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2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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13 Gage Black

  • Position Midfield/Attack
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.
  • Highschool Dunlap

Biography

Earned five letters (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Finished career ranked first in program history in man-up goals (36) and games played (82), second in goals scored (184), seventh in points scored (230), and eighth in goals per game (2.24)  …


Career Highs
Goals -- 7 (March 16, 2024 at Colorado College)
Assists -- 4 (Feb. 28, 2024 vs. Benedictine)
Points -- 10 (March 16, 2024 at Colorado College)
Ground balls -- 5 (multiple times)


National Awards
Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (2024, 2025)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2023, 2024)
First Team IMLCA All-Region 5 Midfield (2023, 2024, 2025)

Conference Awards
First Team All-CCIW (2023, 2024, 2025)
Second Team All-CCIW (2022)

Academic Awards
Academic All-CCIW (2023, 2024, 2025)
USILA Scholar All-American (2025)

2025: Appeared in all 17 games, starting two … Finished second on the team in goals with 27, and third on the team with 46 points … Recorded nine assists, 23 ground balls, and two caused turnovers … Posted season-highs of six goals, two assists, and eight points (Feb. 16 vs. Centre), and five ground balls (May 3 vs. Elmhurst) … Recipient of team’s Lifetime Achievement Award …

2024: Appeared in all 18 games … Led the team with 71 points, 51 goals, and 14 man-up goals … Had the third-most assists on the team with 20 and recorded 28 ground ball scoops, one caused turnover, and one man-down goal … Finished the season ranked second in the nation for man-up goals with 14 while also setting a new program record in the category … Tied the program record for career man-up goals (32) ... Recorded season-highs of 10 points and seven goals against Colorado College, March 16, and four assists against Benedictine, Feb. 28 … First Team All-CCIW honoree ... Named Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … Named a USILA All-America Honorable Mention and a IMLCA All-Region 5 Midfielder ... 

2023: Appeared in 17 games and started seven … Second in the team in goals with 49 … Assisted on four goals for a total of 53 points … Recorded eight man-up goals and three game winning goals, both tied for team-highs … Notched 25 ground balls and three caused turnovers … Recorded season-highs of six goals (May 13 at Denison), six points (April 29 vs. Carthage and May 13 at Denison), and five ground balls (March 4 vs. Whittier) …
 
2022: Appeared in 14 games and started 10 … Scored 26 goals and assisted on six others … Picked up 26 ground balls and caused three turnovers … 


2021: Appeared in 16 games … Scored 21 goals and assisted on seven … Scored one game winning goal in a 12-11 win over Aurora, March 24 … Picked up 11 ground balls and caused two turnovers …

 
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Dunlap High School ... Three-year letter winner and starter as a midfielder and forward … One-year letter winner in football as a slot receiver, D Nose, and D tackle … Named lacrosse most valuable player, all-conference, all-state nominee, conference Offensive Player of the Year and All-Tournament team as a junior … Participated in various service day projects … Snowball freshman year … FCA senior year … Earned honor roll all four years … 

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology at Illinois Wesleyan … Father attended Illinois State University … Other interests include semi-pro rock skipping, stamp collecting, and math …

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2021Freshman

    Midfield/Attack
    5'10" 195 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022Sophomore

    Midfield/Attack
    5'10" 0 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023Junior

    Midfield/Attack
    5'10" 0 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2024Senior

    Midfield/Attack
    5'10" 0 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2025Fifth Year

    Midfield/Attack
    5'10" 0 lbs
    13