2017 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 29
Stephen Rehfuss
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Latham, N.Y.
- High School:
- Shaker / Holy Cross
Bio
Awards and Honors:
Tewaaraton Award Nominee (2021)
Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2021)
All-ACC (2021)
USILA Honorable Mention All-American (2021)
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
Doris Soladay Award Winner (2020)
Syracuse Male Athlete of the Year (2021)
Senior CLASS Award All-American (2021)
3x All-ACC Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2021)
USILA Scholar All-American (2020)
5x ACC Honor Roll
Career Overview: All-American attackman ... A transfer who was been a blessing for the Orange lacrosse program after leaving Holy Cross before ever playing a game ... Played in every game of his 'Cuse career ... Led the team in assists in four consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) ... Finished his career ninth in career assists at Syracuse with 110 ... 2020 recipient of the Doris Soladay Award, which is Syracuse Athletics' highest honor.
Senior Year (2021): Third Team All-American from Inside Lacrosse ... Honorable Mention All-American by the USILA ... Senior CLASS Award finalist ... Senior CLASS Award All-American ... All-ACC selection ... All-ACC Academic ... Led the team with 56 points (26 goals, 30 assists) in 2021 ... Also caused four turnovers and picked up 27 ground balls ... Named an Inside Lacrosse Third Team Midseason All-American ... Elected a team captain ... Tewaaraton Award nominee ... Scored twice and added four assists for a six-point afternoon in the regular season finale against Robert Morris (5/7) ... Scored twice and added an assist against Virginia (4/24) ... Scored a goal and added three assists against North Carolina (4/17) ... Scored two goals and added two assists against UAlbany (4/8) ... Picked up his second-straight hat trick, scoring three times against Notre Dame (4/3) ... Scored a hat trick and dished out three assists at Duke (3/25) ... Scored a pair of goals, dished out two assists, caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Scored three goals and added an assist, while also picking up four ground balls vs. Stony Brook (3/12) ... Tied a career high with eight points (two goals and six assists) and collected four ground balls in the win over Vermont (3/6) ... Posted six points (three goals, three assists) in Syracuse's win over Virginia (2/27) ... Tallied two goals and an assists in the season opener against Army (2/21).
Senior Year (2020): Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American ... Started all five games of a shortened 2020 season ... Led the ACC and finished third nationally with 3.6 assists per game ... Registered 20 points, which was the second-most on the team, with two goals and 18 assists on the season ... Led all non-faceoff specialists at Syracuse with 15 ground balls and also caused five turnovers ... Posted two of the top-20 single-game assist performances in Syracuse history this season alone, with a pair of seven-helper days ... ACC Offensive Player of the Week (3/9) ... USILA National Team of the Week (3/9) ... Tied his career high with seven assists - six of which came in the first half - and caused a turnover in the Orange's win at Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Tied his career high with six ground balls, scored a goal and assisted on two more in the win over Hobart (2/28) ... Collected two ground balls against Army (2/23) ... Assisted on a pair of goals, caused a turnover on the ride and picked up a ground ball in the Orange's win over Binghamton (2/15) ... Was named to the USILA Team of the Week for his performance in the season opener vs. Colgate ... Became just the 10th player in program history to record seven-or-more assists in a game with his career-high eight point, seven assist performance against Colgate (2/7). It's only been done 18 times total in program history and this is just the second since the turn of the century ... In addition to the seven assists, he also set career highs with six ground balls and two caused turnovers ... ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2019): ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll ... Started every game at attack, finishing the year with 39 points, including a team-best 21 assists ... Finished the year ranked fourth in the ACC with 1.5 assists per game ... Scored two goals and registered an assist in the NCAA Tournament First Round game at Loyola (5/11) ... Posted four assists in the ACC Tournament game at North Carolina (4/25) ... Contributed a season-best seven points (2-5) in the Orange’s win over Navy (4/20) ... Scored twice and added an assist at North Carolina (4/13) ... Posted a season-high three goals vs. Cornell (4/9) ... Registered five points on two goals and three assists vs. Hobart (4/2) ... Scored a goal and chipped in an assist vs. Duke (3/24) ... Contributed three assists and scored once vs. Rutgers (3/15) ... Scored twice and added an assist vs. UVA (3/2) ... Saw his season get off to a slow start after battling illness for the first month of the year.
Sophomore Year (2018): Started in all 15 games on attack, leading the team in points, with 48 points coming from 20 goals and 28 assists for the season ... Had a total of 25 ground balls and four caused turnovers ... Had one goal, one assist, two ground balls and one caused turnover in the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell (5/13) ... Recorded three assists and picked up two ground balls during the game against Colgate (5/5) ... Posted two goals, one assist and one ground ball during the ACC Semifinal game at Virginia (4/27) ... Posted a season-best six assists to complement a goal and three ground balls against Navy (4/21) … Scored a goal and recorded an assist against North Carolina (4/14) ... Scored a goal, tallied three assists, caused one turnover and picked up two ground balls at Cornell (4/10) ... Scored two goals and recorded two assists, in addition to three ground balls and one caused turnover against Hobart (4/3) ... Scored a goal, recorded an assist and picked up a ground ball against Notre Dame (3/31) ... Scored two goals, recorded three assists and picked up four ground balls in the game at Duke (3/24) ... Scored two goals, one assist and two ground balls during the game at Rutgers (3/18) … Had two points with one goal and one assist during the match-up against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Scored one goal, recorded two assists and caused one turnover in the game at Virginia (3/4) … Scored one goal, recorded one assist and picked up three ground balls against Army (2/24) ... Picked up one ground ball during the game against Albany (2/17) ... Recorded three goals, two assists and picked up one ground ball during the season-opener against Binghamton (2/10).
Freshman Year (2017): Appeared in all 16 games on attack … ACC Honor Roll Selection … Racked up a total of 25 points on 12 goals and 13 assist and added eight ground balls over the season … Was one of the Orange’s best clutch performers, scoring 52 percent of his points on the season in the fourth quarter/overtime … Recorded a season-best four assists and picked up one ground ball against Towson in the NCAA Quarterfinal (5/21) … Scored the game-winning goal with 2:09 to play, and assisted on Jamie Trimboli’s goal at the end of the third quarter to give Syracuse its first second half lead in the NCAA First Round matchup with Yale (5/14) … Scored a goal and picked up two ground balls in win against Colgate (5/6) … Notched a goal and got one assist against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament (4/28) … Tied his season high in points (2-2) on the road at North Carolina, contributing on four of the Orange’s final-five goals in regulation to erase a five goal deficit (4/15) … Scored two goals, got two assists, and picked up one ground ball in the win against Cornell (4/11) … Recorded two assists on the road in the win against Notre Dame (4/1) … Picked up one ground ball against St. John’s (3/11) … Recorded his first collegiate assist and picked up one ground ball in the win over Virginia (3/5) ... Scored two goals against Army (2/25) … Scored three goals during his collegiate debut in the victory against Siena (2/11)
Redshirt Year (2016 at Holy Cross): Did not appear in any games.
High School:Four-year member of the varsity lacrosse team at Shaker High School for coach Shawn Hennessey... Served as team captain as a junior and senior... 2015 U.S. Lacrosse All-American... Posted a school single season record for most assists (80) and most points (128) as a senior... Set the school record for career assists with 164 and total career points with 319... Recorded a school record 15 points in a single game... Named team MVP in 2015 and team Offensive MVP in 2014... 2015 Troy Record Player of the Year and was named to the Troy Recordfirst team... Selected first team Suburban Council and first team Times Union in 2015... Unanimously voted best attackmen by Suburban Council in 2015... Team won Suburban Council Division championship in 2013, 2014 and 2015... Member of the Albany Power Lacrosse Club for coach Mike Vorgang... Four-year member of both varsity golf and varsity ice hockey at Shaker High School... Golf team won Suburban Council division championship from 2011-2014 and Sectional championship in 2014... Ice Hockey team won the Suburban Council division championship from 2011-2014... Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born on May 12, 1997 in Albany, New York... Son of Steve and Claire... Has five sisters: Alexandra, Abigail, Carolina, Charlotte, and Anne... Father, Steve, swam at University of Albany... Sister, Abigail, played lacrosse at Loyola University and is currently the head women's lacrosse coach at Siena ... Sister, Caroline, played lacrosse at Princeton University... Sister, Anne, played lacrosse at Williams College ... Earning a graduate degree in intercollegiate advising and support ... Has a graduate degree in Information Technology Management in the iSchool ... Earned his undergraduate degree in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
PLAYER FEATURES
Stephen Rehfuss Didn’t Get Recruited By Syracuse. Now He’s SU’s Offensive Facilitator (Charlie DiSturco/ The Daily Orange)
Tewaaraton Award Nominee (2021)
Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2021)
All-ACC (2021)
USILA Honorable Mention All-American (2021)
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
Doris Soladay Award Winner (2020)
Syracuse Male Athlete of the Year (2021)
Senior CLASS Award All-American (2021)
3x All-ACC Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2021)
USILA Scholar All-American (2020)
5x ACC Honor Roll
Career Overview: All-American attackman ... A transfer who was been a blessing for the Orange lacrosse program after leaving Holy Cross before ever playing a game ... Played in every game of his 'Cuse career ... Led the team in assists in four consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) ... Finished his career ninth in career assists at Syracuse with 110 ... 2020 recipient of the Doris Soladay Award, which is Syracuse Athletics' highest honor.
Senior Year (2021): Third Team All-American from Inside Lacrosse ... Honorable Mention All-American by the USILA ... Senior CLASS Award finalist ... Senior CLASS Award All-American ... All-ACC selection ... All-ACC Academic ... Led the team with 56 points (26 goals, 30 assists) in 2021 ... Also caused four turnovers and picked up 27 ground balls ... Named an Inside Lacrosse Third Team Midseason All-American ... Elected a team captain ... Tewaaraton Award nominee ... Scored twice and added four assists for a six-point afternoon in the regular season finale against Robert Morris (5/7) ... Scored twice and added an assist against Virginia (4/24) ... Scored a goal and added three assists against North Carolina (4/17) ... Scored two goals and added two assists against UAlbany (4/8) ... Picked up his second-straight hat trick, scoring three times against Notre Dame (4/3) ... Scored a hat trick and dished out three assists at Duke (3/25) ... Scored a pair of goals, dished out two assists, caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Scored three goals and added an assist, while also picking up four ground balls vs. Stony Brook (3/12) ... Tied a career high with eight points (two goals and six assists) and collected four ground balls in the win over Vermont (3/6) ... Posted six points (three goals, three assists) in Syracuse's win over Virginia (2/27) ... Tallied two goals and an assists in the season opener against Army (2/21).
Senior Year (2020): Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American ... Started all five games of a shortened 2020 season ... Led the ACC and finished third nationally with 3.6 assists per game ... Registered 20 points, which was the second-most on the team, with two goals and 18 assists on the season ... Led all non-faceoff specialists at Syracuse with 15 ground balls and also caused five turnovers ... Posted two of the top-20 single-game assist performances in Syracuse history this season alone, with a pair of seven-helper days ... ACC Offensive Player of the Week (3/9) ... USILA National Team of the Week (3/9) ... Tied his career high with seven assists - six of which came in the first half - and caused a turnover in the Orange's win at Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Tied his career high with six ground balls, scored a goal and assisted on two more in the win over Hobart (2/28) ... Collected two ground balls against Army (2/23) ... Assisted on a pair of goals, caused a turnover on the ride and picked up a ground ball in the Orange's win over Binghamton (2/15) ... Was named to the USILA Team of the Week for his performance in the season opener vs. Colgate ... Became just the 10th player in program history to record seven-or-more assists in a game with his career-high eight point, seven assist performance against Colgate (2/7). It's only been done 18 times total in program history and this is just the second since the turn of the century ... In addition to the seven assists, he also set career highs with six ground balls and two caused turnovers ... ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2019): ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll ... Started every game at attack, finishing the year with 39 points, including a team-best 21 assists ... Finished the year ranked fourth in the ACC with 1.5 assists per game ... Scored two goals and registered an assist in the NCAA Tournament First Round game at Loyola (5/11) ... Posted four assists in the ACC Tournament game at North Carolina (4/25) ... Contributed a season-best seven points (2-5) in the Orange’s win over Navy (4/20) ... Scored twice and added an assist at North Carolina (4/13) ... Posted a season-high three goals vs. Cornell (4/9) ... Registered five points on two goals and three assists vs. Hobart (4/2) ... Scored a goal and chipped in an assist vs. Duke (3/24) ... Contributed three assists and scored once vs. Rutgers (3/15) ... Scored twice and added an assist vs. UVA (3/2) ... Saw his season get off to a slow start after battling illness for the first month of the year.
Sophomore Year (2018): Started in all 15 games on attack, leading the team in points, with 48 points coming from 20 goals and 28 assists for the season ... Had a total of 25 ground balls and four caused turnovers ... Had one goal, one assist, two ground balls and one caused turnover in the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell (5/13) ... Recorded three assists and picked up two ground balls during the game against Colgate (5/5) ... Posted two goals, one assist and one ground ball during the ACC Semifinal game at Virginia (4/27) ... Posted a season-best six assists to complement a goal and three ground balls against Navy (4/21) … Scored a goal and recorded an assist against North Carolina (4/14) ... Scored a goal, tallied three assists, caused one turnover and picked up two ground balls at Cornell (4/10) ... Scored two goals and recorded two assists, in addition to three ground balls and one caused turnover against Hobart (4/3) ... Scored a goal, recorded an assist and picked up a ground ball against Notre Dame (3/31) ... Scored two goals, recorded three assists and picked up four ground balls in the game at Duke (3/24) ... Scored two goals, one assist and two ground balls during the game at Rutgers (3/18) … Had two points with one goal and one assist during the match-up against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Scored one goal, recorded two assists and caused one turnover in the game at Virginia (3/4) … Scored one goal, recorded one assist and picked up three ground balls against Army (2/24) ... Picked up one ground ball during the game against Albany (2/17) ... Recorded three goals, two assists and picked up one ground ball during the season-opener against Binghamton (2/10).
Freshman Year (2017): Appeared in all 16 games on attack … ACC Honor Roll Selection … Racked up a total of 25 points on 12 goals and 13 assist and added eight ground balls over the season … Was one of the Orange’s best clutch performers, scoring 52 percent of his points on the season in the fourth quarter/overtime … Recorded a season-best four assists and picked up one ground ball against Towson in the NCAA Quarterfinal (5/21) … Scored the game-winning goal with 2:09 to play, and assisted on Jamie Trimboli’s goal at the end of the third quarter to give Syracuse its first second half lead in the NCAA First Round matchup with Yale (5/14) … Scored a goal and picked up two ground balls in win against Colgate (5/6) … Notched a goal and got one assist against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament (4/28) … Tied his season high in points (2-2) on the road at North Carolina, contributing on four of the Orange’s final-five goals in regulation to erase a five goal deficit (4/15) … Scored two goals, got two assists, and picked up one ground ball in the win against Cornell (4/11) … Recorded two assists on the road in the win against Notre Dame (4/1) … Picked up one ground ball against St. John’s (3/11) … Recorded his first collegiate assist and picked up one ground ball in the win over Virginia (3/5) ... Scored two goals against Army (2/25) … Scored three goals during his collegiate debut in the victory against Siena (2/11)
Redshirt Year (2016 at Holy Cross): Did not appear in any games.
High School:Four-year member of the varsity lacrosse team at Shaker High School for coach Shawn Hennessey... Served as team captain as a junior and senior... 2015 U.S. Lacrosse All-American... Posted a school single season record for most assists (80) and most points (128) as a senior... Set the school record for career assists with 164 and total career points with 319... Recorded a school record 15 points in a single game... Named team MVP in 2015 and team Offensive MVP in 2014... 2015 Troy Record Player of the Year and was named to the Troy Recordfirst team... Selected first team Suburban Council and first team Times Union in 2015... Unanimously voted best attackmen by Suburban Council in 2015... Team won Suburban Council Division championship in 2013, 2014 and 2015... Member of the Albany Power Lacrosse Club for coach Mike Vorgang... Four-year member of both varsity golf and varsity ice hockey at Shaker High School... Golf team won Suburban Council division championship from 2011-2014 and Sectional championship in 2014... Ice Hockey team won the Suburban Council division championship from 2011-2014... Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born on May 12, 1997 in Albany, New York... Son of Steve and Claire... Has five sisters: Alexandra, Abigail, Carolina, Charlotte, and Anne... Father, Steve, swam at University of Albany... Sister, Abigail, played lacrosse at Loyola University and is currently the head women's lacrosse coach at Siena ... Sister, Caroline, played lacrosse at Princeton University... Sister, Anne, played lacrosse at Williams College ... Earning a graduate degree in intercollegiate advising and support ... Has a graduate degree in Information Technology Management in the iSchool ... Earned his undergraduate degree in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
PLAYER FEATURES
Stephen Rehfuss Didn’t Get Recruited By Syracuse. Now He’s SU’s Offensive Facilitator (Charlie DiSturco/ The Daily Orange)
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
