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2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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27 Dan Erler

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Smithtown, NY
  • High School Smithtown West
  • Major Business Management

Biography

Dan is a 2021 graduate of Smithtown High School West. He is the son of Rich and Barbara Erler.

2025...Skyline Conference Defensive Player of the Year...First Team All-Skyline Conference..All-ECAC Team...Started 18 games in net and went 14-3...Led the Skyline and ranked eighth Nationally with an 8.04 goals against average...Ranked second in the Conference and 31st in the NCAA for save percentage (.578).
2024...Second-team All-Skyline Conference...Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Conference Championship...Skyline Conference Academic Honor Roll...led the Skyline and ranked No. 31 nationally with a 9.41 goals against average while making 185 saves (.546 percentage - No. 64 in Division III).
2023...Second Team All-Skyline Conference...led the Skyline with a 7.73 goals against average and .565 save percentage, ranking seventh and 43rd nationally, respectively...scored two goals from 50-plus yards away against 10-man rides by the opposition.
2022...Played in the Rams' cage nine times as a freshman, registering a 7.91 goals against average and seven saves (.500 pct.) over 53:06 of action.

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Movie: Grown Ups

Hobbies: Sports


Dan Erler - Career Statistics

Season GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pct. Pen-Min
2022................ 9 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0.0
2023................ 16 2 0 2 3 .667 2 .667 0 0 0 23 13 4 0-0 .000 0-0.0
2024................ 20 0 1 1 2 .000 - - 0 0 0 45 19 4 0-0 .000 1-0.5
2025................ 18 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0 0 0 29 7 4 0-0 .000 0-0.0
TOTAL............... 63 2 1 3 10 .200 3 .300 0 0 0 97 39 12 0-0 .000 1-0.5
 
Season GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho
2022................ 9 53:06 7 7.91 7 .500 0 0 0 0
2023................ 16 784:36 103 7.88 130 .558 12 4 0 0
2024................ 20 982:20 154 9.41 185 .546 16 4 0 0
2025................ 18 895:18 120 8.04 164 .577 14 3 0 0
TOTAL............... 63 2715:20 384 8.49 486 .559 42 11 0 0
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 1, SUNY New Paltz, 3/1/2023 ; vs Lasell, 3/12/2023 ; Maritime, 4/9/2024
Goals: 1, SUNY New Paltz, 3/1/2023 ; vs Lasell, 3/12/2023
Assists: 1, Maritime, 4/9/2024
Shots: 1, 10 times
Saves: 16, vs WestConn, 3/19/2025
Ground balls: 6, Maritime, 4/9/2024 ; at Hartwick College, Mar 02, 2024
Caused turnovers: 2, vs Merchant Marine, Apr 30, 2024
 
CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
Most wins: 1st (42)
Saves: 3rd (486)
Goals against avg: 6th (8.49)
Most losses: t-6th (11)
Games played: t-6th (63)
Saves per game: 7th (7.71)
Save percent: 10th (.559)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
Most wins: 1st (16 in 2024)
Games played: t-1st (20 in 2024)
Most wins: 2nd (14 in 2025)
Goals against avg: 3rd (7.88 in 2023)
Most wins: t-3rd (12 in 2023)
Saves: 4th (185 in 2024)
Saves: 5th (164 in 2025)
Goals against avg: 5th (8.04 in 2025)

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2022Freshman

    GK
    6'1" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2023Sophomore

    GK
    6'1" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2024Senior

    GK
    6'0" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2025Senior

    GK
    6'0" 225 lbs
    27