2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Josh Amidon
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- LaFayette, N.Y.
- High School:
- LaFayette
Senior Year (2011): USILA Honorable Mention All-American and All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … Team co-captain … Started all 17 games as a member SU’s first midfield … One of eight players to start every game ... Recorded 16 goals and 12 assists … His 12 assists tied for third on the Orange … Nine multi-point games … Also collected 12 ground balls and forced two turnovers … Scored or assisted on five of SU’s six goals against Cornell to tie his career high with five points (3g, 2a) … His two assists against the Big Red equaled his personal best … Also recorded two assists in wins against Army and Hobart … Added a goal versus Hobart to finish with three points … Also recorded three-point games (2g, 1a) against Johns Hopkins and Siena (NCAA) … His second goal against Siena proved to be the game-winner … Tied his career high with three ground balls against Georgetown at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic.
Junior Year (2010): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Played in all 15 games, starting four … Member of the second midfield for most of the season … SU’s highest-scoring midfielder and ranked fourth on the team with 27 points (14g, 13a) … Recorded three multi-goal games … Collected 17 ground balls and three caused turnovers on the season … Scooped up a career-best three ground balls three times … Named to the ThunderBay/Inside Lacrosse Team of the Week (March 16) after scoring a career-best five points, including a personal-high four goals against Georgetown … Also collected a career-high three ground balls against the Hoyas … Scored two goals, passed out two assists and tied his personal best with three ground balls versus Albany … Matched his personal high with two assists against Virginia and Princeton at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … Scored three points, including two goals, at Notre Dame … Equaled his career high with three ground balls at Hobart.
Sophomore Year (2009): Played in all 18 games as a member of the second midfield … Scored 14 goals, including game-winners against Army and Albany … Also had nine assists and recorded 10 ground balls … Tallied a season-best three points four times … Notched a season-best three goals against Johns Hopkins to record his first career hat trick … Contributed three points, including a career-high two assists, against Virginia and Cornell in the NCAA championship game … Named to the NIKE/Inside Lacrosse Team of the Week (April 28) after scoring two goals and dishing out an assist at Massachusetts … Tied his career-best with two assists at Loyola.
Team USA (Summer 2008): Helped lead the U.S. U-19 National Team to the gold medal and a 7-0 record at the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia … Tallied goals against Australia and England in pool play … Also found the cage versus Canada in the gold-medal match.
Freshman Year (2008): Appeared in all 18 contests … Scored six points, including five goals … Collected 12 ground balls … Netted two goals, including a man-up score, in his collegiate debut against Villanova … Matched his season high with two goals against Canisius in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Also scored once against Binghamton … Registered his first career assist against Massachusetts.
High School: Led LaFayette to a 75-10 record in his four seasons, including the state championship and a 24-0 overall record in 2005 … 2007 Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Scored 89 points, including 55 goals, as a senior … Competed for the Central team at the 2005 and 2006 Empire State Games … 2007 Post-Standard All-CNY First Team … Three-time all-league honoree, including first-team honors in 2006 and 2007 … Two-time team captain … Also played basketball and was quarterback of the football team … Passed for 1,528 yards as a senior.
Personal: Joshua Maurice Amidon ... Born in February 1989 in Syracuse, N.Y. … Son of Arnold and Patricia Amidon … One brother, one sister … Child and family studies major.
| AMIDON'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||
| Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GBs | Faceoffs | CTs |
| 2008 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0-0 | - |
| 2009 | 18 | 52 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 0-0 | - |
| 2010 | 15 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 0-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 17 | 77 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Totals | 68 | 189 | 49 | 35 | 84 | 51 | 0-0 | 5 |
