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Jersey Number 40
Pop Lacey
- Position:
- Safety
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 201
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Berks Catholic / Kent School
- Major:
- Communication
Bio
Wildcat Career
2019
Named to CAA Preseason All-Conference Team... named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-CAA Second Team... injured for final six games... recorded 35 tackles (25-10-35) including a season high 10 tackles against Elon...recorded two interceptions in back to back games against Duquesne and Elon... returned 9 punts for 56 yards for an average of 6.2 yards per return.
2018
Started all 11 games... tied for the team lead in total tackles (79)... team-high 50 solo tackles... second in assisted tackles (29)... two interceptions with 38 return yards, including a 23-yard touchdown against James Madison... also credited with five pass breakups and 1.5 tackles for loss... season-high 11 tackles twice – at Elon (7-4-11) and vs. James Madison (6-5-11)... made 10 stops (8-2-10) at Colorado... also had a 15-yard INT return at Colorado.
2017
Played in 9 of 14 games with seven starts... started the first six games of the season before being sidelined by injury for five games... returned to action for the NCAA first round game vs. Central Connecticut State and to the starting lineup in the NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... 29 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles for 42 total... one interception and five pass breakups... season-high eight tackles (5-3-8) vs. Bryant... seven tackles (5-2-7) and two pass breakups at SDSU... also made seven stops against both Holy Cross (7-0-7) and Stony Brook (4-3-7)... five tackles, an INT and two pass breakups vs. Rhode Island.
2016
All-CAA Third Team... CAA Rookie of the Week (09/12)... STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Week, Honorable Mention (09/12)... played in all 13 games with 11 starts... eight starts at free safety, including the last seven games... three starts at cornerback... team leader in solo tackles (63) and total tackles (82)... two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble... five pass breakups... 44-yard INT return for a TD at Maine... three games with double-digit tackles, including a season-high 14 (12-2-14) against Holy Cross (inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium)... 13 tackles (6-7-13) vs. Elon... 12 tackles (8-4-12) in the NCAA second round at James Madison... nine tackles (9-0-9) vs. Albany.
Before UNH
Played a postgraduate year at Kent School (Kent, Conn.)... graduate of Berks Catholic High School (Reading, Pa.)... was an outstanding two-way player at Kent, where he was selected to the All-Erickson League First Team at both wide receiver and safety... registered 56 total tackles, including 27 solo, and also forced three fumbles... named team defensive MVP... as a senior at Berks Catholic in 2014, named to the All-Berks Conference First Team and won the Maxwell Award... also lettered in basketball and baseball... All-Berks Conference First Team outfielder.
2019
Named to CAA Preseason All-Conference Team... named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-CAA Second Team... injured for final six games... recorded 35 tackles (25-10-35) including a season high 10 tackles against Elon...recorded two interceptions in back to back games against Duquesne and Elon... returned 9 punts for 56 yards for an average of 6.2 yards per return.
2018
Started all 11 games... tied for the team lead in total tackles (79)... team-high 50 solo tackles... second in assisted tackles (29)... two interceptions with 38 return yards, including a 23-yard touchdown against James Madison... also credited with five pass breakups and 1.5 tackles for loss... season-high 11 tackles twice – at Elon (7-4-11) and vs. James Madison (6-5-11)... made 10 stops (8-2-10) at Colorado... also had a 15-yard INT return at Colorado.
2017
Played in 9 of 14 games with seven starts... started the first six games of the season before being sidelined by injury for five games... returned to action for the NCAA first round game vs. Central Connecticut State and to the starting lineup in the NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... 29 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles for 42 total... one interception and five pass breakups... season-high eight tackles (5-3-8) vs. Bryant... seven tackles (5-2-7) and two pass breakups at SDSU... also made seven stops against both Holy Cross (7-0-7) and Stony Brook (4-3-7)... five tackles, an INT and two pass breakups vs. Rhode Island.
2016
All-CAA Third Team... CAA Rookie of the Week (09/12)... STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Week, Honorable Mention (09/12)... played in all 13 games with 11 starts... eight starts at free safety, including the last seven games... three starts at cornerback... team leader in solo tackles (63) and total tackles (82)... two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble... five pass breakups... 44-yard INT return for a TD at Maine... three games with double-digit tackles, including a season-high 14 (12-2-14) against Holy Cross (inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium)... 13 tackles (6-7-13) vs. Elon... 12 tackles (8-4-12) in the NCAA second round at James Madison... nine tackles (9-0-9) vs. Albany.
Before UNH
Played a postgraduate year at Kent School (Kent, Conn.)... graduate of Berks Catholic High School (Reading, Pa.)... was an outstanding two-way player at Kent, where he was selected to the All-Erickson League First Team at both wide receiver and safety... registered 56 total tackles, including 27 solo, and also forced three fumbles... named team defensive MVP... as a senior at Berks Catholic in 2014, named to the All-Berks Conference First Team and won the Maxwell Award... also lettered in basketball and baseball... All-Berks Conference First Team outfielder.
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Saturday, September 27
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Sunday, September 07
UNH Football vs Stony Brook Highlights 11-16-24
Sunday, November 17
UNH Football vs Monmouth Highlights 11-9-24
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