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Concordia University Wisconsin

2015 Men's Lacrosse

15 Derek Brueske

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hopkins, Minn.
  • Highschool Hopkins

Biography

2015 Season (Senior): Named All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference First Team as midfielder...Appeared in 17 games, making 14 starts…Scored a program single-season record 42 goals…Assisted on 19 goals…Took a program single-season record 163 shots, including 82 on goal…Scored two game-winning goals…Had a program single-season record 11 man-up goals… Ranked 12th nationally  in man-up goals…Picked up 33 ground balls…Caused five turnovers…Had six game with three or more goals, including a program record nine goals in a home victory over Fontbonne (April 11), which also included a program record five man-up scores…Took double-digit shots in seven games, including a program record 18 against Benedictine (April 1) and at Illinois Wesleyan (April 4)…Recorded multiple assists in five games…Tallied seven goals, three man-up and the game-winner, while picking up five ground balls and assisted on a score at Piedmont (March 17)…Recorded three assists and a goal against Beloit (March 26)…Assisted on three markers and picked up four ground balls versus Benedictine (April 1)…Had four goals and two assists at Aurora (April 15)…Scored eight goals and picked up four ground balls at Benedictine (April 29) during the MLC Tournament…Ended his career as the program’s all-time leader in points (198), assists (82), shots attempted (424) and shots on goal (212).

2014 Season (Junior): Named All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference Second Team as an attacker...Appeared in all 18 games, making eight starts…Had 51 points, which was second on the team…Scored 26 goals, which was fourth on the team…Assisted on 25 markers, which was second on the team…Took a team-high 88 shots, with 50 coming on goal…Scored a game-winning goal…Had four man-up scores…Picked up 14 ground balls…Caused six turnovers…Had four goals, including one man-up, and an assist against Albion College (Mar. 8)…Finished with a hat trick and two assists versus MSOE (Mar. 20)…Assisted on three markers against Hanover College (Mar. 22)…Ended with four goals, two assists, three ground balls and caused a season-high two turnovers at Olivet College (Mar. 24)…Recorded three goals and three assists against Beloit College (Apr. 2)…Tallied two goals and season-high four assists at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Apr. 5)…Had a point in 14-consecutive games to start the season…Scored at least a goal in 13-of-18 games…Assisted on multiple markers in seven contests.

2013 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games, making nine starts...Scored 35 points, which was tied for third on the team…Tallied 16 goals…Assisted on 19 scores, which tied for the team lead…Picked up 22 ground balls…Caused five turnovers…Won eight face-offs…Began the season with five points (two goals, three assists) and had career-best six ground balls and seven face-off wins against Calvin College (Feb. 22)…Assisted on two goals at Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 23)…Recorded four goals and two ground balls at Colorado College (Mar. 27)…Scored a goal, assisted on five markers, picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Defiance College (Apr. 7)…Found the back of the net four times at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Apr. 13)…Assisted on a program-high-tying six goals versus Benedictine University (Apr. 20).

2012 Season (Freshman): Named All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference Honorable Mention as an attacker...Appeared in and started 15 games...Scored 32 goals, including a team-best 11 man-up goals...Led the team with 19 assists...Picked up 17 ground balls...Caused four turnovers...Led the team with 49 shots on goal...Scored three or more goals in five games...Assisted on multiple goals in four contests...Recorded a career-high five goals, three man-up, picked up four ground balls and forced two turnovers against in a win at Fontbonne University (Apr. 14)...Assisted on five goals in a victory versus Alma College (Apr. 28).

High School (Hopkins): Was an all-conference lacrosse performer…Earned varsity letters in lacrosse and hockey.

Personal: Son of Jon and Ruth Brueske…Has an older brother, Tony.

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    6'2" 220 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2013Sophomore

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    6'2" 220 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2014Junior

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    6'1" 195 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2015Senior

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    6'1" 200 lbs
    15