2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 21
Nick Mellen
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- High School:
- West Genesee
Bio
Twitter: @nmellen17 | Instagram: @nick_mellen
Awards and Honors:
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2020, 2019)
USILA Third Team All-American (2019, 2018)
Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American (2019)
Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2018)
All-ACC (2018)
2x ACC Honor Roll
Post-Syracuse: Was selected fourth overall in the 2020 Major League Lacrosse entry draft by the Boston Cannons.
Career Overview: Was one of the nation’s top cover defensemen since arriving at Syracuse ... A two-time USILA All-American ... Finished his career fifth in program history with 55 caused turnovers. Trails just Joel White (61), Matt Harris (68), Brandon Mullins (76) and Brian Megill (103) in the category ... Guarded the opponent’s top offensive threat for two-straight seasons and was set to in a third before being sidelined after one game in 2020 due to injury ... Selected to wear the team’s No. 11 jersey as a senior, passed down from previous No. 11s to the defensive unit’s leader.
Senior Year (2020): Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Elected as a team captain ... Missed the final four games of the shortened 2020 season following an injury suffered vs. Colgate ... Collected one ground ball in the season opening victory over Colgate (2/7) ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-ACC ... Ranked 27th by Inside Lacrosse Top 50 players ... ACC Honor Roll
Junior Year (2019): USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Started all 14 games at close defense as the team’s top cover defenseman ... Led the team with 19 caused turnovers and added 31 ground balls ... Caused two turnovers and picked up five ground balls while guarding Tewaaraton Award winner Pat Spencer in the NCAA Tournament First Round at Loyola (5/11) ... Caused three turnovers and picked up a pair of ground balls in the ACC Tournament game at North Carolina (4/25) ... Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in the regular season matchup at UNC (4/13) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a pair of ground balls against Cornell while holding USILA Second Team All-American attackman Jeff Teat to no goals and just two assists (4/9) ... Held attackman Chris Aslanian - who averaged four points per game - scoreless in the matchup vs. Hobart, while also causing a turnover and picking up a ground ball (4/2) ... Caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls against Notre Dame (3/30) ... Caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the comeback win over Duke (3/24) ... Caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls in the comeback win over Rutgers (3/15) ... Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins ... Set a season high with three caused turnovers and held Army standout freshman Brendan Nichtern to just one goal in Syracuse’s win over Army (2/24) ... Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in the season opener vs. Colgate (2/8).
Sophomore Year (2018): USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse All-American ... All-ACC ... Appeared in all-15 games as the team's top cover defenseman … Led the team for caused turnovers with 22 recorded for the 2018 season ... Secured the third most ground balls this season with 31, which ranked second among field players … Caused two turnovers in the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell, while holding First Team All-American Jeff Teat to no goals and one assist (5/13) ... Had a season-high of five ground balls and three caused turnovers against Colgate (5/5) ... Picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Virginia in the ACC Semifinal (4/27) ... In the match-up against Navy (4/21), picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers ... Caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls against North Carolina (4/14) ... Caused three turnovers and scooped up three ground balls at Cornell (4/10) ... Picked up four ground balls and caused two turnovers in the match-up against Hobart (4/3) ... Caused two turnovers against Notre Dame (3/31) … Had two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Duke, while holding the nation's leader in points Justin Guterding to just one goal and two assists (3/24) … Picked up two ground balls at Rutgers (3/18) ... Caused one turnover and picked up two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Caused one turnover and had three ground balls during the game against Virginia (3/4) ... Collected two ground balls in the game against Army (2/24).
Redshirt Year (2017): Did not appear in any games due to injury.
Freshman Year (2016): Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on February 15... Made 16 starts and played in all 17 games, picking up 38 ground balls, the third highest mark on the team... Forced 14 turnovers, which ranked second on the team... Made his collegiate debut against Siena collecting six ground balls, a season high, and causing four turnovers (2/13)… Tallied five ground balls and caused a turnover versus Albany (2/21)… Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Army (2/28)… Posted two ground balls against Virginia (3/4)… Scooped up two ground balls against St. John’s (3/12)… Tallied two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Johns Hopkins (3/19)… Picked up a ground ball versus Duke (3/26)… Scooped up two ground balls against Notre Dame (4/2)… Grabbed two ground balls against Hobart (4/6)… Collected two ground balls and caused a turnover against North Carolina (4/16)… Scooped up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Binghamton (4/20)… Posted three ground balls and caused two turnovers versus Duke (5/1)… Picked up two ground balls against Colgate (5/7)… Grabbed a ground ball and caused a turnover against Albany (5/15)… Collected three ground balls against Maryland (5/21).
High School: Scored five goals to go with 12 assists and 47 ground balls during senior season for West Genesee High School… Named Under Armour All-American as senior.
Personal: Majoring in information and technology management in the iSchool as a graduate program.
Awards and Honors:
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2020, 2019)
USILA Third Team All-American (2019, 2018)
Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American (2019)
Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2018)
All-ACC (2018)
2x ACC Honor Roll
Post-Syracuse: Was selected fourth overall in the 2020 Major League Lacrosse entry draft by the Boston Cannons.
Career Overview: Was one of the nation’s top cover defensemen since arriving at Syracuse ... A two-time USILA All-American ... Finished his career fifth in program history with 55 caused turnovers. Trails just Joel White (61), Matt Harris (68), Brandon Mullins (76) and Brian Megill (103) in the category ... Guarded the opponent’s top offensive threat for two-straight seasons and was set to in a third before being sidelined after one game in 2020 due to injury ... Selected to wear the team’s No. 11 jersey as a senior, passed down from previous No. 11s to the defensive unit’s leader.
Senior Year (2020): Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Elected as a team captain ... Missed the final four games of the shortened 2020 season following an injury suffered vs. Colgate ... Collected one ground ball in the season opening victory over Colgate (2/7) ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-ACC ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-ACC ... Ranked 27th by Inside Lacrosse Top 50 players ... ACC Honor Roll
Junior Year (2019): USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... Started all 14 games at close defense as the team’s top cover defenseman ... Led the team with 19 caused turnovers and added 31 ground balls ... Caused two turnovers and picked up five ground balls while guarding Tewaaraton Award winner Pat Spencer in the NCAA Tournament First Round at Loyola (5/11) ... Caused three turnovers and picked up a pair of ground balls in the ACC Tournament game at North Carolina (4/25) ... Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in the regular season matchup at UNC (4/13) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a pair of ground balls against Cornell while holding USILA Second Team All-American attackman Jeff Teat to no goals and just two assists (4/9) ... Held attackman Chris Aslanian - who averaged four points per game - scoreless in the matchup vs. Hobart, while also causing a turnover and picking up a ground ball (4/2) ... Caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls against Notre Dame (3/30) ... Caused a turnover and collected two ground balls in the comeback win over Duke (3/24) ... Caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls in the comeback win over Rutgers (3/15) ... Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins ... Set a season high with three caused turnovers and held Army standout freshman Brendan Nichtern to just one goal in Syracuse’s win over Army (2/24) ... Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in the season opener vs. Colgate (2/8).
Sophomore Year (2018): USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse All-American ... All-ACC ... Appeared in all-15 games as the team's top cover defenseman … Led the team for caused turnovers with 22 recorded for the 2018 season ... Secured the third most ground balls this season with 31, which ranked second among field players … Caused two turnovers in the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell, while holding First Team All-American Jeff Teat to no goals and one assist (5/13) ... Had a season-high of five ground balls and three caused turnovers against Colgate (5/5) ... Picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Virginia in the ACC Semifinal (4/27) ... In the match-up against Navy (4/21), picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers ... Caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls against North Carolina (4/14) ... Caused three turnovers and scooped up three ground balls at Cornell (4/10) ... Picked up four ground balls and caused two turnovers in the match-up against Hobart (4/3) ... Caused two turnovers against Notre Dame (3/31) … Had two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Duke, while holding the nation's leader in points Justin Guterding to just one goal and two assists (3/24) … Picked up two ground balls at Rutgers (3/18) ... Caused one turnover and picked up two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Caused one turnover and had three ground balls during the game against Virginia (3/4) ... Collected two ground balls in the game against Army (2/24).
Redshirt Year (2017): Did not appear in any games due to injury.
Freshman Year (2016): Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on February 15... Made 16 starts and played in all 17 games, picking up 38 ground balls, the third highest mark on the team... Forced 14 turnovers, which ranked second on the team... Made his collegiate debut against Siena collecting six ground balls, a season high, and causing four turnovers (2/13)… Tallied five ground balls and caused a turnover versus Albany (2/21)… Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Army (2/28)… Posted two ground balls against Virginia (3/4)… Scooped up two ground balls against St. John’s (3/12)… Tallied two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Johns Hopkins (3/19)… Picked up a ground ball versus Duke (3/26)… Scooped up two ground balls against Notre Dame (4/2)… Grabbed two ground balls against Hobart (4/6)… Collected two ground balls and caused a turnover against North Carolina (4/16)… Scooped up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Binghamton (4/20)… Posted three ground balls and caused two turnovers versus Duke (5/1)… Picked up two ground balls against Colgate (5/7)… Grabbed a ground ball and caused a turnover against Albany (5/15)… Collected three ground balls against Maryland (5/21).
High School: Scored five goals to go with 12 assists and 47 ground balls during senior season for West Genesee High School… Named Under Armour All-American as senior.
Personal: Majoring in information and technology management in the iSchool as a graduate program.
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
