2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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20 Coby Auslander

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 150
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pennington, N.J.
  • Highschool Princeton Day School

Biography

2024 - 5th-Year Senior Season - Concluded a record-setting career with another award-winning campaign ... Named a third-team All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine and secured honorable mention USILA accolades ... Also was a second-team All-Conference and All-State selection and picked up honorable mention All-Region plaudits ... Remained one of the country's leading facilitators while finishing sixth in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference with 33 assists ... That total also marked the ninth-most by a Captain in program history ... Chipped in with 22 goals as well while wrapping up the year with 55 total points ... Saw action in 18 games and posted a point in 16 of those appearances ... Contributed nine multi-goal efforts, including a hat-trick during a six-point eruption against Grove City on March 2 ... Had two strikes in four straight games from March 16-30 ... Came back with two more eruptions during the NCAA Tournament ... Scored twice against No. 15 Stevens on May 12 before landing a pair of blows in the national quarterfinals at No. 2 RIT on May 18 ... Opened the year with at least four points in each of the team's first three games, including five against Stevenson on February 25 ... Finished the year with a .297 shooting percentage on 74 total attempts ... Also had multiple assists in nine of his appearances during the year ... Dished out four in the opener at Hampden-Sydney on February 10 ... Matched that performance during a six-point showcase in a victory over No. 13 Lynchburg on March 23 ... Also had four helpers in back-to-back outings against No. 10 Washington & Lee on April 27 and Stockton on May 1 ... Notched at least one assist in each of the team's first five games, which extended his streak to 15 straight contests with at least one helper dating back to 2023 ... That established a new school record ... Also had a point in the first 11 games ... That stretched his point streak to 61 consecutive outings, which also set a new program standard ... Had multiple points in 13 games, including six bouts against top-20 competition ... Also contributed five takeaways during the year and collected 20 ground balls ... Had at least two rollers in six of his appearances, including three against Ohio Wesleyan on February 25 ... Also added two ground balls and a goal in a top-five tilt at No. 3 Tufts on March 6 ... Served as a team captain ... Concluded his career as the program's all-time leader with 161 assists ... Also finished fourth on the all-time charts with 265 points, fifth with 79 starts, and ninth with 104 goals ... Was one of only three Captains in school history to collect at least 100 career goals and assists.

2023 - Senior Season - Remained one of the nation's leading playmakers while earning second-team All-American honors from USA Lacrosse Magazine and USILA ... Also secured first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades ... Established a new school record with 54 assists ... That total also ranked 10th in the NCAA and first among the nation's midfielders ... Posted a point in all 22 games and handed out an assist in 20 of those contests ... Tied the single-game school record with seven helpers in a win over Catholic on March 4 ... Named to the USILA National Team of the Week on March 7 for that showcase ... Chipped in with six points, including five assists, in back-to-back league bouts against Mary Washington on April 22 and Kean on April 29 ... Also dished out five helpers in a nationally-ranked victory over No. 20 Stevenson on February 25 ... Had multiple assists in 15 of his appearances, including nine of the team's first 10 games of the season ... Came through with at least four points in three straight wins over top-20 opponents from March 17-22 ... Kicked off that run with two helpers and a hat-trick in a victory against No. 1 RIT on March 17 ... Continued the streak with a goal and three assists in triumphs over No. 7 Dickinson on March 18 and No. 6 Washington & Lee on March 22 ... Led the Captains with 11 assists in the postseason, including three helpers in wins against Kean in the league semifinals on May 5 and No. 7 Gettysburg in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on May 13 ... Added a pair of points in the national quarterfinals against No. 6 Dickinson on May 20, including an assist on the game-tying tally with less than 30 seconds left in regulation ... Also dished out a helper in the NCAA Final Four at No. 2 Salisbury on May 21 ... Contributed 28 goals during the year while ranking eighth in the league with 82 total points ... Had seven multi-goal efforts, including three hat-tricks ... Posted five points, including a pair of daggers, in a league victory at Stockton on April 15 ... Laced three goals in a win against Williams on March 29 ... Also had five points, including three strikes, against St. John Fisher on March 8 ... Helped out on the defensive end with seven takeaways during the year, including a pair against Hope in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 12 ... Pocketed 19 ground balls and had multiple rollers in four of his appearances ... Opened the season as the USA Lacrosse Magazine National Preseason Player of the Year ... Shined in the classroom as well and was named a USILA Scholar All-American while garnering CSC Academic All-District nods.

2022 - Junior Season - Solidified his spot as one of the nation’s elite playmakers while earning first-team USILA All-American accolades … Also was named an honorable mention All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Selected to the first-team All-Conference and All-State squads and was an honorable mention All-Region pick … Established a new school record with 46 assists … That total also led the league and ranked 25th in the entire NCAA … Also registered 76 points, which marked the fourth-highest total in program history and the most by a midfielder … Contributed at least one point in all 20 games and had two or more in each of his first 19 outings … Handed out six assists in a win over No. 19 Ursinus on March 9, which equaled the second-highest total in program history and the most against a nationally-ranked foe … Came back with six more helpers in his very next appearance against Illinois Wesleyan on March 13 … Named to the USILA National Team of the Week on March 15 for that run … Also posted five assists at Catholic on March 5 and notched four against Whittier on March 27 … Had an assist in each of the squad’s first eight games of the year, including multiple helpers in five straight outings from March 2-18 … Continued his starring role in the postseason with three assists in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Sewanee on May 14 … Also tallied three points, including two assists, against No. 14 Wesleyan on May 15 before adding a goal in the NCAA Elite Eight against No. 6 York (Pa.) on May 21 … Deposited 30 total goals during the year, including two in seven straight games from March 27 - May 7 … Posted six points, including five goals, at Southern Virginia on April 6 … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on April 11 for that showcase … Chipped in with four points, including two goals, during a win over No. 1 Salisbury on April 16 … Came back with two more darts during the league championship against the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls on May 7 as well … Finished the season with nine total multi-goal efforts, including a pair of tallies against No. 7 Lynchburg on March 19 … Unloaded 67 total shots during the year and put 50 on cage … Also added 26 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers during the season … Had three takeaways and four rollers in a win over Colorado College on April 24 … Posted a caused turnover in three straight appearances from March 9-18, including a triumph over No. 10 Gettysburg to cap off that stretch.

2021 - Sophomore Season - Remained a focal point on the team’s midfield unit during his second year in Newport News … Appeared in 14 games and earned 13 starts … Ranked second on the team with 18 assists while also contributing 16 goals … Was a driving force on the offensive end during the squad’s postseason run … Recorded four assists in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at No. 12 Stevenson on May 16 … Came back with four more points, including a pair of goals, during the Quarterfinals against No. 4 Lynchburg on May 22 … Added two more helpers and forced a pair of turnovers in the Final Four at No. 2 Salisbury on May 23 … Had at least one point in 13 of his 14 appearances, including a hat-trick at Randolph-Macon on March 17 … Added three assists at Washington (Md.) on March 13 … Had three points, including two goals, in back-to-back games against Washington & Lee on April 20 and Southern Virginia on April 24 … Finished the year with six multi-goal outings, including a pair of lasers at No. 3 Salisbury in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championship on May 8 … Also scored in the league semifinals against Southern Virginia on May 5 … One of only three Captains who registered a point in all five postseason games … Finished the playoffs with five goals and eight assists.

2020 - Freshman Season - Became one of the team’s top playmakers while putting together a fantastic debut campaign … Named to the "Inside Lacrosse" National All-Freshman Team and was a second-team All-State selection ... Ranked sixth in the CAC and led all freshmen with 10 assists … Also slotted second among the conference’s first-year competitors with 18 points … Started all six games and had at least one point in every contest … Posted five points, including four assists, at Roanoke on February 19 … Had his first collegiate hat-trick at No. 9 Ursinus on February 29 … Also dished out a pair of helpers in another nationally-ranked showdown against No. 16 Stevenson on March 7 … Came through with three points against Hampden-Sydney on February 22 … Also contributed one of the top highlights of the season against the Tigers after securing a loose ball before quickly turning it into an assist on the game-winning goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation during the 10-9 triumph … Collected his first career tally in the season opener at Washington (Md.) on February 15 … Had at least one goal in each of his first five appearances, including a three-point showcase against Eastern on March 4 … Notched an assist in the final five contests of the year and had two or more on three occasions … Posted 26 total shots during the season and put 14 on-target … Collected 15 ground balls during the year, including four in the win over Hampden-Sydney … Also had two rollers and forced a turnovers in victories against Roanoke and Stevenson.

At Princeton Day School - Was a four-year letterwinner and team captain in three sports with the Panthers … Earned first-team All-Prep honors as a member of the lacrosse team … Helped lead the squad to four County Championships and a pair of Prep B State Titles … Finished his career with 150 points, including 79 goals … Also was a decorated competitor in soccer and hockey and won a state championship in each … Collected All-Prep and All-Area accolades in both sports and was honored as the 2018 Trentonian / DeLorenzo “The Burg” Player of the Year in hockey … Received the Golden P Award as the Most Athletic Male at his high school.
 
Personal - Coby Lake Auslander is the son of Molly McDougald and Dan Auslander … Has an older brother, Taran, and an older sister, Dori … His mother played field hockey at St. Lawrence … Mats Zuccarello is his favorite athlete, and Abraham Lincoln is the person in history he would most like to meet … His dream vacation would be a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark … “Blades of Glory” is his favorite movie, and “Entourage” is his favorite TV show … Aspires to be a sports agent or insurance broker.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

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    2021Sophomore

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    2022Junior

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    2023Senior

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    2024Graduate Student

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