2017 SEASON HIGHS
Games Played / Games Started: 17 / 16
Goals: 2 at Eastern Connecticut State, 4/9/17 & vs. Southern Maine, 4/28/17 (6 total)
Assists: 2 vs. Plymouth State, 5/4/17 (8 total)
Points: 3 vs. Southern Maine 4/28/17 (14 total)
Situational Goals (GAME WINNERS, UP, DOWN): 0
Ground Balls: 9 vs. Daniel Webster College, 3/6/17 (46 total)
Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. three different opponents (9 total)
NOTABLES
- Ended his career ranked sixth in program history in caused turnovers with 40
- His 63 games played during his time on the harbor campus has him ranked tied for fifth all-time
- Ended the year tied for third on the team in ground balls with 46
- Collected at-least on ground ball in every game played during his senior seasonÂ
- Had seven ground balls and a goal against Wheaton College on April 4
2016 Named a Little East Conference Second Team selection … Started in all 18 games for the Beacons … Registered a pair of assists and collected 64 ground balls (second most on the team) … Also had 17 caused turnovers and finished the year as one of the Beacons top midfielders … Recorded a career-high seven groundballs in the Beacons 12-11 five overtime victory at Rivier University on February 27 … Tallied an assist and five groundballs on April 2 against Keene State College … Notched one helper and had four groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Little East Conference win over Southern Maine on April 29.
2015 Played in all 15 games in his second season with the Beacons … Collected 24 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers … Earned his only point of the year, an assist, in the 20-2 season opening win over Anna Maria College on February 25 … Also recorded three ground balls and three caused turnovers in the non-conference win over Anna Maria … Came-up with a season-high five ground balls, and also had two caused turnovers in the 10-4 win over Bard College (N.Y.) on March 16 in Davenport, Fla. … Tallied four ground balls and two caused turnovers in the 13-8 non-conference win over Becker College on March 3 … Grabbed two ground balls and had two caused turnovers in the April 18 loss to Plymouth State University.
2014 Stepped onto the field in 13 of the 18 games played during his first season with the Beacons … Scored his first collegiate goal in the 16-4 win over Thomas College (Maine) on March 11 … Recorded his first two-point (two assists) showing in the 17-4 rout of Johnson State College on March 15 … Totaled 13 groundballs on the year … Collected a career-high three GB’s twice, the first in the win over Johnson State, while the second came on March 26 in the win over Nichols College … Caused his first collegiate turnover against Thomas College (Maine).
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Transferred to UMass Boston after spending one year at Framingham State University where he was a member of the club lacrosse team … Graduated from Medford High School in 2012 where he competed on the cross country, football, basketball, and lacrosse teams … Named his high school’s Most Outstanding Athlete in 2012 … Named a Greater Boston League All-Star with the lacrosse team … Also named Team MVP and helped the lacrosse team to the most wins in school history (14) … Received the Unsung Hero award with the basketball team … Earned three varsity letters with the lacrosse team … Member of three Greater Boston League championship lacrosse teams … Son of Kerri Tortora and John McMahon … Has two brothers, Andrew Tortora and Aaron Tortora-McMahon … Currently majoring in Information Technology.
