2025 Lacrosse Roster

Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
Eric Jacobs
Eric Jacobs
Scott Golding
Randall K. Wolf
Randall K. Wolf
Randall K. Wolf
Mike Tripp

9 James Boynewicz

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Highschool Frank W. Cox

Biography

Career:
* No. 3 all-time in caused turnovers in program history with 76 for his career
* Four-year starting defender

2025: Given the team's Fred Hope Award for player who best displays a love of lacrosse and life ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors for a second straight year ... VaSID Academic All-State honoree for third year in a row ... one of two cadet-athletes at VMI to earn a prestigious SoCon Postgraduate Scholarship ... named a team captain ... tallied 18 caused turnovers for the year, 10th-most in program history for a single season ... started all 14 games for the year as a defender ... totaled five shot attempts, one each in five separate games ... picked up 36 groundballs on season, including season-high five in dominant 28-4 win over Hampton Feb. 18.

2024: Finished 14th in the nation in caused turnovers per game ... MAAC All-Academic Team honoree and MAAC Academic Honor Roll recipient ... CSC Academic All-District recipient ... VaSID Academic All-State honoree for second year in a row ... played and started 14 games on the year ... one of only two VMI cadet-athletes across all sports to receive a Faculty Scholarship for Merit recognizing academic performance by rising first- and second-class cadets ... VMI's top defender with 26 caused turnovers for the season to go with 21 groundballs ... scored his first career goal against Siena College on Mar. 16 ... logged a season-high five caused turnovers against LIU Mar. 9 ... had four caused turnovers against High Point on February 16 and three versus Sacred Heart on March 23 ... season-high four groundballs vs. LIU on Mar. 9.

2023: Played and started 12 games during the season, missing three to injury … logged an assist in VMI’s 14-10 victory over Siena, its first MAAC win of the year … took three shots, including two vs. Manhattan on Apr. 8 … picked up 26 groundballs for the year, including a season-high seven in the win over Siena … caused 12 turnovers on the year, including a season-high two on four separate occasions.

2022: Finished first on the team in groundballs with 35 for the year … played in all 15 games as a defender … ranked second on the team in caused turnovers with 20 for the season … totaled two shot attempts ... named a Lacrosse Bucket Most Outstanding Freshman at the end of the season.

High School: Lettered four years in lacrosse at Frank W. Cox HS in Virginia Beach … owned a 4.73 GPA in high school and ranked fifth in a graduating class of 496 … named a US Lacrosse High School All-American … two-time All-Conference honoree … four-year varsity starter and two-time team captain … played club lacrosse for Duke’s Elite based in Philadelphia and the Maryland Roughriders.
 
Personal: Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry with plans to go to PA school after graduation … two-time team captain … owns a 4.0 GPA at VMI and a six-time Dean’s List honoree … top ranked biology cadet at VMI and member of the VMI Honors Program … Faculty Scholarship for Merit recipient … brother Jacob played lacrosse at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and brother Jason played at the University of Virginia.

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2022Freshman

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'3" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Sophomore

    Defender
    6'3" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Junior

    Defender
    6'3" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2025Senior

    Defender
    6'3" 190 lbs
    9