Rochester Rattlers #11

Position: Defense
Date of Birth: 7/5/1989
Height: 6’1 Weight: 185
College: Syracuse University

Biography: First team USILA All-America selection, was the recipient of the Lt. Donald C. MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as the nation’s best midfielder. He led the Orange with 78 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers. He ranked seventh in the nation in caused turnovers with a 2.07 average and ranked 15th with a 5.2 ground ball per game average.

Professional Career:
Was drafted 2nd overall in the 2011 MLL draft by the Rochester Rattlers.

Collegiate career:
Senior Year (2011): Named to the USILA All-America First Team and picked as a Tewaaraton Award finalist for the second year in a row … All-BIG EAST First Team selection … Team co-captain … Played in all 17 games as the team’s primary long-stick midfielder … Also manned the wing on faceoffs … Key member of a Syracuse unit that ranked third nationally in scoring defense (6.90 goals per game) and set a school record for man-down defense efficiency, leading the nation at 81.7 percent … Led the team in ground balls (79) and finished second in the BIG EAST in ground balls per game (4.65) … Averaged 5.9 ground balls over the team’s last eight games … Paced the Orange with 30 caused turnovers on the season.

Junior Year (2010): Became the first defensive specialist to win the Lt. Donald C. MacLaughlin Jr. Award as the nation’s most outstanding midfielder… Tewaaraton Award finalist … USILA First Team All-American … All-BIG EAST First Team honoree … Team-co-captain ... Led SU with 78 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers as the team’s primary long-stick midfielder … Part of a Syracuse unit that led the nation in scoring defense (7.4 goals per game) ... White was second in the BIG EAST and 15th nationally in ground balls per game (5.2).

Sophomore Year (2009): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … Played in 17 games as the team’s primary long-stick midfielder … Also played the wing on faceoffs … Part of an Orange defense that ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense (7.39 goals per game) ... Second on the team with 63 ground balls … Also contributed five goals and three assists.

Team USA (Summer 2008): Helped lead the U.S. U-19 National Team to the gold medal and a 7-0 record at the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia … first shutout in U.S. U-19 history as the Americans defeated Japan in pool play, 27-0.

Freshman Year (2008): Played in all 18 games as Syracuse’s top long-stick midfielder … Third on the team with 63 ground balls … He also scored three goals and had an assist … Notched his first career goal at Hobart.

High School:
Led the Cortland Tigers to a Section III Class B runner-up finish … Scored 103 points (55g, 48a) in his senior season … Cortland’s career scoring leader … 2007 Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … 2007 Post-Standard All-CNY First Team … Named to the OHSL First Team three times … Two-time MVP and team captain … Member of the Central team that competed at the 2006 Empire State Games … Also played soccer and basketball … Two-time OHSL First Team selection and All-CNY third-team pick in soccer … Tigers’ soccer career leader in goals and points … Two-time soccer MVP … 2006 and 2007 OHSL First Team in basketball … All-CNY Second Team in basketball as a senior … School's career leader in steals … Averaged 19.1 points per game in 2006-07 … Two-time basketball team MVP.

Personal:
Joel Edward White … Born in July 1989 in Cortland, N.Y. … Son of Maureen and Harold White … One brother, Steve, played lacrosse at Le Moyne … Child and family studies major.