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Mel Evans

12 Austin Divitcos

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Richmond Hill, Ontario
  • High School The Hill Academy

Biography

2018: Team captain ... played in 11 games at short-stick defensive midfield ... had two goals, three assists, five points, seven ground balls and five caused turnovers ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... caused a turnover in season-opening win over Robert Morris (Feb. 3) ... had an assist in win over Fairfield (Feb. 24) ... collected two ground balls and caused a turnover in win at Brown (March 3) ... had an assist, ground ball and caused turnover in overtime loss at Princeton (March 10) ... had ground ball and caused turnover in win at No. 17 Lehigh (March 14) ... had an assist and collected a ground ball in Friendship Cup win against No. 11 Penn State (April 22) ... scored a goal and caused a turnover in Big Ten Semifinals vs. No. 2 Maryland (May 3)

2017: Played in nine games with four ground balls and four caused turnovers ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... caused two ground balls and had two ground balls in a 14-7 win at Michigan (April 8) ... scooped one ground ball in win over NJIT (March 17) … collected a ground ball and caused a turnover in win over No. 15 Princeton (March 15) ... caused a turnover in win over No. 14 Stony Brook (March 10) in first game action of the season ... drafted fifth overall in the Major Series Lacrosse Draft by the Brooklin Redmen 

2016: Played in all 16 games, totaling one goal, three assists, six ground balls and five caused turnovers ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... had assist and caused turnover in win over No. 10 Johns Hopkins in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 5) ... scored first career goal at Ohio State (April 30) ... caused two turnovers in win over No. 17 Penn State... had one ground ball in win over Michigan (April 10) ... scooped up one ground ball in win over Delaware (March 26) ... had one assist, one ground ball in win over NJIT (March 18) ... caused a turnover at Wagner (March 1) ... had one ground ball in win against Army (Feb. 20) ... named gameday captain for season opener and had assist vs. St. John’s (Feb. 12).

2015: Played in all 15 games ... had two ground balls at Penn State ... collected a ground ball in win against NJIT (March 20) ... had one ground ball and one caused turnover against No. 10/13 Princeton (March 17) ... scooped one ground ball versus Monmouth (Feb. 28) ... collected two ground balls in win over Wagner (Feb. 24) ... made collegiate debut at St. John's (Feb. 7).

Prior to Rutgers: Played two varsity seasons at The Hill Academy, including a post graduate year, after three varsity years at Bill Cothers Secondary School ... earned Male Athlete of the Year award as a senior and the "18-45" award as a post-graduate student ... served as co-captain of the varsity team in each of his three years at Bill Cothers Secondary School ... helped Bill Cothers to York Region Athletic Association championship during junior season ... four-year Honors Student in high school ... parents are Bob and Mary Divitcos ... has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Tia.


CAREER HIGHS
Points: 1 (7x, last vs. No. 2 Maryland, 5-3-18)

Goals: 1 (3x) last vs. No. 2 Maryland, 5-3-18
Assists: 1 (6x, last at Penn State, 4-22-18)
Ground Balls: 2 (4x, last at Brown, 3-3-18)

Caused Turnovers: 2 (2x, last at Michigan, 4-8-17)

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2015Freshman

    Midfield
    5'10" 175 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'10" 175 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017Junior

    Midfield
    5'10" 175 lbs
    12
  • 12
    C

    2018Senior

    Midfield
    5'10" 175 lbs
    12
    C
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