18 John Wheeler
John Wheeler
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Scarborough, Maine
  • High School:
    Scarborough
  • Position:
    A
  • gp
    13
  • p
    37
  • g
    24
  • a
    13

Bio

2016: Led team in both assists (13) and points (33) … 2nd on squad in goals (20) … had career-high five goals in 8-7 win at St. Michael’s (April 2) … notched five points (3g, 2a) in 11-8 win over Franklin Pierce (March 19) … registered two goals and two assists in 12-10 win at Catawba (March 15).

2015: Limited to four games due to injury … had career high four goals in win over District of Columbia March 11.

2014: Named to Northeast-10 All-Rookie team … started all 15 games … third on team in points (21), on 10 goals and 11 assists … had a hat trick vs Merrimack April 9 … two goals and one assist vs Pace March 29 … recorded two goals and one assist in collegiate debut at Dowling March 8 … notched two assists in win over Franklin Pierce April 19 … scooped up 24 ground balls.

Before Bentley: 2013 graduate of Scarborough High School … two-time US Lacrosse All-American … earned both Maine All-State and All-Conference honors three times … helped Scarborough to four state championships … set Scarborough’s record for career goals … served as team captain as a senior and was named Scarborough’s Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Majoring in economics-finance … age as of March 1: 22 … son of Kim and Richard Wheeler … has two siblings, Ashley (29) and Ren (24).

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 11 Saint Rose W, 15-5
Apr 15 Adelphi L, 13-12
Apr 19 at Pace L, 13-6
Apr 22 Saint Anselm L, 14-13
Apr 25 St. Michael's W, 10-9
Apr 29 at Le Moyne L, 12-8
  Overall Conf
Games 13 11
Points 37 33
Goals 24 22
Assists 13 11
Man-up goals 2 2
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 27 23
Turnovers 25 18
Caused turnovers 5 4
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 61 57
Shooting percentage 39.3 38.6
Shots on goal 39 36
Shots on goal percentage 63.9 63.2
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 25 at New York Tech L, 13-9 1 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0-0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Mar 8 at Catawba W, 11-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 18 at Franklin Pierce W, 13-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 4 25.0 3 75.0
Mar 25 at Assumption W, 9-4 3 1 4 0 0 5 1 1 0-0 7 42.9 6 85.7
Mar 28 Southern N.H. L, 12-11 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 0-0 7 14.3 2 28.6
Apr 5 at Merrimack L, 19-8 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0-0 5 40.0 3 60.0
Apr 8 American International W, 14-3 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 11 Saint Rose W, 15-5 2 4 6 0 0 2 4 2 0-0 4 50.0 2 50.0
Apr 15 Adelphi L, 13-12 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0-0 5 20.0 4 80.0
Apr 19 at Pace L, 13-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
Apr 22 Saint Anselm L, 14-13 5 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 9 55.6 6 66.7
Apr 25 St. Michael's W, 10-9 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 8 37.5 5 62.5
Apr 29 at Le Moyne L, 12-8 3 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 0-0 4 75.0 3 75.0
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2013-14 15 15 10 11 21 1 0 24 12 0 0-0 48 20.8 23 47.9
2014-15 4 3 5 0 5 1 0 3 5 0 0-0 12 41.7 8 66.7
2015-16 13 13 20 13 33 2 0 18 20 4 0-0 54 37.0 34 63.0
2016-17 13 13 24 13 37 2 0 27 25 5 0-0 61 39.3 39 63.9
Total 45 44 59 37 96 6 0 72 62 9 0-0 175 33.7 104 59.4
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 13 13 24 13 37 2 0 27 25 5 0-0 61 39.3 39 63.9
Conference 11 11 22 11 33 2 0 23 18 4 0-0 57 38.6 36 63.2
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 6 6 13 8 21 0 0 12 12 3 0-0 34 38.2 20 58.8
Away 7 7 11 5 16 2 0 15 13 2 0-0 27 40.7 19 70.4
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Result Wins 6 6 11 8 19 0 0 13 11 4 0-0 25 44.0 18 72.0
Losses 7 7 13 5 18 2 0 14 14 1 0-0 36 36.1 21 58.3
Month February 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0-0 3 33.3 2 66.7
March 4 4 6 3 9 0 0 14 5 3 0-0 19 31.6 12 63.2
April 8 8 17 8 25 2 0 11 17 2 0-0 39 43.6 25 64.1

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