Tom Needham

12 Tom Needham

Height:

6-0

Weight:

204

Year:

So.

Hometown:

Saline, Mich.

High School:

Saline

Position:

Midfielder

Major:

Integrative Physiology and Health Science

gp 18

p 5

g 4

a 1

College Career

2018

Played in all 18 games, started six.
Led the team in faceoff winning percentage (53.1%).
Second on the team in faceoffs won (52).
Collected 45 ground balls, second on the team.
Scored four goals, three of which came against Adrian (April 10).
Caused six turnovers.
Recorded one assist.

2017

Played in all 18 games with seven starts.
Ranked third on the team with a faceoff percentage of 46.8 percent.
Won 59 faceoffs off 126 attempts.
Recorded a career-high 19 faceoffs against Olivet (April 11).
Scored three goals and added an assist for four points.
Picked up 38 ground balls, including a career-high six against Olivet.
Caused four turnovers.

High School: Graduated from Saline High School ... Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse under coach Ryan Crawford ... Earned honor roll status all four years ... Played for the Premier Lacrosse Group.

Why Alma?: Chose Alma College due to the small personal atmosphere. He also wanted to play lacrosse and believed he would be successful here.

Personal: Sister, Melissa Needham, played women's soccer at Bowling Green State University.

Recent Games
Apr 10	Adrian College	W, 26-2
Apr 19	Albion College	L, 6-5
Apr 20	Calvin College	W, 6-4
Apr 24	at Olivet College	W, 15-9
Apr 28	at Trine University (IN)	L, 7-3
May 2	at Hope College	L, 8-7

Statistics category	Overall	Conf
Games	18	7
Points	5	4
Goals	4	3
Assists	1	1
Man-up goals	0	0
Man-down goals	0	0
Ground balls	45	19
Turnovers	19	7
Caused turnovers	6	2
Faceoffs	52-98	35-51
Faceoff percentage	53.1	68.6
Shots	20	11
Shooting percentage	20.0	27.3
Shots on goal	9	5
Shots on goal percentage	45.0	45.5

Date	Opponent	Score	g	a	pts	gb	to	ct	fo	sh	sh%	sog	sog%
Feb 17	Illinois Wesleyan University	L, 29-12	0	0	0	6	2	1	5-11	2	0.0	1	50.0
Feb 26	at Ferrum College (VA)	L, 11-7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	1	0.0	0	0.0
Mar 2	at Greensboro College (NC)	L, 10-9	0	0	0	2	0	1	0-0	1	0.0	0	0.0
Mar 4	at Virginia Wesleyan University	W, 22-14	0	0	0	2	0	0	1-6	0	-	0	-
Mar 8	at No. 18 Ohio Wesleyan University	L, 17-4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0-0	0	-	0	-
Mar 10	at Baldwin Wallace University (OH)	L, 12-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0	-	0	-
Mar 14	Heidelberg University (OH)	W, 16-7	0	0	0	2	1	0	0-0	0	-	0	-
Mar 17	at Capital University (OH)	L, 13-6	0	0	0	3	1	1	2-11	1	0.0	1	100.0
Mar 21	at John Carroll University (OH)	L, 18-7	0	0	0	1	4	0	0-0	1	0.0	0	0.0
Mar 24	at DePauw University (IN)	W, 9-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	-	0	-
Apr 4	at Hope College	L, 15-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	1	0.0	0	0.0
Apr 7	at Kalamazoo College	W, 10-8	0	0	0	4	1	0	11-14	1	0.0	0	0.0
Apr 10	Adrian College	W, 26-2	3	0	3	5	1	0	8-9	6	50.0	3	50.0
Apr 19	Albion College	L, 6-5	0	0	0	2	1	0	5-13	0	-	0	-
Apr 20	Calvin College	W, 6-4	0	0	0	2	1	1	2-3	0	-	0	-
Apr 24	at Olivet College	W, 15-9	0	0	0	5	2	1	7-8	0	-	0	-
Apr 28	at Trine University (IN)	L, 7-3	0	1	1	1	1	0	2-4	3	0.0	2	66.7
May 2	at Hope College	L, 8-7	1	0	1	9	1	1	9-19	3	33.3	2	66.7

	gp	gs	g	a	pts	up	gb	to	ct	fo	sh	sh%	sog	sog%
2016-17	18	7	3	1	4	0	38	17	4	59-126	28	10.7	14	50.0
2017-18	18	6	4	1	5	0	45	19	6	52-98	20	20.0	9	45.0
2018-19	16	14	19	5	24	1	30	30	6	17-50	73	26.0	35	47.9
Total	52	27	26	7	33	1	113	66	16	128-274	121	21.5	58	47.9

	gp	gs	g	a	pts	up	dn	gb	to	ct	fo	sh	sh%	sog	sog%
Total	18	6	4	1	5	0	0	45	19	6	52-98	20	20.0	9	45.0
Conference	7	2	3	1	4	0	0	19	7	2	35-51	11	27.3	5	45.5
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0-0	-	-	-	-
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Home	5	1	3	0	3	0	0	17	6	2	20-36	8	37.5	4	50.0
Away	13	5	1	1	2	0	0	28	13	4	32-62	12	8.3	5	41.7
Neutral	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0-0	-	-	-	-
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Wins	7	1	3	0	3	0	0	20	6	2	29-40	7	42.9	3	42.9
Losses	11	5	1	1	2	0	0	25	13	4	23-58	13	7.7	6	46.2
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February	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	5-11	3	0.0	1	33.3
March	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	9	2	3-17	3	0.0	1	33.3
April	7	2	3	1	4	0	0	19	7	2	35-51	11	27.3	5	45.5
May	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	9	1	1	9-19	3	33.3	2	66.7

Alma College Athletics

Men's Lacrosse