4 - Nate Staples
Nate Staples
Height: 5-7
Weight: 165
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Salem, Mass.
High School: Salem
Position: M
gp 11
p 9
g 4
a 5

2012 Stepped onto the field in a total of 11 games in 2012 … Started in a combined seven games with the Beacons … Finished the year with four goals and five assists for nine points … Collected 39 groundballs and caused three turnovers … Won a total of 31 face-offs … Netted his first collegiate goal on March 31 against Plymouth State University … Earned his first assist of his career on April 11 at Babson College … Recorded his first two-goal game on April 14 in the 12-10 win over UMass Dartmouth … Had a career-best showing in the 24-4 win over Wheelock College with his one goal and four assists against the Wildcats … Picked-up a career best eight groundballs and was also 10-for-19 on the faceoff “X” in the April 24 meeting with the University of Southern Maine … Finished with six groundballs on April 16 at Mount Ida and on April 28 against Eastern Connecticut State.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse for Salem High School earning "Most Promising Underclassman" and playing in the All-Star game twice in his high school career ... Won the Coaches Award on the Witches' football team ...  Achieved Academic High Honors ... Born May 14, 1993 ... Son of Geoffrey and Diana Staples ... Has on brother Derek, and one sister Megan ... Majoring in Exercise and Health Science.

Career Stats

Season GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pct. Pen-Min
2012................ 11 4 5 9 21 .190 13 .619 0 0 0 39 14 3 31-73 .425 1-0.5
TOTAL............... 11 4 5 9 21 .190 13 .619 0 0 0 39 14 3 31-73 .425 1-0.5
Recent Games
Apr 16 at Mount Ida L, 12-5
Apr 18 Keene St. L, 17-1
Apr 21 Salem St. L, 12-11
Apr 24 at Southern Me. L, 11-4
Apr 26 at Wheelock W, 24-4
Apr 28 Eastern Conn. St. L, 20-5
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 11 7
Points 9 3
Goals 4 3
Assists 5 0
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 39 26
Turnovers 14 6
Caused turnovers 3 0
Faceoffs 31-73 27-61
Faceoff percentage 42.5 44.3
Shots 21 18
Shooting percentage 19.0 16.7
Shots on goal 13 12
Shots on goal percentage 61.9 66.7
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 11 at Birmingham Southern L, 21-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Huntingdon W, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Curry L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Clark (Mass.) L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Plymouth St. L, 8-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1-11 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 3 MIT L, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0-2 0 - 0 -
Apr 7 Western Conn. St. L, 13-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 2 0.0 2 100.0
Apr 11 at Babson L, 19-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0-1 0 - 0 -
Apr 14 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 12-10 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1-3 3 66.7 3 100.0
Apr 16 at Mount Ida L, 12-5 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 1-3 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 18 Keene St. L, 17-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 3 0.0 2 66.7
Apr 21 Salem St. L, 12-11 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 9-13 3 0.0 2 66.7
Apr 24 at Southern Me. L, 11-4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 10-19 4 0.0 1 25.0
Apr 26 at Wheelock W, 24-4 1 4 5 0 0 5 1 1 3-6 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 28 Eastern Conn. St. L, 20-5 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 6-14 2 0.0 1 50.0
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Total 11 7 4 5 9 0 0 39 14 3 31-73 21 19.0 13 61.9
Conference 7 4 3 0 3 0 0 26 6 0 27-61 18 16.7 12 66.7
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -

Home 7 4 3 0 3 0 0 20 5 1 17-44 14 21.4 11 78.6
Away 4 3 1 5 6 0 0 19 9 2 14-29 7 14.3 2 28.6
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -

Wins 2 1 3 4 7 0 0 7 1 1 4-9 5 60.0 4 80.0
Losses 9 6 1 1 2 0 0 32 13 2 27-64 16 6.2 9 56.2

January - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
February - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
March 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1-11 1 100.0 1 100.0
April 10 6 3 5 8 0 0 37 14 3 30-62 20 15.0 12 60.0
May - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -