Career Statistics
Career
Games/Starts: 48/39
Colgate Debut: Feb. 21, 2021, vs. Robert Morris
First Career Start: Feb. 27, 2021, at Albany
Stats Through End of 2024: 39 goals, 69 assists, 110 points, 6 man-up goals, 1 game-winning goal, 15 caused turnovers, 62 ground balls, 203 shots, 128 shots on goal
2024 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 15/15
- Posted career-bests in goals (23), assists (18), points (41), ground balls (24), and caused turnovers (7) as a senior
- Finished second on the team and tied for eighth in the Patriot League in assists and ranked fourth on the squad in points
- Found the back of the net twice during win at #4 Penn State (Feb. 2)
- Logged a hat trick and tallied an assist in victory at Hobart (Feb. 11)
- Recorded five points with a goal and four helpers and caused two turnovers at Villanova (Feb. 24)
- Tied his career-high with five assists and also scored during win over Lafayette (March 9)
- Registered a career-best nine points, tying his career-high with five goals and dishing out four assists in victory at Holy Cross (April 20)
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2023 (Junior)
Games/Starts:Â 10/8
- Recorded 33 points with 17 goals and 16 assists and also fired 46 shots, 30 of which were on goal
- Led the team in assists and finished second in points and third in goals
- Ranked seventh in the PL in goals per game (2.20) and eighth in assists per game (1.60)
- Tallied a point in every game he played and a goal in all but one contest
- Notched four points with two goals and two assists against Hobart (Feb. 25)
- Recorded a career-high five assists as well as one goal for six points in the Raiders’ win over Navy (March 11)
- Registered two points (1G, 1A) and two ground balls against Bucknell (March 25)
- Found the back of the net twice against No. 7 Army (April 8)
- Tallied a man-up goal and two assists at Lehigh (April 15)
- Posted a hat trick and added an assist at Loyola (April 22)
- Marked a career-best seven points, after tying his career-high of five goals and dishing out two assists in the Raiders’ season-ending victory over Holy Cross (April 28)
2022Â (Sophomore)
Games/Starts:Â 13/13
- Logged 21 goals and five assists for 26 points
- Goals and total points were both good for second on the team to brother Brian
- Also had 18 ground balls and five caused turnovers
- Half of the highest scoring brother tandem in the country in Division I in 2022 with brother Brian.
- Career best five goals and six points in Patriot League win over Lafayette
- Multiple goals against 4th ranked North Carolina (3), Navy (2), 6th ranked Cornell (2), 14th ranked Army-West Point (2) and Holy Cross (3)
- Single goals versus High Point, Air Force, 7th ranked Harvard and Loyola
- Scored goals in 10 of 13 games and had at least one point against every opponent with the exception of Boston University
- Had three ground balls in win over Air Force
- Matched the ground ball total and had career-best two caused turnovers in win over Holy Cross
- A pair of ground balls against 4th ranked North Carolina, 6th ranked Cornell, 7th ranked Harvard and Lehigh
2021Â (First Year)
Games/Starts:Â 10/3
- Logged eight goals and two assists for 10 points
- Tied for team lead with two hat tricksÂ
- Logged one man-up goal, nine ground balls and one caused turnover
- Began collegiate career with one goal and one assist in opener against Robert Morris
- Recorded back-to-back hat tricks at Albany and at home against Holy Cross and the latter effort sparked 12-11 overtime victory versus Crusaders
- Had a season-high four ground balls and one caused turnover against Holy Cross
- Scored one goal and one assist in regular season finale at Army
- Posted two ground balls in 10-9 road triumph over Bucknell
- Regular season limited to eight games because of Covid-19 Pandemic.
Before Colgate
Attended
Darien High School in Darien, Connecticut ... Senior-year team captain.
Stats:Â For career, scored 39 goals with 29 assists -- despite the 2020 season being canceled by the worldwide Covid-19 Pandemic..
Honors:Â Named 2019 All-State Second Team and All-FCIAC First Team ... Helped Blue Wave to 2017 national championship ... 2017 and 2019 Class L state champions ... 2017 and 2018
FCIACÂ champions ... Team's Wes Barton Award Winner and recipient of No. 12 jersey given to one player on team who represents a great leader and humble role model.
Get to Know:Â Also lettered in football ... Helped Blue Wave to 2018 Class LL state championship ... Played club lacrosse for Eclipse Lacrosse Club ... Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal
Born:Â Michael John Minicus in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Family:Â Parents are Kevin and Maureen Minicus ... Has three brothers ... Younger brother and Colgate teammate of Brian Minicus '22 ... Another brother, Colin, played
collegiately at Amherst and later in Major League Lacrosse.
