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Zach Palmer
 45  Zach Palmer
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)

High School:
The Hill Academy

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 168

Position:
A

2011: Finished second on the team in scoring with 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points • Ended the season with a career-best 12-game point-scoring streak • Registered at least one point in 15 of 16 games and had eight games with 3+ points • Matched then career high for points in a game with a five-point effort vs. Towson in the season opener (2g, 3a) - three assists were a then career high • Punched up a career-best four goals and seven points in the 18-5 win at Delaware - Had a hand in five of JHU's eight goals in the third quarter against UD • Added two goals in the win against Siena, totaled one goal and two assists vs. Manhattan and flipped that with two goals and one assist against UMBC • Scored two of JHU's four goals in a 5-4 double overtime loss at top-ranked Syracuse and came back with a career-high-tying three assists against Virginia • Totaled one goal and one assist in the 10-9 win over North Carolina and came back with two assists in the win over Albany • Scored two goals and added an assist in the 12-11 overtime win at fourth-ranked Maryland - earned a spot in ESPN's top 10 plays of the weekend with an amazing behind-the-back goal midway through the fourth quarter that tied the game at 9-9 after JHU had trailed 8-3 in the third quarter • Scored one goal and a career-high five assists vs. Navy - had a hand in four of JHU's 10 first-half goals as the Blue Jays sprinted to a 10-0 halftime lead • Scored JHU's first goal in win vs. Loyola and added three goals and two assists in the 15-10 win at Army - had a hand in five of JHU's 11 goals during an 11-2 run that turned a 2-1 lead into a 13-3 advantage • Totaled one goal and one assist in 12-5 win over Hofstra in first round of NCAA Tournament and added an assist vs. Denver in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

2010: Played in all 15 games with eight starts at midfield and attack • Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 10 goals and five assists • Top scorer among all JHU freshmen • Started on the first midfield in season-opener vs. Manhattan and had one goal • Registered the first multi-goal game of his career with two goals in the win against Delaware • Tallied a highlight-reel behind-the-back goal from the slot late in the fourth quarter against Princeton • Enjoyed the finest game of his young career against UMBC with three goals and two assists - all three goals came during a 6-1 game-ending run • Totaled one goal and one assist against Syracuse - both points came during a 6-1 JHU run that sliced an 8-1 deficit to 9-7 • Added an assist against UNC and scored twice in the win against Albany • First freshman midfielder to start a season-opener at JHU since Mark Bryan in 2006.

At The Hill Academy: Two-time Athlete of the Year selection and a team captain as a senior • Guided team to a 50-2 record over final two years, including a 27-1 mark as a senior.

Personal: Zachary W. Palmer • The son of Dave and Ainslie Palmer • Born January 3, 1991 • Psychologymajor with a minor in business.

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