Blake Russell

Bio

2014: Started all 15 games in his sophomore season, finishing fifth on the team with 31 ground balls for the year … also caused seven turnovers … had a pair of ground balls and a caused turnover in Goucher’s season opener against nationally-ranked Washington (Md.) on Feb. 22 … picked up three ground balls in an 8-3 win over King’s on March 8 … totaled four ground balls in back-to-back games against Washington & Jefferson (March 22) and Drew (March 29) … matched a career-high with six ground balls at Albright on April 12 … had multiple ground balls in eight contests, and had at least one in each of the season’s first 14 games … earned a spot on the Landmark Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Appeared in all 16 games for the Gophers, registering 31 ground balls and eight caused turnovers … first career collegiate goal came at St. Mary’s (Md.) on April 3 … picked up two ground balls in his Goucher debut at Birmingham-Southern on Feb. 16 … that was the first of 10 contests on the year where he recorded multiple ground balls … picked up a season-high six against McDaniel on March 5, and added four more in the following game at Stevenson on March 9 … ended the year with two ground balls and two caused turnovers in the Landmark semifinals against Merchant Marine on May 1.

Major: Computer Science

Personal: Served as the captain of the lacrosse and football team at Northeast High School in Pasadena … was named team MVP of both … earned honorable mention all-county recognition on two separate occasions for lacrosse, and was a first-team all-county player in football … also received honorable mention all-state recognition as a football player … was named to the honor roll in each of his four years, and received the Ed Heaphy scholarship for outstanding athletic and scholastic achievement.