2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Hunter Newman
- Position:
- Long-Stick Midfield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Northampton, Mass.
- High School:
- Suffield Academy
2020 (Senior): Appeared in all six games as a key long-stick defensive midfielder and faceoff wing ... finished second on the team in ground balls (25) and caused turnovers (12) ... averaged two caused turnovers per game during abbreviated season, tied for 14th nationally ... netted first collegiate goal against then No. 17/19 Ohio State ... collected multiple ground balls in every game, registering at least four in half ... caused multiple turnovers in four games, topping out at three against Furman and against Sacred Heart ... filled the stat sheet with an assist, a season-best nine ground balls and two caused turnovers against Marist ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Junior): Appeared in all 15 games as a long-stick defensive midfielder ... finished second on the team in caused turnovers (18) and fourth in ground balls (32) ... notched assists against Richmond and at Marist ... collected multiple ground balls in 10 games, topping out at four against Bryant, at No. 11/10 Ohio State and in the Patriot League quarterfinals against Boston University ... caused multiple turnovers four times, topping out at three against Holy Cross ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in all 15 games as a long-stick defensive midfielder ... registered 25 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers ... had multiple ground balls in seven games, including Bucknell's final four ... 13 of 25 ground balls came in those final four tilts ... caused multiple turnovers in four games, topping out at three against Lafayette ... posted season-best four ground balls against Mount St. Mary's and Boston University (PL Tournament) ... picked off a Pat Spencer pass with 35 seconds remaining in regulation to seal Bucknell's 12-11 upset at No. 6 Loyola.
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games as a rookie short-stick defensive midfielder ... recorded seven ground balls, with a high of two against Holy Cross ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Member of lacrosse, football and wrestling teams at Suffield Academy … two-year lacrosse team captain … three-time All-Western New England lacrosse player … earned lacrosse all-academic award as a senior … totaled 132 ground balls, 34 caused turnovers, 16 goals and 11 assists as a senior … played club lacrosse with Francie’s Tavern and Warrior Elite … football team captain.
Personal: Hunter Alexander Newman … born April 9, 1998 in Northampton, Massachusetts … son of Kathy and Cy … has two older siblings, Emma and Tucker … Tucker is a sophomore cornerback on the Union College football team in 2016 … uncle, Brian, played football at Hobart College with Bison head coach Frank Fedorjaka … cousin, Thomas Foote, played lacrosse at Amherst College … had cousins that played football at Middlebury and lacrosse at Yale … uncle, Robert, played football at Amherst … grandfather played football at UMass ... major was interdisciplinary studies economics and math.
