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2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster

46 Alex Akins

46 Alex Akins

  • Position:
    Defense
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    191
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School:
    Carmel

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • First Team All-MAAC (2018, 2021)
  • 2x Second Team All-MAAC (2017, 2019)
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team (2017)
  • 2x MAAC All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018)
  • USILA Scholar All-American (2020)
  • 5X Detroit Mercy Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 5X MAAC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 4x MAAC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-America® (2021)
  • CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District® 5 (2021)
  • Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American (2021)
  • President's Award (2021)

2021
  • All-MAAC First Team honoree
  • Selected Third Team Academic All-America® By CoSIDA, CoSIDA All-District and a Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American
  • Started all seven games and pointed eight caused turnovers and 11 ground balls
  • Ranked 11th in the MAAC with 1.14 caused turnovers per game
  • Had a caused turnover and two ground balls in the season opener at Marist
  • Registered a caused turnover and three ground balls at Manhattan
  • Tallied two caused turnovers and two GB's in the win over Siena
  • Recorded three caused turnovers and two ground balls at Monmouth
  • Ended his career sixth in school history with 52 caused turnovers and collected 79 ground balls, while playing in 59 career games - tied for seventh in school history - with 54 starts - fifth in the record book

2020
  • Started all five games on the year at defense
  • Had three caused turnovers, three ground balls and scored a goal
  • Posted a caused turnover at #12 Ohio State
  • Had a caused turnover and two ground balls, while scoring his first collegiate goal against Marquette
  • Currently ranks sixth in school history with 44 caused turnovers

2019
  • Named Second Team All-MAAC
  • Played in all 15 games with 14 starts and led the team with a career-high 18 caused turnovers and was seventh with a career-best 27 ground balls
  • Posted a career-best four caused turnovers and picked up five ground balls against Canisius
  • Had two caused turnovers at Quinnipiac and recorded three caused turnovers and scooped up six ground balls at St. Bonaventure
  • Collected three ground balls at Notre Dame
  • Registered two caused turnovers along with a ground ball in the MAAC Championship semifinals against Quinnipiac

2018
  • All-MAAC First Team at defense
  • Helped guide a defense that posted 8.56 caused turnovers per game to not only lead the MAAC, but also rank eighth in the country, as well as ranking second in the conference and 19th in the nation in scoring defense at 9.38 goals per game
  • Started all 16 games and was fifth on the squad with 11 caused turnovers and seventh picking up a career-high 23 ground balls
  • Started the season with a pair of caused turnovers at No. 6/6 Notre Dame
  • Tied his career high with three caused turnovers and set a new career mark with seven ground balls at Mercer
  • Had a pair of takeaways against No. 19/RV Marquette
  • Recorded a caused turnover with two ground balls against No. 4/6 Ohio State
  • Posted three GB’s with a caused turnover at Manhattan
  • Had an assist and a ground ball in the MAAC Championship versus Canisius

2017
  • Named to the All-MAAC Second Team and All-Rookie Team
  • Saw action in all 16 games with 12 starts and was third on the team with 12 caused turnovers while picking up 15 ground balls
  • Had two caused turnovers and two ground balls at Robert Morris in his first collegiate start
  • Posted a caused turnover and two ground balls, but more importantly, was the primary defender on Quinnipiac’s leading goal scorer and All-League attackman Brian Feldman, holding him to just one goal
  • Had a caused turnover and two GB’s at Siena
  • Tallied a season-high three caused turnovers and scooped up a ground ball against Monmouth
  • Came up with his first career point on an assist finding Matthew Vangalen in transition against Canisius

Prior To Detroit Mercy
  • A three-time letter winner in football and lacrosse
  • Earned First Team All-State as a junior and Second Team as a sophomore
  • Tabbed Second Team All-MSCLA and a US All-American in 2015
  • Helped his team win a state championship as a junior
  • In football, he finished his career seventh in school history in tackles
  • He was a First Team All-State 6A, IHCA Top 50 and named to the All-USA Central Indiana High School Super Team as a junior
  • Played club with True for three years
 
Personal
  • Son of Stacie and Peter Akins
  • Has a younger sister
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of the opportunity to play lacrosse and the business program
  • A Business Management major
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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2017Freshman

    Long Stick Midfield
    5'11" 186 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2018Sophomore

    Long Stick Midfield
    5'11" 189 lbs
    46
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    2019Junior

    Defense
    5'11" 189 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2020Senior

    Defense
    5'11" 189 lbs
    46
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    2021Graduate Student

    Defense
    5'11" 191 lbs
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