The Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team defeated Maryland, 7-5 in the NCAA quarterfinals on May 22 in Princeton, N.J.
Has played in 27 career games ... earned a monogram as a sophomore ... a two-way midfielder ... has tallied two points on a goal and an assist ... has picked up 12 ground balls ... a smart and tough player ... very willing to do what is needed of him ... has a good sense of the game and is a good athlete ... has worked hard at developing his offensive game.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 17 games ... registered one assist ... picked up eight ground balls and forced four turnovers ... assisted on a goal in the 11-7 season-opening victory at Duke ... forced one turnover in the 12-8 victory over Penn State ... picked up one ground ball in wins over Loyola (11-9) and Ohio State (7-6) ... forced one turnover in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Maryland (7-5) ... scooped another ground ball in the 12-7 triumph of Cornell in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship ... earned his first monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 10 games ... tallied one goal and picked up four ground balls ... attempted two shots ... made his Notre Dame debut in a 19-7 victory over Dartmouth ... scored a goal in a 10-2 win over Quinnipiac ... collected a career-high two ground balls in a 7-4 besting of Quinnipiac in the semifinals of the GWLL Tournament.
PREP AND PERSONAL: A four-year letterwinner in both lacrosse and soccer at Dulaney High School ... lacrosse state champion as a freshman and senior ... lacrosse squad captured the conference and regional titles during his freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior seasons ... named an All-American as a junior ... also was an all-conference, all-county, and all-city selection that season in addition to being the team MVP ... registered 53 goals and 81 assists through his first three prep seasons ...team captain of lacrosse squad senior year ... in seven games of senior year registered 14 goals and 18 assists before injury ended season ... played in the 2006 and 2007 Free State All-Star games ... 2007 Under Armour Underclassman All-Star Team ... participated in the 2008 U.S. men's under-19 National Team tryouts as a junior ... C. Markland Kelly Award finalist in lacrosse his junior season ... all-conference in soccer sophomore season ... an all-state, all-city/county, and all-conference performer in soccer during his junior and senior campaigns ... team captain and MVP of his soccer squad as a senior ... from the same high school as his former Notre Dame teammates Chip Lanser and Ryan Hoff ... son of Mark and Betsy Keppeler ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.
