Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 12/19/19
Loomis Chaffee School (CT) 2021 goalie Zachary Koch of Duke’s Lacrosse Club has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Merrimack College.
Zachary Koch profile:
High school: Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, CT)
Grad year: 2021
Position: Goalie
College committed to: Merrimack College
Club team: Duke’s Lacrosse Club
Lacrosse honors: Loomis Chaffee starting goalie as a sophomore; Cuthbertson High School (Waxhaw, North Carolina) Varsity starting goalie as Freshman and Sophomore (2017 and 2018 seasons); Career save percentage .67 and a total of 484 saves combined in 2017 & 2018 seasons (Maxpreps.com); 2018 Greater Charlotte Area “Goalkeeper of the Year” finalist (South Charlotte Sports Report); 2018 & 2017 All-Conference Team; 2017 Conference Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year; NC All State: 2nd Team -NC All West Region: 2nd Team; Finished 1st in NC and 9th in US in save percentage with .709 (maxpreps.com); Led team to first NC state semi-final appearance; 2019 Philly Showcase All-Star
Academic honors: 2018 & 2017 Member of National Beta Club; 2018 Officer in German Club; 2017 “Order of Chivalry” citizenship award nominee; Honor Roll both semesters, Freshman & Sophomore year; Honor Roll throughout middle school (grades 6-8)
Expected major: Business
Why did you choose Merrimack? “I chose Merrimack because the school, the facilities, the team and the coaches are amazing. They have the determination to win and compete.”
Is there anything else you would like to share? “I would like to think my friends and family and mostly my dad, Coach Lee ,Corey, Ebe and Jason for pushing me all these years to striving to be my best self on and off the field.”
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