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2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster

91 Brett Erskine

91 Brett Erskine

  • Position:
    Attack
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    155
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    St. Catharines, Ont.
  • High School:
    Western Reserve Academy (OH)

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • All-MAAC First Team (2021)
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team (2018)
  • MAAC Rookie Of The Week (1x)
  • MAAC Offensive Player Of The Week (2x)
  • ASUN Offensive Player Of The Week (1x)
  • 5x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • ASUN All-Academic Team (2022)
  • 4x MAAC Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 3x MAAC All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)

2022
  • Started all 11 games on the year and led the team in points (28) and goals (20) and tied for the team lead with eight assists
  • Finished ninth in the ASUN with 1.82 goals per game and 14th with 2.55 points per game
  • Totaled 22 ground balls and a caused turnover
  • Third on the team with 58 shots and 37 were on net for a .638 shots-on-goal percentage, tops on the team
  • Registered a point in all 11 games with a goal in 10 of them
  • Had a goal and a ground ball in the season opener at Ohio State
  • Scored twice with a ground ball at Michigan
  • Had a goal and a caused turnover at #4 Notre Dame
  • Handed out a pair of assists at Marquette
  • Tallied a career-high seven points and six goals with five ground balls in the Titans' 16-11 victory over VMI with the six goals one away from tying a school record
  • Had two goals and two GB's against Robert Morris
  • Posted his ninth career hat trick with three goals to go with three GB's and a caused turnover versus Air Force
  • Had a goal and three assists at Bellarmine
  • Found the back of the net twice with five ground balls against Cleveland State
  • Had a goal and an assist at Utah
  • Ended his career with 138 career points for fourth in school history, while his 91 goals are second, 47 assists are third, 1.73 goals per game third and 2.65 points per game fourth

2021
  • Started all seven games and led the team in scoring (25), goals (17) and assists (8), while picking up 15 ground balls and causing five turnovers
  • Led the squad with 54 shots and 34 shots on goals for a .315 shooting percentage and a .648 shots on goal percentage, second on the team
  • Started the year tying his career-best with six points on three goals and three assists and picking up four ground balls with two caused turnovers at Marist
  • Had two goals at Manhattan and two goals and an assist with three GB's and a caused turnover in the win over Siena
  • Tied his career-high again with six points and matched his career-best with five goals  to go with four ground balls and a caused turnover at Canisius
  • Recorded two goals and an assist at Monmouth and in the MAAC Championship quarterfinals at Monmouth
  • Currently ranks fourth in school history with 110 points, fourth with 2.68 points per game, fifth with 71 goals, third at 1.73 goals per game, seventh with 39 assists and fifth with .95 assists per game

2020
  • Started all five games and led the team with 18 points and eight assists, while placing second with 10 goals
  • Led the team with a .625 shots percentage and a .750 shots on goal percentage with 16 shots and 12 on goal
  • Picked up 12 ground balls
  • Began the year with four goals and an assist at Jacksonville
  • Tied his career-high with six points and four assists, while posting four ground balls against Bellarmine
  • Scored three goals versus Marquette
  • Had two assists and a season-high five GB's against Robert Morris
  • Currently ranks ninth in school history with 85 points and eighth with 54 goals and 31 assists

2019
  • Played in 13 games with nine starts and was third on the team with 32 points and second with 22 goals and 10 assists
  • Led the team with a .407 shot percentage and was second with a .648 shots on goal mark as 35 of his 54 attempts were on net
  • Also had six caused turnovers
  • Had a goal and an assist at Notre Dame
  • Tallied a career-best six points and five goals in the comeback victory at Bellarmine
  • Posted five points on four goals and an assist with three ground balls in the win at Marquette and was later honored as the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
  • Scored three goals, had two assists, two ground balls and a caused turnover at Siena
  • Had a goal and an assist at St. Bonaventure, where his marker was with the man down

2018
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team
  • Started all 16 games and was second on the team in points (35), goals (22) and assists (13)
  • Led the team and was second in the MAAC and 22nd in the nation in shot percentage at .449
  • Also topped the squad with a shots on goal percentage as 40 of his 49 shots were on net
  • Scored a goal in the last 10 games on the season and had nine multi-goal contests on the year
  • Picked up 25 ground balls, tying for the team high among attackman
  • Posted two goals and an assist at Mercer, at Jacksonville and against No. 19/RV Marquette
  • Had six ground balls against Bellarmine
  • Found the back of the net twice versus Marist
  • Tallied two goals with a helper at Canisius
  • Posted a season-high five points on two goals and three assists against Siena
  • Recorded two goals and two assists versus Cleveland State
  • Had two goals, an assist and a season-high seven ground balls in the MAAC Championship semifinals at Monmouth

Prior To Detroit Mercy
  • Originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, and attended prep school at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio
  • Earned varsity letters in lacrosse, hockey and cross country and was a team captain for both lacrosse and hockey
  • Tabbed MVP for both lacrosse and hockey in 2016 and repeated the honor for hockey in 2017
  • In his career, he totaled 213 points on 53 goals and 148 assists along with 181 ground balls, including a great senior campaign that saw him record 55 goals and 32 assists
  • First Team All-Midwest as a sophomore, junior and senior, leading his team in scoring all three years
  • As he a senior, he was also selected an All-American Lacrosse, the Northern Ohio Player of the Year and the WRA Gold Medal
  • Played junior lacrosse with Junior A Athletics St. Catharines in 2016 and Junior B Spartans in 2015 and has been playing box lacrosse since 2004
  • Played club with 3D Lacrosse in 2012, 2013 and 2014
  • In hockey, he was selected All-Conference GCHSL in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and was awarded the Norm Mussat Heart and Desire for all of St. Catharines Minor Hockey players in 2014
  • Served as a Chief Ambassador of Western Reserve Academy

Personal
  • Lindsay and Harry Erskine
  • Has an older sister
  • His dad rowed collegiately at Northeastern and Brock University, while his sister rowed at Western University
  • Lists his biggest thrill in sports as receiving medals in provincial box and field lacrosse
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because it was the perfect combination of athletics and academics
  • A Business major
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Historical Player Information

  • 91

    2018Freshman

    Attack
    5'11" 155 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2019Sophomore

    Attack
    5'11" 155 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2020Junior

    Attack
    5'11" 155 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2021Senior

    Attack
    5'11" 155 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2022Graduate Student

    Attack
    5'11" 155 lbs
    91