UAlbany's Brian Caufield Chosen in Sixth Round of Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft

Baltimore, Md. - University at Albany's Brian Caufield was taken in the sixth round of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers on Friday, Jan. 21 at The Power Plant. Caufield, the 32nd overall selection, becomes the seventh player in the UAlbany program's history to be chosen in the MLL Collegiate Draft.

Caufield, who is positioned at both midfielder and attackman, was chosen to the 2011 Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook Preseason All-America Team last month. He was UAlbany's second-leading scorer last year with 10 goals and 22 assists despite missing the final five games of his junior season with a broken jaw. He has 61 goals and 70 assists for 131 career points and ranks fifth on the program's career assists list.

A native of Bay Shore, N.Y., Caufield earned honorable mention USILA All-America honors as a sophomore in 2009. He has twice been voted to the All-America East Conference first team.

The MLL Collegiate Draft was previously held in June after the college season were completed, but was moved to January for the first time this year. The MLL Draft consists of eight rounds and 48 selections.

UAlbany's Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft Selections
Frank Resetarits (2007 MLL, Long Island-3rd)
Jordan Levine (2008 MLL, New Jersey-1st)
Brett Queener (2008 MLL, Rochester-5th)
Corey Small (2009 MLL, Toronto-3rd)
Chris Schongar (2009 MLL, Toronto-5th)
Dave Brock (2010 MLL, Toronto-6th)
Brian Caufield (2011 MLL, Rochester-6th)

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information