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2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster

30 Sam Horton

30 Sam Horton

  • Position:
    Defense
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mason, Mich.
  • High School:
    Okemos

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • 4x MAAC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • 3x MAAC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018, 2019)

2019
  • Played in all 15 games with 14 starts
  • Posted nine caused turnovers, fifth on the team, and a career-best 10 ground balls
  • Had a ground ball against Jacksonville and a caused turnover at Notre Dame
  • Registered two caused turnovers at Marist 
  • Recorded a caused turnover and ground ball at Quinnipiac, Manhattan and Canisius
  • Ended his career appearing in 52 games and posted 34 caused turnovers, 10th in school history, and 21 ground balls

2018
  • Played in all 16 games with 15 starts and was helped the defense tally 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
  • Second on the team with a career-high 19 caused turnovers and also scooped up a career-best nine ground balls
  • Ranked fifth in the MAAC with 1.19 caused turnovers per game
  • Had seven games with multi caused turnovers, including three on three occasions
  • Started the year with three caused turnovers at No. 6/6 Notre Dame and at Mercer
  • Had two caused turnovers against Bellarmine and versus No. 4/6 Ohio State
  • Posted two takeaways and two ground balls against Marist
  • Had three more caused turnovers versus Siena
  • Had two takeaways in the MAAC Championship against Canisius 

2017
  • Played in 12 games with six starts
  • Had four caused turnovers and a ground ball
  • Came up with his ground ball in the season opener at Ohio State
  • Recorded two caused turnovers against Michigan
  • Had a caused turnover versus Mercer and Manhattan

2016
  • Played in nine games with his lone start against Siena
  • Tallied two caused turnovers and a ground ball on the year
  • Made his collegiate debut at #11/12 Ohio State recording a caused turnover
  • Posted a caused turnover and a ground ball against Marist

Prior To Detroit Mercy
  • Earned three letters in lacrosse, wrestling and football
  • A two-time First Team All-State selection at Division 2
  • Was tabbed the Lansing State Journal Player of the Year as a junior and was twice named to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team
  • A three-time All-Conference pick and was Second Team All-State as a sophomore
  • Guided his team to a CAAC regular season and tournament title as a junior as well as a Division 2 state finals appearance
  • Was a two-time All-Conference selection in football at defensive end and led his team with 63 tackles as a junior
  • Selected Honorable Mention All-Conference as a guard and was a team captain
  • In wrestling, he was Honorable Mention All-Conference
  • A three-time All-Academic honoree in all three of his sports
  • Played club lacrosse with Atomic Lacrosse and Team Total
  • Obtained high Honors for academics in high school
 
Personal
  • Son of MaryBeth and Tom Horton
  • Has two older siblings
  • Lists his biggest thrill in sports as playing in a state championship
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of all the opportunities it has to offer
  • A Business major
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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2016Freshman

    Defense
    6'0" 192 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2017Sophomore

    Defense
    6'1" 192 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2018Junior

    Defense
    6'1" 205 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2019Senior

    Defense
    6'1" 205 lbs
    30