05/01/2013 Men's Lacrosse Suffers 10-7 Loss To No. 9 Penn State In CAA SemifinalsWhiteway's hat trick, Manny's three points not enough for the Minutemen 04/29/2013 Minutemen Open CAA Tournament With Semifinal Contest At No. 9 Penn StateUMass men's lacrosse marks fourth consecutive appearance in conference championship on Wednesday 04/26/2013 Senior Duo Paces Men's Lacrosse In 16-8 Win Over DelawareKyle Smith, Will Manny combine for 10 goals, six assists on senior night 04/22/2013 UMass Hosts Delaware For 2013 Senior Night On FridayMinutemen look to stay in contention for CAA Tournament with a win over the Blue Hens 04/20/2013 Men's Lacrosse Rallies For 9-8 Win At #20 HofstraFleming's first collegiate game-winning goal; team's man-down defense lead UMass to come-from-behind win 04/26/2013 MLAX vs. DELAWAREMLAX vs. DELAWARE Photos by Thom Kendall '93 03/16/2013 MLAX vs. PENN STATEMLAX vs. PENN STATE Photos by Thom Kendall '93 03/02/2013 MLAX vs. BROWNMLAX vs. BROWN Photos by Thom Kendall '93 02/10/2013 MLAX vs. ARMYMLAX vs. ARMY Photos by Thom Kendall '93 04/22/2012 MLAX vs. HOFSTRAMLAX vs. HOFSTRA Photos by Thom Kendall '93 2013 - Senior: Game-By-Statistics ... Netted a career-high four assists for a single-game best four points to help UMass defeat Army, 16-9 in the season opener (2/10) ... Had one helper in the UMass win over #4 North Carolina (2/16) ... Recorded his team-leading sixth assist against Brown (3/2) while also notching two groundballs and a caused turnover ... Recorded a pair of helpers at Albany (3/5), increasing his team-leading total to eight ... Added his ninth assist of the year at Bucknell (3/9) ... Recorded four groundballs against #18 Penn State, moving to 16 on the year to eclipse his previous single-season personal best (12 in 2012) ... Had his third multi-assist and multi-point game of the season with a pair of helpers at Hartford (3/23) ... Helped open scoring at Saint Joseph's (3/30) with an assist on Grant Whiteway's goal ... Added three points on his first goal of the season and fourth multi-assist game of the year, helping out on a par of UMass tallies against #17 Drexel (4/13) ... Followed with a two-point evening at #20 Hofstra (4/20), earning a goal an assist ... Currently ranks tied for fifth in the CAA in assists with his single-season career-high 15. 2012 - Junior: Game-By-Statistics ... Started in 15 of 16 games played with a single-season career-high four goals and six assists for 10 points ... Also scooped up 12 groundballs and caused five turnovers during the campaign ... Scored first goal of the year in the win over Albany (3/6) ... Tallied a goal and two assists when UMass beat Hartford (3/10) ... Added a goal and a groundball in the victory over Harvard (3/27) ... Season-high three groundballs came against Hofstra (4/21) ... Recorded back-to-back assists as UMass downed Hofstra (4/21) and Delaware (4/27) ... Scooped up two groundballs in the win over Drexel (5/5) ... Logged a goal and an assist against Colgate (5/12) during NCAA Tournament competition. 2011 - Sophomore: Game-By-Statistics ... Started all 14 games as a short-stick on the face-off midfield, totaling 11 groundballs and five caused turnovers on the year ... One goal and one assist for two points ... Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Semifinal at Penn State (5/4) ... Assisted on Mael Walkowiak's man-down goal at Providence (3/15) ... Playing against homestate team, #13 Ohio State (2/26), and scored his first-career goal on the fastbreak. 2010 - Freshman: Game-By-Statistics ... Played in last 13 games as a short-stick defensive midfielder ... Had six groundballs and three caused turnovers ... Recorded two groundballs and a caused turnover in the CAA Tournament Semifinal at #20 Towson ... Scooped up a groundball vs. Brown (3/23) ... Took one shot and grabbed a groundball vs. Providence (3/16) ... Made his college debut against Hartford (2/20), notching one groundball. Before UMass: Four-year midfielder out of Hudson, Ohio, where he played at Hudson High School for coach David Blue ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Was named all-region as a junior and senio ... Also tallied all-state and all-America laurels during his senior year ... Led the team with 48 assists and 115 ground balls in his final scholastic campaign ... Captain of basketball team, where he set records for assists while leading the team in three point percentage and steals. Personal: Full name is Robert Erik Tyler ... Born on December 9, 1990 in Akron, Ohio... Son of Tom and Judy Tyler ... Brother of Craig, Bryan, Tim and Andy ... Majoring in psychology ... Brother, Andy played lacrosse at Wingate University. Career Statistics Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots GWG GB CT Pen 2010 13/0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 0/0:00 2011 15/15 1 1 2 2 0 11 5 2/1:30 2012 16/15 4 6 10 14 0 12 5 6/4:00 TOTAL 44/30 5 7 12 17 0 29 13 8/5:30 Career Highs |
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