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2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 43
Kenny Brower
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Massapequa, N.Y.
- High School:
- Massapequa
Bio
Honors: USILA All-America First Team (2023) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team (2023) … Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2023) … All-ACC (2022, 2023) … Tewaaraton Award nominee (2023) … All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023) … ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).
USA Lacrosse: Helped anchor the U.S. U-21 Men’s National Team to the Gold Medal at the U21 World Championship.
2023: Duke’s top close defenseman starting all 19 games … USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team … Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team … All-ACC … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Picked up 39 ground balls and forced 22 caused turnovers … Collected at least one ground ball in 15 games … Picked up a season-high five GBs in win at Saint Joseph’s … Also had two caused turnovers against the Hawks, while holding Saint Joseph’s top scorer without a point for just second time in his career … Held Tewaaraton Finalist Connor Shellenberger of Virginia to just one goal and five assists in the two matchups … Collected four GBs in home win over the Cavaliers (4/15) … Had three ground balls and four caused turnovers in NCAA Quarterfinal win over Michigan (5/20) … Forced three turnovers in NCAA Semifinal victory over Penn State (5/27) … Picked up four ground balls and a caused turnover in NCAA Championship game against Notre Dame (5/29) … Registered 10 ground balls and eight caused turnovers in NCAA Tournament action … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Team Captain … Started all 17 games on close defense … Matched up against opponent’s top attackman all season … Finished the year with 42 ground balls to rank third on the team and second among non-faceoff specialists … Ranked third on the team with 16 caused turnovers … Corralled a career-high six ground balls versus Penn (2/26) … Picked up at least one ground ball in 13 games and had at least five three times … Named to USILA Team of the Week following performance in win over Virginia (4/14) … Picked up one ground ball while holding nation’s fifth-leading scorer Connor Shellenberger to just two assists and UVA to only eight goals … Forced two turnovers and picked up three ground balls in win versus North Carolina (5/1) … Had three caused turnovers and four GBs versus Jacksonville (2/13) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Started all 17 games on close defense … Oftentimes drew the opponents’ toughest matchup … Collected 21 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers … Picked up at least one ground ball in 13 games … Recorded two ground balls eight times … Forced two turnovers versus Robert Morris (2/7) … Corralled two ground balls and caused three turnovers in NCAA semifinal setback to Maryland (5/29) … Also had two caused turnovers in NCAA quarterfinal victory over Loyola (5/22) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Started eight games on defense … Picked up 15 ground balls and had five caused turnovers … Collected four ground balls against High Point (2/8) and Penn (2/22) … Also had two caused turnovers versus the Panthers … Forced a pair of turnovers in road win at Loyola (3/7) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: A three-year letterwinner … Rated the No. 2 overall incoming freshman in 2019 by Inside Lacrosse … A 2019 US Lacrosse and Under Armour All-American … Played two seasons at Kellenberg Memorial High School and two years at Massapequa High School … At Kellenberg was CHSAA all-league and helped the team to the CHSAA AA State Championship as a sophomore … Voted to the USA Today Preseason All-America first team in his junior season … Crucial part of Massapequa squad that captured the Nassau County Class A title … Collected nearly every award possible as a senior … Anchored sixth-ranked Pride to the New York State Class A Championship … Team Captain … A USA Today Preseason First Team All-American … Nassau County Defenseman of the Year … Newsday First Team All-Long Island … US Lacrosse Academic All-America … Massapequa High School Senior Sportsmanship Award winner …  Also played two years of football at Kellenberg … Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Ken and Donna Brower … Has one older sister, Jessie … Father played lacrosse and football at St. John’s University from 1985-1989 … Born Sept. 6, 2001.
USA Lacrosse: Helped anchor the U.S. U-21 Men’s National Team to the Gold Medal at the U21 World Championship.
2023: Duke’s top close defenseman starting all 19 games … USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team … Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team … All-ACC … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Picked up 39 ground balls and forced 22 caused turnovers … Collected at least one ground ball in 15 games … Picked up a season-high five GBs in win at Saint Joseph’s … Also had two caused turnovers against the Hawks, while holding Saint Joseph’s top scorer without a point for just second time in his career … Held Tewaaraton Finalist Connor Shellenberger of Virginia to just one goal and five assists in the two matchups … Collected four GBs in home win over the Cavaliers (4/15) … Had three ground balls and four caused turnovers in NCAA Quarterfinal win over Michigan (5/20) … Forced three turnovers in NCAA Semifinal victory over Penn State (5/27) … Picked up four ground balls and a caused turnover in NCAA Championship game against Notre Dame (5/29) … Registered 10 ground balls and eight caused turnovers in NCAA Tournament action … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Team Captain … Started all 17 games on close defense … Matched up against opponent’s top attackman all season … Finished the year with 42 ground balls to rank third on the team and second among non-faceoff specialists … Ranked third on the team with 16 caused turnovers … Corralled a career-high six ground balls versus Penn (2/26) … Picked up at least one ground ball in 13 games and had at least five three times … Named to USILA Team of the Week following performance in win over Virginia (4/14) … Picked up one ground ball while holding nation’s fifth-leading scorer Connor Shellenberger to just two assists and UVA to only eight goals … Forced two turnovers and picked up three ground balls in win versus North Carolina (5/1) … Had three caused turnovers and four GBs versus Jacksonville (2/13) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Started all 17 games on close defense … Oftentimes drew the opponents’ toughest matchup … Collected 21 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers … Picked up at least one ground ball in 13 games … Recorded two ground balls eight times … Forced two turnovers versus Robert Morris (2/7) … Corralled two ground balls and caused three turnovers in NCAA semifinal setback to Maryland (5/29) … Also had two caused turnovers in NCAA quarterfinal victory over Loyola (5/22) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Started eight games on defense … Picked up 15 ground balls and had five caused turnovers … Collected four ground balls against High Point (2/8) and Penn (2/22) … Also had two caused turnovers versus the Panthers … Forced a pair of turnovers in road win at Loyola (3/7) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: A three-year letterwinner … Rated the No. 2 overall incoming freshman in 2019 by Inside Lacrosse … A 2019 US Lacrosse and Under Armour All-American … Played two seasons at Kellenberg Memorial High School and two years at Massapequa High School … At Kellenberg was CHSAA all-league and helped the team to the CHSAA AA State Championship as a sophomore … Voted to the USA Today Preseason All-America first team in his junior season … Crucial part of Massapequa squad that captured the Nassau County Class A title … Collected nearly every award possible as a senior … Anchored sixth-ranked Pride to the New York State Class A Championship … Team Captain … A USA Today Preseason First Team All-American … Nassau County Defenseman of the Year … Newsday First Team All-Long Island … US Lacrosse Academic All-America … Massapequa High School Senior Sportsmanship Award winner …  Also played two years of football at Kellenberg … Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Ken and Donna Brower … Has one older sister, Jessie … Father played lacrosse and football at St. John’s University from 1985-1989 … Born Sept. 6, 2001.
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