Eric Martin #55

Quickly

• Entering his fourth season with Denver and eighth in the MLL
• Totaled 18 goals, eight assists and 314 ground balls in 77 career MLL games
• Played five seasons with the NLL's San Jose Stealth (2005-09), totaling 16 goals, 50 assists (66 pts.) and 495 loose balls in 75 games
• Two-time first-team All-American at Salisbury State College, where he won the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year as a senior
• Originally drafted by Rochester with the 20th overall selection in the 2004 MLL Collegiate Draft and by San Jose with the 12th overall choice in the 2004 NLL Entry Draft

Pro

2011: Played six games with Denver, scoring one goal and recovering 24 groundballs... Topped the team in penalty infranction minutes (PIM) with nine minutes.

2010: Scored three goals with two assists (5 pts.) in 10 games with the Outlaws... Scored one shorthanded goal and ranked second on the team with 37 ground balls...Collected one ground ball in one postseason appearance.

2009: Played seven games, registering 19 ground balls in his first season with Denver... Recorded six ground balls in two playoff games... Netted six goals and 12 assists (18 pts.) in 12 games with the NLL's San Jose Stealth... Led the team with 100 loose balls... Contributed two goals, three assists (5 pts.) and 24 loose balls in two playoff games.

2008: Scored three goals to go with three assists (6 pts.) in 12 games as a team co-captain for San Francisco... Selected to the 2008 MLL All-Star Game... Ranked second on the team and 10th in the league with 53 ground balls, marking his third consecutive season of 50+ground balls... Netted four goals and picked up seven ground balls in one playoff appearance... Totaled 19 points (9 goals, 10 assists) in 16 games with the Stealth... Ranked fourth in the league with 151 loose balls... Collected seven loose balls in one postseason contest.

2007: Set a career high with six goals, including two from two-point distance, and added one assist to finish with a career-best nine points in 12 games for the Dragons... Paced the team and ranked ninth in the league with 65 ground balls and was credited with one game-winning goal... Paced the team with 151 loose balls, ranking fourth in the league in that category... Assisted on 14 goals in 16 appearances for San Jose and ranked sixth in the league with 132 loose balls... Posted two assists and 19 loose balls in two playoff appearances.

2006: Appeared in 12 games with San Francisco, totaling four goals, including one from two-point range, and two assists (7 pts.)... Led the team and ranked seventh in the league with 55 ground balls... Picked up six ground balls in one playoff contest... Totaled one goal and 11 assists (12 pts.) in 15 games for the Stealth... Led the team and finished 11th in the league with 112 loose balls... Acquired by San Francisco via trade with Rochester on April 21.

2005: Tied for seventh in the league with 49 ground balls in 12 appearances with Rochester... Added one goal on two shots... Appeared in one playoff game... Assisted on three goals in 16 appearances with San Jose.

2004: Played six games, totaling 12 ground balls in his rookie season with Rochester... Drafted by the Rattlers with the 20th overall selection in the 2004 MLL Collegiate Draft and by San Jose with the 12th overall choice in the 2004 NLL Entry Draft.

College

Martin played four seasons at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Md., where he was a two-time first-team All-American... Selected as the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year as a senior and was named the Division III Defenseman of the Year in both his junior and senior years... Earned the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year award in 2004 and was named to the all-conference team 2002-04.

Personal

Martin attended Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, Va.... He has worked as the defensive coordinator for the men's lacrosse team at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, Calif. and has also coached the men's varsity lacrosse team at Branson Prep High School in Marin, Calif.... Earned Bachelors degree in Marketing… Co-founded and runs One City Lacrosse, a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing a new sport to inner-city youth... He currently works as the Western sales consultant for Gait / deBeer Lacrosse... Hobbies include surfing and biking... Eric Martin was born on Nov. 12, 1981 in Norfolk, Va.

Career MLL Statistics

Career NLL Statistics

Media Clippings

Team USA’s Eric Martin clawed his way into the lacrosse elite - Joel Censer, Lacrosse Magazine

Eric Martin: Not Your Typical Lacrosse Star - Heather Crowley, MLL.com