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Colgate University Athletics

2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Olivia Hokanson
Mary Grygier
Charlotte Prenderghast '24
Marlo Karp
Bob Cornell
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Justin Wolford

33 Brian Minicus

33 Brian Minicus

  • Position:
    Attack
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Darien, Conn.
  • Previous Team:
    Darien
  • Major:
    Political Science

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 39/32
Colgate Debut: Feb. 8, 2019, at Syracuse University
First Career Start: March 16, 2019, at Canisius College
Stats Through End of 2022: 68 goals and 65 assists for 133 points ... Six man-up goals ... 61 ground balls and nine caused turnovers.

Awards
2022 All-Patriot League First Team
2022 Patriot League All-Academic Team
2022 Patriot League Player of the Week,  Feb. 21, 2022
2021 All-Patriot League Second Team
2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Two-Time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll

2021 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 13/13
Position: A
Stats: Led team with 36 goals ... Team-leading 23 assists and 59 points ... Second among Patriot League leaders and 15th nationally in points per game at 4.54 ... Second among Patriot League leaders and 33rd nationally in goals per game at 2.77 ... Sixth among Patriot League leaders and 31st nationally in Assists per game with 1.77 ... Scored multiple goals in 12 of 13 games ... Had a hat trick or better in eight of 13 games ... Tied for third on the team with 22 ground balls ... Tied for sixth on the team with five caused turnovers ... Tied for team lead with one extra man goal ... Scored 15 goals and had nine assists in games against opponents ranked in the top 20. ... Half of the highest scoring sibling tandem in Division I in the country along with brother Michael.
Best Games: Scored two goals and had a career single-game high six assists in the the win over Air Force ...  Of the six assists, five either tied the game or put Colgate ahead, including a helper on the game winning goal scored by Rory Connor that capped a Raider comeback from a two-goal deficit ... Scored a career-high five goals and added an assist, five ground balls and a caused turnover against Navy ... The five ground balls tied a career high ... Scored four of Colgate's six goals at Bucknell ... Four ground balls to go along with a goal and two assists against 7th ranked Harvard ... Five points, two ground balls and a caused turnover against #6 Cornell ... Three goals and a pair of assists in upset of #17 Lehigh ... Six points in the season and his Colgate career finale against Holy Cross ... Will use his extra COVID year of eligibility as a graduate student at Georgetown University.

2021 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 9/9
Position: A
Stats: Second on team with 15 goals ... Team-leading 25 assists and 40 points ... Second among Patriot League leaders and seventh nationally in assists per game at 2.78 ... Third among Patriot League leaders and 19th nationally in points per game at 4.44 ... Tops on team with seven games leading in points ... Tied for team lead in hat tricks with two ... Team leader with six multi-assist games and six games of three or more assists ... Tied for second on team with five multi-goal games ... Two man-up goals to tie for second on team ... Fourth on team with 23 ground balls ... Two caused turnovers ... Tied for second on team with five games of three or more ground balls.
Best Games: Carded 13 goals and 17 assists over last six games ... Began that streak with career-high four goals and one assist in home contest against Lehigh ... Added three goals and one assist following week to spark 10-9 road victory against Bucknell ... Two goals and four assists in consecutive games against Boston University and Army to close the regular season ... Two goals, three assists and career-high five ground balls in 11-8 comeback victory at Boston University in Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinals ... Raider tally of 51 ground balls tied for 10th-most in Division I during 2021 season ... Closed campaign with four-assist outing at Lehigh in Patriot League tourney semifinals ... One goal and four assists in season opener against Robert Morris ... Three assists at Boston University in regular season matchup ... Averaged 3.0 ground balls over last seven games ... Regular season limited to eight games because of Covid-19 Pandemic.

2020 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 6/6
Position: A
Stats: Seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points ... One man-up goal ... SIx ground balls.
Best Games: Finished season scoring in five straight games, including consecutive two-goal games against Boston University and Navy ... One of two goals scored at Navy was man-up ... Also finished with at least one assist in final five games ... Career-high five assists and six points at Princeton ... Three assists at No. 5 Syracuse and two at Navy ... Two ground balls each against Syracuse and Princeton ... Season halted after coronavirus outbreak led to university's closure and international sport cancellations.

2019 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 11/4
Position: A
Stats: 10 goals and five assists for 15 points ... Two man-up goals ... 10 ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Best Games: First career hat trick, one assist and three ground balls in Colgate's 16-7 victory over Lafayette ... One goal and four assists to go with two ground balls and one caused turnover against Navy ... Earned three consecutive starts late in season ... Contributed two-goal game against Lafayette ... Single goals in five other games ... Solo ground balls in five different games ... First career caused turnover at No. 3 Maryland.

Before Colgate
Attended Darien High School in Darien, Connecticut.
Stats: 195 career points, including 119 points during senior season.
Honors: US All-American, All-State and All-FCIAC ... Helped Blue Wave to four championships in four years (2015-18) ... Senior-year captain.
Get to Know: Also lettered in football ... Senior-year captain ... Helped Blue Wave to three consecutive championships (2015-17) ... Member of The Depot.

Personal
Born: Brian Thomas Minicus in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Family: Parents are Kevin and Maureen Minicus ... Has three brothers.
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Historical Player Information

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    2019First Year

    Attack
    5'10" 170 lbs
    33
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    2020Sophomore

    Attack
    5'10" 175 lbs
    33
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    2021Junior

    Attack
    5'10" 175 lbs
    33
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    2022Senior

    Attack
    5'10" 175 lbs
    33