Eric Smith

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
D
Height:
6-3
Weight:
211
Hometown:
Dover, Mass.
High School:
Taft

Senior (2018)
• Saw action in seven games as a reserve close defender
• Caused a turnover in 15-5 season opening win over Cleveland State (Feb 10)

Junior (2017)
• Emerged as a mainstay on close defense, starting all 14 contests
• Totaled 17 ground balls and caused nine turnovers, a mark that ranked third on the team
• Caused three turnovers in loss to Johns Hopkins (April 22)
• Scooped up three ground balls and caused a turnover in defeat to Ohio State (April 15)
• Recorded at least two ground balls in four straight games spanning from March 4 to April 1
• Tallied three ground balls and one caused turnover in 17-6 victory over Lafayette (Feb. 11)

Sophomore (2016)
• Played in five games as a close defender
• Tallied two ground balls and caused one turnover in a loss against Brown (March 12)

Freshman (2015)
• Saw action in one contest vs. Brown (March 8)

Prep
• Taft School (2014)
• Ranked as the No. 48 defender in the 2014 incoming class by Inside Lacrosse
• Member of the Swedish National Lacrosse team
• Took part in the 2014 FIL World Championships as a member of team Sweden
• Had 17 ground balls and caused four turnovers at the championships as Sweden went 6-2 overall as a team
• Captain of the 2014 Taft Lacrosse team
• TC Jamboree, Brine Shootout, Top 205 Rising Junior participant
• Also played linebacker/defensive end on the football team

Personal
• Eric Carl Johan Smith
• Son of Dickson and Monica Smith
• Sister, Elisabeth and brother, Dickson, who played lacrosse at Virginia and Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts - General Studies major