Army West Point Athletics
Nichtern Top-Ranked Freshman by Inside Lacrosse
April 27, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse
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WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Freshman attacker Brendan Nichtern of the Army West Point men's lacrosse team received high praise on Saturday when Inside Lacrosse ranked him the top rookie in the country during their midseason review.
Nichtern has been the anchor of the Black Knights' offensive tempo this season with big games against ranked opponents. In his collegiate debut, Nichtern scored the game-winning goal against then-ranked 18/19 Massachusetts. To top that performance, the Massapequa, N.Y., native netted the game-winner when the Cadets topped then-ranked 8/10 Rutgers.
This season, Nichtern has set new standards at Army for freshman scoring to include points (58) and assists (34).
Nichtern has 39 assists on the season, which puts him in a tie with Tim Pearson '02 for fifth all-time in single-season helpers. He passed Tom Cafaro '71 and Tom Sheckells '65, whom each had 34 and 35 in a single season, respectively. He also passed Cole Johnson '17, Jeff Bryan '04 and Jeremy Boltus '10 and they each had 38 in a single season.
Nichtern climbed up the single season points list as well and is now in a tie for 10th on that list with 63 points this season. He passed Steve Heller '93, who put up 58 points in 1993 and 59 points in 1991. Nichtern also jumped Army Hall of Famer Bob Miser '60, who had 59 points in 1960. He climbed over Scott Finlay '78 who had 60 points in 1997 and John Glesener's 61 points in 2013. Nichtern has tallied at least one point in all 14 games this year.
The Black Knights continue their season on Tuesday in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Army hosts Holy Cross at 3 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at this link.
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Freshman attacker Brendan Nichtern of the Army West Point men's lacrosse team received high praise on Saturday when Inside Lacrosse ranked him the top rookie in the country during their midseason review.
Nichtern has been the anchor of the Black Knights' offensive tempo this season with big games against ranked opponents. In his collegiate debut, Nichtern scored the game-winning goal against then-ranked 18/19 Massachusetts. To top that performance, the Massapequa, N.Y., native netted the game-winner when the Cadets topped then-ranked 8/10 Rutgers.
This season, Nichtern has set new standards at Army for freshman scoring to include points (58) and assists (34).
Nichtern has 39 assists on the season, which puts him in a tie with Tim Pearson '02 for fifth all-time in single-season helpers. He passed Tom Cafaro '71 and Tom Sheckells '65, whom each had 34 and 35 in a single season, respectively. He also passed Cole Johnson '17, Jeff Bryan '04 and Jeremy Boltus '10 and they each had 38 in a single season.
Nichtern climbed up the single season points list as well and is now in a tie for 10th on that list with 63 points this season. He passed Steve Heller '93, who put up 58 points in 1993 and 59 points in 1991. Nichtern also jumped Army Hall of Famer Bob Miser '60, who had 59 points in 1960. He climbed over Scott Finlay '78 who had 60 points in 1997 and John Glesener's 61 points in 2013. Nichtern has tallied at least one point in all 14 games this year.
The Black Knights continue their season on Tuesday in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Army hosts Holy Cross at 3 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at this link.
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