Army West Point Athletics
2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Nichtern, Brendan

Jersey Number 20
Brendan Nichtern
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Massapequa, N.Y.
- High School:
- Massapequa (USMAPS)
Bio
- 2021 Team Captain
- 2021 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year
- 2021 All-Patriot League First Team
- 4x Patriot League Player of the Week (2021)
- 2021 Teawaarton Award Top 25
- 2021 Inside Lacrosse All-American
- 2021 USILA Third Team All-American
- 2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American
- 2020 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
- 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- 2019 USILA All-America Honorable Mention
- 2019 All-Patriot League Second Team
- 2019 All-Patriot League Tournament Team
2021: Team Captain ... Named the 2021 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year ... Earned a spot on the 2021 All-Patriot League First Team ... 4x Patriot League Player of the Week (2021) ... Found a spot on the 2021 Teawaarton Award Top 25 list ... 2021 Inside Lacrosse All-American team member... Named to the 2021 USILA Third Team All-America ... 2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American ... Started all 11 games for the Black Knights ... Finished sixth in the country with 2.82 assists per game ... Led the team in goals (26), assists (31) and points (57) ... Ranked first in the Patriot League with 31 assists and 5.18 points per game ... ranked fifth in the conference in assists per game (2.36) ... Contributed 10 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers ... Recorded a season-high eight points on three goals and five assists against Colgate (Apr. 30) ... Ripped five goals against Lehigh (Apr. 3) ... Led the team to an upset win over No. 4 Syracuse with four goals and three assists.
2020: Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American ... Tewaaraton Award Watch List ... ranked fourth in the nation with 3.38 assists per game ... 5.75 points per game slated him ninth ... the youngest player to eclipse 100-career points in Army lacrosse history ... did so against Marist (2/18) ... led the team in assists (27) and in points (46) ... also contributed 19 goals to rank second on the squad ... notched three game-winning goals this season ... against #18 UMass (2/8), Holy Cross (2/29) and Binghamton (3/3) ... had three or more points in all eight contests in 2020 ... notched five hat tricks ... tied a career-high eight points versus NJIT (2/10) ... dished out five assists in the game as well ... produced 12 ground balls ... picked up three against the Red Foxes ... caused a turnover opposite the Crusaders.
2019: USILA All-American Honorable Mention ... All-Patriot League Second Team ... All-Patriot League Tournament Team ... Army's top freshman performance in the program's 102-year history ... just the third freshman Cadet to receive USILA All-America honors ... nation's top freshman in scoring this season ... led the Black Knights in goals (30), assists (50) and points (80) ... broke Army's single-season assist record ... ranks second in single-season points ... in career numbers ranks 19th all-time in assists ... seventh nationally in helpers with 2.78 per game ... first among freshmen in the country ... slated 20th with 4.44 points per game which brings him in as second among freshmen ... garnered at least one point in 17 of 18 games this year ... led the team with three game-winning goals ... first was in his collegiate debut in overtime at UMass (2/9), then a week later at Rutgers (2/16) and on the road at Bucknell (3/30) ... 15 multi-point performances ... eight multi-goal games ... six hat tricks ... 14 multi-assist games ... set a career-high in points against Lafayette (3/2) with eight ... matched his career-high of four goals in three contests ... against the Minutemen, Leopards and Bison ... posted a career-best six assists in Army's Patriot League Quarterfinal victory over Holy Cross (4/30) ... boated a tournament-leading 17 points over three games ... picked up a career-high eight ground balls versus Colgate (3/23).
Prior to West Point: Graduated from Massapequa High School in 2017 … then attended USMAPS … earned All-America honors … fist team All-Long Island … second team All-Metro … also played for the Long Island Tide.
Personal: Has three siblings … Brian attends Stonybrook ... Annie is studying at Georgia … younger brother Jack is in high school ... has a dog named Alpha … favorite artist is Khalid … major is undeclared … Company D-2.
Summit Hospitality Tournament Recap
Friday, September 05
Army West Point Rugby vs Penn State University (7-NOV-25)
Wednesday, September 03
Army West Point Rugby vs Walsh University (12-SEP-25)
Wednesday, September 03
Women's Army Rugby v. Davenport University (11-OCT-25)
Wednesday, September 03