2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 33
Drake Porter
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Andrew's College / IMG Academy
Bio
Awards and Honors:
Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American (2020)
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2020)
Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2021)
All-ACC (2019)
Senior CLASS Award All-American (2021)
USILA Scholar All-American (2020)
2x All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2021)
5x ACC Honor Roll
Soladay Award Winner (2021)
Career Overview: All-American goaltender ... Starting goalie for three seasons (2019, 2020 and 2021), leading the ACC in save percentage in both 2019 and 2020.
Senior Year (2021): Team captain ... Senior CLASS Award finalist ... Senior CLASS Award All-American ... winner of prestigious Soladay Award ... Started all-13 games, making 156 saves in 734:15 of action ... Also had two caused turnovers and 21 ground balls ... Made nine saves in Syracuse's win against Virginia (4/24) ... Made 12 saves and allowed just eight goals in Syracuse's win over UAlbany (4/8) ... Made 13 saves at Duke (3/25) ... Allowed just three goals and made five saves against Holy Cross (3/20) ... Made 11 saves and allowed just five goals against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Made a career-high 21 saves, caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the Orange's win over Vermont (3/6). His 21 stops were the most since Peter Coluccini made 22 against Colgate in 2007 ... Made 15 saves and allowed just 10 goals in a victory over Virginia (2/27) ... US Lacrosse Preseason Goalie of the Year ... USILA Preseason First Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason First Team All-American ... US Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC
Senior Year (2020): USILA Scholar All-American ... Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Second Team All-American ... Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Started all five games of the shortened 2020 season ... Led the ACC with a .577 save percentage, which ranked 12th nationally ... Second in the ACC with 12.8 saves per game ... Second in the ACC with a 9.65 GAA ... Made 16 saves, allowed just nine goals and collected four ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Army (2/25) ... Made a season-high 18 saves - the most by a Syracuse goaltender since 2010 - in a 9-7 comeback win over Army (2/23) ... Made 11 saves, caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls - all while allowing just four goals - in Syracuse's 17-4 win over Binghamton (2/15) ... Made 12 saves in the season opener vs. Colgate ... Played for Team Canada in the US Lacrosse Fall Classic ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC ... ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2019): All-ACC Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll ... S.I. Newhouse School Dean's List ... Made 177 saves and allowed just 138 goals for a .562 save percentage ... Led the ACC and ranked eighth nationally in save percentage (.562) ... Led the ACC and ranked 15th nationally with 12.64 saves per game ... Made 13 saves in the NCAA Tournament First Round game vs. Loyola (5/11) ... Tied a season high with 16 saves and allowed just seven goals at Navy (4/20) ... Made 12 saves at North Carolina (4/13) ... Made 10 saves and surrendered only eight goals in the win over Cornell (4/9) ... Matched a season high with 16 saves, giving up just five goals in the win over Hobart (4/2) ... Named to the USILA Division I National Team of the Week following his performance vs. Duke (3/25) ... Made 12 saves, including crucial overtime stops in Syracuse’s 9-8 win over Duke, which earned him ACC Player of the Week honors (3/24) ... Made 13 saves in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/9) ... Made a season-high 16 saves allowing just eight goals in the Orange’s win over Army (2/24) ... Stopped 12 of the 17 shots that were put on cage vs. Albany (2/16) ... Made his first collegiate start and registered 14 saves against Colgate (2/8).
Sophomore Year (2018): ACC Honor Roll selection ... S.I. Newhouse School Dean's List ... Participated in four games as the backup goaltender … Made three saves, allowing just one goal in 24:36 of action ... Made one save and had no goals allowed against Colgate (5/5) ... Saw no shots against Hobart in 3:04 (4/3) ... Made two saves and allowed no goals in his season opener against Binghamton (2/10)
Freshman Year (2017): ACC Honor Roll Selection … Appeared in one game for the Orange… Made two saves in his collegiate debut against Cornell (4/11).
High School: All-Canada All-Star ... OJMFLL U19 All-Ontario Team ... EDGE All-Academic team all three years ... Named MVP of the 2014 All-Canada Games Championship game ... Helped lead IMG Academy to their third straight IMG Nationals year-end lacrosse National Championship in 2015 ... Starting goalie for St. Andrews College Varsity team and helped them qualify for the OFSSA final.
Personal: Born on June 1, 1998 in Markham, Ontario ... Son of David and Robin ... Has one brother, Chris ... Majoring in intercollegiate advising and support. Earned his bachelor's degree in May in advertising from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
PLAYER FEATURES
Syracuse Lacrosse Goalie Merry-Go-Round Stops with Drake Porter (Lindsay Kramer/ Syracuse.com)
Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American (2020)
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2020)
Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2021)
All-ACC (2019)
Senior CLASS Award All-American (2021)
USILA Scholar All-American (2020)
2x All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2021)
5x ACC Honor Roll
Soladay Award Winner (2021)
Career Overview: All-American goaltender ... Starting goalie for three seasons (2019, 2020 and 2021), leading the ACC in save percentage in both 2019 and 2020.
Senior Year (2021): Team captain ... Senior CLASS Award finalist ... Senior CLASS Award All-American ... winner of prestigious Soladay Award ... Started all-13 games, making 156 saves in 734:15 of action ... Also had two caused turnovers and 21 ground balls ... Made nine saves in Syracuse's win against Virginia (4/24) ... Made 12 saves and allowed just eight goals in Syracuse's win over UAlbany (4/8) ... Made 13 saves at Duke (3/25) ... Allowed just three goals and made five saves against Holy Cross (3/20) ... Made 11 saves and allowed just five goals against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Made a career-high 21 saves, caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the Orange's win over Vermont (3/6). His 21 stops were the most since Peter Coluccini made 22 against Colgate in 2007 ... Made 15 saves and allowed just 10 goals in a victory over Virginia (2/27) ... US Lacrosse Preseason Goalie of the Year ... USILA Preseason First Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason First Team All-American ... US Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC
Senior Year (2020): USILA Scholar All-American ... Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Second Team All-American ... Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Started all five games of the shortened 2020 season ... Led the ACC with a .577 save percentage, which ranked 12th nationally ... Second in the ACC with 12.8 saves per game ... Second in the ACC with a 9.65 GAA ... Made 16 saves, allowed just nine goals and collected four ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Army (2/25) ... Made a season-high 18 saves - the most by a Syracuse goaltender since 2010 - in a 9-7 comeback win over Army (2/23) ... Made 11 saves, caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls - all while allowing just four goals - in Syracuse's 17-4 win over Binghamton (2/15) ... Made 12 saves in the season opener vs. Colgate ... Played for Team Canada in the US Lacrosse Fall Classic ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC ... ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2019): All-ACC Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll ... S.I. Newhouse School Dean's List ... Made 177 saves and allowed just 138 goals for a .562 save percentage ... Led the ACC and ranked eighth nationally in save percentage (.562) ... Led the ACC and ranked 15th nationally with 12.64 saves per game ... Made 13 saves in the NCAA Tournament First Round game vs. Loyola (5/11) ... Tied a season high with 16 saves and allowed just seven goals at Navy (4/20) ... Made 12 saves at North Carolina (4/13) ... Made 10 saves and surrendered only eight goals in the win over Cornell (4/9) ... Matched a season high with 16 saves, giving up just five goals in the win over Hobart (4/2) ... Named to the USILA Division I National Team of the Week following his performance vs. Duke (3/25) ... Made 12 saves, including crucial overtime stops in Syracuse’s 9-8 win over Duke, which earned him ACC Player of the Week honors (3/24) ... Made 13 saves in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/9) ... Made a season-high 16 saves allowing just eight goals in the Orange’s win over Army (2/24) ... Stopped 12 of the 17 shots that were put on cage vs. Albany (2/16) ... Made his first collegiate start and registered 14 saves against Colgate (2/8).
Sophomore Year (2018): ACC Honor Roll selection ... S.I. Newhouse School Dean's List ... Participated in four games as the backup goaltender … Made three saves, allowing just one goal in 24:36 of action ... Made one save and had no goals allowed against Colgate (5/5) ... Saw no shots against Hobart in 3:04 (4/3) ... Made two saves and allowed no goals in his season opener against Binghamton (2/10)
Freshman Year (2017): ACC Honor Roll Selection … Appeared in one game for the Orange… Made two saves in his collegiate debut against Cornell (4/11).
High School: All-Canada All-Star ... OJMFLL U19 All-Ontario Team ... EDGE All-Academic team all three years ... Named MVP of the 2014 All-Canada Games Championship game ... Helped lead IMG Academy to their third straight IMG Nationals year-end lacrosse National Championship in 2015 ... Starting goalie for St. Andrews College Varsity team and helped them qualify for the OFSSA final.
Personal: Born on June 1, 1998 in Markham, Ontario ... Son of David and Robin ... Has one brother, Chris ... Majoring in intercollegiate advising and support. Earned his bachelor's degree in May in advertising from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
PLAYER FEATURES
Syracuse Lacrosse Goalie Merry-Go-Round Stops with Drake Porter (Lindsay Kramer/ Syracuse.com)
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
