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2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster

23 Adam Jones

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 182
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Owen Sound, Ontario
  • High School St. Mary's

Biography

Notes
• First Griff to be selected in the MLL Draft, chosen with the 38th-overall pick by the Rochester Rattlers in 2011.
• Finished his career ranked sixth in the program's history with 98 career goals and 10th with 129 career points.
• Became the program's first All-American after the 2008 season.
• Three-time selection to the All-MAAC First Team.
• Earned Most Valuable Player and Top Midfielder honors at the 2008 U-19 Men's Lacrosse World Championship.

2011 • Senior Year
• Appeared in only three games, missing the remainder of the season due to injury.
• Recorded four points, two goals and two assists.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2010 • Junior Year
• Named to the All-MAAC First Team.
• Played in all 13 games, making seven starts.
• Led the Griffs with 40 points, 25 goals, 15 assists and four man-up scores.
• Placed first among MAAC midfielders with 3.08 points per game and 1.92 goals per game.
• Became the first Griff to be listed on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
• Recorded at least one point in all 13 games and one goal in 12-of-13 contests.
• Netted multiple goals in 10 games during the season.
• Posted a season-best five points on three goals and two assists in an overtime victory against VMI, which included an assist with three seconds remaining to force the extra session.
• Recorded four points and three goals versus No. 8 Cornell, while posting career highs with five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• Also tallied a hat trick in an overtime win at Saint Joseph's.
• Matched a career high with three assists and added a goal for four points in an overtime victory against Manhattan.
• Also registered four points on two goals and two assists versus Robert Morris and Detroit.
• Named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week following three-point, two-goal efforts in one-goal victories against Hobart and Wagner.
• Also tied for second on the team with 15 caused turnovers and added 27 ground balls.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2009 • Sophomore Year
• Named to the All-MAAC First Team.
• Played in 12 games, recording 38 points and a team-best 33 goals.
• Ranked third nationally and first in the country among midfielders with 2.75 goals per game.
• Placed 21st in the NCAA with 3.17 points per game.
• Led the MAAC in both points per game and goals per game.
• Netted at least one goal in all 12 games and scored multiple goals on 10 occasions.
• Finished second on the team with four man-up scores and led the Griffs with two man-down goals.
• Tallied a career-best six goals in the season finale against VMI.
• Recorded five points on three goals and two assists in a MAAC victory over Manhattan, scoring the game-tying goal as time expired in regulation and posting the assist on the game-winning overtime score.
• Scored four goals versus No. 16 Colgate and Marist.
• Added hat tricks against No. 12 Princeton and Mount St. Mary's.
• Netted two goals, including a man-down score, five ground balls and two caused turnovers against Siena.
• Picked up 21 ground balls during the season and recorded nine caused turnovers.
• Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

Summer 2009
• Led the Orangeville Northmen to its second-straight Minto Cup Championship, awarded to the top junior team in Canada.
• Earned the Jim McConaghy Memorial Award as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
• Led all scorers with 28 points during the tournament, the second highest point total since the tournament expanded in 2003.
• Named the NLLInsider National Junior Player of the Year and earned Ontario Lacrosse Junior Player of the Year accolades.

2008 • Freshman Year
• Earned USILA All-America honors.
• Became the first Griff to be named an All-American and was one of just three freshmen in the country to earn the accolades in 2008.
• Named to the All-MAAC First Team.
• Earned MAAC All-Tournament Team honors after leading the Griffs to their first conference championship.
• Recorded a team-best 47 points and 38 goals.
• Ranked third on the team with nine assists.
• Led all midfielders nationally with 38 goals.
• Led the MAAC with 2.38 goals per game and finished second with 2.94 points per game.
• Placed 14th in the country and third among freshmen in goals per game.
• Also ranked 34th nationally and fourth among rookies in points per game.
• Scored at least one goal in 15-of-16 games and posted a hat trick on 10 occasions.
• Set season highs with seven points, four goals and three assists in an overtime victory against Robert Morris.
• Followed with a four-point and three-goal performance against Wagner to earn MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
• Named MAAC Rookie of the Week after a three-goal game against Saint Joseph's.
• Matched a season-high with four goals and added an assist for five points in MAAC Championship versus VMI.
• Tallied a hat trick in his first collegiate game against No. 5 Princeton and added a season-high five ground balls.
• Posted five points on three goals and two assists in an overtime victory against Siena.
• Scored the team's first-ever NCAA Tournament goal against No. 3 Syracuse.

Summer 2008
• Earned Most Valuable Player and Top Midfielder honors at the U-19 Men's Lacrosse World Championship.
• Led all scorers in the championship game, scoring five goals against the United States.
• Totaled 16 goals in seven games during the tournament.
• Also led the Orangeville Northmen to the 2008 Minto Cup Championship, awarded to the top junior team in Canada.
• Averaged 4.25 points during the tournament, tied for the most by any player.

Before Canisius
• Played two seasons for the Owen Sound Rams.
• Led the league in scoring during the 2006 season, totaling 94 points in 20 games.
• Earned MVP and Rookie of the Year honors.
• Also played one season of hockey at Owen Sound.

Personal
• Born on July 31, 1989 in Owen Sound, Ontario.
• Son of Brian and Maria Jones.
• Father was a defenseman for the 1978 Canadian field team that won the championship.
• One sister, Amanda.
• Majoring in physical education.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2008Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'10" 185 lbs
    22
  • 23

    2009Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'9" 182 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2010Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 182 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2011Senior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 182 lbs
    23