2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Maltz, Derek

Jersey Number 7
Derek Maltz
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ashburn, Va.
- High School:
- Stone Bridge
Bio
Senior Year (2014): Team co-captain … Played in all 16 games with seven starts, bumping back and forth between attack and midfield … Scored 14 goals and passed out nine assists … Had a season-high five points, including four goals, versus St. John’s (3/8) at the Cobb County Lacrosse Classic … Notched a hat trick versus Notre Dame (3/29) … Tied his career high with two assists in wins at Johns Hopkins (3/15) and against Binghamton (4/2) … Scored two goals against Duke (4/25) in the ACC semifinals … Totaled three points (2 goals, 1 assist) versus Notre Dame (4/27) in the ACC championship game … Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and was an ACC Academic Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Junior Year (2013): Team co-captain … All-BIG EAST Second Team selection ... One of six players to start all 20 games …. Second on the Orange in goals (32) … Averaged 1.6 goals per game and registered 11 multi-goal games … Finished with 39 points overall (32 goals, 7 assists) … Tied for second in the BIG EAST with teammates Luke Cometti and Kevin Rice with three game-winning goals … Scored a season-best four goals in the Orange’s 17-5 win against Canisius (3/29) … Had three goals in victories against Johns Hopkins (3/16) and Rutgers (4/13). All three of his goals in the Rutgers game, including the game-winner with 10 seconds left, were in the fourth quarter to help SU rally for a 13-12 victory after being down 10-5 … Tallied six points against Notre Dame (2 goals, 2 assists) in the semifinals on May 2 and Villanova (2 goals) in the champioship game on May 4 to earn BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors. Maltz’s two assists against the Irish in the semifinals matched his career high … Tied his personal best with two assists as part of a three-point effort at Providence (3/19) … Scored two goals eight times, including consecutive NCAA Tournament victories against Yale (5/18) and Denver (5/25). His second goal in SU's NCAA semifinal win versus Denver came off a rebound with 19.2 seconds left and gave the Orange a 9-8 victory, sending the team to the national championship game … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2012): One of seven players to start every game ... Had a team-high 28 goals, including a squad-best nine man-up goals … Second on the team in scoring with 37 points (28 goals, nine assists) … Sixth in the BIG EAST in goals per game (1.65) … Fourth in the league in man-up goals per game (0.53) … Recorded eight multi-goal games, including four hat tricks … Led the Orange with a .412 (24-67) shooting percentage (min. 20 shots) … Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times … Made his first career start in the season opener against Albany (2/19) and scored twice … Totaled five points, including his first three-goal game, at Virginia (3/4) … Also had three goals, including two man-up scores, at Johns Hopkins (3/17) … Netted four goals in the first quarter of SU’s 19-6 rout of Rutgers (4/14) at the ESPNU Warrior Classic …Became the first SU player since Kenny Nims in 2008 to score six goals in a game when he pumped in six in a 13-12 win at Hobart (4/17) … Totaled three points, including a career-high tying two assists, against Villanova (5/3) in the BIG EAST semifinals … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2011): Saw action in seven games as a reserve attackman … Recorded a perfect shooting percentage (1.000), scoring three goals on three shots … Made his college debut in SU’s season opening win against Denver (2/20) … Notched the first goal of his career in the fourth quarter of a 13-3 victory over Providence (4/16) at the New England Lacrosse Classic … Scored a season-high two goals in the team’s win against St. John’s (5/7).
High School: Ranked No. 25 among attackmen in the Class of 2010 by Inside Lacrosse … 2010 U.S. Lacrosse All-American ... Held the Stone Bridge career records for points (255), goals (159) and assists (96) before they were broken by his younger brother, Dylan … Scored 112 points (73 goals, 39 assists) as a senior … 2010 Loudoun Extra and Liberty District Player of the Year … Earned Washington Post All-Met honors twice, including first-team recognition in 2010 … Three-time All-Liberty District … Named to the All-Northern Region First Team twice … Also played golf.
Personal: Derek Matthew Maltz … Born in December 1992 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. … Son of Derek and Patricia Maltz … Father, also named Derek, played lacrosse at Syracuse from 1983-85 and was a member of SU’s 1983 national championship team ... Two younger brothers … Brother, Dylan, played for the Orange in 2014 … Public relations major.
Junior Year (2013): Team co-captain … All-BIG EAST Second Team selection ... One of six players to start all 20 games …. Second on the Orange in goals (32) … Averaged 1.6 goals per game and registered 11 multi-goal games … Finished with 39 points overall (32 goals, 7 assists) … Tied for second in the BIG EAST with teammates Luke Cometti and Kevin Rice with three game-winning goals … Scored a season-best four goals in the Orange’s 17-5 win against Canisius (3/29) … Had three goals in victories against Johns Hopkins (3/16) and Rutgers (4/13). All three of his goals in the Rutgers game, including the game-winner with 10 seconds left, were in the fourth quarter to help SU rally for a 13-12 victory after being down 10-5 … Tallied six points against Notre Dame (2 goals, 2 assists) in the semifinals on May 2 and Villanova (2 goals) in the champioship game on May 4 to earn BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors. Maltz’s two assists against the Irish in the semifinals matched his career high … Tied his personal best with two assists as part of a three-point effort at Providence (3/19) … Scored two goals eight times, including consecutive NCAA Tournament victories against Yale (5/18) and Denver (5/25). His second goal in SU's NCAA semifinal win versus Denver came off a rebound with 19.2 seconds left and gave the Orange a 9-8 victory, sending the team to the national championship game … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2012): One of seven players to start every game ... Had a team-high 28 goals, including a squad-best nine man-up goals … Second on the team in scoring with 37 points (28 goals, nine assists) … Sixth in the BIG EAST in goals per game (1.65) … Fourth in the league in man-up goals per game (0.53) … Recorded eight multi-goal games, including four hat tricks … Led the Orange with a .412 (24-67) shooting percentage (min. 20 shots) … Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times … Made his first career start in the season opener against Albany (2/19) and scored twice … Totaled five points, including his first three-goal game, at Virginia (3/4) … Also had three goals, including two man-up scores, at Johns Hopkins (3/17) … Netted four goals in the first quarter of SU’s 19-6 rout of Rutgers (4/14) at the ESPNU Warrior Classic …Became the first SU player since Kenny Nims in 2008 to score six goals in a game when he pumped in six in a 13-12 win at Hobart (4/17) … Totaled three points, including a career-high tying two assists, against Villanova (5/3) in the BIG EAST semifinals … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2011): Saw action in seven games as a reserve attackman … Recorded a perfect shooting percentage (1.000), scoring three goals on three shots … Made his college debut in SU’s season opening win against Denver (2/20) … Notched the first goal of his career in the fourth quarter of a 13-3 victory over Providence (4/16) at the New England Lacrosse Classic … Scored a season-high two goals in the team’s win against St. John’s (5/7).
High School: Ranked No. 25 among attackmen in the Class of 2010 by Inside Lacrosse … 2010 U.S. Lacrosse All-American ... Held the Stone Bridge career records for points (255), goals (159) and assists (96) before they were broken by his younger brother, Dylan … Scored 112 points (73 goals, 39 assists) as a senior … 2010 Loudoun Extra and Liberty District Player of the Year … Earned Washington Post All-Met honors twice, including first-team recognition in 2010 … Three-time All-Liberty District … Named to the All-Northern Region First Team twice … Also played golf.
Personal: Derek Matthew Maltz … Born in December 1992 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. … Son of Derek and Patricia Maltz … Father, also named Derek, played lacrosse at Syracuse from 1983-85 and was a member of SU’s 1983 national championship team ... Two younger brothers … Brother, Dylan, played for the Orange in 2014 … Public relations major.
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
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