2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Young, Sean

Jersey Number 27
Sean Young
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Hill Academy
Bio
Spent his freshman year at Towson before joining the Orange in the fall of 2012 ... Selected 37th overall by the Rochester Rattlers in the 2015 MLL Draft.
Senior Year (2015 at Syracuse): USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Third Team ... Played in 16 games with 15 starts ... Third on the team in caused turnovers (12) and fifth in ground balls (24) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball in the season opener against Siena (2/7) ... Named the NCAA and ACC Defensive Player of the Week after collecting four ground balls and matching a career high with three caused turnovers and shutting out All-American Dan Lintner, snapping his 16-game goal-scoring streak against Cornell (2/15) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Virginia (3/1) ... Caused two turnovers to up his streak to five-straight games with a caused turnover and picked up three ground balls against St. John's (3/7) ... Caused a turnover and collected a ground ball against Duke (3/22) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls at Notre Dame (3/28) ... Caused turnovers in back-to-back games at North Carolina (4/11) and against Hobart (4/14) ... Recorded a career-high five ground balls and caused a turnover against North Carolina in the ACC Semifinal (4/24) ... Collected two ground balls against Marist in the NCAA Tournament opener (5/10) ... Picked up two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (5/17).
Junior Year (2014 at Syracuse): Started all 16 games … Picked up 15 ground balls and recorded nine caused turnovers … Held Brandon Benn scoreless, ending his streak of 21 straight games with a goal, in a 12-10 victory at Johns Hopkins (3/15). Also tied his career high with three ground balls and forced one turnover against the Blue Jays … Equaled his personal bests in both ground balls (3) and caused turnovers (3) in the regular-season meeting with Notre Dame (4/27).
Sophomore Year (2013 at Syracuse): Started the last 16 games of the season ... Made his SU debut versus Johns Hopkins (3/16) and was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after holding Blue Jay attackman Brandon Benn to one goal in a 13-8 Orange win ... Helped limit Cornell star Steve Mock, the NCAA's leading goal-scorer at the time, to one goal in a 13-12 victory against the Big Red on April 10 ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team after holding Denver All-American Wes Berg without a shot in the national semifinals on May 25 ... Tied his career high with three ground balls in the BIG EAST title game against Villanova (5/4) ... Credited with eight caused turnovers on the year, including a season-best two in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic against Notre Dame (4/27), and versus Bryant (5/12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Year (2012 at Towson): Played in 14 games for the Tigers and collected seven ground balls, including a personal-best three versus UMBC (4/4).
High School: Hill Academy Defensive Player of the Year ... Coached by Georgetown lacrosse legend Brodie Merrill … Also played football and ran track.
Personal: Sean Kostas Young ... Born in June 1992 in Boston, Mass. ... Son of Tom and Carolyn Young ... Two brothers, one sister ... Sport management major.
Senior Year (2015 at Syracuse): USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Third Team ... Played in 16 games with 15 starts ... Third on the team in caused turnovers (12) and fifth in ground balls (24) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball in the season opener against Siena (2/7) ... Named the NCAA and ACC Defensive Player of the Week after collecting four ground balls and matching a career high with three caused turnovers and shutting out All-American Dan Lintner, snapping his 16-game goal-scoring streak against Cornell (2/15) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Virginia (3/1) ... Caused two turnovers to up his streak to five-straight games with a caused turnover and picked up three ground balls against St. John's (3/7) ... Caused a turnover and collected a ground ball against Duke (3/22) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls at Notre Dame (3/28) ... Caused turnovers in back-to-back games at North Carolina (4/11) and against Hobart (4/14) ... Recorded a career-high five ground balls and caused a turnover against North Carolina in the ACC Semifinal (4/24) ... Collected two ground balls against Marist in the NCAA Tournament opener (5/10) ... Picked up two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (5/17).
Junior Year (2014 at Syracuse): Started all 16 games … Picked up 15 ground balls and recorded nine caused turnovers … Held Brandon Benn scoreless, ending his streak of 21 straight games with a goal, in a 12-10 victory at Johns Hopkins (3/15). Also tied his career high with three ground balls and forced one turnover against the Blue Jays … Equaled his personal bests in both ground balls (3) and caused turnovers (3) in the regular-season meeting with Notre Dame (4/27).
Sophomore Year (2013 at Syracuse): Started the last 16 games of the season ... Made his SU debut versus Johns Hopkins (3/16) and was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after holding Blue Jay attackman Brandon Benn to one goal in a 13-8 Orange win ... Helped limit Cornell star Steve Mock, the NCAA's leading goal-scorer at the time, to one goal in a 13-12 victory against the Big Red on April 10 ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team after holding Denver All-American Wes Berg without a shot in the national semifinals on May 25 ... Tied his career high with three ground balls in the BIG EAST title game against Villanova (5/4) ... Credited with eight caused turnovers on the year, including a season-best two in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic against Notre Dame (4/27), and versus Bryant (5/12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Year (2012 at Towson): Played in 14 games for the Tigers and collected seven ground balls, including a personal-best three versus UMBC (4/4).
High School: Hill Academy Defensive Player of the Year ... Coached by Georgetown lacrosse legend Brodie Merrill … Also played football and ran track.
Personal: Sean Kostas Young ... Born in June 1992 in Boston, Mass. ... Son of Tom and Carolyn Young ... Two brothers, one sister ... Sport management major.
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