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2017 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Steve LaCrosse
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3 Strecker Backe

3 Strecker Backe

  • Position:
    Long-Stick Midfield
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fairfield, Conn.
  • Previous Team:
    Fairfield Prep
  • Major:
    History

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 47/15
Colgate Debut: Feb. 7, 2015, at Bryant
First Career Start: Feb. 7, 2015, at Bryant
Stats: 65 ground balls, 21 caused turnovers, three assists, .250 faceoff percentage (10-of-40).

Awards
2017 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (April 8)
2015 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2015 Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 13/13
Position: LSM
Stats: Second on team with nine caused turnovers ... 18 ground balls ... One assist, at Cornell.
Best Games: Earned his first Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honor for effort in 10-4 victory over Navy ... Helped Raider defense limit Navy to season-low scoring total ... Two caused turnovers in that game as Colgate registered season-high 11 caused turnovers ... Colgate blanked Midshipmen for 18½ minutes to start game and then for combined 21-minute stretch during third and fourth quarters ... Career-high three caused turnovers against Holy Cross ... Three ground balls in three different games: Cornell, Navy and Holy Cross.

2016 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 11/0
Position: LSM
Stats: Finished season with 15 ground balls, three caused turnovers and two faceoff wins (2-of-14) … Tied for 10th on team in ground balls.
Best Games: Collected season-best five ground balls against Boston University … Caused season-high two turnovers against Cornell.

2015 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 16/0
Position: LSM
Stats: Fourth on team with 32 ground balls and nine caused turnovers ... Third on team with five games of three or more ground balls.
Best Games: Picked up at least one ground ball in final 15 games of season ... Assisted on goals in two key road wins: 10-8 at Bucknell and 14-13 at Holy Cross ... Also chipped in on key faceoff situations and posted team-leading .421 success rate, winning 8-of-19 ... Won 3-of-4 faceoffs in 12-8 win over Lehigh ... Came back with three more faceoff wins in next outing to aid key victory at Holy Cross.

2014 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 7/2
Position: LSM
Best Games: Starting assignments came on defense in consecutive outings against Cornell and Navy ... Also appeared in reserve roles against Vermont, Bucknell, Hobart, Binghamton and Syracuse.

Before Colgate
Team captain as senior at Fairfield Prep but missed regular season because of injury … Three-year varsity starter.
Position: D
Honors: Fairfield Prep won Connecticut's Class L state title his final two seasons … Three-time Southern Connecticut Conference winners … Selected as Under Armour Underclass Elite-Star, and played on Team New England at UA Underclassmen games in 2012 … Named by Inside Lacrosse Magazine as one of nation's top 40 defensemen for 2013 recruiting class.
Get to Know: Three-year varsity performer in football … Starting quarterback for football team … Awarded Chris Boyle Memorial Award for Perseverance, Loyalty and Determination as football senior … Volunteered teaching lacrosse at Wakeman Boys and Girls Club … Also coached youth football for Fairfield Pop Warner League.

Personal
Born: Henry Strecker Backe in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Family: Parents are Henry and Tara Backe … Has two sisters and one brother.
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014First Year

    Defender
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2015Sophomore

    Defender
    6'3" 195 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2016Junior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    6'3" 205 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017Senior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    6'3" 205 lbs
    3