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2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster

8 Josh Kirson

  • Position Goalie
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Newton, MA
  • Highschool Rivers School/Hill Academy

Biography

2021
- Started the first nine games in goal before suffering a season-ending injury in a 17-11 loss at Rutgers-2.
- Recorded a 13.08 goals against average and a .397 save percentage.
- Posted 13 saves in a 14-8 loss to Ohio State-1 in first career start at JHU in season opener.
- Came back with six saves in a 14-7 win at Michigan-1 to earn first win as the starting goalie at Johns Hopkins and added nine saves in a loss at third-ranked Maryland-1.
- Posted six saves and allowed six goals in 59:11 in a 13-6 win over 12th-ranked Penn State-1 and had six saves in a loss to seventh-ranked Rutgers-1.
- Recorded nine saves in an 11-8 loss at Penn State-2 and came back with eight saves in a 14-12 loss at Ohio State-2 and nine saves in the second game against Rutgers.
At Ohio State
- Played in 27 games with 25 starts in three seasons.
- Posted a 15-10 record with a 9.95 goals against average and a .523 save percentage.
- Led the Big Ten in save percentage (.584) and goals against average (10.19) in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
- Registered a 10.56 goals against average as a sophomoore and an 8.80 goals against average and a .484 save percentage as a freshman.
- Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week.
- Red-shirted as a true freshman in 2017 when Ohio State advanced to the national championship game.
At The Hill Academy/The Rivers School
• Two-time all-league selection at Rivers.
• BostonLax All-American.
• Team MVP award at Rivers in 2015 
• Under Armour All-American in 2016.
• Received Leadership Award at Hill Academy.
• Played for Top Gun Fighting Clams club team.
• Took a community service trip to Soweto, South Africa with Global Camps Africa, serving as a counselor and volunteer helping to educate and protect children from the everyday dangers they face involving HIV and AIDS.
Personal
- Joshua Kirson.
- The son of Carol and Steve Kirson.
- Middle child of three with one older sister, Kate, and one younger sister, Jill.
- Graduated from Ohio State (May 2020) with a degree in finance.
- Currently enrolled at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in a dual degree program for a masters in financial econometrics and an MBA.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2021Graduate Student

    Goalie
    6'2" 215 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Graduate Student

    Goalie
    6'2" 215 lbs
    8