St. John's University Athletics
2010 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Nick Messinger
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Midfield
- Hometown:
- Oak Hill, Va.
- High School:
- Chantilly
As A Junior (2009): Played in all of the team[apos]s 14 games ... caused 7 turnovers and a season career-high of 22 ground balls ... collected 3 ground balls in three consecutive games ... fired 4 shots, 2 of them on goal.
As A Sophomore (2008): Played in 13 contests ... sunk his career-first goal at Drexel (March 8) ... connected on his only shot to score at Duke (May 4) ... took a season-high three shots at Georgetown (March 1) ... had two shots on goal at both Drexel and against Massachusetts (April 5) ... ended the season with a .643 shots on goal percentage ... tallied four ground balls for the season.
As A Freshman (2007): Played in 12 contests ... picked up a total of five ground balls.
Before St. John[apos]s: Named first team all-district, first team all-region, honorable mention Washington Post All-Met and team most valuable player as a senior at Chantilly High School ... named to the All-Connections newspaper team ... named second team all-district and honorable mention all-region (2005) ... also played basketball and football and was a member of the DECA, an association of marketing students, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and student government association.
Off The Field: Nicholas Ian Messinger ... born in Fairfax, Va. ... son of Cindy and Russell Messinger ... has a brother, Matt (22) ... a business management major with an interest in starting his own company ... hobbies include cars and reading Jimmy Buffet books ... plays country music on his iPod to get ready for a game ... participates in S.A.A.C. ... is a two-year member of the honor society ... his favorite place at St John[apos]s is the lacrosse locker-room.
Messinger Up Close
Nickname: 'Mess.'
Favorite TV show: 'American Dad.'
Favorite Book: All three Jimmy Buffett books.
Favorite Movie: 'Dazed and Confused.'
Favorite Song: 'Georgia' by John Mayer.
Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes.
Favorite Pro Athlete: John Elway of the Denver Broncos.
Career Stats:
Year
GP-GS
G
A
Pts
Sh
Shot Pct.
SOG
SOG Pct.
W
UP
DN
GB
T/O
CT
Pen-
Min
2007
12-0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
.000
0
0
0
5
1
0
0-
0.0
2008
13-0
2
0
2
14
.143
9
.643
0
0
0
4
4
0
2-
2.0
2009
14-0
0
0
0
4
.000
2
.500
0
0
0
22
5
7
3-
2.0
Total
14-0
2
0
2
18
.048
11
.381
0
0
0
31
10
7
5-
4.0
Career Summary:
Career Highs: Goals - 1, twice, most recent at Duke (5/4/08)
Ground Balls - 3, three times, most recent at Penn State (4/17/09)
First Goal: 3/8/08, at Drexel