| Adam Fassnacht |
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WORTH NOTING: Will be given the opportunity to take the majority of faceoffs this season to ease the burden on Drew Thompson ... has prepared himself well for the opportunity ... has been named to the ACC Honor Roll for his academic achievement and athletic participation all three years ... named All-ACC Academic Men's lacrosse team last year.
AT VIRGINIA: 2006--Had a very productive season in his role as the team's third faceoff man ... appeared in 13 games and won 54.4 percent of his faceoffs ... also scored three goals ... scored his first goal against Stony Brook ... won a career-high eight faceoffs in 12 attempts against VMI ... also led the team with a career-high seven ground balls and scored for the second game in a row ... won six of nine faceoffs vs. North Carolina and added a goal ... tied his career high with eight wins in 13 attempts against Bellarmine ... won five faceoffs and had four ground balls in the first round of the NCAA tournament vs. Notre Dame ... won six of 12 faceoffs in the semifinals against Syracuse.
2005--Played in eight contests ... four ground balls--two each vs. Drexel and Manhattan.
2004--Made his debut against Drexel ... also played in the final home game against Duke.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport standout in lacrosse, football and wrestling ... as a senior he became the first athlete ever named Washington Post first-team All-Met in three distinct sports ... two-time lacrosse All-American ... three-time first-team all-region and all-district ... scored 101 goals and added 77 assists as a three-year starter on attack ... team won state championship his sophomore and junior years ... four letters in football as a defensive tackle ... state defensive player of the year as a senior ... two-time first-team all-state, three-time all-region and all-district ... recorded 40 sacks in his career ... team won state title his junior year ... career record of 104-17 as a wrestler ... won state championship in 215-pound weight class as a senior, finished second as a junior ... two-time first-team all-region and all-district ... named to the honor roll every year.
PERSONAL: Son of Jeannie Thacker and Steve Fassnacht ... born 4-19-85 in Fairfax, Va. ... has two older brothers, Matt and Ryan, who both played lacrosse at Hampden-Sydney ... majoring in cognitive science ... Spanish minor.
FASSNACHT STATISTICALLY
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 (.000) | 1-0:30 |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 (.333) | 0 |
| 2006 |
13 |
30 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
43-36 (.544) |
0 |
| Career |
23 |
35 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
44-39 (.530) |
1-0:30 |