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Justin
Sussman
Bucknell University #2
Division I |
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|
Name |
Justin Sussman |
| Year |
2003 |
| School |
Bucknell University |
| Height |
5'11 |
| Weight |
170 |
| Lacrosse
Number & Why |
I am #2 because
my favorite player growing up was Chris Suran from Syracuse and
he was #2 |
| High
School |
Friends School
of Baltimore, Baltimore MD |
High
School Achievements
& Recognition |
In high school
I was All-conference, All-county, All-state, and Finalist for Maryland
Player of the year. |
College
Achievements
& Recognition |
All-American
after sophomore year, Preseason AA Junior and Senior year. All-
conference Sophomore and Junior year. Patriot League Defensive player
of the year Junior year. |
| Years
Played Lax |
12 |
| Years
Played Goalie |
11 |
| Other
Positions |
I played attack
my first year |
| Preferred
Gear |
I prefer STX
Eclipse as my stick, with warrior monster mesh, and Brine chest
protector. |
| Favorite
food |
Definitely my
mother's chicken parmigiana. |
| Favorite
cd |
Sublime 40oz
to freedom |
| Favorite
movie |
Forrest Gump |
| |
|
Why do
you play?
I play because I love the game of lacrosse and I love the competition
that goes on on the lacrosse field. |
Why are
you a goalie?
I play goalie because it is probably the most important position
on the field. Whenever a goal goes in there is something that you
can do to prevent it. I love being in the goal when the game is
on the line. There is nothing better than making a last second save
to preserve a victory. |
How important
is the goalie position?
By far the most important position, in my opinion. When the game
is on the line, the goalie has to stand in there knowing that he
or she has the responsibility in preserving the victory and could
always have a hand in saving the last second chance. When a goalie
is playing their best it can be the most demoralizing for the other
team. When they take good shots and the goalie has been saving them
they will think twice about shooting again. I have seen games where
one team has outshot an opponent by 30 shots, but lost because the
other teams goalie had 20 or so saves. |
Any advice
for aspiring goalies?
My advice to goalies is to stick with it and try to go to as many
goalie camps as possible. There are some really great goalie coaches
out there that I owe all my success to. When I was young I struggled
in net, but after a few years of working with the best goalie coaches
I raised my game to a whole new level. Also, don't worry about it
when you let in a goal. The worst thing to do is to dwell on a previous
occurrence during a game. When you do that you just open up the
flood gates for more goals. Just concentrate on the next shot. |
Quote
regarding the goalie position
The Goalie position is 75% mental and 25% physical. If you know
before the next shot that you are going to save it then you ultimately
will. |
