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2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster

26 Seth Mendell

26 Seth Mendell

  • Position:
    Attack
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    172
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Carmel, Ind.
  • High School:
    Carmel

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team (2017)
  • MAAC Rookie Of The Week (2x)
  • MAAC All-Tournament Team (2019)
  • MAAC Offensive Player Of The Week (2x)
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 4x MAAC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 3x MAAC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)

2020
  • Started all five games on the year and tallied seven points on five goals and two assists with seven ground balls
  • Fired 20 shots with 11 on net for a .550 shots on goal percentage
  • Posted five points on three goals and two assists with a career-tying four GB's against Bellarmine
  • Found the back of the net once at Jacksonville and against Robert Morris
  • Finished his career playing in 51 games and ranking third with 79 goals, tied for fourth with 104 points, tied for ninth with nine man-up goals and tied for second with 12 hat tricks

2019
  • Started 13 of his 14 games and led the team with 37 goals and was second with 44 points
  • Topped the MAAC in goals per game (2.64), 28th in the nation, and was also tied for first on the team and in the conference with seven man-up goals, which was 12th in the country
  • Led the squad with 99 shots and was second in shot percentage (.374) and fourth in shots on goal percentage (.616)
  • Scored a goal in 13 of his 14 games, including 10 multi-goal contests and eight hat tricks
  • Had four markers and two assists at Air Force and then tied his career high with six goals at St. Bonaventure, earning MAAC Offensive POW
  • Recorded four goals at Siena, earning MAAC Offensive POW
  • Fired in four goals with an assist and three ground balls in the MAAC Championship semifinals versus Quinnipiac
  • Started the year with three goals and an assist, a caused turnover and four ground balls against Jacksonville
  • Recorded three goals at Bellarmine, at Quinnipiac and at Marist 
  • Had two goals with a helper at Marquette
  • Through his junior season, he is fourth in the school record book with 74 goals and fifth with 97 points

2018
  • Played in all 16 games with 14 starts
  • Finished third on the team with a career-high 27 points, tied for third with a career-best 19 goals and fifth handing out eight assists, tying his rookie mark
  • Started the year with a goal and an assist along with two ground balls at No. 6/6 Notre Dame
  • Had two goals and a career-high four ground balls against Air Force
  • Tallied two goals and an assist versus Monmouth
  • Posted a season-best three goals with three GB’s against Quinnipiac
  • Recorded a season-high five points on two goals and a career-best three assists with a career-tying four ground balls at Canisius
  • Scored two goals at Manhattan, against Siena and against Canisius in the MAAC Championship game

2017
  • Named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team
  • Started all 16 games at attack and tied for second on the team with 26 points and eight assists and tied for third scoring 18 goals
  • Led all MAAC freshmen in goals and second in points
  • Fired 50 total shots with 34 on goal for a team-high .680 shots on goal percentage
  • Picked up 14 ground balls and had three caused turnovers
  • Made his collegiate debut at Ohio State picking up three ground balls and coming away with a caused turnover
  • Earned his first points on a pair of assists against Michigan
  • Notched his first career goal against Mercer
  • Recorded his first collegiate hat trick in a big way as he exploded for six goals versus Bellarmine, tied for first in the MAAC and the second most in school history
  • It was also tied for the fourth most goals by anyone in Division I on the season
  • His six goals came on just six shots as he was one of just two players in Division I to score at least six goals on a perfect shooting percentage
  • Tied his career high with six points at Siena on four goals and two assists
  • Found the back of the net twice against Manhattan

Prior To Detroit Mercy 
  • Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse and was a team captain as a senior
  • A two-time US Lacrosse All-American
  • Garnered Offensive MVP and First Team All-State as a junior and senior
  • Also tabbed First Team All-Midwest as a senior and second team as a junior and was Second Team All-State as a sophomore
  • Finished his career with a school-record 254 points tallying 167 goals and 87 assists
  • As a senior, he posted 59 goals and 36 assists and that was after recording 51 goals and 30 assists as a junior
  • Holds the Indiana State Championship record with eight goals in one contest, guiding Carmel to a 2014 state title
  • Also tabbed Academic All-State in his last three seasons
  • Played club with True Lacrosse and was a member of the True National 2016 squad
  • Helped the team win the Inside Lacrosse Invitational Session 1 with former teammate Mitch Grengs
  • He was the MVP of the Inside Lacrosse championship game and was an All-Star at the Notre Team camp in 2014 and 2015 and the Chicago Showcase, Midwest Top 80 and Twin City Showcase
  • A member of the Greyhound Connection Mentoring Program and National Honor Society

Personal
  • Son of Danya and Kevin Mendell
  • Has two brothers with his youngest, Asher, a freshman member of the team as of 2020
  • Lists his biggest thrill in sports as setting a state record scoring eight goals and winning the Indiana state championship as a sophomore
  • A Pre-Dental major
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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2017Freshman

    Attack
    5'7" 164 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2018Sophomore

    Attack
    5'7" 172 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2019Junior

    Attack
    5'7" 172 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2020Senior

    Attack
    5'7" 172 lbs
    26