University of Delaware Athletics
2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Kurtz, Tye
Jersey Number 2
Tye Kurtz
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Puslinch, Ontario
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- High School:
- Bishop MacDonell
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
CAREER ACCOLADES
2022 SEASON
2021 SEASON
2020 SEASON
2019 SEASON
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bishop MacDonell High School • high school did not have a lacrosse team • spent four years playing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior “A” Lacrosse League • won a Canadian Championship in 2015 while playing with Team Ontario • was the KW Braves Rookie of the Year and Jr. B Rookie of the League in 2016 • led the KW Braves Jr. “A” in goals in 2017 • led KW Braves Jr. “A” in points and assists in 2018 • played four years of hockey at Bishop MacDonell and three years of volleyball • made honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL
Tye Kurtz • born in Puslinch, Ontario • son of Trevor and Joanne Kurtz • has one younger brother, Reed • coached U15 lacrosse.
- 2023 CAA Offensive Player of the Year
- 2023 First Team All-CAA
- 2023 Third Team All-American
- 2023 CAA All -Tournamnet Team
- 2022 CAA Tournament MVP
- 2021, 2022 Second Team All-CAA
- 3X CAA Player of the Week (3/9/21, 2/25/20, 4/2/19)
- USILA Division I Team of the Week (3/9/21)
- 2019 CAA Rookie of the Year
- 2019 CAA All-Rookie Team
- 3X CAA Rookie of the Week (3/5/19, 4/2/19, 4/16/19)
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2023)
- Appeared and started in 18 games
- led the Blue Hens in goals with 58, points with 88, and added 30 goals
- collected 30 ground balls, and caused two turnovers
- scored at least four goals in 10 games, and registered at least a goal in 17
- broke the program record for most points, and goals in a career, as well as most most consecutive games with at least a point, and most man-up goals in a career
- was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Year, earned first team All-CAA honors, third team All-American honors for Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine, was a Teewarton nominee, and earned a spot on the CAA All-Tournament team
2022 SEASON
- Appeared and started in 17 games
- finished second in goals with 52, third in points with 67, and added 15 assists
- recorded 28 ground balls and caused 19 turnovers
- scored career-high eight goals against Drexel on April 23
- recorded season-high five ground balls against Villanova (3/26)
- scored at least three goals in nine games
- Finished 14th in the country, and second in the CAA in goals per game (3.06)
- Received Second Team All-CAA honors.
2021 SEASON
- Played and started in 11 games
- compiled 48 points on 26 goals and 22 assists
- recorded 32 ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers
- finished third on the team in points and goals, while ranking second in assists
- ranked third in the CAA and 24th in Division I in assists per game (2.00)
- finished fourth in the CAA in points per game (4.36) and sixth in goals per game (2.36)
- notched a point in all 11 outings
- tallied five hat tricks
- posted an 11-point outing on five goals and six assists in a road win at Fairfield (3/6) to tie the fourth-most points scored in a single game by a Blue Hen in program history
- recorded five points in a road victory at Drexel (3/13) to become the 35th player in program history to eclipse the 100-career point mark.
2020 SEASON
- Played and started in all six outings
- scored 13 goals and notched 14 assists
- earned at least three points in every game this season
- picked up 21 ground balls and forced six turnovers
- led the team (tied) in points for the season with 27
- led the team (tied) in most points in a single game with seven against Monmouth
2019 SEASON
- Played and started in all 15 games
- scored 31 goals
- scored more than 3 goals in five games on the season including a seven-goal performance vs. Fairfield
- picked up 35 ground balls and forced three turnovers
- set a school record for points in a season by a freshman with 52.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bishop MacDonell High School • high school did not have a lacrosse team • spent four years playing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior “A” Lacrosse League • won a Canadian Championship in 2015 while playing with Team Ontario • was the KW Braves Rookie of the Year and Jr. B Rookie of the League in 2016 • led the KW Braves Jr. “A” in goals in 2017 • led KW Braves Jr. “A” in points and assists in 2018 • played four years of hockey at Bishop MacDonell and three years of volleyball • made honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL
Tye Kurtz • born in Puslinch, Ontario • son of Trevor and Joanne Kurtz • has one younger brother, Reed • coached U15 lacrosse.
Highlight: MLAX Alumni Game - 10/20/23
Saturday, October 21
Highlight: MSOC vs. William & Mary - 9/9/23
Wednesday, September 13
Highlight: MLAX vs. Stony Brook - 2023 CAA Championship
Tuesday, May 09
Highlight: MLAX vs. Towson - 2023 CAA Semi-Finals
Tuesday, May 09
