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Chris Vetter
33 Chris Vetter
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Doylestown, Pa.
  • High School:
    Central Bucks East HS
  • Previous College:
    Towson University
  • Position:
    Att.
  • Major:
    Marketing
  • gp
    20
  • p
    32
  • g
    15
  • a
    17

Bio

As a Red-shirt Senior: USILA All-America Third Team... All SSC First Team selection... Played in all 20 games for the Spartans... Scored two goals on four different occasions... Had two or more assists on five different occasions... Had a season high of four assists against Maryville (2/19)... Had a season high of four ground balls against No. 11 Belmont Abbey (3/11)... Tallied 15 goals, 17 assists, picked up 16 ground balls and caused one opposing turnover.

As a Senior: Did not play in any games as a redshirt.

As a Junior: Saw action in 17 contests for Tampa…Finished the year with a final stat line of 13 goals, eight assists, 21 points, and a shots on goal % of .674…Recorded 1 game winning goal and one man-up goal…Averaged 2.71 shots per game, .76 goals per game, and 1.24 points per game…Defensively collected 19 groundballs and caused one turnover…Top performance came on the road against Florida Southern (03/07) notching two assists, three groundballs and the game winning goal.

Previous School: Transferred from Towson with a record of 5 goals, 2 assists as a sophomore and 1 goal, 1 assist as a freshman.

High School: Graduated from Central Bucks East High School where he played for Coach Bruce Garcia Tim…Played on Twist club team under Coach Greg Fleggo… He was All American senior year with 60 goals, 40 assists…All State junior year with 45 goals, 20 assists.

Personal: Volunteered time with the Extra Man Opportunity, a community service group... Most memorable moment is winning the CAA championship against Penn State…Pregame ritual includes saying a prayer during the national anthem… Plans to become an entrepreneur and excel through business and relationships… Dad played lacrosse at Alfred University…Brother of Matthew and Maggie… Son of Lyz and Brian Vetter.

Statistical Accolades

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 15 Florida Tech W, 15-10
Apr 22 at Saint Leo W, 15-11
Apr 28 Florida Southern W, 13-12
Apr 30 Florida Tech W, 12-8
May 13 at #7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 11-8
May 21 at #1 Limestone L, 12-10
  Total Conference
Games 20 5
Points 32 7
Goals 15 7
Assists 17 0
Man-up goals 2 2
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 16 3
Turnovers 11 1
Caused turnovers 1 1
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 45 14
Shooting percentage 33.3 50.0
Shots on goal 28 8
Shots on goal percentage 62.2 57.1

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Jan 27 at Jacksonville   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Tusculum W, 15-8 0 2 2 0 0 4 0.0 3 75.0
Feb 11 Queens (N.C.) W, 14-9 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 0 -
Feb 18 at #17 Lindenwood (Mo.) L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Feb 19 at Maryville (Mo.) W, 16-2 1 4 5 0 0 4 25.0 3 75.0
Feb 25 #2 Limestone L, 12-10 1 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 4 Chestnut Hill W, 11-4 2 1 3 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0
Mar 8 Notre Dame de Namur W, 24-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 11 at #11 Belmont Abbey L, 11-9 2 0 2 0 0 5 40.0 3 60.0
Mar 14 Westminster (Utah) W, 21-7 0 2 2 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Mar 22 #19 Colorado Mesa W, 15-7 1 2 3 0 0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Mar 25 Rollins W, 18-11 2 0 2 0 0 4 50.0 2 50.0
Apr 1 Lynn W, 18-7 1 0 1 1 0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Apr 5 at Florida Southern W, 18-8 1 0 1 1 0 3 33.3 1 33.3
Apr 8 at #5 NYIT L, 13-11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 15 Florida Tech W, 15-10 1 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 22 at Saint Leo W, 15-11 2 0 2 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0
Apr 28 Florida Southern W, 13-12 1 1 2 0 0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Apr 30 Florida Tech W, 12-8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
May 13 at #7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 11-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
May 21 at #1 Limestone L, 12-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Jan 27 at Jacksonville   - - - -
Feb 5 Tusculum W, 15-8 1 2 0 0-0
Feb 11 Queens (N.C.) W, 14-9 1 1 0 0-0
Feb 18 at #17 Lindenwood (Mo.) L, 6-5 1 0 0 0-0
Feb 19 at Maryville (Mo.) W, 16-2 1 0 0 0-0
Feb 25 #2 Limestone L, 12-10 1 1 0 0-0
Mar 4 Chestnut Hill W, 11-4 0 0 0 0-0
Mar 8 Notre Dame de Namur W, 24-2 0 0 0 0-0
Mar 11 at #11 Belmont Abbey L, 11-9 4 0 0 0-0
Mar 14 Westminster (Utah) W, 21-7 1 0 0 0-0
Mar 22 #19 Colorado Mesa W, 15-7 1 1 0 0-0
Mar 25 Rollins W, 18-11 0 0 0 0-0
Apr 1 Lynn W, 18-7 0 1 0 0-0
Apr 5 at Florida Southern W, 18-8 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 8 at #5 NYIT L, 13-11 0 0 0 0-0
Apr 15 Florida Tech W, 15-10 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 22 at Saint Leo W, 15-11 1 0 1 0-0
Apr 28 Florida Southern W, 13-12 0 1 0 0-0
Apr 30 Florida Tech W, 12-8 0 1 0 0-0
May 13 at #7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 11-8 1 2 0 0-0
May 21 at #1 Limestone L, 12-10 1 1 0 0-0

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2014-15 17 15 13 8 21 1 0 46 28.3 31 67.4
2016-17 20 5 15 17 32 2 0 45 33.3 28 62.2
Total 37 20 28 25 53 3 0 91 30.8 59 64.8

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2014-15 17 15 19 17 1 0-1
2016-17 20 5 16 11 1 0-0
Total 37 20 35 28 2 0-1

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 20 5 15 17 32 2 0 45 33.3 28 62.2
Conference 5 - 7 0 7 2 0 14 50.0 8 57.1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 12 5 9 12 21 1 0 27 33.3 18 66.7
Away 8 - 6 5 11 1 0 18 33.3 10 55.6
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Result                      
Wins 15 4 12 16 28 2 0 36 33.3 23 63.9
Losses 5 1 3 1 4 0 0 9 33.3 5 55.6
Month                      
February 5 3 2 8 10 0 0 10 20.0 8 80.0
March 6 2 7 6 13 0 0 17 41.2 10 58.8
April 7 - 6 3 9 2 0 15 40.0 9 60.0
May 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 1 33.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 20 5 16 11 1 0-0
Conference 5 - 3 1 1 0-0
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 12 5 6 8 0 0-0
Away 8 - 10 3 1 0-0
Neutral - - - - - 0-0
Result            
Wins 15 4 9 9 1 0-0
Losses 5 1 7 2 0 0-0
Month            
February 5 3 5 4 0 0-0
March 6 2 6 1 0 0-0
April 7 - 3 3 1 0-0
May 2 - 2 3 0 0-0

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May 24, 2017

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April 30, 2017

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April 28, 2017

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April 22, 2017

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April 5, 2017

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Spartans Conquer The Fighting Knights

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The nation's leading scorer Andrew Kew led the way with seven goals.

March 25, 2017

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March 22, 2017

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March 13, 2017

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March 7, 2017

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