2023 Men's Lacrosse

27 Paul Hardcastle

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Year First Year
  • Hometown Upton, Mass.
  • High School Blackstone Valley Reg.
  • Position D

Biography

AS A FIRST-YEAR...

  • Played in and started all 22 contests on defense during the Saints 2023 GNAC Championship campaign. 
  • Helped the squad post a 6.01 goals against average in GNAC action, a league-best.
  • Registered 47 groundballs and 39 caused turnovers, leading the team and ranking fifth overall in the GNAC in caused turnovers.
  • Registered two or more groundballs in 15 games and at least one caused turnover in 17 contests.
  • Notched a season-high seven groundballs on March 8, 2023 in the Saints first win of the year, a 10-7 victory over Alfred University. 
  • Caused a season-high five turnovers on April 8, 2023 vs. Johnson & Wales in EC's 13-6 win.

BEFORE EMMANUEL: 

  • Three-sport varsity athlete for Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical HS, playing four seasons of hockey, three of golf and two of lacrosse for the Beavers 
  • Served as a team captain for both the lacrosse and hockey team
  • Named a Colonial Athletic League (CAL) All-Star in Lacrosse
  • Earned MetroWest Player of the Week honors
  • Recorded 106 take-aways and 136 ground balls during senior lacrosse campaign
  • Once shot +3 in a high school golf match to earn medalist honors

PLAYER PROFILE:

  • Major: Psychology
  • Career Aspirations: Psychiatrist
  • Favorite Movie: Superbad
  • Favorite Book or Podcast: Conectandonos: Beginning Spanish
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Chicken, rice, and broccoli
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Animal Crackers
  • Favorite Place on the EC Campus: Floor 17 of new res
  • Favorite Class at EC: 
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Winning the sectional championship for hockey
  • Most Respected Pro Athlete: Brad Marchand

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