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2012 Men's Lacrosse

16 Mike Rufo

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Broomall, Pa.
  • Highschool Haverford School

Biography

Four-year letterman. ... Was one of the team's most consistentscoring threats for four years. ... Earned all-Landmark Conferencehonors three times. ... Played in 62 games in his career. ... His75 career goals are tied for the 10th most in school history. ...Added 25 assists, giving him 100 career points. ... Scored 12 goalswith a man-advantage and added two in man-down situations. ... Alsorecorded 57 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers in his career.

Senior Year (2012): Earned all-LandmarkConference second-team honors for the third straight season. ...Appeared in 15 of the team's 16 games. ... Was fourth on the teamwith 22 goals. ... Also had eight assists for a total of 30 points.... His 90 shot attempts were second on the team. ... Finished witha shot percentage of .244. ... Scored five goals with aman-advantage. ... Scored two or more goals seven times. ... Alsorecorded 19 ground balls and three caused turnovers. ... Scoredthree goals on five shots in a season-opening 11-5 win overFarmingdale State on Feb. 25. ... Scored a season-high four goalsin an 8-7 quadruple-overtime win over Muhlenberg on March 3 inAllentown, Pa. ... Had two goals and two assists in an 11-9 winover Lycoming on March 17 in Baltimore, Md. ... Scored two goalsand added an assist in a 13-7 win over Washington & Jeffersonon March 24 in Washington, Pa. ... Had two goals and two assistsand added four ground balls in a 12-4 win over Merchant MarineAcademy on April 7 at Fitzpatrick Field. ... Helped the Royalsclinch a playoff berth by scoring four goals, two with aman-advantage, and adding an assist in a 13-7 win over Catholic onApril 28 at Fitzpatrick Field. ... Scored twice in the Royals' 15-9loss to Drew in a Landmark Conference semifinal on May 2 inMadison, N.J.

Junior Year (2011): Started 16 games...finishedsecond on the team in goals (25) and shot attempts (77) and tiedfor third in total points (29)...led Royals in man-up goals withseven...accounted for at least one point in 14 games and had ninemulti-point games...scored at least one goal in 11 games and hadnine multi-goal games, including a season-high five-goal effort ina 17-13 win over the Merchant Marine Academy in Bayville, NewYork...scored perhaps the biggest goal of the year with 2:20remaining in overtime as the Royals upset defending LandmarkConference champion Goucher College, 9-8, in a must-win situationon Saturday, April 23, at Fitzpatrick Field; sent that game intoovertime with a goal with 2:23 remaining in the fourth period asScranton overcame a three-goal fourth-period deficit to keep itsconference tournament hopes alive...scored three goals apiece inback-to-back wins over Catholic University within a span of fivedays; the 12-10 win over the Cardinals in the regular-season finalein Washington, DC, on Saturday, April 30, clinched the number twoseed for the Royals in the Landmark Conference tournament; theRoyals then defeated Catholic, 12-9, on May 4 in the semifinals athome to move into the championship match against Goucher on May7...had a goal, a ground ball, and caused a turnover in the Royals'12-8 win over Goucher in the championship match...41 of his 77 shotattempts were on goal (53.2 percent).

Sophomore Year (2010): Appeared in all 15 gamesand started 14 times...earned second-team all-Landmark Conferencehonors in a vote conducted among the league's seven headcoaches...led the Royals in total points (24) and man-down goals(2) and tied for the team-lead in goals (18)...opened the seasonwith a then career-high five goals in a 12-5 upset of then12th-ranked Ithaca College on March 2 at Fitzpatrick Field; in thatgame, scored three times in the second half as the Royals brokeaway from a 5-4 halftime lead...tied his career high with fivegoals, including the game-winner, in an 8-7 victory over MarywoodUniversity at Pacer Field in Scranton on April 14...thirty-nine ofhis 62 shot attempts were on goal...scored two goals in the final12 minutes of the fourth period as the Royals shaved an 8-2 deficitdown to 8-6 in an eventual 9-6 loss to Hartwick College on March 13in Oneonta, New York...his man-down goals were scored againstIthaca and Marywood...scooped up 13 ground balls.

Freshman Year (2009): Saw action in themidfield area in all 16 games...one of five players to score atleast 10 goals...finished with 10 goals and seven assists for 17total points...scored two goals in a 20-10 victory over CazenoviaCollege (March 14) and a pair in an 8-6 loss to the United StatesMerchant Marine Academy in the Landmark Conference championshipgame (May 2) in King's Point, New York...also picked up 14 groundballs and caused four turnovers...accounted for at least one pointin 10 games and had six multi-point games...had a season-high threeassists in a 14-8 win over Marywood University (April 21).

High School: Scored 19 goals and had 25 assiststo earn all-Main Line honors as a senior.

Awards & Honors
Landmark Conference 2nd-Team Selection (2010, 2011, 2012)
Landmark Conference Player of the Week (March 7, 2010; Apr. 3,2011)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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