2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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25 Nicholas Ellerton

25 Nicholas Ellerton

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Toronto, Ont.

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• Academic All-Patriot League Team (2021)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2019. 2018, 2017)
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (3/29/21)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2021
• One of four captains ... Started all 11 games at close defense ... Recorded 30 ground balls, caused nine turnovers and scored the first two goals of his NCAA career ... Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team ... Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on March 29 after he tallied three ground balls, forced two turnovers and scored his first collegiate goal from beyond midfield while playing all 60 minutes of a 13-9 win at Lafayette on March 27 ... Began season with four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 15-12 win at Merrimack on Feb. 20 ... Recorded career-high five ground balls in a 14-10 win at Colgate on April 10 ... Matched that career high with five ground balls in a Patriot League quarterfinal contest against Colgate on May 4 ... Scored a goal and added two ground balls at Army West Point on April 17 ... Tallied two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Utah on April 3 ... Secured at least two ground balls in each of his final six games.  

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
One of four captains ... Started all six games at close defense ... Had at least one caused turnover in each of the first five contests ... Tallied season-high four ground balls and also caused a turnover at Bryant on Feb. 18 ... Notched season-high two caused turnovers in 17-11 win at Bellarmine on Feb. 22 ... Secured one ground ball and one caused turnover against both Providence (Feb. 1) and No. 12 Ohio State (Feb. 8) ... Had two ground balls and one caused turnover in 13-5 win at UMass Lowell on Feb. 15 ... Collected one ground ball in 13-12 comeback win at Colgate on Feb. 29.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
Started all 17 games at close defense ... Recorded career highs in ground balls (28) and caused turnovers (14) ... Collected career-best four ground balls and added one caused turnover in 12-4 triumph over Vermont (March 2) ... Notched career-high three caused turnovers and added three ground balls in 13-9 win over Bucknell (March 16) ... Secured three ground balls and one caused turnover in back-to-back contests against Holy Cross (April 20) and Navy (April 26) ... Caused two turnovers and collected two ground balls in his first collegiate start at close defense, an 8-7 win at Providence (Feb. 3) ... Also accomplished that feat at Lehigh (March 30).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
Appeared in 16 games ... Notched career-best two ground balls at Bucknell (March 17) ... Secured two ground balls and caused one turnover at Loyola Maryland (April 14) and again at Duke (May 6) ... Recorded a ground ball at Ohio State (Feb. 10), against Colgate (March 10) and at Harvard (March 20) ... Caused a turnover in 10-4 win over Dartmouth (Feb. 20) and in 12-8 victory at Lafayette (March 24).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Appeared in three games ... Collected first collegiate ground ball in 15-7 win over Lafayette on March 25 ... Made collegiate debut in 18-8 win at UMass Lowell on Feb. 11.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Captained Phillips Andover during the 2016 season, earning team MVP honors … Played four seasons of varsity lacrosse at St. Michael’s College School in Ontario from 2011-2015 … Was a senior captain at St. Michael’s and earned the Marc Santi Leadership in Sports Award … Also captained the Team Ontario U19 squad.
 
PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 2, 1997 ... Son of Cindy and Larry Ellerton … Has twin sister, Lauren … Graduated from the Questrom School of Business in May 2020 with a degree in business administration and management ... Currently enrolled in Metropolitan College, studying applied business analytics.
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    2021Graduate Student

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