As a new player in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Burnaby Lakers’ Josh Byrne faced a learning curve after a two-year stint at Nassau Community College.
With the regular season done, it’s evident that the 6-foot-3 made the adjustment smoothly.
As a member of the Hofstra University Pride, Byrne put up top-three scoring numbers nearly the whole season, finishing second overall in points-per game at 3.14.
Only three times was the sniper held off the scoresheet, with each of them being a loss. He registered one five-goal game and a pair of four-goal efforts.
In the team’s final game before playoffs, Hofstra fell 8-7 to first place Towson to finish third overall with a 9-5 record. Byrne tallied a pair and set up another to extend his personal points streak to 13 games.
It gives the 21-year-old 30 goals and 14 assists over 14 games, including the third-best goals-per game average at 2.14.
Byrne, a New Westminster native who was selected first overall by Burnaby in the Western Lacrosse Association 2016 junior draft, recorded 68 shots on goal, and converted on .654 per cent of them.
Hofstra now moves on to the CCA championships, hosted by Towson, this week.
