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2021 Men's Lacrosse

38 Collin Purdy

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Hillsborough, N.J.
  • High School Hillsborough
  • Position M
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

  • Three-year letter-winner who has played in 36 games as a face-off specialist
  • Has won 427 face-offs and sports a .583 face-off percentage through his first three seasons, the fourth-best mark in Scranton history
  • Ranks fourth in program history with 221 career ground balls
  • Earned First Team All-Landmark Conference honors as a sophomore

Junior Year (2020)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in all six games for the Royals during the shortened 2020 season
  • Went 94-of-170 on faceoffs and scooped up 39 ground balls
  • Also got into the act on offense, scoring three goals and adding three assists
  • Had a two goal, one assist afternoon at RPI on Feb. 16
  • Claimed double-digit faceoffs in each of the six game the Royals played in

Sophomore Year (2019)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 17 games on his way to earning First Team All-Landmark Conference honors as a face-off specialist
  • Won .652 percent of his draws, going 258-for-396 on face-offs
  • Picked up a team-leading 146 ground balls, the second-highest total in a season in Scranton history
  • Registered nine points by scoring seven goals and adding two assists
  • Credited with three caused turnovers on the spring
  • Attempted 27 shots and had 16 shots on goal for a .593 shot-on-goal percentage
  • Scored two goals in a 16-15 loss to Muhlenberg on Feb. 23 and matched the feat in a 12-9 loss to Susquehanna in the Landmark Conference semifinals on May 1
  • Won a season-high 27 face-offs in a 17-16 overtime loss to Stockton on Mar. 30 at Weiss Field
  • Claimed double-figure face-off wins in 15 games and won at least 20 draws in five contests

Freshman Year (2018)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 13 games as a reserve faceoff specialist.
  • Went 75-for-110 in the faceoff circle for a team-best .682 win percentage.
  • Won 10 or more faceoffs four times, including a season-best 19-for-23 performance in a 12-10 loss at Goucher on March 24.
  • Picked up 36 ground balls and had three caused turnovers.

Awards/Honors

  • First Team All-Landmark Conference (2019)

High school/personal

  • Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse and two in football at Hillborough.
  • Won the Raider Rock award in lacrosse and set the school record for faceoff wins in a season.
  • In football, earned second-team all-conference honors at linebacker.
  • Son of David & Dawn Purdy.
  • Has a younger brother, Graham.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2018Freshman

    M
    6'1" 195 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2019Sophomore

    M
    6'1" 205 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2020Junior

    M
    6'1" 205 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Senior

    M
    6'1" 205 lbs
    38
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