 points…Led the Titans with a .442 shooting percentage and a .767 shots on goal percentage as 33 of his 43 shots were on net…Had three man-up goals as well as one game winner…Played in all 16 games, with 14 starts, scoring a point in all but one contest, while netting a goal in 12 games…Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist in the season opener at No. 17 Delaware and came back the next game with his first collegiate goal at Ohio State…Found the back of the net at No. 4 Maryland…Had his first career hat trick with three goals and a helper in the home win over Mercer…Scored a pair of goals in the Titans first-ever road victory at Siena…Had a monster game with a season-high four goals – including the eventual game winner - and five points against Manhattan…Netted two goals and picked up a season-best three ground balls against Canisius…Handed out two assists and scored a goal at Marist, while also posting a goal and an assist in the MAAC tournament semifinals victory over the Red Foxes…Picked up 16 ground balls on the season.

Prior To Detroit: Earned letters in lacrosse and basketball…An All-County honorable mention as a junior…Notched 30 goals, 28 assists and 39 ground balls for the Lynbrook Owls… Played club for the Long Island Jr. Lizards and The North Shore Rage.

Personal: Son of Claire and Paul Maini …Has two older brothers, one of which played collegiate lacrosse at Albany… His hobbies include listening to music and watching movies…Lists his biggest thrill in sports as playing in the county finals…A Criminal Justice major
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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2011Freshman

    Attack
    6'0" 206 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2012Sophomore

    Attack
    6'0" 200 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2013Junior

    Attack
    6'0" 210 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2014Senior

    Attack
    6'0" 218 lbs
    39