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2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Matthew ODonnell

57 Skyler Blake

  • Position Attacker
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Dublin, OH
  • Highschool Jerome
  • Major Masters of Business Administration

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • All-American: 2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third-Team, USILA Honorable Mention
  • NCAA Division III Records: T-3rd in goals scored in a single game (12, Muskingum), 4th in goals per game in a season (6.06, 2021), 5th in total goals scored in a season (97, 2021), 7th in career goals scored (261, 2017-2021)
  • All-Region: 2021 IMLCA First Team All-Region
  • OAC Offensive Player of the Year: 2021
  • First Team All-OAC: 2021, 2019
  • Second Team All-OAC: 2017 & 2018
  • OAC Offensive Player of the Week: 2/27/2017, 4/22/2019, 4/29/2019, 3/15/2021, 3/22/2021, 4/5/2021 
Career
  • JCU all-time leader in points
  • Points per game: 1st (4.02)
  • Goals per game: 1st (2.75)
  • Points: 2nd (225)
  • Goals: 2nd (154)
  • Assists: 2nd (71)
  • Shots on goal: 2nd (233)
  • Man-up goals: 2nd (18)
  • Games started: 2nd (55)
  • Minutes played: 2nd (3456)
  • Assists per game: 4th (1.27)
2021
  • Led OAC and the team in goals (97) shots (193) and pts (113)
  • Started in all of thirteen games this season
  • Broke his own school record of 10 goals by scoring 12 in the win against Muskingum (4/24)
  • Has scored 90 goals so far
  • Has picked up 32 ground balls on the year
  • Has recorded 14 assists so far
  • Had 9 goals in the victory over Marietta (4/17)
  • Scored 10 goals and added an assist in the win over Wilmington (4/10) 
  • Recorded nine goals in the first half against Heidelberg (4/3)
  • Notched eight goals and three assists in victory over Ohio Northern (3/27)
  • Scored nine goals and had two ground balls in a win against Mount Union. (3/20)
  • Set a JCU single-game high for goals in a game at 10 against Marietta (3/17)

2020
  • Tied for the team leader in goals with 13
  • Second in assists with 7
  • Second on the team in points with 20
2019
  • Started in all 20 games
  • Leads the team in goals and points with 64 and 98, respectively
  • Tallied 47 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers
  • Averaged a John Carroll Record 5.5 points per game
  • Tallied a John Carroll record 64 goals, 3.2 per game
  • Recorded 14 points against Heidelberg, including a record 10 assists
  • Had a career high seven goals against Ohio Northern in a playoff clinching victory
2018
  • Started in all 17 games played
  • Scored four goals and recorded an assist against Concordia (2/24)
  • Posted a six goal game against Alma (3/21)
  • Had a five assist game against Wooster (3/3)
  • Scored four goals in three straight games (4/21, 4/25, 4/28)
  • Led the team in goals with 44
  • Second on the team in points with 65
  • Led the team in shots on goal with 67
  • Had nine caused turnovers
2017
  • Started all 18 games for the Blue Streaks
  • Tallied a program-high eight goals in season-opener against Oberlin (2/18)
  • Spearheaded the offense with five goals and one assist against Illinois Wesleyan (3/17)
  • Scored two goals in a tight win over Capital (3/25)
  • Filled the stat sheet against Ohio Northern (4/22) with one goal, two assists, two ground balls and one caused turnover
  • Led the program with four game-winning goals
  • Scored a goal in 16 of 18 games
  • Ended the season with a total of 42 goals and 14 assists
High School
  • Coached by AJ Auld at Dublin Jerome High School
  • Named first team All-Region and first team All-Conference in 2015 and 2016
Academics and Personal
  • Son of Ron and Laura Blake
  • Major: Marketing
  • Masters of Business Administration

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017First Year

    Attack
    5'10"
    18
  • 57

    2018Sophomore

    Attack
    5'11"
    57
  • 13

    2019Junior

    Attack
    5'11"
    13
  • 12

    2020Senior

    Attacker
    5'11"
    12
  • 57

    2021Graduate Student

    Attacker
    5'11"
    57

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