Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

2016 (Senior): Played in and started 12 games for the Raiders in his final season … Picked up a career-best six groundballs against Boston University on March 12 … Caused a season-best two turnovers twice on the year … Once against Fairfield on March 19 and once coming against Loyola on April 3 … Totaled 23 groundballs on the year, good for fifth on the team … Finished the season tied for third on the team in caused turnovers with seven … Finished his Colgate career with 75 groundballs and 20 caused turnovers … Member of the Dean’s Award List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (Junior): Played and started in 14 games ... Missed two games because of injury ... Top position player on team and second overall with 34 ground balls ... Sandwiched pair of career-high five ground-ball games at No. 15/16 Loyola and at No. 17/18 Army around his two games missed by injury ... Added four ground-ball games against Boston University and No. 1 Syracuse ... Tied for team lead with six games of three or more ground balls ... Disruptive force in pair of key wins over Army, causing two turnovers in each contest as Raiders first tied for Patriot League regular season title with 8-5 road win and then captured conference tournament championship with 11-8 triumph ... One of 12 selected to Academic All-Patriot League Team ... Member of Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean's Award list.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 15 games with 14 starts ... Earned start on defense in first collegiate appearance, helping Raiders to season-opening 7-4 win over Bryant ... Only missed game was Cornell because of injury suffered three days earlier at Binghamton ... Returned to field in reserve role following Saturday against Navy ... Posted 18 ground balls and seven caused turnovers ... Career-high three ground balls on two occasions: Bryant and Lehigh ... Contributed at least one ground ball in each of last seven games ... Caused two turnovers against Loyola and two against Army ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll.

2013 (First Year): Squad member ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Before Colgate: Played lacrosse at Brunswick School ... Western New England Prep School All-Division First Team selection ... Also named team's Most Valuable Defenseman ... Competed in soccer and hockey as well.

Personal: Full name is John Steven Baker ... Parents are Steve and Valli Baker ... Has two sisters ... Born in Greenwich, Conn.