5 Thomas Barker
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Needham, Mass.
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- Position:
- FO/M
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Needham
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- Major:
- Business Management
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- gp
- 19
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- p
- 15
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- g
- 10
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- a
- 5
Bio
Awards
Athletic
- 2025 All-CNE First Team
- 2024 USILA All-American Honorable Mention
- 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention
- 2024 IMLCA All-Region 1 Second Team
- 2024 NEILA All-New England Second Team
- 2024 All-CCC First Team
- 2023 All-CCC First Team
- 2022 CCC Rookie of the Year
- 2022 All-CCC Second Team
- 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
- CCC Specialist of the Week (4/11/22, 4/25/22, 5/22/22, 2/21/23, 3/6/23, 4/10/23, 4/18/23, 2/26/24, 3/11/24, 3/19/24, 4/1/24, 4/8/24, 4/16/24, 4/22/24, 2/18/25, 3/10/25, 3/31/25)
- CCC Rookie of the Week (5/9/22)
- 2021 Eastern Massachusetts All-Star (HS)
- 2021 Bay State Conference First Team (HS)
- 2021 Bay State Conference Specialist of The Year (HS)
- 2021 BostonLax All American (HS)
- 2x Needham High School Specialist of the Year Award (2019, 2021) (HS)
Clubs and Organizations
Previously played for Gorilla Lax.
Community Service
Previously volunteered as a Needham Youth Lacrosse Coach at Needham Parks and Recreation Counselor St. Bartholomew's Church.
Fun Facts
He can make music. Athletically, his mother played Women’s Basketball for 4 years at St. Michael’s College (HOF), and his father played Football and Men’s Lacrosse at Hobart College
Player statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 8 |
| Points | 15 | 7 |
| Goals | 10 | 5 |
| Assists | 5 | 2 |
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 225 | 108 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 4 |
| Caused turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Faceoffs | 307-453 | 132-171 |
| Faceoff percentage | 67.8 | 77.2 |
| Shots | 37 | 18 |
| Shooting percentage | 27.0 | 27.8 |
| Shots on goal | 24 | 12 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 64.9 | 66.7 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | Keene St. | W, 25-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Feb 22 | Nazareth | W, 14-12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Mar 5 | MIT | W, 16-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Mar 7 | at Springfield | W, 11-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 9 | Colby | L, 8-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 12 | at No. 7 Bowdoin | L, 17-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 16 | at York (Pa.) | L, 13-10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 26 | U. of New England | W, 27-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Mar 29 | at Hartford | W, 21-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 1 | at Nichols | W, 30-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Apr 5 | Western New Eng. | W, 23-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 9 | at Roger Williams | W, 22-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 12 | Wentworth | W, 20-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Apr 17 | Colorado Col. | W, 20-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 19 | at Curry | W, 25-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 23 | Gordon | W, 22-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Apr 30 | Western New Eng. | W, 27-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| May 3 | Wentworth | W, 17-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 |
| May 10 | vs. No. 17 Amherst | L, 12-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | Keene St. | W, 25-8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 21-27 |
| Feb 22 | Nazareth | W, 14-12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13-28 |
| Mar 5 | MIT | W, 16-11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 22-30 |
| Mar 7 | at Springfield | W, 11-9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13-24 |
| Mar 9 | Colby | L, 8-7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 |
| Mar 12 | at No. 7 Bowdoin | L, 17-10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15-29 |
| Mar 16 | at York (Pa.) | L, 13-10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16-26 |
| Mar 26 | U. of New England | W, 27-5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17-19 |
| Mar 29 | at Hartford | W, 21-7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18-25 |
| Apr 1 | at Nichols | W, 30-4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17-23 |
| Apr 5 | Western New Eng. | W, 23-7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19-21 |
| Apr 9 | at Roger Williams | W, 22-11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 22-30 |
| Apr 12 | Wentworth | W, 20-5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 19-24 |
| Apr 17 | Colorado Col. | W, 20-8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18-24 |
| Apr 19 | at Curry | W, 25-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 |
| Apr 23 | Gordon | W, 22-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13-18 |
| Apr 30 | Western New Eng. | W, 27-12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20-28 |
| May 3 | Wentworth | W, 17-5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 18-25 |
| May 10 | vs. No. 17 Amherst | L, 12-11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10-24 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 27.0 | 24 | 64.9 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27.8 | 12 | 66.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25.0 | 14 | 58.3 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | 9 | 75.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29.0 | 19 | 61.3 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 7 | 58.3 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 | 11 | 64.7 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
Splits Stats: Offense
| gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 19 | 225 | 14 | 3 | 307-453 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 132-171 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 143 | 7 | 3 | 189-261 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 108-168 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10-24 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 15 | 15 | 194 | 11 | 3 | 257-357 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 50-96 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 34-55 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 110-170 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 135-179 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 28-49 |
Splits Stats: Defense
