| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Tega Cay, S.C. |
| High School: | Ft. Mill HS |
| Position: | G |
| Major: | Business Administration |
2018: Played in 12 games in goal with 10 starts... His 11.73 GAA was 4th in the SAC and talleid 118 saves which where 5th in the SAC and 7th most in a TU single-season... Played in 588 minutes in goal, posting a 3-6 record... Totaled 13 ground balls and caused two turnovers... Established a school record with 21 saves at Catawba (Apr. 21)... Opened the season with 16 saves at Tampa (Feb. 4) which are tied for the 7th most in TU history... Made 15 saves each against North Greenville (Feb. 24) and Queens (Mar. 24) which are both tied for 10th in a TU single-game... Posted wins in goal against Shorter (Feb .16), Alabama-Huntsville (Mar. 2) and Mars Hill (Mar. 10)... Posted a season-best five ground balls at Lenoir-Rhyne (Mar. 17) and three against Tampa.
High School: Graduated from Fort Mill (S.C.) HS... Coached by Steve Nadolski (lacrosse) and Ed Susi (football)... Lettered in lacrosse four years and three times in football... All-Region in both lacrosse and football... Lacrosse Team MVP... 514 saves... Led Fort Mill to Lacrosse State Championship.
Personal: Full name is James Patrick Thomas... Nickname: "Pat"... Born Aug. 26, 1998 in Charlotte, N.C... Son of David and Victoria Thomas... Siblings: Parker, Paige... Majoring in business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Become an athletic director and lacrosse coach... Hobbies: Fishing, sports... Community Service: Nettie Day of Service, team cleaning of Nolichucky River... Favorite book: Green Eggs and Ham; Favorite class at Tusculum: English; Favorite midnight snack: Ice Cream; Favorite movie: "Forrest Gump"; Favorite musical artists: Luke Combs, Chance the Rapper; Favorite song: "Drops of Jupiter"; Favorite sports teams: Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets; Patrick can't go a week without: Speaking with his family; Favorite athlete: Luke Keuchly; Most thrilling moment in sports; Winning the state championship in his freshman year of high school; Favorite Tusculum moment: Playing lacrosse; Advice to kids: "Stay in school"; Favorite color: Green; Favorite food: Spaghetti; Favorite sport other than lacrosse: Football; Person Patrick most admires: His brother; Most famous person Patrick has ever met: Cam Newton; Toughest opponent Patrick has ever played against: Tehoka Nantcoke; What people don't know about Patrick: He can cook; When he was a kid, Patrick tried to be like: His brother.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30 | Newberry | L, 16-13 |
| Apr 6 | at Coker | W, 14-12 |
| Apr 10 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 19-14 |
| Apr 13 | at #15 Wingate | L, 12-5 |
| Apr 20 | vs. #16 Catawba | W, 11-10 |
| Apr 23 | at #16 Queens (N.C.) | L, 16-8 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 6 | 1 | ||
| Games started | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minutes | 79:35 | 1:36 | ||
| Goals against | 12 | 0 | ||
| Goals-against average | 9.05 | 0.00 | ||
| Saves | 13 | 2 | ||
| Save pct | 52.0 | 100.0 | ||
| Wins | 0 | 0 | ||
| Losses | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ties | 0 | 0 | ||
| Win pct | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | #14 Limestone | L, 22-2 | 0 | 8:19 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Feb 9 | Lees-McRae | W, 23-8 | 0 | 8:20 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Feb 17 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 13-5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 23 | at Shorter | W, 20-6 | 0 | 30:00 | 5 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Mar 6 | at Mars Hill | W, 15-13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 9 | Barton | W, 22-12 | 0 | 1:20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 16 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 21-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 23 | #10 Queens (N.C.) | L, 16-8 | 0 | 1:36 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 30 | Newberry | L, 16-13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 6 | at Coker | W, 14-12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 10 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 19-14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 13 | at #15 Wingate | L, 12-5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 20 | vs. #16 Catawba | W, 11-10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 23 | at #16 Queens (N.C.) | L, 16-8 | 0 | 30:00 | 3 | 5 | 62.5 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | win | loss | tie | win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6 | 0 | 79:35 | 12 | 9.05 | 13 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 1 | 0 | 1:36 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Home | 4 | 0 | 19:35 | 4 | 12.26 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 2 | 0 | 60:00 | 8 | 8.00 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 3 | 0 | 39:40 | 7 | 10.59 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 3 | 0 | 39:55 | 5 | 7.52 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| February | 3 | 0 | 46:39 | 8 | 10.29 | 6 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| March | 2 | 0 | 2:56 | 1 | 20.45 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 30:00 | 3 | 6.00 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
