2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Aviles, Brandon

Jersey Number 43
Brandon Aviles
- Position:
- short-stick defensive midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Setauket, N.Y.
- High School:
- Ward Melville
Bio
Awards and Honors:
College Crosse Freshman All-American (2020)
4x ACC Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
All-ACC Academic Team
Career Overview: One of the top short-stick defensive midfielders in the ACC ... Made an immediate impact as a true freshmen SSDM. Saw the most playing time in the freshman class in 2020 ... Plays for Puerto Rico's National Team and was a captain of the U21 squad. Named to the Senior team for the 2023 World Games in San Diego.
Junior Year (2023): Racked minutes in 10 games as a redshirt junior short-stick defensive midfielder … battled an upper body injury in the midseason … finished with 16 ground balls, including a season-best three against Vermont (Feb. 4) in the season opener … logged five games with multiple ground balls, including three games in the month of April … caused three turnovers across three games … penalized just four times for three minutes in total.
Sophomore Year (2022): Scored three goals, added an assist, caused nine turnovers and picked up 32 ground balls in his sophomore season, while appearing in all-14 games ... His 32 ground balls and nine caused turnovers led all short sticks in both categories and were fifth on the team ... Collected three ground balls against Notre Dame (5/1) ... Had his first collegiate multi-point game, scoring a goal and adding an assist. He also caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls against Virginia (4/23) ... Collected four ground balls and caused a turnover at North Carolina (4/16) ... Scored a goal and picked up four ground balls against Cornell (4/11) ... Caused a turnover and collected three ground balls at UAlbany (4/7) ... Caused a pair of turnovers and picked up a ground ball at Notre Dame (4/2) ... Grabbed a season high four ground balls against Duke (3/26) ... Caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls at Stony Brook (3/19) ... Scored his first collegiate goal, caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball in the Orange's win over Hobart (3/6) ... Collected two ground balls against Army (3/2) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls at Virginia (2/26) ... Caused a turnover and picked up one ground ball against Maryland (2/20) ... Caused a turnover in Syracuse's win over Holy Cross (2/12).
Freshman Year (2021): Played in nine games, missing four due to injury, and caused six turnovers and picked up 14 ground balls ... Returned from missing over a month due to injury in the NCAA Tournament vs. Georgetown, causing two turnovers and picking up two ground balls (5/15) ... Caused one turnover and grabbed a ground ball vs. UAlbany (4/8) ... Collected a career-high five ground balls vs. Notre Dame (4/3) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls at Duke (3/25) ... Caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Caused a turnover vs. Stony Brook (3/12) ... Caused a turnover and picked up one ground ball in the Orange's win over Virginia (2/27) ... ACC Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2020): The only true freshman to appear in all-five games for the Orange ... Collected 12 ground balls and caused three turnovers as one of the team's top SSDM's before the season was canceled after five games ... Played in the top SSDM pairing in three of the Orange's five games, filling in for injured Dami Oladumnoye and Peter Dearth ... Picked up a season-best four ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the win over Hobart (2/28) ... Picked up two ground balls against Army (2/23) ... Picked up three ground balls and caused his first collegiate turnover against Binghamton (2/15) ... Made his collegiate debut against Colgate (2/7) and collected two ground balls ... ACC Honor Roll.
Before SU: Ranked in Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 … Ranked No. 29 incoming midfielder by Inside Lacrosse … 2019 Suffolk County Midfielder of the Year… Led Ward Melville championships in 2017 and 2018 seasons … All-Suffolk County team member… Scored 29 goals and 13 assists his senior season … 2019 S.C.L.C.A Most Outstanding Player … Elected as a team captain … Played club lacrosse for Team 91.
Personal: Son of Lorraine and Luis … Has two older brothers, Evin and Corey … Brother Corey was a member of the 2018 NCAA DIII Lacrosse Champion team at Wesleyan University ... Cousin Joe Scally plays RB for Monchengladbach and the U.S. Men's National Team (soccer) ... Born Aug. 29, 2001 ... Majoring in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and minoring in real estate in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
College Crosse Freshman All-American (2020)
4x ACC Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
All-ACC Academic Team
Career Overview: One of the top short-stick defensive midfielders in the ACC ... Made an immediate impact as a true freshmen SSDM. Saw the most playing time in the freshman class in 2020 ... Plays for Puerto Rico's National Team and was a captain of the U21 squad. Named to the Senior team for the 2023 World Games in San Diego.
Junior Year (2023): Racked minutes in 10 games as a redshirt junior short-stick defensive midfielder … battled an upper body injury in the midseason … finished with 16 ground balls, including a season-best three against Vermont (Feb. 4) in the season opener … logged five games with multiple ground balls, including three games in the month of April … caused three turnovers across three games … penalized just four times for three minutes in total.
Sophomore Year (2022): Scored three goals, added an assist, caused nine turnovers and picked up 32 ground balls in his sophomore season, while appearing in all-14 games ... His 32 ground balls and nine caused turnovers led all short sticks in both categories and were fifth on the team ... Collected three ground balls against Notre Dame (5/1) ... Had his first collegiate multi-point game, scoring a goal and adding an assist. He also caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls against Virginia (4/23) ... Collected four ground balls and caused a turnover at North Carolina (4/16) ... Scored a goal and picked up four ground balls against Cornell (4/11) ... Caused a turnover and collected three ground balls at UAlbany (4/7) ... Caused a pair of turnovers and picked up a ground ball at Notre Dame (4/2) ... Grabbed a season high four ground balls against Duke (3/26) ... Caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls at Stony Brook (3/19) ... Scored his first collegiate goal, caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball in the Orange's win over Hobart (3/6) ... Collected two ground balls against Army (3/2) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls at Virginia (2/26) ... Caused a turnover and picked up one ground ball against Maryland (2/20) ... Caused a turnover in Syracuse's win over Holy Cross (2/12).
Freshman Year (2021): Played in nine games, missing four due to injury, and caused six turnovers and picked up 14 ground balls ... Returned from missing over a month due to injury in the NCAA Tournament vs. Georgetown, causing two turnovers and picking up two ground balls (5/15) ... Caused one turnover and grabbed a ground ball vs. UAlbany (4/8) ... Collected a career-high five ground balls vs. Notre Dame (4/3) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls at Duke (3/25) ... Caused a turnover and picked up three ground balls vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Caused a turnover vs. Stony Brook (3/12) ... Caused a turnover and picked up one ground ball in the Orange's win over Virginia (2/27) ... ACC Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2020): The only true freshman to appear in all-five games for the Orange ... Collected 12 ground balls and caused three turnovers as one of the team's top SSDM's before the season was canceled after five games ... Played in the top SSDM pairing in three of the Orange's five games, filling in for injured Dami Oladumnoye and Peter Dearth ... Picked up a season-best four ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the win over Hobart (2/28) ... Picked up two ground balls against Army (2/23) ... Picked up three ground balls and caused his first collegiate turnover against Binghamton (2/15) ... Made his collegiate debut against Colgate (2/7) and collected two ground balls ... ACC Honor Roll.
Before SU: Ranked in Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 … Ranked No. 29 incoming midfielder by Inside Lacrosse … 2019 Suffolk County Midfielder of the Year… Led Ward Melville championships in 2017 and 2018 seasons … All-Suffolk County team member… Scored 29 goals and 13 assists his senior season … 2019 S.C.L.C.A Most Outstanding Player … Elected as a team captain … Played club lacrosse for Team 91.
Personal: Son of Lorraine and Luis … Has two older brothers, Evin and Corey … Brother Corey was a member of the 2018 NCAA DIII Lacrosse Champion team at Wesleyan University ... Cousin Joe Scally plays RB for Monchengladbach and the U.S. Men's National Team (soccer) ... Born Aug. 29, 2001 ... Majoring in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and minoring in real estate in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
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