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2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster

77 AJ Van Voorhis

77 AJ Van Voorhis

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Columbus, Ohio
  • High School:
    Hilliard Davidson

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team (2019)
  • Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2020)

2022:
  • Did not play

2021
  • Played in all seven games and posted seven points on five goals and two assists, while picking up two ground balls
  • Took 17 shots with nine on net for a .529 shots on goal percentage
  • Had a goal and an assist in the season opener at Marist
  • Found the back of the net twice in the win over St. Bonaventure
  • Posted a goal and an assist in the win at Canisius
  • Scored a goal and had a ground ball at Monmouth

2020
  • Played in all five games and tallied eight points on four goals and four assists
  • Posted just 11 shots with seven on net for a .636 shots on goal percentage
  • Tied his career-high with two assists at #12 Ohio State
  • Tied his career-best with three points on two assists and a goal against Bellarmine
  • Found the back of the net at Jacksonville, Marquette and Robert Morris

2019
  • Saw action in all 15 games with 12 starts
  • Was fifth on the team with 18 points, tied for second handing out 10 assists and sixth with eight goals
  • Led the squad with a .658 shots on goal percentage as 25 of his 38 shots were on net
  • Made his collegiate debut against Jacksonville
  • Recorded his first collegiate points in his first career start at in the win at Marquette, ending with three points on a goal and two assists
  • Posted two assists at Bellarmine, including setting up Matthew Vangalen's game-winning goal with 10 seconds left in the contest
  • Added back-to-back goals in the win at St. Bonaventure
  • Credited with two assists and netted a goal against Manhattan
  • Recorded two goals and an assist in the postseason-clinching win at Siena 
  • Had a goal and an assist versus Monmouth and at Utah

Prior to Detroit Mercy
  • A varsity letter winner in football and lacrosse and was a team captain as a senior
  • Finished his prep career with 233 points on 156 goals and 77 assists, along with 152 ground balls
  • First Team All-Region and the Region 3 Attackman of the Year as a senior
  • Also Selected Second Team All-State and First Team All-OCC and team MVP as a senior
  • Second Team All-Region and All-OCC as a junior after posting 36 goals and 36 assists for 82 points and picking up 44 ground balls
  • Earned a spot on the Ohio High School Senior All-Star team in 2018
  • Played club with Haymakers Lacrosse and helped the team win the Ohio State Buckeye Battle in 2015, was MVP at Towson 2016 as well as an all-star at Blue Chip 225 and Gait Cup
 
Personal
  • Son of Tracey and Mike Van Voorhis
  • Has three siblings
  • His older sister, Andie, competed in gymnastics at Northern Illinois University
  • Lists his biggest thrill in sports as beating Dublin Coffman in 2017 and wining a share of the OCC and taking Upper Arlington to double overtime in the state playoffs
  • A Business major
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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2019Freshman

    Attack
    5'11" 175 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2020Sophomore

    Attack
    5'11" 175 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2021Junior

    Attack
    6'0" 170 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2022Senior

    Midfield
    6'0" 170 lbs
    77