2013 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

David Hamlin
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- New Hartford, N.Y.
- High School:
- New Hartford
Senior Year (2013): One of six players to start all 20 games ... Second on the team in caused turnovers (26) ... Named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on April 1 after tying his career high with four ground balls and setting a personal best with five caused turnovers ... Equaled his career-best with four ground balls against Rutgers ... Selected to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after picking up two ground balls, forcing a turnover and shutting out Notre Dame leading scorer Matt Kavanagh in the conference semifinals ... Also credited with two ground balls and one caused turnover in the BIG EAST title game against Villanova ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Named to the 2012 Fall SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2012): One of seven players to start all 17 games ... Part of an Orange defense that ranked eighth in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (8.59) ... Picked up 27 ground balls, including a career-best four at Johns Hopkins and versus Georgetown ... Tied for second on the team with 14 caused turnovers ... Tied a career high with two caused turnovers on three occasions (at Johns Hopkins, versus Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, and at Hobart) ... Member of the 2011 Fall SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2011): Played in 15 games, starting two in place of the injured John Lade … Saw most of his time in man-down situations … Part of a Syracuse unit that ranked third nationally in scoring defense (6.90 goals per game) and set a school record for man-down defense efficiency, leading the nation at 81.7 percent … Collected seven ground balls and had four caused turnovers … Made his first career start at Princeton and defended the Tigers’ Chris McBride, limiting him to two goals … Scooped up a season-best two ground balls against Cornell … Also had two ground balls in a starting role versus Providence at the New England Lacrosse Classic … Recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover in games versus Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, and Virginia.
Freshman Year (2010): Played in nine games … Part of a Syracuse unit that led the nation in scoring defense (7.4 goals per game) … Made his collegiate debut in SU’s season-opening win against Denver … Collected one ground ball and forced two turnovers against the Pioneers … Also had a caused turnover versus Princeton at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic.
2009: Redshirt season ... Member of the 2009 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Ranked 17th among defensemen and 67th overall in the Class of 2008 according to Inside Lacrosse … 2008 U.S. Lacrosse All-American … First lacrosse All-American from a Utica, N.Y. area high school … 2008 Post-Standard All-Central New York First Team … Helped the Spartans capture the 2006 Section III championship … Three-time all-league choice … Member of the North team at the U.S. Lacrosse National Senior Showcase … Participated in the Section III Exceptional Senior Game … Silver medalist at the Empire State Games … Named team MVP as a junior … Two-time team captain … Also played football.
Personal: David B. Hamlin … Born in June 1990 in New Hartford, N.Y. … Son of Bill and Lori Hamlin … One brother … Economics major.
HAMLIN'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||
Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GBs | Faceoffs | CTs |
2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
2011 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0-0 | 4 |
2012 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0-0 | 14 |
2013 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0-0 | 26 |
Totals | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0-0 | 47 |