Mike Skelton
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- Sport(s):
- Men's Soccer
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- Year of Induction:
- 2019
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- Year of Graduation:
- 2014
A four-year scoring sensation for the Lasell men’s soccer team, Skelton was a four-time All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) selection, a two-time GNAC Player of the Year and All-New England First Team pick, and a Third Team All-American in 2013. He owns Lasell records for goals and points in a season and career, and led the Lasers to four winning seasons and the title game of the 2013 ECAC post-season tournament.
Skelton was a Second Team All-Conference choice as a freshman in 2009, but missed most of the 2010 season with an injury. He came back in 2011 as the team’s leading scorer with 15 goals, earning his second spot of the All-GNAC Second Team. Skelton moved to the upper echelon his junior and senior seasons, combing for 36 goals and eight assists and earning GNAC Player of the Year and All-New England First Team honors both years. He was a Third Team All-American in 2013 with a 22-goal performance, which ranked fifth nationally in Division III. He has the top two single-season marks in school history in both goals and points, and tops the career lists with 55 goals and 126 points.
A native of Conway, N.H. (Hebron Academy), Skelton helped the Lasers to a combined 51-20-9 overall record under head coach Giovanni Pacini, including a 27-6-1 mark against GNAC opponents. He led the team to a program-best 17-4-2 mark as a senior, including a 10-game unbeaten streak before falling to Springfield in the ECAC New England Championship game.
