2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Helmer, Andrew
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Jersey Number 88
Andrew Helmer
- Position:
- Long Stick Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Summit, N.J.
- High School:
- Summit
Bio
Twitter: @Chilltoplax | Instagram: @helmdoggg
Honors and Awards:
3x ACC Honor Roll
Post Syracuse: Was signed by the Connecticut Hammerheads of Major League Lacrosse prior to the 2020 season.
Career Overview: His versatility has been crucial to the Syracuse defense, spending time in his career at defense, LSM and SSDM ... Came in as an LSM, but transitioned to a short stick in 2018 and 2019 before returning to LSM for 2020.
Senior Year (2020): Appeared in all-five games of the shortened 2020 season, collecting eight ground balls and causing a turnover ... Often used as a wing on faceoffs and helped the Orange finish third nationally in ground balls per game, fifth nationally in faceoff win percentage and fifth nationally in clearing percentage ... Picked up two ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Grabbed three ground balls vs. Hobart (2/28) ... Picked up a ground ball vs. Army (2/23) ... Collected a ground ball against Binghamton (2/15) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls in the win over Colgate (2/7) ... ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2019): ACC Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 14 games as one of the team’s primary SSDMs, collecting 13 ground balls and causing three turnovers ... Collected a ground ball against Loyola in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/11) ... Caused a career high two turnovers in the ACC First Round game vs. North Carolina (4/25) ... Collected two ground balls at North Carolina (4/13) ... Picked up two ground balls against Cornell (4/9) ... Grabbed a ground ball at Notre Dame (3/30) ... Picked up two ground balls against Rutgers (3/15) ... Caused a turnover in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/9) ... Registered his second collegiate assist and collected a ground ball in his third-straight game against Virginia (3/2) ... Grabbed a pair of ground balls against Army (2/24) ... Picked up two ground balls in the win over Albany (2/16) ... Scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener against Colgate (2/8)
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in 12 of the 15 games between LSM and SSDM for the Orange, only missing three games due to injury … Collected six total ground balls and caused a total of two turnovers ... Caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball during the NCAA Tournament first round game against Cornell (5/13) ... Picked up one ground ball against Colgate (5/5) ... Caused one turnover against North Carolina (4/14) ... Picked up two ground balls during the game at Duke (3/24) … Scooped up a ground ball against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Collected a ground ball against Albany (2/17).
Freshman Year (2017): Played in all-16 games in the Orange’s LSM rotation with Austin Fusco … Caused eight turnovers, collected 14 ground balls ... Picked up one ground ball against Towson (5/21)… Caused one turnover in the NCAA Tournament win against Yale (5/14) … Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover in the win at Colgate (5/6) … Recorded his first career point in the form of an assist and picked up one ground ball against North Carolina (4/28) … Caused one turnover in the win against Binghamton (4/22)… Picked up one ground ball in the win at North Carolina (4/15) … Picked up one ground ball and caused one turnover against Cornell (4/11) … Picked up one ground ball at Hobart (4/5) … Recorded two ground balls in the win at Notre Dame (4/1)… Picked up one ground ball and caused one turnover in the win at Johns Hopkins (3/18)… Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover in the win at St. John’s (3/11)… Caused one turnover in the win against Virginia (3/5)… Picked up one ground ball against Army (2/25)… Picked up one ground ball in the win against Albany (2/18)… Grabbed one ground ball and caused one turnover in a victory over Siena (2/11).
Redshirt Year (2016): Did not appear in any games.
High School: Helped defense that allowed New Jersey state-best 3.46 goals per game during senior season… USA Today first-team All-American as senior in 2015… Two-time first-team All-State… Two-time US Lacrosse All-American… Two-time MSG Varsity All-New Jersey first-team… Named NJ Junior Player of the Year and Union County Player of the Year in 2014… 2014 and 2015 NJ Group 2 State Champions… 2014 NJ Tournament of Champions runner-up… Finished career with four goals, three assists, and 213 ground balls to help Summit to 60-10 record over three seasons.
Personal: Andrew Owen Helmer… Born July 1996… Son of Michael and Eileen… Three brothers and two sisters… Cousin, Caroline Helmer, played lacrosse for Cornell (2009-2012)… Cousin, Meggie Helmer, played lacrosse for Cornell (2011, 2013)… Cousin, Maura Helmer, was member of Syracuse rowing team (2006-2008) ... Majoring in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
PLAYER FEATURES
Andrew Helmer’s Offensive Improvement Shows in Shot Clock Era (Michael McCleary/ The Daily Orange)
SU’s Platoon of Austin Fusco and Andrew Helmer Rising in Importance for Postseason (Sam Fortier/ The Daily Orange)
Honors and Awards:
3x ACC Honor Roll
Post Syracuse: Was signed by the Connecticut Hammerheads of Major League Lacrosse prior to the 2020 season.
Career Overview: His versatility has been crucial to the Syracuse defense, spending time in his career at defense, LSM and SSDM ... Came in as an LSM, but transitioned to a short stick in 2018 and 2019 before returning to LSM for 2020.
Senior Year (2020): Appeared in all-five games of the shortened 2020 season, collecting eight ground balls and causing a turnover ... Often used as a wing on faceoffs and helped the Orange finish third nationally in ground balls per game, fifth nationally in faceoff win percentage and fifth nationally in clearing percentage ... Picked up two ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Grabbed three ground balls vs. Hobart (2/28) ... Picked up a ground ball vs. Army (2/23) ... Collected a ground ball against Binghamton (2/15) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls in the win over Colgate (2/7) ... ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2019): ACC Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 14 games as one of the team’s primary SSDMs, collecting 13 ground balls and causing three turnovers ... Collected a ground ball against Loyola in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/11) ... Caused a career high two turnovers in the ACC First Round game vs. North Carolina (4/25) ... Collected two ground balls at North Carolina (4/13) ... Picked up two ground balls against Cornell (4/9) ... Grabbed a ground ball at Notre Dame (3/30) ... Picked up two ground balls against Rutgers (3/15) ... Caused a turnover in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/9) ... Registered his second collegiate assist and collected a ground ball in his third-straight game against Virginia (3/2) ... Grabbed a pair of ground balls against Army (2/24) ... Picked up two ground balls in the win over Albany (2/16) ... Scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener against Colgate (2/8)
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in 12 of the 15 games between LSM and SSDM for the Orange, only missing three games due to injury … Collected six total ground balls and caused a total of two turnovers ... Caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball during the NCAA Tournament first round game against Cornell (5/13) ... Picked up one ground ball against Colgate (5/5) ... Caused one turnover against North Carolina (4/14) ... Picked up two ground balls during the game at Duke (3/24) … Scooped up a ground ball against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Collected a ground ball against Albany (2/17).
Freshman Year (2017): Played in all-16 games in the Orange’s LSM rotation with Austin Fusco … Caused eight turnovers, collected 14 ground balls ... Picked up one ground ball against Towson (5/21)… Caused one turnover in the NCAA Tournament win against Yale (5/14) … Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover in the win at Colgate (5/6) … Recorded his first career point in the form of an assist and picked up one ground ball against North Carolina (4/28) … Caused one turnover in the win against Binghamton (4/22)… Picked up one ground ball in the win at North Carolina (4/15) … Picked up one ground ball and caused one turnover against Cornell (4/11) … Picked up one ground ball at Hobart (4/5) … Recorded two ground balls in the win at Notre Dame (4/1)… Picked up one ground ball and caused one turnover in the win at Johns Hopkins (3/18)… Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover in the win at St. John’s (3/11)… Caused one turnover in the win against Virginia (3/5)… Picked up one ground ball against Army (2/25)… Picked up one ground ball in the win against Albany (2/18)… Grabbed one ground ball and caused one turnover in a victory over Siena (2/11).
Redshirt Year (2016): Did not appear in any games.
High School: Helped defense that allowed New Jersey state-best 3.46 goals per game during senior season… USA Today first-team All-American as senior in 2015… Two-time first-team All-State… Two-time US Lacrosse All-American… Two-time MSG Varsity All-New Jersey first-team… Named NJ Junior Player of the Year and Union County Player of the Year in 2014… 2014 and 2015 NJ Group 2 State Champions… 2014 NJ Tournament of Champions runner-up… Finished career with four goals, three assists, and 213 ground balls to help Summit to 60-10 record over three seasons.
Personal: Andrew Owen Helmer… Born July 1996… Son of Michael and Eileen… Three brothers and two sisters… Cousin, Caroline Helmer, played lacrosse for Cornell (2009-2012)… Cousin, Meggie Helmer, played lacrosse for Cornell (2011, 2013)… Cousin, Maura Helmer, was member of Syracuse rowing team (2006-2008) ... Majoring in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
PLAYER FEATURES
Andrew Helmer’s Offensive Improvement Shows in Shot Clock Era (Michael McCleary/ The Daily Orange)
SU’s Platoon of Austin Fusco and Andrew Helmer Rising in Importance for Postseason (Sam Fortier/ The Daily Orange)
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24
