2011 Vermont Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS:
• 2011 Russell O. Sunderland Memorial Trophy
• 2008 America East All-Rookie Team
• 2008 Team MVP
AS A SENIOR (2011): Played in nine games, making one start in his final year as a Catamount after battling injuries … Scored a goal in his first game of the season, a 14-9 win over St. John’s … Netted a goal in a loss at Binghamton … Picked up a goal in Vermont’s 11-6 win over Albany … Scored in his final career game against #13 Stony Brook.
AS A JUNIOR (2010): Lichtfuss ranked third on the team in scoring with 24 goals and five assists for 29 points in 14 games … His 24 goals were second most on the team and ninth best amongst America East players … Second on the team with five man-up goals … Was third on the team in shots with 66 … Had 13 ground balls and a team-high two game-winning goals … Recorded at least one point in 12 of 14 contests and had six multi-point games … Scored a goal and had an assist in a 12-8 victory against VMI on March 13 … Scored a goal and had three ground balls in an 18-7 loss at No. 1 Virginia on March 16 … Posted a hat trick in a 14-6 loss at home against Delaware on March 27 … Matched a UVM single-game record with eight goals in an 11-8 win at home against Binghamton on April 3 … Named the America East Player of the Week for his performance … Recorded four goals, including three man-up tallies and the game winner in a 13-6 win at home against Hartford on April 17 … Scored three goals and had an assist in a 16-10 loss at No. 8 Stony Brook on May 1.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Lichtfuss played in all 14 games and finished third on the team in scoring with 22 goals and nine assists for 31 points … Led the team with 99 shots and had 16 ground balls … Recorded at least one point in 12 of 14 contests … Had 10 multi-point games … Ranked second on the team in man-up goals with five … Scored three goals in an 11-9 victory over Dartmouth on March 3 … Posted four goals and an assist in an 11-4 win at Bellarmine on March 12 … Notched three goals in a 7-5 loss to Penn State on March 15 … Had a goal and an assist in a 13-7 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame in the Patriot Cup at SMU Ford Field in Dallas, Texas … Scored two goals and had an assist in a 16-8 loss to No. 13 Brown on March 24 … Scored twice in an 8-7 win over Hartford on March 28 at Moulton Winder Field … Recorded four points (2g, 2a) in a 10-8 loss at Fairfield on March 31 … Had two goals and an assist on April 25 in an 18-5 loss at No. 9 UMBC.
AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Lichtfuss was one of only two UVM freshman to play in all 16 games … Made 12 starts … Led the team in scoring with 21 goals and eight assists for 29 points … His 21 goals ranked ninth best among America East players … Had a team high 88 shots and ranked fourth among America East players in that category … His four man-up goals ranked tied for second best on the team … Notched one man-down goal … Was named to the America East All-Rookie Team … Named the UVM team MVP … Recorded at least one point in 13 of 16 games … Finished the season with a 10-game scoring streak … Scored a man-up goal and an assist in the season opener at No. 2 Duke on Feb. 23 … Had a goal and an assist in a 12-3 loss at Siena on March 4 … Notched a hat trick in a 9-7 win against Bellarmine on March 23 … Scored twice in an 11-7 loss at Brown on March 24 … Had a goal in a 7-5 win at Hartford on March 29 … Scored three goals, including a man-up goal and had one assist in a 9-8 victory at Fairfield on April 1 … Posted a career high five points (4g, 1a) in a 13-9 loss at Stony Brook on April 5 … Scored a goal and had an assist in a 12-10 win at Marist on April 8 … Dished out a pair of assists in a 9-6 victory at Holy Cross on April 22 … Scored two goals and had one assist in the season finale against No. 5 UMBC at Moulton Winder Field on April 26.
BEFORE VERMONT: Transferred to Vermont from the University of Delaware ... Was a member of the football team at Delaware .. Prior to that attended St. Paul’s School in Brooklandville, Md. ... Played lacrosse, football and hockey and St. Paul’s.
PERSONAL: Derek Scott Lichtfuss the son of Suzanne Hull and Ernest Lichtfuss, Jr. ... Was born in Baltimore, Md. ... His father played lacrosse and basketball at Washington & Lee ... He was a member of the USA World Lacrosse Team in 1976 and an assistant coach for the 1994 USA Lacrosse Team ... He also is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and played professional lacrosse ... Has two brothers Kevin and Jeffrey ... Kevin was a member of the U-19 USA Rugby Team and Jeffrey played lacrosse at RIT ... Lists Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens as one of his favorite athletes ... Enjoys surfing in his spare time ... Majoring in political science.
Year GP GB Sh G A Pts Pen
2008 16 7 88 21 8 29 3-2.0
2009 14 16 99 22 9 31 2-2.0
2010 14 13 66 24 5 29 3-2.5
2011 9 2 17 4 0 4 1-1.0
Totals 53 38 270 71 22 93 8-7.5
Statistics
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