Chris Baxa

Height:
6-0
Weight:
188
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Owings, Md.
High School:
Northern HS

2016: Finished his Mercer career as the most prolific goal scorer in program history with 104 goals and 134 points ... Recorded a point in every game he played during his Mercer career, spanning 49 games ... Scored a team-high 22 goals in his senior season ... Led the team in hat tricks with four, coming against Siena (2/23), Duke (2/29), Robert Morris (3/8) and High Point (4/3) ... Notched seven multiple goal performances ... Also chipped in 12 ground balls and five caused turnovers.

2014: Appeared and started in 13 games as Mercer’s leading point scorer and a second team All-Conference selection… 39 total points were four points shy of the Mercer record of 43 points he set himself in the 2013 season … Set Mercer records in 2014 for shots on goal (69), shots on goal per game (5.31), shots attempted (116), and assists per game (1.91) … scored multiple goals in 10 games, including a five goal effort against Texas on Mar 7, and two four goal efforts against Boston on Feb 8 and Wagner on Mar 30 …

2013: Set a program single-season records with 43 points, 33 goals, 2.75 goals per game, 63 shots on goal, 5.25 shots on goal per game and 111 shots attempted … Also tied a program single-season record with four man-up goals … Registered multi-goal performances in 10 games, including a season-high five goals against Marquette (3/12) … Seven total points against Marquette tied a program single-game record … Fired 18 shots against VMI to establish a Mercer’s single-game record … Notched 26 ground balls and caused seven turnovers.

High School: Attended Northern High School in Owings, MD… four-year varsity letterman in lacrosse for head coach Joe Casalino… named All-Conference during his sophomore and junior seasons… holds Northern High School’s record for goals scored in a career with 135… two-time varsity letterman in football.

Personal: Born May 10, 1993 to Chris Baxa and Mary Folmar in Upper Marlboro, MD…has three siblings Erika Baxa, Cody Baxa and Jenna Folmar … Favorite athletic team is the Washington Redskins… majoring in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice.