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Martin Cahill
Junior
Midfield
Malden, Mass./The Governor's Academy

High School: Played football, basketball, and lacrosse in post-graduate year at Governor Dummer Academy (now The Governor's Academy) in Byfield, Mass...also played all three sports at Malden Catholic High School...earned 14 high school letters overall in the three sports...led lacrosse team the ISL championship at Governor Dummer and the Malden Catholic lacrosse team to three league titles...all-league selection in lacrosse at GDA...played tight end and safety in football and forward in basketball...honor roll student.

At Delaware: Third-year player and the team's top scoring threat from the midfield...All-American candidate who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association pre-season first team...talented player with a strong shot and ability to score...has played in 35 career games with two starts and has 48 points on 38 goals and 10 assists...has notched six career hat tricks.

2008 Season: Enjoyed a breakout season with Delaware's No. 1 midfield unit...was listed on the pre-season Tewaaraton Trophy National Player of the Year Watch List to open the season...was team's No. 2 goal-scorer with 29 goals and ranked fourth on squad in points with 38...also ranked second on team with 104 shots and recorded 19 groundballs and four forced turnovers...tallied three man-up goals and two game-winners...scored in every game except the CAA semifinal loss to Hofstra...tallied two or more goals eight times, including season-high three-goal efforts vs. Saint Joseph's, UMBC, Rutgers, Stony Brook, Brown, and Robert Morris...had six points in the win over Robert Morris as he added three assists for six points...provided one of the season's top highlights when he raced the length of the field in a driving rainstorm and scored the game-winner for UD vs. No. 16 Albany with 2:13 left in the third overtime period.

2007 Season: One of team's top freshmen....earned letter during his first year with the Blue Hen program, helping lead the squad to the Colonial Athletic Association title and an NCAA Final Four berth...played in all 19 games in a backup role and was a member of team's No. 2 midfield unit for most of the season...was third leading goal scorer among UD rookies with nine goals and also dished out an assist...also had 38 shots and seven groundballs...enjoyed a strong start to his career, scoring six goals in the first five games of the season, including two each vs. Manhattan and Mt. St. Mary's...also scored twice vs. Robert Morris and dished his only assist vs. Albany...had season-high five shots vs. Manhattan and Robert Morris...had season-high three groundballs vs. Mt. St. Mary's...was held scoreless in five post-season games.

Personal: Martin James Cahill...son of James and Judy Cahill...business management major...works as a landscaper during the summer...enjoys golfing and deep sea fishing in his spare time...big fan of the Boston Red Sox...has a younger brother.