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2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Maryland Athletics

17 Austin Henningsen

  • Position Face-Off
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Northport, N.Y.
  • Highschool Northport

Biography

HENNINGSEN'S HONOR ROLL
• 5x Big Ten Specialist of the Week (4/9/19 3/26,19, 2/12/19, 2/21/17, 3/22/16)
• USILA Team of the Week (3/26/19)

• 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/1)

HENNINGSEN'S MARYLAND RECORDS
• Faceoffs won by a freshman (151 - 2016)

HENNINGSEN IN THE NEWS
Apri 16, 2019: With 500 faceoff wins for Maryland lacrosse, Austin Henningsen still isn’t satisfied
• May 27, 2017: Northport's Henningsen sparks Maryland lacrosse semifinal win
May 26, 2016: Faceoffs a true calling for Maryland's Henningsen
May 19, 2016: 'Hawgpen' provides training ground for Maryland faceoff specialists
March 3, 2016: Freshman Henningsen experiences early success at faceoff X

MAJOR: Communication
As a senior (2019): Finished final season 148-254 on faceoffs for a .583 faceoff percentage...recorded a team-high 67 ground balls...finished career with 526 faceoff wins, the third most in school history...finished career as the only Terp with two games of 22 or more faceoff wins...had six games of double digit faceoff wins...Three-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week and USILA Team of the Week (3/26) honoree...went 5-of-10 with three ground balls vs. Bucknell in season opener (2/2)...finished perfect (15-for-15) on faceoffs with six ground balls vs. Richmond (2/9)...went 14-for-20 with six ground balls vs. #16 Colgate (2/19)...finished 17-of-25 with six ground  balls vs. Notre Dame...won career-high 22 faceoffs vs. UNC, the second-most ever in a game by a Terp (3/23)...won 22 faceoffs again vs. Michigan, while scooping career-high 15 ground balls (4/16)...went 14-of-22 with eight ground balls vs. Rutgers (4/14).

International: Helped lead Team USA to FIL U-19 World Championship in summer of 2016 ... named to All-World Team after winning 67 percent of faceoffs 

As a junior (2018): Appeared in 15 games, winning 52-percent of faceoffs ... scored two goals and picked up 37 ground balls on the season ... won six faceoffs against Navy (2/10) ... notched 16 faceoffs wins on 22 attempts vs. Marist (2/13), collecting four ground balls ... had 16 faceoff wins and scored a goal at High Point (2/17) ... won 4-of-8 faceoffs at #17 Michigan (3/31) ... won six faceoffs, including 4-of-6 in the fourth quarter, against #7 Rutgers (4/15) ... won 7-of-11 faceoffs at #7 Johns Hopkins (4/28) ... won 11-of-18 faceoffs in Big Ten semis vs. #11 Rutgers (5/3) ... won 13-of-18 faceoffs and picked up season-high six ground balls in NCAA First Round vs. Robert Morris (5/13) ... won three faceoffs in NCAA Semis vs. Duke (5/26).

As a sophomore (2017): Started all 19 games at faceoff for 2017 National Champions ... won 133-of-285 faceoffs, collecting 49 ground balls ... also totaled nine points on six goals and three assists ... scored seven seconds into the 2017 season after winning the opening faceoff at #11 Navy (2/11) ... won 18-of-24 faceoffs at St. Joseph's (2/14) ... won 13-of-17 faceoffs vs. High Point (2/18), and had career-highs in points (3) and assists (2) ... won 11-of-14 second half faceoffs and scored a career-high two goals vs. #8 Yale (2/25) ... won nine faceoffs and scored a goal at #14 North Carolina (3/25) ... won 6-of-9 faceoffs vs. #19 Michigan (4/1) ... scored a goal and won 11-of-19 faceoffs vs. #1 Penn State (4/8) ... won 10 faceoffs and had an assist at #11 Rutgers (4/16) ... won 10 faceoffs, including six in the fourth quarter, in Big Ten finals at #7 Ohio State (5/6) ... won 11-of-20 faceoffs and picked up five ground balls in NCAA first round vs. Bryant (5/14) ... won 7-of-15 faceoffs in NCAA semifinal vs. #5 Denver (5/27).

As a freshman (2016): Appeared in 16 games, making 14 starts as Maryland's top faceoff specialist ... ranked 14th nationally and second among freshmen in faceoff percentage (.590), totaling 151 faceoff wins ... his 151 faceoffs wins were a Maryland freshman record ... also had one goal, one assist and 63 ground balls ... impressed in collegiate debut, winning 9-of-12 faceoffs against High Point (2/20) ... dominated the X at #7 Yale (2/27), winning 13-of-16 faceoffs and scooped eight ground balls en route to claiming Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors ... won 8-of-16 faceoffs vs. #1 Notre Dame (3/5). ... won 12-of-22 faceoffs at Drexel (3/8) ... scored first career goal - seven seconds into the game - at Princeton (3/12) ... won 16-of-20 faceoffs and picked up 10 ground balls in dominating effort vs. #10 Albany (3/16) - named Big Ten Specialist of the Week ... won nine faceoffs vs. #12 UNC (3/26) ... won 15-of-20 faceoffs at Penn (3/29) ... won a pair of faceoffs in first action since missing four games to injury against #18 Penn State (5/5) ... won 7-of-10 faceoffs and posted first career assist in Big Ten Tournament finals vs. #17 Rutgers (5/7) ... won 14-of-17 faceoffs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Quinnipiac (5/15) ... won seven faceoffs in NCAA Semis vs. #5 Brown (5/28) ... saved best game of season for NCAA Championship vs. UNC (5/3), when he totaled a career-high 19 faceoff wins and had seven ground balls.

Before Maryland: A four-year letterwinner at Northport High School … named Suffolk County All-American as a senior while helping lead Northport to a Suffolk Division I Championship … named all-county as a junior and sophomore … totaled 25 goals and 13 assists during senior and junior seasons.

Personal: Full name is Austin David Henningsen … parents are David and Brownwyn Henningsen … has one sibling, Erin … favorite athlete is Odell Beckham, Jr.

Reason for coming to Maryland: The outstanding coaching staff


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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2016Freshman

    Face-Off
    6'1" 195 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2017Sophomore

    Face-Off
    6'1" 195 lbs
    18
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Face-Off
    6'1" 200 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Face-Off
    6'1" 205 lbs
    17