Kyle Pless

Drafted by the MLL’s Denver Outlaws (7th Round, 63rd Overall)

Team Captain

2019: Named Honorable Mention All-American (USILA), Second Team All-Big Ten and All-ECAC … starter on defense in all 15 games … led team with 24 caused turnovers and second with 35 ground balls … scored one goal and had one assist … had three ground balls and caused two turnovers in win over Lafayette (Feb. 2) … named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 5) … collected three ground balls and caused a turnover in 19-15 comeback win at St. John’s (Feb. 9) … had two ground balls and caused a turnover against No. 19 Army (Feb. 16) … had two ground balls and caused two turnovers against No. 1 Loyola (Feb. 23) … had two ground balls and one caused turnover  in win at Fairfield (March 2) … picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover in 9-8 win over rival Princeton (March 9) … had an assist, three ground balls and caused four turnovers against No. 16 Lehigh (March 12) … scooped two ground balls and was 1-of-3 on faceoffs at No. 13 Syracuse (March 16) … caused four turnovers against Hofstra (March 23) … named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 25) … had team-high five ground balls and two caused turnovers in 14-6 win at No. 4 Ohio State (March 31) as RU held OSU to a season-low in goals … named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (April 2) … caused one turnover at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (April 6) … had a ground ball and caused turnover against No. 3 Maryland (April 14) … scooped two ground balls and caused one turnover  in 11-9 win against Michigan (April 20) … had two ground balls and caused two turnovers at No. 1 Penn State (April 27) … scored first career goal and caused a turnover … against No. 1 Penn State in Big Ten Semifinals (May 2)

2018: Played in all 15 games at long-stick midfield, compiling 28 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and two assists … was 4-of-20 on faceoffs … had an assist, four ground balls, and caused a turnover  in season-opening win over Robert Morris (Feb. 3) … had two ground balls and was 2-of-6 on faceoffs in win over St. John’s (Feb. 10) … scooped five ground balls at No. 12 Army West Point (Feb. 17) … collected six ground balls and an assist in win over Fairfield (Feb. 24) … caused three turnovers in win at Brown (March 3) … had a ground ball and was 1-of-3 on faceoffs in overtime loss at Princeton (March 10) … had ground ball and caused turnover in win at No. 17 Lehigh (March 14) … had a ground ball and a caused turnover in win over No. 12 Syracuse (March 18) … went 1-of-2 in faceoffs and had a ground ball and caused a turnover in win over Delaware (March 24) … had one ground ball in Big Ten opener against No. 6 Johns Hopkins (April 1) … caused two turnovers in win over No. 11 Penn State (April 22) … had two ground balls and a caused turnover at No. 19 Ohio State (April 28) … had two ground balls and a caused turnover in Big Ten Semifinals vs. No. 2 Maryland (May 3)

2017: Played in all 14 games at long-stick midfield, recording 34 ground balls, causing 16 turnovers and adding an assist … also went 3-of-11 on faceoffs … had three ground balls and a caused turnover in game at No. 9 Penn State (April 23) … scooped two ground balls and caused a turnover in a 14-7 win at Michigan (April 8) … collected two ground balls and caused a turnover at No. 13 Johns Hopkins (March 31) … had a caused turnover and ground ball at Delaware (March 25) … caused two turnovers and collected one ground ball in win over NJIT (March 17) … caused a turnover in win over No. 15 Princeton (March 15) … named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 14) … scooped five ground balls and caused two turnovers in win over No. 14 Stony Brook (March 10) … collected two ground balls in win over No. 19 Brown (March 4) … recorded one assist and collected five ground balls in win over Wagner (Feb.28) … collected three ground balls in win at Fairfield (Feb. 25) … made his first appearance at the faceoff “X”, going 3-of-5, scooped three ground balls and caused one turnover in win against Army (Feb. 18) … collected three ground balls and caused one turnover in win at St. John’s (Feb. 11).

2016: Played in all 16 games at long-stick midfield … had three assists, 18 ground balls and eight caused turnovers … had two GB and one caused turnover in win over No.17 Penn State… scooped one ground ball in win over Michigan (Apr. 10) … had two ground balls in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins (April 2) … scooped one ground ball and caused a turnover in win over Delaware (Mar. 26) … had two ground balls and caused turnover at Princeton (March 14) … assisted on goal in win over Monmouth (March 5) … had two assists and caused turnover in win at Wagner (March 1) … scooped one ground ball and caused one turnover in win over Fairfield (Feb. 27) … had four ground balls and two caused turnovers in career debut in season opener vs. St. John’s (Feb. 12)

Prior to Rutgers: US Lacrosse All-American as a junior and senior … two-time all-state … two-time varsity captain … named Defensive MVP … team made it to Colorado State semifinals for first time in school history … played club for 3D Colorado … scored four goals as a senior and collected 70 ground balls … also played football … parents are Sheri and Dennis … has four siblings, Zach, Austin, Ryan and Dillon.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 (vs. No. 1 Penn State, 5-2-19)
Assists: 2 (at Wagner, 3-1-16)
Points: 2 (at Wagner, 3-1-16)
Ground Balls: 6 vs. Fairfield, 2-24-18
Caused Turnovers: 4 (2x, last vs. Hofstra, 3-23-19)
Faceoffs Won: 3 (Army, 2-18-17)