SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
First-year men’s lacrosse middie Andrew Wright has had quite the impressive rookie season for the Tigers. With one final game left to play for the Tigers before they shut things down for the year, Wright leads the team with 34 goals, is second on the team with 21 assists and has a team-high 55 points on the year. The highlight of his first season in Greencastle came last Saturday in a 28-2 victory over Hiram College in which he found the back of the net seven times and added three more assists. The first-year had goals in six straight games at one point this season and has only been held scoreless twice. Wright also added five tallies in a rivalry win over Wabash College earlier this month.
The DePauw (TDP): Regardless of how you guys finish the year, this will still be the best season in the program's history. What does it mean to you to be a part of that?
Andrew Wright (AW): It means a lot to be apart of a new program that has a lot of potential, Im very excited to see where this team goes the next couple of years.
TDP: To lead the team in goals as a first-year is quite the accomplishment. How have you adjusted to the pace of the college game?
AW: Over the summer I worked a lot on my stick skills which have helped a lot this year. Also having an assistant coach who played in the pros has helped my transition into college lacrosse a lot. Coach Long has given me many tips and help on transitioning into college lacrosse.
TDP: It seems that each time you guys suffer a big loss, you rebound pretty well the next time out. Just talk a little about the team's resiliency?
AW: Our team is very close on and off the field which helps us get through tough losses and come back even stronger. Also our leadership from our captain Eric Speer has helped a lot.
TDP: Looking forward to next season, what sorts of changes should we expect to see from the team?
AW: We are bringing almost 20 recruits next year so there will be a lot of new faces in different positions and hopefully more wins too.