STUDENT-ATHLETES
Fighting Irish
#11
PAT COTTER
Graduate Student • Midfielder 6-3 • 205 Olney, Maryland Georgetown Prep
HONORS & AWARDS • BIG EAST Academic All-Star (2012, 2013)
Returns to the Fighting Irish for a fifth season after missing the entire 2013 campaign with an injury … has played in 37 career games, including three starts … 16 points on 11 goals and five assists … seven ground balls … two monograms … possesses good all-around skills … a smart and fundamentally sound player … a good two-way midfielder … very poised with the ball. AS A SENIOR (2013): Missed the entire season due to injury … a BIG EAST Academic All-Star. AS A JUNIOR (2012): Played in all 16 games and tallied a career-high six goals … also had two assists and two ground balls … was on the third midfield line for the Irish … began a career-best three-game goal streak with a tally in an 8-7 win at Ohio State … the score gave the Irish a 6-4 lead over the Buckeyes late in the third quarter … put Notre Dame up 2-0 in the early stages of a 12-9 win over Rutgers … deposited Notre Dame’s final goal in a 13-6 victory over St. John’s at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … registered another three-game goal streak, which began with a tally in a 10-7 win at Villanova … that goal put the Irish up 7-4 in the fourth quarter … gave Notre Dame a 4-0 advantage in the second quarter of an 8-6 triumph of Syracuse that clinched the BIG EAST regular-season title for the Irish … registered the team’s first goal in an 8-7 setback to St. John’s in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship … had a career-high two assists in a 13-7 win over Yale in the first round of the NCAA Championship … earned his second monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Played in all 14 games, including three starts, and registered five goals and three assists … picked up five ground balls … scored his first collegiate goal, in addition to first career assist, in a 12-7 season-opening win over Duke … earned his first career start against Drexel, an 11-7 Irish victory … also started against Denver and North Carolina … scored goals in back-to-back wins over Denver (10-9) and Ohio State (8-7) … had an assist in BIG EAST road wins over Rutgers (8-3) and Providence (14-3) … picked up two ground balls in a 9-8 overtime setback at North Carolina … deposited a career-high two goals in a 13-6 triumph of Penn in the first round of the NCAA Championship … earned his first monogram. AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Played in seven games during his rookie season … took three shots … saw action against Loyola (W, 11-9), Denver (W, 14-7), Ohio State (W, 7-6 in overtime), Rutgers (L, 10-8), Villanova (L, 9-8), Providence (W, 11-3) and St. John’s (W, 13-6). PREP AND PERSONAL: Under Armour AllAmerican … an Under Armour Senior All-American Classic participant … a USL high school All-American … a two-sport athlete at Georgetown Prep, earning a combined seven varsity letters in football (3) and lacrosse (4) … Georgetown Prep went 20-3 during his senior season in lacrosse en route to winning their league and finishing 13th nationally … team went 83-7 during his four-year career … helped Georgetown Prep go undefeated and finish nationally ranked, all on the way to capturing a conference, regional and state championships his freshman year … team achieved national ranking during his sophomore and junior campaigns as well … was chosen as team captain for both football and lacrosse teams as a senior … participated as a member of the Under Armour Underclassmen team in 2007 and 2008 … first team all-state in 2008 and 2009 … two-time member of the Maryland Free State lacrosse team … notched 30 goals, 20 assists and 75 ground balls as a senior … 2009 conference (IAC) champions in lacrosse … was No. 4 prospect according to the Inside Lacrosse rising senior list … three-year starter in football at running back and linebacker … has two siblings … son of George and Jean Cotter … father played rugby at Holy Cross and grandfather, Tom, played baseball at Iona … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May 2013 with a management consulting degree … currently taking graduate courses.
COTTER’S CAREER HIGHS
COTTER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. GB Shots Sh Pct. SOG 2010 7/0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 1 2011 14/3 5 3 8 5 25 .200 10 2012 16/0 6 2 8 2 10 .600 8 2013 Did Not Play (injured) Totals 37/3 11 5 16 7 38 .289 19
COTTER GAME-BY-GAME Opp. (* games started) G/A Pts. Shots GB 2010 Played in seven games (0 g, 0 a, 0 gb) 2011 vs. Duke 1/1 2 2 0 at Penn State 0/0 0 3 0 0/0 0 1 0 Drexel* at Denver* 1/0 1 3 1 Ohio State 1/0 1 2 0 at Rutgers 0/1 1 0 1 Villanova 0/0 0 1 0 Georgetown 0/0 0 2 0 St. John’s 0/0 0 4 0 at Providence 0/1 1 4 0 at Syracuse 0/0 0 0 0 at North Carolina* 0/0 0 1 2 Penn^ 2/0 2 2 1 vs. Duke^ 0/0 0 0 0 2012 Duke 0/0 0 0 0 Penn State 0/0 0 0 0 at Drexel 0/0 0 0 0 at Hofstra 0/0 0 0 0 Denver 0/0 0 0 1 at Ohio State 1/0 1 1 0 Rutgers 1/0 1 2 0 vs. St. John’s 1/0 1 2 0 Providence 0/0 0 0 0 at Georgetown 0/0 0 0 0 at Villanova 1/0 1 1 1 Syracuse 1/0 1 1 0 vs. St. John’s% 1/0 1 1 0 Yale^ 0/2 2 1 0 vs. Virginia^ 0/0 0 0 0 vs. Loyola^ 0/0 0 1 0 ^ - NCAA Tournament % - BIG EAST Tournament
P/Min UpG DnG 0-0:00 0 0 0-0:00 1 0 1-0:30 0 0
Goals: 2 (Penn^ ‘11) Assists: 2 (Yale^ ‘12) Points: 2, three times (MR: Yale^ ‘12) GB: 2 (North Carolina ‘11) ^ - NCAA Tournament; * - BIG EAST Tournament
1-0:30 1 0
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