Tom Forsberg
18 Tom Forsberg
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Huntington, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Elwood John Glenn
  • Previous College:
    Maryland
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    18
  • p
    28
  • g
    17
  • a
    11

Bio

As a redshirt-senior (2017): Two-time NEC Player of the Week, earning the awards in back-to-back weeks to finish the regular season ... Appeared and started in 18 games for the Bulldogs ... Scored a career-best 17 goals and had 11 assists in 2017 ... Picked up nine ground balls and had one caused turnover ... Tied a career-best with three assists with three assists in a four-point performance vs. Siena on March 13 ... Set a new career-high, picking up three ground balls vs. Robert Morris on April 22 ... Netted a career-best five goals in a win vs. Robert Morris on April 22.

As a redshit-junior (2016): Appeared in all 15 games, starting in eight ... Tallied a career high 25 points, good for fourth on the team, on 13 goals and 12 assists ... Added four ground balls on the year ... Netted a team-best four man-up goals ... Registered three points on four occassions, including a career high of three assists in the season opener against Manhattan. 

As a redshirt-sophomore (2015): Appeared in 15-of-18 games while earning five starts in his first season with the Bulldogs ... Found the back of the net nine times, scoring two goals apiece against Sacred Heart, Robert Morris and Marist ... Added three assists for 12 points on the year ... Fired 37 shots with 10 ground balls and one caused turnover.

Before Bryant: A 2012 graduate of Elwood John Glenn High School, Forsberg joins the Bulldogs after spending two years at the University of Maryland, playing for the Terrapins in 2013 … Played in five games as a freshman, scoring a pair of goals off three shots, including an extra-man tally in his collegiate debut (a 23-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s) … Also scored against Colgate … Prior to arriving at Maryland, Forsberg was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Elwood John Glenn … 2012 UnderArmour High School All-American … Played for the North in the UA All-America game ... Was ranked the No. 11 freshman midfielder in the nation according to Inside Lacrosse ... Ranked the 34th overall recruit by Inside Lacrosse ... Two-time member of the Long Island UnderArmour Underclassmen Team, including the 2011 squad that won the underclassmen tournament ... Three-time team MVP, including as a sophomore when he helped lead the Knights to a Suffolk County C League title ... Totaled 77 points on 45 goals and 32 assists with 30 ground balls as a senior ... Three-time all-county selection ... Senior captain ... Was also a four-year letterwinner in football, helping the Knights to three league titles as a running back and safety ... Two-time all-state selection on the gridiron ... Also competed in wresting, earning all-county honors.

Personal: Son of Donna and Andrew Forsberg, Thomas Forsberg was born Sept. 14, 1994 … Has two brothers, Chris and Matt, who played lacrosse at Middlebury College.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals:
5 vs. Robert Morris (4/22/17)
Assists: 3, twice (last vs. Siena, 3/13/17)
Points: 5 vs. Robert Morris (4/22/17)
Ground balls: 3 vs. Robert Morris (4/22/17)
Caused turnovers: 1, twice (last vs. Robert Morris, 4/22/17)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 22 Robert Morris W, 13-5
Apr 25 Brown L, 14-12
May 4 vs. #3 Robert Morris W, 12-3
May 6 at #1 Hobart W, 5-4
May 10 Monmouth W, 10-7
May 14 at #1 Maryland L, 13-10
  Overall Conf
Games 18 6
Points 28 9
Goals 17 7
Assists 11 2
Man-up goals 2 1
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 9 4
Turnovers 14 4
Caused turnovers 1 1
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 80 32
Shooting percentage 21.3 21.9
Shots on goal 41 16
Shots on goal percentage 51.3 50.0
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 4 at Manhattan W, 17-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Feb 11 at Bucknell L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Providence L, 7-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 3 0.0 2 66.7
Feb 25 Hartford W, 17-11 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Feb 28 at No. 19/RV Boston University L, 12-9 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 4 0.0 3 75.0
Mar 5 at No. 7/6 Yale W, 9-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 10 at Drexel L, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 13 Siena W, 18-13 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 18 at Mount St. Mary's L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 5 0.0 3 60.0
Mar 25 Saint Joseph's W, 8-7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 1 at Wagner W, 8-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 0.0 2 33.3
Apr 8 Sacred Heart W, 13-7 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Apr 15 at Hobart L, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 22 Robert Morris W, 13-5 5 0 5 0 0 3 1 1 0-0 15 33.3 8 53.3
Apr 25 Brown L, 14-12 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 10 20.0 4 40.0
May 4 vs. #3 Robert Morris W, 12-3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 28.6 5 71.4
May 6 at #1 Hobart W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0.0 2 66.7
May 10 Monmouth W, 10-7 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 7 28.6 4 57.1
May 14 at #1 Maryland L, 13-10 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 6 16.7 1 16.7
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2014-15 15 5 9 3 12 0 0 10 11 1 0-0 37 24.3 23 62.2
2015-16 15 8 13 12 25 5 0 4 8 0 0-0 63 20.6 27 42.9
2016-17 18 18 17 11 28 2 0 9 14 1 0-0 80 21.3 41 51.3
Total 48 31 39 26 65 7 0 23 33 2 0-0 180 21.7 91 50.6
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 18 18 17 11 28 2 0 9 14 1 0-0 80 21.3 41 51.3
Conference 6 6 7 2 9 1 0 4 4 1 0-0 32 21.9 16 50.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 8 8 13 7 20 2 0 6 7 1 0-0 43 30.2 23 53.5
Away 9 9 2 4 6 0 0 3 7 0 0-0 30 6.7 13 43.3
Neutral 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 28.6 5 71.4
Result Wins 11 11 14 6 20 2 0 6 4 1 0-0 50 28.0 28 56.0
Losses 7 7 3 5 8 0 0 3 10 0 0-0 30 10.0 13 43.3
Month February 4 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0-0 11 9.1 6 54.5
March 5 5 3 3 6 1 0 3 2 0 0-0 11 27.3 7 63.6
April 5 5 8 3 11 1 0 4 5 1 0-0 35 22.9 16 45.7
May 4 4 5 2 7 0 0 2 4 0 0-0 23 21.7 12 52.2

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March 25, 2017

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Photos

Tom Forsberg action photo 1

Photo by Gretchen McMahon

  • Robert Morris vs. Bryant @ Geneva, N.Y. (NEC Semifinal)