2008 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Josh Knight
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
- High School:
- Saratoga Springs
Senior Year (2011): Played in 14 games as a faceoff specialist and was 14-for-35 (.400) at the X on the season … Went a combined 8-for-12 (.667) on faceoffs in consecutive games versus Cornell and against Providence at the New England Lacrosse Classic … Turned in a season-best 5-for-6 (.833) showing with one ground ball against the Friars … Matched his season high for faceoff attempts (6) and ground balls (1) against Cornell … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Junior Year (2010): Played in five games … Was 6-for-20 (.300) on faceoffs … Won a season-best four draws on eight attempts in SU’s win against Villanova … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2009): Played in 16 games as a faceoff specialist … Went 36-for-78 (.462) on draws and collected 15 ground balls … Set personal bests in faceoffs won (13), attempted (18) and ground balls (4) against Princeton at the Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic … Won 7-of-9 (.778) faceoffs in SU’s season-opening win against Providence … Five faceoff wins against Rutgers.
Freshman Year (2008): Played in four games … Attempted three faceoffs … Took his first career draw at Rutgers … Attempted two faceoffs against Massachusetts … Made his collegiate debut against Villanvoa … Also saw playing versus Binghamton … Member of the Spring 2008 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Scored eight goals and had nine assists as a senior … Won better than 55 percent of his faceoffs and set the school single-season record for faceoffs attempted … Finished his career with 25 goals, 35 assists and more than 250 ground balls … Winner of the 2007 Clayton Chubb Award as Saratoga’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete … Played for the Adirondack team in the 2007 Empire State Games … Two-time Section II All-Star … Team’s Most Improved Player in 2005 … Also played football and skiied for three years … Two-time Section II All-Star at linebacker and Saratoga’s 2007 football MVP.
Personal: Joshua R. Knight … Born in June 1989 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. … Son of Russel and Michelle Knight … One brother, one sister … Physical education major.
| KNIGHT'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||
| Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GBs | Faceoffs | CTs |
| 2008 | 4 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0-3 (.000) |
- |
| 2009 | 16 |
1 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
36-78 (.500) |
- |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-20 (.300) |
0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-35 (.400) |
0 |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 56-136 (.412) |
0 |
