Will Barrow Biography

Will Barrow
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M - M
Height: 6-0 Weight: 184
Junior
High School/Previous College
Baldwin
Previous Experience

Hometown
Baldwin, N.Y.
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CAREER SUMMARY: As a senior in 2008, Barrow was a captain of a squad that advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships. He was considered one of the top defensive midfielders in the country throughout his career. During his senior season, he finished with a career-high 28 ground balls, while scoring six goals and adding three assists. Following the season he was selected in the second round (11th overall pick) of the Major League Lacrosse draft by the Chicago Machine and appeared in five games during his rookie year. He appeared in 63 games during his UVa career and scored 18 goals with seven assists.

AT VIRGINIA: 2008—Team captain ... rated the nation’s No. 48 player, and second-best defensive midfielder, by Inside Lacrosse ... had a tremendous season on the defensive end, while contributing on the offensive side, too ... career-high 28 ground balls, second among the team’s shortstick defensive midfielders ... scored six goals and added three assists, primarily in transition ... finished with a career-high seven ground balls vs. Stony Brook ... scored an important goal vs. Syracuse late in the NCAA tournament semifinals following a marvelous coast-to-coast dash ... rated the nation’s No. 48 player, and second-best defensive middie, by Inside Lacrosse ... preseason first-team All-American and preseason first-team All-ACC by Face-Off Yearbook.

2007—Saw action in 14 games, primarily as a defensive midfielder ... scored three goals and had an assist ... snagged 16 ground balls ... scored once vs. Princeton ... called the team’s MVP by Dom Starsia in the 7-5 win over Johns Hopkins when he scored an important goal and was all over the field ... tied the Binghamton game with a late goal and also had an assist in a 10-7 win ... season-high three ground balls in back-to-back games vs. Dartmouth and Maryland.

2006—Appeared in every game ... scored seven goals and added two assists ... shared the team lead with a career-high two goals against VMI ... had three ground balls vs. Syracuse and Mount St. Mary’s ... tallied twice against North Carolina ... scored in the quarterfinals of the playoffs vs. Georgetown.

2005—One of three freshmen to play in every game ... 20 ground balls were second among team’s rookies ... had a season-high four ground balls in his debut vs. Drexel ... scored a goal and an assist against Albany in the NCAA Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout in both lacrosse and football ... earned three letters in lacrosse ... honorable mention All-American as a senior when he scored 40 goals ... team captain and MVP as a senior ... All-Long Island ... all-county ... played in the 2003 Empire State Games ... three-year starter at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner on the football team ... team captain and MVP as a senior ... MVP of the Empire Challenge all-star football game following his senior season ... All-Long Island ... all-state as a junior ... twice all-county ... won the Dragon Award as a junior as Nassau County's best wide receiver ... set a school record with 22 interceptions ... named his school's best athlete ... National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Son of Rita and George Barrow ... born 5-14-86 in Queens, N.Y. ... has a younger brother, Trevor, and a younger sister, Sabrina ... sociology major.

 

BARROW STATISTICALLY

Year	GP	GB	Sh	G	A	Pts	Pen
2005	15	20	7	1	1	2	1-0:30
2006	17	16	22	7	2	9	4-5:00
2007	14	16	15	3	1	4	0
2008	17	28	23	7	3	10	3-2:00
Career	63	80	67	18	7	25	8-7:30