Zack Friend
2 Zack Friend
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Hometown:
- West Grove, Pa.
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- Position:
- Att.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Salesianum School
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- Major:
- Finance
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- Twitter:
- @ZackFriend9
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- Instagram:
- zackfriend11
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- gp
- 17
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- p
- 32
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- g
- 14
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- a
- 18
Bio
As a Sophomore
- Appeared in 17 games, making 1 start while contributing as a versatile offensive midfielder.
- Scored 14 goals and dished out 18 assists, finishing with 32 points on the year.
- Took 61 shots and placed 30 on goal, ending with a .230 shooting percentage and .492 SOG rate.
- Registered a season-high 5 points (4G, 1A) in the NCAA quarterfinal win over No. 14 Colorado Mesa (May 7).
- Opened the season with a 2-point game (1G, 1A) at Florida Tech (Feb. 1), setting the tone early.
- Followed up with a goal vs. Flagler (Feb. 8), scoring on one of five shots.
- Tallied 3 points (2G, 1A) in a ranked win over No. 15 Florida Southern (Feb. 11), including a man-up goal.
- Added an assist vs. No. 18 Rockhurst (Feb. 14), continuing his early-season production.
- Scored once vs. Concordia Irvine (Feb. 27), converting one of four shots.
- Delivered a 4-point performance (2G, 2A) vs. No. 8 Seton Hill (Mar. 1), his first multi-assist game.
- Contributed 2 assists in a road win at No. 7 Maryville (Mar. 8), helping Tampa to a top-10 victory.
- Handed out 3 assists vs. Indianapolis (Mar. 15), his season high in helpers.
- Added another assist in a 16–8 win over Florida Tech (Mar. 22), maintaining his playmaking role.
- Matched his season high with 4 points (2G, 2A) at Rollins (Mar. 29), including a man-up goal.
- Picked up an assist in the SSC semifinal vs. No. 19 Embry-Riddle (Apr. 23), helping Tampa to a 21–4 win.
- Distributed 2 assists in the SSC Championship vs. Rollins (Apr. 26), contributing to an 11–5 victory.
- Scored a goal and added an assist in the NCAA semifinal vs. No. 9 Maryville (May 18), helping Tampa reach the title game.
- Notched a goal in the NCAA opener vs. No. 6 Wingate (May 11), continuing his postseason scoring streak.
- Took 1 penalty for 0.5 minutes and committed 10 turnovers while causing 3.
- Collected 10 ground balls and played a key role in Tampa’s 21–1 season and NCAA Championship appearance.
As a Freshman
- Appeared in 18 games in 2024.
- Scored eight goals and assisted on 12.
- Scored a man-up goal.
- Recovered 17 ground balls.
- Caused three turnovers.
High School
- Graduated from Salesianum School.
- Three-time state champion.
- Played for coach Bob Healy.
- Two time All-State Attackman.
- Played Club for Brotherly Love Zeus for coach Adam Mueller.
- Ranked No. 10 by National Lacrosse Federation.
Personal
- Son of John and Christine.
- Has a brother, Nick.
- Finance major.
- Minoring in marketing.
- Birthdate: 5/27/2005.
Player statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 2 |
| Points | 32 | 5 |
| Goals | 14 | 2 |
| Assists | 18 | 3 |
| Man-up goals | 1 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 10 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 1 |
| Caused turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Faceoffs | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 61 | 13 |
| Shooting percentage | 23.0 | 15.4 |
| Shots on goal | 30 | 2 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 49.2 | 15.4 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | Rutgers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 24 | at Jacksonville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 1 | at Florida Tech | W, 15-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Feb 8 | Flagler | W, 16-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Feb 11 | #15 Florida Southern | W, 12-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Feb 14 | #18 Rockhurst | W, 15-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Feb 23 | vs. #3 Limestone | W, 13-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Feb 27 | CUI | W, 12-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Mar 1 | vs. #8 Seton Hill | W, 13-8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Mar 8 | at #7 Maryville | W, 9-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 15 | Indianapolis | W, 12-8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 22 | Florida Tech | W, 16-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 29 | at Rollins | W, 16-11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Apr 2 | #13 Saint Leo | W, 15-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Lynn | W, 11-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 9 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 21-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #14 Embry-Riddle | W, 13-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 16 | at Florida Southern | W, 11-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 23 | #19 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 21-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 26 | Rollins | W, 11-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| May 7 | #14 Colorado Mesa | W, 12-7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 85.7 |
| May 11 | #6 Wingate | W, 13-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| May 18 | #9 Maryville (Mo.) | W, 12-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| May 25 | vs. #2 Adelphi | L, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | Rutgers | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 24 | at Jacksonville | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 1 | at Florida Tech | W, 15-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 8 | Flagler | W, 16-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 11 | #15 Florida Southern | W, 12-7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 14 | #18 Rockhurst | W, 15-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Feb 23 | vs. #3 Limestone | W, 13-12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 27 | CUI | W, 12-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 1 | vs. #8 Seton Hill | W, 13-8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mar 8 | at #7 Maryville | W, 9-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 15 | Indianapolis | W, 12-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 22 | Florida Tech | W, 16-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 29 | at Rollins | W, 16-11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 2 | #13 Saint Leo | W, 15-7 | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Lynn | W, 11-6 | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 9 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 21-7 | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #14 Embry-Riddle | W, 13-4 | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 16 | at Florida Southern | W, 11-10 | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 23 | #19 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 21-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 26 | Rollins | W, 11-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| May 7 | #14 Colorado Mesa | W, 12-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| May 11 | #6 Wingate | W, 13-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| May 18 | #9 Maryville (Mo.) | W, 12-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| May 25 | vs. #2 Adelphi | L, 9-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 23.0 | 30 | 49.2 |
| Conference | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 11 | - | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 22.5 | 17 | 42.5 |
| Away | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | 5 | 41.7 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 8 | 88.9 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | - | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 24.6 | 27 | 47.4 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 6 | - | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 26.3 | 10 | 52.6 |
| March | 5 | - | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 | 7 | 38.9 |
| April | 2 | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 |
| May | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29.4 | 11 | 64.7 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0-1 |
| Conference | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 11 | - | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Away | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 16 | - | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0-1 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 6 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 |
| March | 5 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| April | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| May | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
