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2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

44 BJ Burlace

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 207
  • Class Senior
  • Position D
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown Edgewater, MD
  • High School St. Mary's
  • Prev School Yale
  • Instagram bjburlace
  • Twitter bjburlace40
  • Opendorse brianbj-burlace

Biography

HONOR ROLL
• 2022, 2023 Academic All-Big Ten

BURLACE IN THE NEWS
• (4/14/20) Transfers: Continuing a Family Legacy, Former Yale LSM B.J. Burlace Decides on Maryland

MAJOR: Finance

As a senior in 2023:
• Appeared in five games: Richmond (2/4), Albany (3/11), Penn State (3/25), Michigan (16-11), Johns Hopkins (5/4)

As a junior in 2022:
• Played in two games, vs. Albany (3/12) and at Johns Hopkins (4/23). 

Summer 2021:
• Invited to participate in Team USA U21 camp in June.

As a sophomore in 2021:
• Made seven appearances as a reserve LSM.
• Made Maryland debut vs. Michigan (2/20)
• Picked up a ground ball in NCAA Tournament win over Vermont (5/16).

As a freshman 2020 (at Yale): 
• Played defense for the No. 5 ranked team in the country.

Before College: 
• Under Armour All-American.
• US Lacrosse All-American.
• PRLB Player of the Year.
• Washington Post Player of the Year.
• VSN Defensive Player of the Year.
• Baltimore Sun Co-Player of the Year.
• Capital Gazette Co Player of the Year.
• Had 12 goals, 10 assists, 71 ground balls, 21 caused turnovers senior year as the team MVP.
• All-MIAA A Conference.
• First Team All-Area.
• First Team All-State.
• Team Captain.
• Team USA U19 Training Team Member.
• MILL MVP.
• Helped lead team to MIAA A Conference Championship game.
• Junior year:All-County.
• All-Area, All-State, All-Metro and All-MIAA A Conference.
• Under Armour Baltimore Highlight Team.
• 2018 MIAA B Conference Champion in football and a four-year varsity starter.

Personal:
• Son of Brian and Stephanie Burlace.
• Brothers Colin and Gavin, sister Rayne.
• Father Brian was a two-time All-American at Maryland from 1989-92 and was named the Schmeisser Memorial Cup honoree as nation’s outstanding defenseman in 1992.
• Brother Colin also plays lacrosse at Maryland.
• Selected for Team USA U19 training team.
• National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society member.
• Graduated with 4.12 GPA.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2021Sophomore

    Defense
    6'1" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2022Junior

    Defense
    6'1" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2023Senior

    Defense
    6'1" 207 lbs
    44