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Danny Tesler

5 Danny Tesler

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Weight:
    155
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Acworth, Ga.
  • High School:
    Allatoona
  • Position:
    M/FO
gp 13
p 7
g 4
a 3

2017 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 12 of 14 games, missing two contests due to injury … Led team in faceoff wins (90) and ground balls (69) … Was among the top 20 in Division I in ground balls per game (5.67) and was the third-best freshman in the category … Went 90-for-169 on faceoffs for the season … His .533 faceoff winning percentage was among top five of DI freshmen … Posted 14 points on 10 goals and four assists … Tied for second on the team in shooting percentage (.333) (min. 10 shots) … Registered points in 10 of 12 games played, including each of the first seven of his career … Made one start as a midfielder on the season, a March 16 win in which he scored a goal and won 14 of 18 faceoffs … Notched a goal, an assist and seven ground balls in collegiate debut Feb. 4 vs. Michigan … Scored two goals, won 14 of 23 faceoffs and picked up eight ground balls Feb. 12 at nationally ranked Duke … Scored twice, won eight of 14 faceoffs and tallied seven ground balls March 11 at nationally ranked Ohio State … Won 14 of 22 faceoffs, recorded a season-high 12 ground balls and added two points in April 29 win over Detroit Mercy … Also scored goals at No. 1 Denver and at nationally ranked Virginia.

Pre-CSU Highlights
Named U.S. Lacrosse First-Team All-American at the faceoff position in 2016 … Selected all-state first team at faceoff and second-team all-state at midfield in his senior season … Helped lead Allatoona to a state championship in 2016, the first in program history … Won 72% of his faceoffs for the Buccaneers and set school record for faceoff wins … Named all-state second team in 2015 and all-county first team … Selected as Allatoona’s Defensive Player of the Year in his junior season … Helped the Buccaneers reach the state semifinals in 2015 and quarterfinals in 2014 … Competed for LB3 Atlanta on club scene … Also helped Allatoona win a state championship in football and was All-Cobb County Honorable Mention … Was a scholar-athlete.

PERSONAL
Son of Bruce and Kelli Tesler … Born October 6, 1997 … Public safety major … Older brother, Ryan, was an all-conferene lacrosse player for Ferrum College.

Recent Games
Mar 18 No. 3 Duke L, 9-3
Mar 24 at Penn State L, 16-5
Apr 7 Hampton W, 19-6
Apr 14 at No. 19 Robert Morris L, 14-5
Apr 21 Sacred Heart W, 15-9
Apr 28 at Detroit L, 12-6
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 13 -
Points 7 0
Goals 4 -
Assists 3 -
Man-up goals 1 -
Man-down goals 0 -
Ground balls 70 -
Turnovers 4 -
Caused turnovers 4 -
Faceoffs 135-267 0-0
Faceoff percentage 50.6 0.0
Shots 12 -
Shooting percentage 33.3 -
Shots on goal 9 -
Shots on goal percentage 75.0 -
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Jan 27 No. 15 Marquette   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 Wittenberg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 No. 7/8 Ohio State L, 13-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 6-22 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 10 at Michigan L, 15-5 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 12-23 2 0.0 0 0.0
Feb 13 Mercer L, 10-9 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 12-22 2 50.0 1 50.0
Feb 17 at Bellarmine L, 13-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Air Force W, 8-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6-17 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 25 at No. 4/5 Denver L, 17-8 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4-17 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 3 at Canisius   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 at Canisius L, 12-11 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 0 15-26 0 - 0 -
Mar 13 Lafayette W, 12-6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 10-21 0 - 0 -
Mar 18 No. 3 Duke L, 9-3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 10-16 0 - 0 -
Mar 24 at Penn State L, 16-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 8-21 2 50.0 2 100.0
Apr 7 Hampton W, 19-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12-13 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 14 at No. 19 Robert Morris L, 14-5 1 1 2 1 0 11 1 0 16-21 2 50.0 2 100.0
Apr 21 Sacred Heart W, 15-9 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 16-27 0 - 0 -
Apr 28 at Detroit L, 12-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 8-21 0 - 0 -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2016-17 12 1 10 4 14 0 0 69 9 2 90-169 30 33.3 18 60.0
2017-18 13 - 4 3 7 1 0 70 4 4 135-267 12 33.3 9 75.0
2018-19 15 - 2 1 3 0 0 76 12 0 161-250 11 18.2 4 36.4
2019-20 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 50 2 0 92-157 4 0.0 1 25.0
Total 47 1 16 8 24 1 0 265 27 6 478-843 57 28.1 32 56.1
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Total 13 - 4 3 7 1 0 70 4 4 135-267 12 33.3 9 75.0
Conference - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Home 6 - 1 1 2 0 0 30 2 3 66-121 4 25.0 3 75.0
Away 7 - 3 2 5 1 0 40 2 1 69-146 8 37.5 6 75.0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Wins 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 44-78 2 0.0 2 100.0
Losses 9 - 4 3 7 1 0 54 3 4 91-189 10 40.0 7 70.0
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February 5 - 2 1 3 0 0 22 0 2 40-101 7 28.6 4 57.1
March 4 - 1 1 2 0 0 25 3 1 43-84 2 50.0 2 100.0
April 4 - 1 1 2 1 0 23 1 1 52-82 3 33.3 3 100.0