#33 James Shanahan
Sr., D, 6-4, 220
Potomac, Md. | Georgetown Prep
2009: Three-year letterwinner and a three-year starter ... has played in 42 of the team's 43 games during his first three seasons and has collected 62 career ground balls ... one of the top returning defensive players in the ODAC. 2008: Played in 14 of the team's 15 games, starting all 14 of them ... earned First Team All-ODAC honors ... tallied one assist and recorded a career-high 34 ground balls ... posted his assist in a 14-3 win over Randolph-Macon (4/12) ... notched a career-high six ground balls in a 13-5 win over York (2/27) ... also had five ground balls in a 23-3 win over Savannah Art & Design (2/21) and in an 8-7 loss to Franklin & Marshall (3/15) ... helped the Generals' defense allow an average of just 7.88 goals per game, which ranked 36th in Division III. 2007: Started all 15 games, collecting 20 ground balls ... had a season-best three ground balls in a 14-5 loss to Gettysburg (3/3) and in a 10-8 loss to Washington College (3/10) ... helped the Generals' defense allow an average of just 7.07 goals per game, good for 18th in Division III. 2006: Played in all 13 games with 12 starts ... scored one goal and picked up eight ground balls ... helped the defense allow an average of just 8.85 goals per game ... scored his lone goal in a 9-8 win over VMI (4/25) ... collected a season-high two ground balls in a 17-2 loss to Gettysburg (3/4) and in an 11-5 win over Virginia Wesleyan (4/15). High School: Lettered in football and lacrosse at Georgetown Prep ... helped lead the team to a conference championship as a senior ... received team's most improved award ... selected to participate in the Maryland Senior All-Star game as a senior. Off the Field: W&L and ODAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of the Student Athlete Mentor (SAMS) group ... business administration and accounting double-major.
