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Position
  
Midfield

Nationality
  
United States

Height
  
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Name
  
Steven Brooks

Weight
  
190 pounds (86 kg)

Role
  
Lacrosse

NCAA team
  

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Born
  
July 30, 1984 (age 39) Lake Forest, Illinois (
1984-07-30
)

MLL TeamF. Teams
  
Florida LaunchChesapeake Bayhawks, Chicago Machine

Steven brooks 2013 mll highlights


Steven Brooks (born July 30, 1984) is a professional lacrosse player for the Florida Launch of Major League Lacrosse. Brooks was the 6th overall draft pick in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Chicago Machine. He played high school lacrosse for Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Illinois. He also attended a postgraduate year at Bridgton Academy. Brooks played college lacrosse at Syracuse University. He married in 2010. Spouse: Sara Brooks. They have one child.

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College career

Brooks played college lacrosse at Syracuse University from 2003 to 2008. He won two Division I National Championships while with the Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse, in 2004 and 2008. In 2008 Brooks was selected as a first-team All-American during his senior season and also won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's best midfielder. He ended his college career with a total of 67 Goals, 34 Assists, and 86 Ground Balls totaling 101 points.

Professional career

2008: Chicago Machine; Brooks was drafted 6th overall by the Chicago Machine in the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft. Brooks had a break out rookie season. He played in 15 games for the Machine recording 29 goals, 4 two-pointers, and 11 assists totaling 44 points, and adding 26 ground balls. He was named to the 2008 MLL All-Star team. He also competed in the 2008 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition.

2009: Chicago Machine; 5 games into the 2009 season and his second season with the Machine he broke his foot against Boston. This injury sideline Brooks for the rest of the season.

2010: In 2010 he played for the LXMPRO league for Team STX.

2011: Chesapeake Bayhawks; Brooks was traded to the Bayhawks in February 2011. He played in 12 games for the Bayhawks, recording 11 goals, 2 two-pointers, and 5 assists totaling 18 points, and adding 8 ground balls. He was the Bud Light MVP for their game against Hamilton.

2012: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2012 he was a key player recording 23 goals, 3 two-pointers, 10 assists, and 11 ground balls. He was the Bud Light MVP for their game against Denver. In playoffs he totaled another 2 goals and 4 assists helping the Bayhawks to win their 4th MLL Championship Title. He was named to the 2012 MLL All-Star team. Brooks stuck the game-winning goal in the All-Star game to lead his Old School Team to victory. He also competed in the 2012 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition.

2013: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2013 Brooks recorded 13 goals, 1 two-pointer, 8 assists, and 10 ground balls. In playoffs he totaled 1 goal and 2 ground balls. With 3 minutes to go in the semi-final championship game, Brooks stuck a goal to tie the game at 12, the Bayhawks then scored with 1 min to go to advance to the Championship game and win their 5th MLL Championship Title. Brooks was named to the 2013 MLL All-Star team and he also competed in the 2013 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition at the All-Star game.

2014: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2014 Brooks recorded 6 goals, 1 two-pointer, 3 assists, and 3 ground balls. Brooks struggled with a knee injury throughout the season. He was traded to Florida Launch for the last four games of the season.

2014: Florida Launch; Brooks was traded to the Launch in July 2014 and played in four games. He had a standout performance totaling 10 goals, 1 two-pointer, 4 assists, and 2 ground balls. He scored two goals, including a two-point goal, and one assist against Denver (7/20) tallied three goals, two assists, and one groundball against Boston (7/26), three goals and an assist at Boston (8/2), and two goals at Ohio (8/9).

2015: Florida Launch; Brooks had a milestone year tallying his most goals in a season and hitting his 100th goal. Brooks played in 13 games for the Launch, recording a point in each contest. Tallied one assist and four groundballs at Chesapeake (4/19). Paced the Launch in the home opener versus Chesapeake (4/26) with a season-high four goals. Recorded two goals and two assists at Rochester (5/3) for a team-high four points with two groundballs. Provided a pair of goals in the first win of 2015 against Ohio (5/9). Eclipsed 100 career points on the road at Ohio with his first of three goals in the contest (5/24). Scored a goal and collected a groundball on the road at Boston (5/30). Logged a goal and assist on the road at New York (6/5). Scooped up a season-high four groundballs with three goals versus New York and made ESPN's Sports Center Top 10 plays at #8 with his goal from a behind the back pass from Casey Powell.(6/26). Scored first Launch goal versus Charlotte (7/3), ending the night with three scores and a groundball. Set a career-high for goals in a season with 24 versus Rochester (7/25), recording two goals and an assist for three points in the game.

2016: Florida Launch; Brooks played in 13 games for the Launch scoring a point in three out of the four contests. Logged two goals and a season high four groundballs in the home opener against Ohio (4/16). Scored a goal and accounted for one assist at Chesapeake (4/30). Recorded two points and three groundballs versus Charlotte (5/14). Tallied one assist and one groundball against Atlanta (5/21). Scored a goal and recorded an assist against Ohio (6/4). Recorded an assist against Denver (6/11). Scored a goal against Denver (7/4). Had a season high three points against the Lizards (7/14). Scored a goal against Charlotte (7/22). Scored a goal and an assist against Atlanta (7/23). Scored on a two point shot along with three groundballs at home versus Rochester (7/30). Goal and assist in season finale at Boston (8/6).

Awards and achievements

  • 2002 High School All-American.
  • 2004 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Syracuse Orange)
  • 2008 USILA First Team All-American
  • 2008 won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's top midfielder.
  • 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Syracuse Orange)
  • 2008 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
  • 2012 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
  • 2012 Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
  • 2013 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
  • 2013 Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
  • References

    Steven Brooks (lacrosse) Wikipedia