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  Steve Dircks

Steve Dircks

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Mountain Lakes, N.J.

High School:
Mountain Lakes

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 195

Position:
Defense

2007: Played in eight games at defense ... registered one groundball and one caused turnover for the year ... both came in Loyola's win over Fairfield

Before Loyola: Was a two-year letterwinner at Mountain Lakes ... named 2006 New Jersey Player of the Year ... earned first-team All-America and first-team all-state honors senior year ... set school record for most groundballs in a season with 274 as a senior ... selected as Inside Lacrosse Magazine "Young Gun" in 2005 ... led team to 2005 Morris County Championship ... named 2006 Morris County Player of the Year

Personal: Intends to major in business at Loyola ... the son of Tom and Annette Dircks ... brother Curt (21) attends Syracuse University ... also has a younger sister, Lauren (16) and a younger brother, Eric (12) ... born February 28, 1988