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2019 Towson Men’s Lacrosse Season by the Numbers

TOWSON, Md. -- It was a record-setting season filled with highs, some struggles and more successes for the Towson University men's lacrosse team. The Tigers captured the 2019 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and earned their fourth berth in NCAA Tournament in the last five seasons.

Below is a by-the-numbers look at the Tigers' 2019 season.

12,353: Total attendance home attendance number for the season, ranking 14th in cumulative attendance in Division I. Towson was one of only three teams in the top 15 with only six home games.

3,331: Round-trip miles the Tigers traveled in 2019, from as far north as Garber Field at the University of Massachusetts for the CAA Tournament to as far south as the Sportsplex at Matthews for The Crown Lacrosse Event.

2,059: Average home attendance for six games at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium, which ranks eighth in Division I for attendance.

583: Career faceoffs won by Alex Woodall, ranking first all-time in program history and surpassing Justin Berry's 507 from 1998-2001.

307: Total points (goals and assists) scored by the Tigers, the most since posting 309 in 2016. It is also a 106-point improvement over the 2018 season.

227: Faceoff wins for Alex Woodall in 2019, which ranks second all-time for a single season in program history, despite missing three and a half games.

203: Goals scored by the Tigers in 2019, the most Towson goals since racking 207 in 2016.

172: The number of points returning for the 2020 season from the 2019 squad. Towson loses 135 points from this season to graduation.

142-88: Towson's opponents' combined record for the 2019 season, a 61.7 winning percentage that ranks as the eighth-toughest in Division I.

74.2: Alex Woodall's single-season faceoff winning percentage, which ranks second all-time for a single season in program history behind Mark Goers' former NCAA Division I record of 77.9 percent in 1994.

74: Total points scored by Brendan Sunday (49g, 25a) as he became the first Tiger to surpass 70 points since Brad Reppert did so in 2001. His 74 points are the second-most by a Tiger in the program's Division I Era (1980) and fourth-most in a single season in program history.

67: Career games played by three-time captain Zach Goodrich, a number that ranks fifth all-time in the program's Division I Era (1980).

49: Brendan Sunday's goal total for the 2019 season en route to CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors. His 49 goals rank second-most in program history for a single season.
28: Consecutive games with at least one point by Timmy Monahan, running from Feb. 17, 2018 until the season finale on May 12. Monhan racked 36 goals and 31 assists for 67 points in that span.

27: Faceoffs won by Jack McNallen in the Tigers' 18-11 CAA Tournament semifinal win over Delaware. The win total tied a CAA single-game record.

20: The number of Tigers to score at least one point in the 2019 season.

17: The number of goals Towson hung on No. 7 Johns Hopkins to open the season, the most for the Tigers against the Blue Jays in series history.

12: The number of different states/provinces represented on the 2019 roster from California to Ontario to Florida to New Hampshire.

11: Total wins for the 2019 season, the fifth 10-plus win season in the last eight years.

9a: The goal differential in the Tigers' 17-8 win over Johns Hopkins, Towson's largest win over the Blue Jays in series history.

9b: Number of opponents ranked by either the USILA Coaches' Poll or the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.

9c: Towson's final rank in all three national polls: USILA Coaches' Poll, Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and the US Lacrosse Divison I Top 20.

8a: Towson won its eighth CAA Tournament since joining the league for the 2002 season. The remainder of the CAA membership combined has won eight title. No team has won more league trophies than Towson.

6: Seed earned by the Tigers for the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament. It marked the Tigers first home game for the first round since 2005.

5a: Towson won its fifth CAA Tournament title in the Shawn Nadelen Era.

5b: The number of draft picks used on Towson players in two professional league's in 2019. Zach Goodrich (MLL, PLL), Brendan Sunday (MLL) and Alex Woodall (MLL, PLL), who went first overall in the MLL draft in March.

4: Four Tigers earned USILA All-America plaudits, including two-time first team selection Zach Goodrich, second teamer Alex Woodall, third team pick Koby Smith and honorable mention for Brendan Sunday.

3: Towson's final national stat ranking for faceoff winning percentage at 68.6 percent as a team.

2/2: Alex Woodall's final national stat ranking in faceoff win percentage (.742) and ground balls per game (12.00).

1a: With a 12-10 win over Loyola on Feb. 27, Towson beat the number-one ranked team in the country for the first time since an 8-7 overtime win over the Greyhounds in 1992.

1b: Following the win over Loyola, Towson earned its first-ever number one ranking in the USILA Coaches' Poll and the University's first-ever top ranking in the Division I Era (1980) for any sport.
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Players Mentioned

Zach Goodrich

#14 Zach Goodrich

M
6' 2"
Senior
Jack McNallen

#19 Jack McNallen

M
6' 1"
Junior
Timmy Monahan

#22 Timmy Monahan

M
6' 2"
Senior
Koby Smith

#26 Koby Smith

D
6' 0"
Sophomore
Brendan Sunday

#24 Brendan Sunday

A
6' 5"
Senior
Alex Woodall

#3 Alex Woodall

M
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Zach Goodrich

#14 Zach Goodrich

6' 2"
Senior
M
Jack McNallen

#19 Jack McNallen

6' 1"
Junior
M
Timmy Monahan

#22 Timmy Monahan

6' 2"
Senior
M
Koby Smith

#26 Koby Smith

6' 0"
Sophomore
D
Brendan Sunday

#24 Brendan Sunday

6' 5"
Senior
A
Alex Woodall

#3 Alex Woodall

6' 0"
Senior
M