2018: Started all 14 games while leading the team with 16 caused turnovers as a senior ... Finished the season fourth on the team with 26 ground balls ... Recorded an assist, one ground ball, and a caused turnover versus Virginia (2/20)... Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Bellarmine (3/17) ... Won SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and was named to the USILA Team of the Week after recording four ground balls and four caused turnovers in the win over Jacksonville (3/31) ... Recorded a goal, three ground balls and three caused turnovers against Mercer (4/28) ... Picked up three ground balls versus Jacksonville on May 3 ... Finished his career with 41 caused turnovers, which is tied for third in HPU history.
2017: Finished the season second on the team in ground balls (31) and third in caused turnovers (13) ... Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts on the year ... Forced a turnover in each of the first two games of the season against Duke and Georgetown while picking up six ground balls versus the Hoyas ... Scored his first career goal at Maryland (2/18) ... Racked up an assist, four ground balls and three caused turnovers at Virginia (3/1) ... Grabbed four ground balls and forced a turnover against Robert Morris (3/5) ... Scored a goal and picked up three ground balls at Providence (3/11) ... Picked up six ground balls and force three turnovers as HPU bested Jacksonville (4/22).
2016: Appeared in 14 games with six starts ... finished the season third on the team with 13 caused turnovers and sixth with 27 ground balls ... grabbed three ground balls and forced two turnovers against Boston University (2/16) ... was credited for four ground balls and two forced turnovers in 12-11 win at Virginia (2/23) ... registered two caused turnovers and a ground ball at Robert Morris (2/27) ... forced one turnover, grabbed three ground balls and had one assist in 13-12 win against Providence (3/12) ... collected four ground balls and forced two turnovers at Air Force (3/19).
2015: Played in eight games and tallied three ground balls and caused one turnover ... made his collegiate debut at North Carolina (2/10) ... picked up his first ground ball versus Sacred Heart (2/21) ... tallied a ground ball at Marist (3/7) ... caused a turnover at Mercer (3/14) ... picked up a ground ball against Air Force (3/21).
Prep: Four-year varsity player at Saint Edwards School … Three-time All-District performer … Named All-Region as a junior … Two-time Blue Chip All-Star and Carolina Shootout All-Star while playing club lacrosse for Indian River Aces and Florida Swashbucklers … Also played two years of varsity soccer, one year of varsity basketball and ran one year of varsity cross country.
Personal: Majoring in International Business … Son of Donnell and Teresa Sands … Has one brother, Donnell Jr., and one sister, Danielle … Brother played football at Hampton University … Born Dec. 17, 1995.
CAREER HIGHS:
Assists: 1, 3x, last vs. Virginia (2/20/18)
Goals: 1, 2x, last at Providence (3/11/17)
Points: 1, 5x, last vs. Virginia (2/20/18)
Ground balls: 6, 2x, last at Jacksonville (4/22/17)
Caused Turnovers: 4, at Jacksonville (3/31/18)
