Joe Walters

Infobox Lacrosse Player


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position = Attack/Midfield
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height_ft = 6
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weight_lb = 192
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mll_team = Rochester Rattlers
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league= Former NCAA
team= University of Maryland
birth_date = birth date|1984|11|30|mf=y
birth_place = Irondequoit, New York [cite web|url=http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190595|title=For Rochester's Joe Walters, home opening has double meaning|last=Osburn|first=Chris |date=May 30, 2008|publisher=InsideLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-05-30]
nationality = United States
career_start = 2006
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Joe Walters (born November 30, 1984) is a professional lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers in the Major League Lacrosse.

Collegiate

Walters was a four-time All American at the University of Maryland. He won the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2003, and was named ACC Player of the Year in 2004.In the last game of his senior regular season with the Terps, Walters became the University of Maryland's all time leading point scorer with 227 and all time leading goal scorer with 153. Walters won 2006 Jack Turnbull Award as the Attackman of the Year. He was also a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, given to the National Player of the Year. Walters played in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship for Team USA in July 2006. He was the only, at that time, current college lacrosse player who made Team USA. [cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/bios/06walters.phtml|title=Walters Team USA Players Bio|work=USLacrosse.org|date=|accessdate=2007-08-02]

Career Highlights

Goals: 6 vs. Virginia (4/25/04); vs. UMBC (3/19/05), at Johns Hopkins (4/15/06)
Assists:5 vs. Denver (5/13/06)
Points: 8 at Johns Hopkins (4/15/06)
Groundballs: 6 vs. Bucknell (3/17/04)
Multi-Goal Games: 41
Mutli-Point Games: 52
Hat Tricks: 32
Point Scoring Streak: 45 games (2/28/04-4/30/06)
Goal Scoring Streak: 27 games (2/28/04-4/29/05)

Professional career

Walters was taken 1st overall in the 2006 Major League Lacrosse first overall collegiate draft choice by the Rochester Rattlers. [cite web|url=http://www.rochesterrattlers.com/team/?id=3863|title=Walters Rochester Rattlers Players Bio|work=RochesterRattlers.com|date=|accessdate=2007-08-02] During the 2007 season, Walters began playing the midfield position for the Rattlers, as opposed to his usual attack position.

Walters was drafted into the National Lacrosse League by the Buffalo Bandits in the second round of the 2007 Draft. Walters did not play for the Bandits in 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=142598|title=Walters can't play for Bandits|work=InsideLacrosse.com|date=|accessdate=2007-08-02] Later, Walters was traded to the Philadelphia Wings, [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3032|title=Bandits send Walters to Wings: Maryland grad joins Philadelphia to complete three-way trade|work=NLL.com|date=July 31, 2007|accessdate=2007-08-02] but never joined the team.

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NCAA

MLL

Awards

References

External links

* The official site of Joe Walters [http://www.sharpshooterlacrosse.com sharpshooterlacrosse.com]

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NAME=Walters, Joe
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH=November 30, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH=Irondequoit, New York
DATE OF DEATH=
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