The third-ranked Notre Dame men's lacrosse team defeated Penn State, 12-8, to improve to 2-0 on the season.
One of three team captains for the 2012 season ... a three-time monogram recipient ... has played in 42 career games, including 28 starts ... entering his third season as a starter on Notre Dame's first midfield unit ... has tallied 36 points on 20 goals and 16 assists ... 19 ground balls ... a very reliable player ... works hard both with and without the ball ... can make a variety of plays ... switched from attack to midfield following his freshman campaign ... a good two-way midfielder ... a savvy player.
AS A JUNIOR (2011): Played in 13 games, including 11 starts ... missed one game due to injury ... posted 17 points on nine goals and eight assists ... the assist total tied a career-best mark and ranked second among all Irish players during the 2011 campaign ... picked up a career-high 10 ground balls ... scored a goal in the season-opening 12-7 win over Duke ... tallied a goal in a 6-2 victory at Penn State ... dished out a career-high assists in an 11-7 triumph of Drexel ... notched a goal and an assist in an 8-3 win at Rutgers in the BIG EAST opener ... also posted a goal and an assist in a 7-6 besting of Georgetown ... his goal against the Hoyas was the game winner, a man-up tally with 2:33 left ... assisted on the score that gave the Irish a 6-5 lead earlier in the fourth quarter ... deposited a goal in a 10-7 win over St. John's ... posted a hat trick in a 14-3 road victory against Providence ... had an assist in an 11-8 setback at Syracuse ... missed the North Carolina game, a 9-8 overtime defeat, due to injury ... notched an assist in a 13-6 win over Penn in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... produced a goal and an assist in a 7-5 loss to Duke in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament ... matched a career-high total with two ground balls on three occasions (Penn State, Villanova, Syracuse) ... earned his third monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Started all 17 games ... tallied career-high totals in goals (10), assists (8) and ground balls (7) ... totaled one goal and one assist in a 12-8 win over Penn State ... scored a goal in an 11-9 win over Loyola ... tallied a career-high four goals in a 7-6 overtime loss at Drexel ... notched a goal, an assist and a career- high two ground balls in a 10-8 setback to Fairfield ... assisted on two goals in a 14-7 triumph of Denver ... posted an assist and picked up a ground ball in a 7-6 overtime win against Ohio State ... scored a goal in a 9-8 loss at Villanova ... registered an assist in the 11-3 win over Providence ... had a goal and an assist in a 13-6 besting of St. John's ... assisted on a goal in a 12-6 loss to Syracuse ... scored a goal in a 7-5 win over Maryland in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.
AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Played in 12 games ... registered a goal and two ground balls ... attempted 10 shots ... made his collegiate debut in the season opener, a 10-9 win over Loyola ... tallied a goal in a 12-2 win over St. John's ... picked up a ground ball in wins over North Carolina and Denver.
PREP AND PERSONAL: A lacrosse standout at Western Albemarle ... a four-year letterwinner ... named the district and regional player of the year as a junior and senior along with being an all- Central Virginia selection ... four-time all-district and all-region ... earned team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... has a school- record 185 goals and 141 assists ... four-time district champion ... team captured regional title during his freshman, junior and senior campaigns ... a two-year letterwinner in football as a receiver and defensive back ... team MVP his senior year ... son of Phillip and Donna Pfeifer ... brother, Ted, is a senior lacrosse player at Stevens Tech ... from the same area as former Irish lacrosse players Stedman Oakey (1997-2000) and Bo Perriello (1990-93) ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major ... has a 3.351 cumulative GPA.
