2006 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Mike Leveille
- Position:
- Attackman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Delmar, N.Y.
- High School:
- Albany Academy
Ranks ninth in school history in goals (132), 12th in career assists (83) and 12th in scoring (215 points) … Ended his career with at least one point in 57 straight games, the fourth-longest streak in SU history … Started all 59 games of his career.
Senior Year (2008): Tewaaraton Trophy winner as the college lacrosse’s national player of the year … USILA All-America First Team … Named the NCAA Championship’s Most Outstanding Player and was selected the to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team after scoring 11 goals and 19 points in SU’s four postseason wins … Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for men’s lacrosse (Most Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete) … Voted the ESPN The Magazine University Division At-Large Academic All-American of the Year … Selected to the ESPN The Magazine At-Large Academic All-America First Team and the ESPN The Magazine At-Large Academic All-America District I First Team … First Syracuse men’s lacrosse player to be chosen as a first-team Academic All-American … Soladay Award winner (SU award for athletic and academic excellence) … 2008 'Cuse Awards Male Athlete of the Year … 2008 'Cuse Awards Male Soladay Award winner for athletic achievement, academics, leadership, and service ... 2009 'Cuse Awards Play of the Year award winner ... USILA Scholar All-American … Team captain … Started all 18 games on attack … Ranked third nationally in points per game (4.61), seventh in goals per game (2.72), and seventh in assists per game (1.89) … Led SU in points (83), goals (49) and assists (34) … Multiple points in every game, including at least six points eight times … Had at least three goals 11 times … Scored at least one goal in 17-of-18 games … Tallied three game-winning goals … Collected 48 ground balls … Tied his career best with seven points, and matched his personal high with five goals, in SU’s comeback win against Virginia in the NCAA semifinals ... He scored the game-winner with 1:43 left in the second overtime ... Also tied his career best with five goals at Cornell and had an assist against the Big Red … Six points on two goals and four assists in the season-opener versus Villanova … Notched four goals, including the game-winner, and had two assists against Army on his way to being named Paul Carcaterra’s (CSTV.com) Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 26) … Two goals, one assist versus Virginia at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic … Scored once and dished out two helpers in a double-OT win against Georgetown … Three goals and three assists in a come-from-behind win at Johns Hopkins … Five points (4g, 1a) against Binghamton, including the game-winner … Became the 27th player in SU history to score 100 goals with three tallies at Hobart … Also notched an assist against the Statesmen … Five points (3g, 2a) and a season-high six ground balls versus Loyola … Passed out two assists against Princeton … Three goals, three assists at Rutgers … Scored three goals against Albany … Six points (3g, 3a) against Massachusetts … Two goals and one assist in SU’s regular-season finale at Colgate … Tallied four goals and two assists in SU’s first-round NCAA Tournament win against Canisius … Three points (1g, 2a) against Notre Dame in the NCAA quarterfinals and versus Johns Hopkins in the NCAA title game … Syracuse Male Athlete of the Year...Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
Junior Year (2007): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I At-Large Second Team … One of five players to start all 13 games … Led SU in points (39) and assists (17) … Tied for the team lead in goals scored (22) … Averaged 3.0 points per game and 1.69 goals per outing … Three hat tricks … Had at least one point in every game and scored a goal in 10 out of 13 contests … Tallied a career-high seven points on a personal-best five goals and two assists against Albany … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, and dished out an assist versus Hobart … One goal, two assists against Army … Two helpers versus Virginia … Scored once and handed out two assists at Georgetown … One goal and a season-best three assists against Johns Hopkins … Had three goals and an assist against Binghamton … Five points (4g, 1a) at Loyola … Scored one goal at Princeton … Credited with an assist against Cornell … Scored twice and registered an assist versus Rutgers … Two goals at Massachusetts … Had an assist versus Colgate … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Sophomore Year (2006): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District At-Large Second Team … One of six players to start all 15 games … Second on the team in scoring with 52 points (31g, 21a) … Averaged 3.47 points per game (15th in the nation) … Finished 22nd in the country in goals per game (2.07) and assists per contest (1.4) … Led the team with 21 assists … Had at least one goal in 14-of-15 games … Registered at least two points in every game … Tallied a career high five assists and six points (1g, 5a) versus Albany … Scored five points at Virginia (3g, 2a), at Colgate (3g, 2a) and versus Johns Hopkins in the NCAA quarterfinals (4g, 1a) … Scored a season-best four goals versus Loyola and matched it with four scores against Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament … Recorded a hat trick at Johns Hopkins in the regular season … Also had a hat trick, including the game-winning goal versus Harvard in the NCAA Tournament … Netted two goals and an assist, including the game-winner at Rutgers … Scooped up a season-best seven ground balls against Loyola … Had one goal and two assists versus Army … Scored two goals versus Georgetown … One goal, two assists versus Hobart … One goal, two assists at Princeton … Scored twice at Cornell … Registered a goal and an assist versus Massachusetts … Tallied two assists against Virginia in the NCAA semifinals … Member of the Fall and Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
Freshman Year (2005): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Finished the season ranked No. 19 in the nation in goals per game (2.31) … Started all 13 games at attack … Finished tied for second on the team in points (41) … Posted 30 goals and 11 assists … Registered the 11th-best single-season point total by a first-year player at SU since 1971 … Recorded a career-high five goals against No. 1-ranked Johns Hopkins … It was the most goals by an SU rookie since Michael Springer scored five goals at Princeton in 2000 … Finished the season with five hat tricks … Averaged 4.4 points per game in SU’s last five outings of the year … Had two goals and two assists in the NCAA playoff game against Massachusetts … Both of his goals were scored in the fourth quarter and pulled SU to within a goal of the Minutemen (14-13) with 9:02 remaining … Tallied a goal and four assists in the regular-season game at Massachusetts … Scored three goals against Princeton and Loyola … Put four goals past Cornell and Rutgers … Had the best shooting percentage on the team at 47.6 percent (30 goals on 63 shots) … Scored a goal in every game but one – vs. Virginia on March 5 … Had nine games with at least two goals … Three games with four goals … Named to both the Fall and Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
High School: Played attack and midfield for Albany Academy … Scored 55 goals and had 33 assists his senior year … Tallied 121 career goals and 84 career assists … Served as team captain his junior and senior seasons … Selected as an All-American in 2004 … Named to the All-New England First Team in 2004 and the second team in 2002 … The Troy Record’s Offensive Player of the Year in Section II lacrosse in 2002 … Selected as team’s Best Offensive Player and MVP … Played for the Adirondack Region in the Empire State Games from 2001-2003 … His 2003 Empire team won the bronze medal … Named Most Outstanding Player in the Royal Palms Tournament in 2004.
Personal: Michael Joseph Leveille ... Born in December 1985 … Son of George and Nancy Leveille … His brother, Kevin, was a standout lacrosse player at Massachusetts and still plays professionally … Majored in accounting.
| Year |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
GB |
Faceoffs |
GW |
|
2005 |
13 |
30 |
11 |
41 |
25 |
0-0 |
2 |
|
2006 |
15 |
31 |
21 |
52 |
39 |
0-0 |
2 |
|
2007 |
13 |
22 |
17 |
39 |
36 |
0-0 |
1 |
|
2008 |
18 |
49 |
34 |
83 |
48 |
0-0 |
3 |
|
Totals |
59 |
132 |
83 |
215 |
148 |
0-0 |
8 |
