32 Eric Backus
Eric Backus
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Mass.
  • High School:
    Xaverian
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Business
  • gp
    13
  • p
    15
  • g
    9
  • a
    6

Bio

Favorite sports hero: Brian Leetch

Farthest trip from home: Hawaii 

Movie I could see over and over:  Miracle

Song and/or artist I listen to most: Toby Keith

Favorite food: Lobster

Least-favorite food: bologna

Why I Chose Salve: The size of the school was a good fit for me. I also liked the location and the academics.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 2 Anna Maria W, 20-0
Apr 8 at Western New Eng. L, 16-7
Apr 11 at U. of New England L, 9-4
Apr 14 Wentworth W, 11-6
Apr 18 Curry W, 10-6
Apr 25 Gordon L, 18-7
  Overall Conf
Games 13 8
Points 15 11
Goals 9 9
Assists 6 2
Man-up goals 4 4
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 19 14
Turnovers 11 6
Caused turnovers 3 3
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 37 24
Shooting percentage 24.3 37.5
Shots on goal 20 16
Shots on goal percentage 54.1 66.7
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 10 vs. Catholic L, 15-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 12 vs. Ithaca L, 18-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
Mar 18 Clark University W, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0-0 4 0.0 1 25.0
Mar 21 at Endicott L, 23-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 25 at Gordon W, 12-9 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0-0 5 60.0 4 80.0
Mar 28 Nichols W, 13-6 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 4 50.0 3 75.0
Mar 31 Roger Williams L, 15-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0-0 3 33.3 1 33.3
Apr 2 Anna Maria W, 20-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 8 at Western New Eng. L, 16-7 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Apr 11 at U. of New England L, 9-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0-0 2 0.0 2 100.0
Apr 14 Wentworth W, 11-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 18 Curry W, 10-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 20.0 3 60.0
Apr 25 Gordon L, 18-7 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 5 0.0 2 40.0
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2013-14 19 - 8 9 17 0 0 25 11 6 0-0 60 13.3 34 56.7
2014-15 13 4 9 6 15 4 0 19 11 3 0-0 37 24.3 20 54.1
2015-16 18 2 6 8 14 1 0 22 14 4 0-0 41 14.6 21 51.2
2016-17 17 3 11 6 17 3 0 9 12 2 0-0 52 21.2 30 57.7
Total 67 9 34 29 63 8 0 75 48 15 0-0 190 17.9 105 55.3
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 13 4 9 6 15 4 0 19 11 3 0-0 37 24.3 20 54.1
Conference 8 2 9 2 11 4 0 14 6 3 0-0 24 37.5 16 66.7
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 7 1 5 5 10 3 0 9 6 1 0-0 22 22.7 11 50.0
Away 4 2 4 0 4 1 0 9 4 2 0-0 11 36.4 8 72.7
Neutral 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 4 0.0 1 25.0
Result Wins 6 1 7 3 10 4 0 6 6 1 0-0 19 36.8 12 63.2
Losses 7 3 2 3 5 0 0 13 5 2 0-0 18 11.1 8 44.4
Month March 7 3 6 3 9 2 0 6 7 2 0-0 22 27.3 10 45.5
April 6 1 3 3 6 2 0 13 4 1 0-0 15 20.0 10 66.7

News Mentions

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April 24, 2015

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Seahawks secure playoff spot with 10-6 defeat of Colonels

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Seahawks look Sharp in 11-6 victory over Wentworth

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March 28, 2015

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Seahawks stave off Scots for first CCC win

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