| Height: | 5-9 |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Hometown: | St. Cloud, Fla. |
| Position: | DM |
| Year: | Jr. |
| High School: | Tohopekaliga HS |
| Major: | Sport Science |
2025: Appeared in 12 matches... Picked up 12 ground balls and had four caused turnovers... Had three ground balls and a caused turnover vs. Emory & Henry (Apr. 19)... Finished with two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Coker (Apr. 6).
2024: Appeared in seven matches... Credited with a ground ball at Montreat (Mar. 7).
High School: Graduated from Tohopekaliga HS in Kissimmee, Florida... Coached by Robert Weilert and Steve Degennaro (lacrosse) and Anthony Paradiso (football)... Lettered four years in football, three years in lacrosse and one year in track... Holds school record for career (300+) and single-season faceoff wins and faceoff percentage (63 percent)... Scored 82 points and led team as a senior.
Personal: Full name is Ayden Patrick Lightner... Born Oct. 5, 2004 in Kissimmee, Florida... Son of Joseph and Catina Lightner... Cousin, Andre Carr, was an All-MEAC sprinter at Delaware State... Majoring in sport science (pre-athletic training)... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Work as a strength and conditioning coach... Hobbies and activities: Being outside playing all sports, playing with his dog, video games, hanging out with friends... Favorite class at Tusculum: Foundation of Physical Fitness and Wellness; Favorite movie: "Cars"; Favorite musical artists: Lil Tony, Glokknine, Shoreline Mafia, Michael Jackson, New Edition; Favorite sports teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Alabama Crimson Tidel; Favorite athletes: Kam Chancellor, LeBron James; Favorite food: Pizza; Most famous person Ayden has met: Tyreek Hill.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 | Coker | W, 17-14 |
| Apr 1 | #6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 19-5 |
| Apr 4 | at #12 Catawba | L, 22-8 |
| Apr 8 | Alabama Huntsville | W, 13-10 |
| Apr 18 | at #14 Newberry | L, 23-5 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 21-9 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ground balls | 2 | 2 | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 2 | 2 | ||
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shots | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shooting percentage | - | - | ||
| Shots on goal | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | at Wheeling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 7 | at Emmanuel (GA) | W, 18-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 17 | at Chowan | W, 17-11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Thomas More | W, 14-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | at Virginia St. | W, 15-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 4 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 17-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 7 | #9 Wingate | L, 25-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 18 | at Mars Hill | W, 17-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 24 | at #5 Anderson | L, 22-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | Coker | W, 17-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 1 | #6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 19-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 4 | at #12 Catawba | L, 22-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 8 | Alabama Huntsville | W, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 18 | at #14 Newberry | L, 23-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 21-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Away | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
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| March | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| April | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
