2005 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Brennan, Danny

Jersey Number 40
Danny Brennan
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Farmingdale, N.Y.
- High School:
- Farmingdale HS
Bio
Finished his career second on the Orange’s all-time list for career faceoffs won (485) and career faceoffs attempted (810) … Also ranks fourth all-time in career faceoff winning percentage (.599).
Senior Year (2008): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … Played in 17 games as the team’s top faceoff man … Led the nation with a .667 faceoff winning percentage (214-321), the fourth-best season mark in school history … His 214 faceoff wins and 321 faceoffs attempted ranked fourth and eighth, respectively, on Syracuse’s season record lists … Won at least 10 faceoffs in a game 12 times … … Ranked 20th nationally in ground balls per game (4.59) … Led the Orange with 78 ground balls … Collected at least five ground balls in six games … Was 17-of-23 (.739) on draws and scooped up a season-high 11 ground balls against Villanova … Won 12-of-16 (.750) faceoffs and collected seven ground balls versus Army … Recorded a season-best 19 faceoff wins and was 19-for-29 (.655) at the X against Virginia at the Konica Minolta Face-off Classic … Went 16-for-20 (.800) on faceoffs with six ground balls against Georgetown … Won 18-of-27 (.667) faceoffs in the regular season at Johns Hopkins, including 8-of-9 (.889) in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Orange to a 14-13 comeback win … Also had three ground balls … Went 8-for-9 (.889) at the X with four ground balls versus Binghamton … Won 9-of-15 (.600) faceoffs and scooped up two ground balls at Hobart … 10-for-19 (.526) on faceoffs against Loyola … Won 15-of-21 (.714) draws and had four ground balls versus Princeton … 9-for-19 (.474) at the faceoff stripe, including his 400th career faceoff win, and picked up three ground balls at Cornell … Collected eight ground balls and won 16-of-22 (.727) draws at Rutgers … Went 10-for-17 (.588) on faceoffs with two ground balls against Albany … Attempted three faceoffs, winning two, against Massachusetts … Won 53-of-81 (.654) faceoffs in SU’s four NCAA Tournament wins, including a 4-for-4 (1.000) showing with three ground balls against Canisius in the first round … Won 17 of the 24 (.708) draws he attempted versus Notre Dame in the NCAA quarterfinals … Tied his season-high with 19 faceoff wins against Virginia in the NCAA semifinals … Also recorded nine ground balls … Scored the first goal of his career and was 13-for-26 (.500) at the faceoff X with six ground balls versus Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Championship game.
Junior Year (2007): Ranked 11th in the nation in face-off winning percentage (.607) … Won 88 draws in 145 attempts … His .607 winning percentage is ninth on SU’s single-season record list … Third on the Orange with 41 ground balls … Had at least five face-off wins in a game nine times … Recorded four games where picked up at least five ground balls … Won 21 faceoffs against Albany and had 12 ground balls … Both totals were SU season bests … Was 11-for-13 on faceoffs versus Rutgers.
2006:
Redshirt season.Sophomore Year (2005):
Played in all 13 games … Tied for the team lead in ground balls with 49 … Took a team-high 227 faceoffs and won 121 for a .533 face-off winning percentage … Against Massachusetts in the NCAA Tournament, he took 28 of the game’s 35 draws and won 16 … Enjoyed an .824 face-off winning percentage against Army in the first game of the season (14-of-17).Freshman Year (2004):
Second on the team in face-off winning percentage (.530) … 19 ground balls on the season … Sensational in the playoffs, winning 12-of-19 and 8-of-19 faceoffs against Albany and Georgetown, respectively … Against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA semifinals, he recorded five ground balls and won 16-of-26 faceoffs.High School:
His lacrosse team compiled an overall record of 56-8 during his four years … Honorable Mention All-American in 2003 … Named All-Long Island his sophomore and junior years … Earned all-county honors in 2002 … Member of the 2001 and 2002 Empire State Games gold medal teams … Served as team captain his senior year in lacrosse … Played linebacker for the two-time Nassau County Football Championship team at Farmingdale … The Dalers won the Long Island Football Championship his junior year … Won his team’s coaches award in 2002 and 2003.Personal: Daniel Brennan ...
Born in February 1985 … Son of Frank and Dorothy Brennan … Has two sisters and one brother … Brother, Kevin, played lacrosse at Duke from 1999-2003 … Sister, Dee, played lacrosse and basketball at Hofstra from 1996-2000 … Majored in information management and technology.
Year Games Goals Assists Points GB Faceoffs GW 2004 16 0 0 0 19 62-117 0 2005 13 0 0 0 49 121-227 0 2007 13 0 0 0 41 88-145 0 2008 17 1 0 1 78 214-321 0 Totals 59 1 0 1 187 485-810 0
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24