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2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

43 James Donaldson

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Franklin, Mich.
  • High School Brother Rice

Biography

2022: BIG EAST Champions … Started all 17 games at close defense for the Hoyas … Collected 15 grounds ball and was credited with seven caused turnovers … Georgetown led the NCAA in scoring defense at just 8.18 goals a game … Had four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers against Marquette (4/16) … Credited with another pair of caused turnovers against Marquette (5/5) in the Semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship … Currently ranks 15th all-time at Georgetown with 28 caused turnovers … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2021: BIG EAST Champions … USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Started all 16 games for the Hoyas at close defense … Was credited with nine caused turnovers and collected 15 ground balls … Key part of the Georgetown defense that led the NCAA in scoring defense (8.31) and man-down defense (0.829) … Had two caused turnovers in back-to-back games at No. 16 Villanova (2/21) and against St. John’s (2/27) … The Hoya defense allowed just one goal in both of those games … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2020: Started all six games at defense as a freshman during the shortened season … Collected five ground balls and credited with five caused turnovers … Had a stellar debut with three ground balls and three caused turnovers at Lafayette (2/8) in the season opener … Key part of the Georgetown defense that led the NCAA in scoring defense (6.33) and scoring margin (10.17) while ranking second overall in clearing (.934) … The Hoya defense allowed just one team to score more than 10 goals on the season and held opponents to under five goals three different times … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Season shortened because of COVID-19.
 
Prior to Georgetown: Earned four letters at Brother Rice … Named a team captain as a junior and senior … Selected as a US Lacrosse All-American in 2018 and 2019 … Tabbed an Under Armour All-American in 2019 … First Team All-State selection as a sophomore, junior and senior … Tabbed All-Catholic in 2018 and 2019 … Was the Team MVP for Brother Rice as a junior and senior … Michigan Boys High School Lacrosse Player of the Year Finalist in 2018 and a nominee in 2019 ... Named First Team All-Midwest in 2018 … Twice honored as Academic All-State as a junior and senior … Recipient of the US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award in 2019 … Led Brother Rice to Catholic League and Michigan state championships in 2016, 2017 and 2019 … Also played football for Brother Rice … Named team offensive MVP, all-state honorable mention, second team All-Metro North and all-league … Played club lacrosse for Juiced Cherries … A four-time Brother Rice Academic Award recipient, four-time A Honor Roll selection and a member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Son of Roseann and Bennett Donaldson … Has two younger brothers.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

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    6'0" 185 lbs
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    2021Sophomore

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    6'0" 188 lbs
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    2022Junior

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    6'0" 195 lbs
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    2023Senior

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    6'0" 195 lbs
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