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2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster

9 Sean Birney

9 Sean Birney

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Mich.
  • High School:
    Catholic Central

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • All-MAAC Second Team (2018)
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 4x MAAC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 2x MAAC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018)
  • MAAC Rookie Of The Week (2015)

2018
  • Earned All-MAAC Second Team accolades
  • Was fourth on the team with a career-best 24 points and 10 assists and sixth with 14 goals
  • Second on the team with 76 shots and tied for second with 40 on goal and
  • Ended the season scoring a goal in nine-straight games, including at least one marker against all MAAC teams in the regular season and postseason
  • Tallied a career-best four points on two goals and two assists at Manhattan
  • Posted his first career hat trick with three goals in the MAAC Championship against Canisius
  • Recorded an assist along with three ground balls and two caused turnovers versus Marquette
  • Had a goal and an assist against Marist, Siena and Cleveland State
  • Ended his career playing in 58 games and posting 71 points – 10th in school history - on 43 goals, nine man-up goals and 28 assists – all ninth all-time in Titan record book - along with 50 ground balls and a .519 shots on goal percentage

2017
  • Started all 16 games in the midfield and was fifth on the team with a career-high 15 goals and 21 points
  • Also handed out six assists, sixth on the squad
  • Tied for the team and conference lead with seven man-up goals, which was also tied for sixth in the nation
  • Tied for the team high with 90 shots and picked up a career-best 17 ground balls
  • Started the season with two goals – both with the extra man attack – at Ohio State
  • Posted two goals and tied his career high with three ground balls against Michigan
  • Netted two goals versus Jacksonville and at Marquette
  • Registered a goal and an assist against Bellarmine, Manhattan, at Siena and versus Monmouth
  • Handed out a pair of assists at Quinnipiac

2016
  • Started all 12 games and was fourth on the team with a career-high 12 points, second on the team with a career-best seven assists and tied his career mark with seven goals, fifth on the squad
  • Fourth on the team with a .575 shots on goal percentage
  • Had two points or more on five occasions
  • Tied his career high with two assists at Mercer
  • Had a goal and an assist at #1/2 Notre Dame and followed that up with a goal, assist and a career-tying three ground balls versus Bellarmine
  • Tied his career high with a season-best two goals against #19/17 Marquette at the Midwest Classic
  • Posted a goal and two assists at Manhattan

2015
  • Appeared in all 14 games as a rookie
  • Finished sixth on the team with 12 points, fifth with five assists and tied for seventh tallying seven goals
  • Took 27 shots with 17 on goal for a .630 shots on goal percentage
  • Also corralled 11 ground balls and a caused turnover
  • Posted two goals and an assist in his collegiate debut in the victory over Ohio State
  • Would go on to earn the MAAC’s Rookie of the Week award following that performance
  • Added an assist at Michigan and picked up a season-high three ground balls against nationally-ranked Marquette
  • Recorded a goal and an assist at Bellarmine
  • Had a season-best two assists at Air Force
  • Found the back of the net and had two ground balls and his only caused turnover of the season against Manhattan
  • Scored a goal in the Titans 5-0 fourth-quarter run to stun Monmouth, 9-8
  • Tallied two markers versus Canisius

Prior To Detroit Mercy
  • A three-year letter winner in lacrosse as well as a two-year letter winner in football
  • Tabbed All-State, All-Catholic and All American as a senior and was also a finalist for the "Warrior Sports Michigan High School Player of the Year" award
  • Helped Catholic Central reach the state championship game
  • Had a great junior campaign topping all the midfielders on the team in goals
  • Played club with Team Total and led his squad to a title at the Pipe City Chicago Tournament and the Cherry Bomb Tournament, earning Offensive Team MVP at Pipe City
  • In football, he was Catholic Central’s starting quarterback as a senior and was named All-Catholic as he guided the squad to a runner-up effort in the state championship
 
Personal
  • Son of Lisa and Mike Birney
  • The younger brother of former three-time All-MAAC performer Mike Birney of the men's team and three-time All-ASun honoree Kylie Birney of the Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team
  • Also has another younger brother and a great grandfather and great uncle that attended the University
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of its great academic reputation, close to home, and a chance to play DI lacrosse alongside his older brother and at the same university as his older sister
  • Enrolled in the five-year MBA program
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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2015Freshman

    Midfield
    6'1" 175 lbs
    13
  • 9

    2016Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'1" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Junior

    Midfield
    6'1" 181 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Senior

    Midfield
    6'1" 190 lbs
    9