Brian Christopher (lacrosse)

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Brian Christopher
Born (1987-06-16) June 16, 1987 (age 34)
Springfield, PA
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionMidfield
MLL team Denver Outlaws
Career highlights

Brian Christopher (born June 16, 1987), of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was an All American lacrosse player for Johns Hopkins University in Division I college lacrosse.

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Christopher played for the Blue Jays from 2006 to 2009 helping the team to an NCAA Championship in 2007, an NCAA Finals in 2008, and was named third team All American.

Over the Blue Jays final four games in 2009 Christopher scored the game winning overtime goals in three of those games including Hopkins' 2009 quarterfinal overtime 12-11 win over Brown.

The Denver Outlaws selected Christopher with the fourteenth pick of the 2009 MLL draft. He was subsequently picked up by Toronto Nationals in the 2011 supplemental draft. [1] [2] [3]

Statistics

Johns Hopkins University

   
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
20061413316--
20071710111--
2008176511--
200915301141--
Totals69592079--

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References

  1. "Christopher's Third Overtime Game-Winner Lifts Hopkins Past Brown, 12-11". HopkinsSports.com. May 9, 2009.
  2. "Christopher, Blue Jays Beat Clock, Towson, 11-10, in Double Overtime". HopkinsSports.com. April 22, 2009.
  3. "Christopher Nets Second 2OT Game-Winner to Lift Hopkins Past Loyola, 11-10". HopkinsSports.com. May 2, 2009.