NCAA Stats

The NCAA recently released the final 2010 men's lacrosse statistics with the University of Detroit Mercy boasting a pair of top 10 marks in the country.

Leading the way was an aggressive team defense that finished third in the nation with 10.47 turnovers per game, trailing only Maryland (11.38) and Syracuse (10.67). Detroit also placed 17th in saves per game (11.53) and 19th picking up 32.2 groundballs per contest.

Individually, freshman long pole Jordan Houtby (St. Catharines, ON/Holy Cross Secondary) was sixth in the nation causing 2.13 turnovers per game, a number that also led the Metro Athletic Atlantic Conference (MAAC). Houtby forced a turnover in 14 of the Titans' 15 games, including a career and program record six at Manhattan.

Also finishing high on that list was freshman defender Jamie Hebden (Farmington Hills, MI/Brother Rice), who was 25th in the NCAA with 1.6 per game.

Offensively, second team All-MAAC honoree Joel Matthews (St. Catharines, ON/Holy Cross Secondary) ended the year 14th with 2.47 goals and 36th totaling 3.2 points per game. The MAAC's four-time Rookie of the Week netted seven hat tricks in his freshman campaign, including a season-high five markers at Ohio State. He also posted a career-best six points against Quinnipiac, with three goals and three assists in that contest.