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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Brielle, N.J.
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- High School:
- Manasquan HS
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- Previous College:
- Penn State University
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- Position:
- Att.
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- Major:
- Economics
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- Twitter:
- @Canyon_birch
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- Instagram:
- Canyon_birch
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- 17
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- 15
Bio
As a Junior (2023): Competed in 17 games... Accomplished a total of 51 points including 36 goals and 15 assists...Completed a 100% shots on goal percentage against Westminster (03/23), #11 Seton Hill (04/22), #5 Lenoir Rhine (05/10)...Recorded a scoring high of six goals against #13 Colorado Mesa (03/20).
As a Sophomore (2022): Played in nine games, including one as a starter...Finished with eight points on five goals and three assists...Added four ground balls and one caused turnover.
As a Sophomore (2021): Returned from an injury to play the final four games of the season, including three as a starter...Finished with four points on three goals and one assist while adding five ground balls...Had a season-high two goals in an overtime win against Michigan (4/16) and a season-high three ground balls in a win at Ohio State (4/24).
As a Freshman (2020): Took a medical redshirt...Played in one game…Caused one turnover…The 2020 season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: Graduated from Manasquan High School and played under coach Sean Cunningham...Senior Under Armour All-American Game starter...Number four attack recruit and number 15 recruit overall in 2019 class... School and state goals and points record, 392 goals, 166 assists, 558 points...Single season points records (175)...3-time Under Armour all American...US lacrosse all American all 4 years...3- time first team all state...Two time conference player of the year and one time lax records player of the year...Three state titles and three conference championships...First team all state in football in running back and line backer...Played club for Leading Edge under coach Chris Roy...Team captain.
Personal: Son of Michael and Stefanie Birch...Has three sibilings, Avery, Blaine, and Jarret...Brother, Blaine Birch, played lacrosse for the Spartans...2018 honor roll...Majoring in economics...Birthdate: 03/14/2001.
Tampa Career Statistics
Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 7 |
| Points | 51 | 20 |
| Goals | 36 | 15 |
| Assists | 15 | 5 |
| Man-up goals | 5 | 3 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 25 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 27 | 8 |
| Caused turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 109 | 44 |
| Shooting percentage | 33.0 | 34.1 |
| Shots on goal | 72 | 25 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 66.1 | 56.8 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28 | at Mercer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 4 | at #15 Florida Tech | W, 13-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Feb 11 | #19 Wilmington (Del.) | W, 25-5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Feb 15 | Flagler | W, 22-7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | 8 | 72.7 |
| Feb 19 | vs. #4 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 13-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Mar 4 | vs. Frostburg State | L, 14-12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Mar 8 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 20-3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 6 | 60.0 |
| Mar 11 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 19-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Mar 20 | #13 Colorado Mesa | W, 19-11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 60.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| Mar 23 | Westminster (Utah) | W, 11-10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 9 | 100.0 |
| Apr 1 | at #13 Rollins | L, 12-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 5 | Florida Tech | W, 14-11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Apr 8 | at #16 Florida Southern | W, 17-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 12 | Saint Leo | W, 20-10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Apr 15 | at Lynn | W, 21-10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 45.5 | 7 | 63.6 |
| Apr 22 | vs. #11 Seton Hill | W, 10-8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Apr 27 | #16 Florida Southern | L, 12-10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 |
| May 10 | #5 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28 | at Mercer | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 4 | at #15 Florida Tech | W, 13-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 11 | #19 Wilmington (Del.) | W, 25-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 15 | Flagler | W, 22-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Feb 19 | vs. #4 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 13-9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 4 | vs. Frostburg State | L, 14-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 8 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 20-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 11 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 19-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 20 | #13 Colorado Mesa | W, 19-11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 23 | Westminster (Utah) | W, 11-10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 1 | at #13 Rollins | L, 12-6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 5 | Florida Tech | W, 14-11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 8 | at #16 Florida Southern | W, 17-8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 12 | Saint Leo | W, 20-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 15 | at Lynn | W, 21-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 22 | vs. #11 Seton Hill | W, 10-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 27 | #16 Florida Southern | L, 12-10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| May 10 | #5 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 10-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 33.0 | 72 | 66.1 |
| Conference | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 34.1 | 25 | 56.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 31.1 | 50 | 67.6 |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33.3 | 12 | 57.1 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42.9 | 10 | 71.4 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 35.9 | 61 | 66.3 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 | 11 | 64.7 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29.6 | 17 | 63.0 |
| March | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 35.0 | 28 | 70.0 |
| April | 7 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 35.9 | 24 | 61.5 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
Splits Stats: Offense
| gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Conference | 7 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 10 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| March | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| April | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Splits Stats: Defense
