John Poirier
4 John Poirier
  • Nickname:
    JK
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Coatesville, Pa.
  • High School:
    Malvern Prep
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Undeclared
  • gp
    20
  • p
    13
  • g
    5
  • a
    8

Bio

As a senior: Senior captain ... Appeared in 20-of-21 games for the Bulldogs as the leader of the defensive midfield ... Sparkplug of Bryant's transition offense, totalling 13 points on the season off five goals and eight assists ... Scored twice at Monmouth March 11 ... Dished out two assists against #12 Yale and in a win over Hobart in the NEC Championship ... Added 24 ground balls with eight caused turnovers on the year ... Graduates ranked fourth on the program's all-time games played list, appearing in the Black and Gold 71 times.

As a redshirt-junior: Appeared in 18 of the team's 19 games ... Picked up six ground balls and registered three caused turnovers ... Fired four shots on the year.

As a junior: Medical redshirt.

As a sophomore: Appeared in 16-of-17 games, starting one game for the Bulldogs ... Finished the season with five goals and five assists for 10 points ... Registered just seven shots on the season, scoring on all five shots he put on target ... Recorded three multi-point games on the season ... Started the season with a goal and assist against Saint Joseph's ... Also recorded a goal and an assist against Wagner (Apr. 9) and Robert Morris (Apr. 23).

As a freshman: Appeared in all 17 games as a freshman, making 10 starts as a first-line attacker ... Finished fifth on the team in scoring and second among all rookies with 24 points ... Led the team in assists, collecting 17 while adding seven goals ... Scored a career-high two goals at home in a win over Sacred Heart on April 17 ... Registered a career-best three helpers in season-finale win over Hobart ... Recorded three-point outings on four occasions ... Scored the game-winning goal against Presbyterian on March 13 ... Picked up 26 ground balls on the season with six caused turnovers ... Picked up a career-best four ground balls in first-career start (at Army) and again in road victory over Quinnipiac on May 1 ... 2010 Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team selection ... Named the NEC Rookie of the Month for February ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant: A 2009 graduate of Malvern Prep, Poirier was a three-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starter for the Friars ... Led team to a fourth-place state finish as a sophomore and state runner-up finish as a junior ... Elected team captain as a senior ... Named to the 2009 All-Inter AC squad as a senior ... Recognized as the 2009 Team MVP and Sportsmanship Award winner ... Was also a standout performer on the Malvern Prep water polo team, playing four years and earning three varsity letters, captaining the team as a senior in 2008 ... Was named an all-league selection in water polo as a senior as well ... Four-year honor roll student.

Personal: Born July 29, 1991 ... Son of Steven and Dana Poirier ... Has a brother, Daniel, and a sister, Madeline ... Plans to study business.

CAREER HIGHS
 Goals: 2, twice (last at Monmouth, March 11, 2014)
Assists: 3 vs. Hobart (May 6, 2010)
Points: 3, four times (last vs. Hobart, May 6, 2010)
Ground balls: 4, three times (last at #4 Syracuse, May 11, 2014)
Caused turnovers: 3 vs. Richmond (March 29, 2014)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 26 Wagner W, 15-7
May 1 vs. #3 Sacred Heart W, 12-8
May 3 vs. #4 Hobart W, 10-4
May 7 Siena W, 9-8
May 11 at #4 Syracuse W, 10-9
May 17 vs. #6 Maryland L, 16-8
  Overall Conf
Games 20 5
Points 13 1
Goals 5 1
Assists 8 0
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 24 6
Turnovers 8 1
Caused turnovers 8 1
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 18 4
Shooting percentage 27.8 25.0
Shots on goal 12 4
Shots on goal percentage 66.7 100.0
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 8 at Colgate L, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 16 #14/15 Bucknell W, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Feb 22 at Hartford W, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 1 #12/12 Yale L, 9-8 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 8 #17/18 Drexel W, 12-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Mar 11 at Monmouth W, 12-7 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 2 100.0 2 100.0
Mar 15 at #13/13 Albany W, 12-11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
Mar 22 Hobart W, 15-8 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0-0 2 0.0 2 100.0
Mar 25 at Providence W, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 29 vs. Richmond W, 9-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 2 at Sacred Heart W, 14-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 5 at Saint Joseph's L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 12 Mount St. Mary's W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Robert Morris W, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 22 at Brown L, 13-11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 26 Wagner W, 15-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 1 vs. #3 Sacred Heart W, 12-8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 3 vs. #4 Hobart W, 10-4 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 7 Siena W, 9-8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
May 11 at #4 Syracuse W, 10-9 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
May 17 vs. #6 Maryland L, 16-8 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2010-11 16 1 5 5 10 0 0 4 9 1 0-0 7 71.4 5 71.4
2011-12 - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
2012-13 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0-0 4 0.0 1 25.0
2013-14 20 - 5 8 13 0 0 24 8 8 0-0 18 27.8 12 66.7
Total 54 1 10 13 23 0 0 34 19 12 0-0 29 34.5 18 62.1
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 20 - 5 8 13 0 0 24 8 8 0-0 18 27.8 12 66.7
Conference 5 - 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 0-0 4 25.0 4 100.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 6 - 0 4 4 0 0 5 2 1 0-0 6 0.0 4 66.7
Away 10 - 5 0 5 0 0 12 5 3 0-0 12 41.7 8 66.7
Neutral 4 - 0 4 4 0 0 7 1 4 0-0 0 - 0 -
Result Wins 15 - 4 5 9 0 0 20 7 5 0-0 14 28.6 9 64.3
Losses 5 - 1 3 4 0 0 4 1 3 0-0 4 25.0 3 75.0
Month February 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
March 7 - 2 3 5 0 0 9 5 4 0-0 9 22.2 6 66.7
April 5 - 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 4 50.0 3 75.0
May 5 - 1 5 6 0 0 11 1 1 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0