2025: Team’s primary faceoff specialist, appearing in all 17 games … Won the most faceoffs in a single season in his career (133-for-270) and finished with a .493 faceoff percentage … Second on the squad with 76 groundballs … Also logged four goals, five assists and nine caused turnovers … Graduated fifth in program history with 222 career groundballs and with a .553 career faceoff win percentage (366-for-661) … Most efficient performances in the circle came vs. Hiram (April 25, 10-of-11) and at Westminster (March 12, 14-of-16) … Snagged 10 groundballs and caused three turnovers as well to lead the defensive effort agains the Terriers … Won 16 faceoffs in a crucial NCAC victory at DePauw (April 19) … Served up three of his five assists at Otterbein (Feb. 26) … Member of the fall semester AD Honor Roll.
2024: Currently the program leader with a .596 career faceoff win percentage (233-for-391) … Appeared in nine games and started three before getting hurt at the end of the season …. Won 32-of-57 faceoffs for a .561 faceoff percentage … Also logged 26 ground balls, seven caused turnovers, four goals and four assists … Most efficient outing came against St. Vincent (Feb. 24), winning 8-of-9 faceoffs … Had another stellar performance vs. Mount Union (March 9) by winning 10-of-12 faceoffs and scooping a season-best eight ground balls … Opened the season on a strong note with two goals and one assist … Caused three turnovers in what ended up being last action of the season at Wittenberg (March 30) … Member of the spring semester AD Honor Roll.
2023: Key part of program's winningest season (13 games) and longest winning streak (11 games) … Factored heavily into Scots ranking third nationally in ground balls per game (45.00) … Appeared in and started 16 games … Went 113-for-190 on faceoffs and scooped 67 groundballs, good enough for third on the team … .595 faceoff percentage ranks fifth for a single season in program history and was good enough for fifth in the NCAC … Fourth on the team with 23 goals and 32 points … Tied for third on squad with nine assists … Also tallied four caused turnovers … Had a perfect 11-for-11 showing at Otterbein (Feb. 25) … Went 11-for-12 at Oberlin (March 25) while also scoring a career-high tying four goals … Also netted four goals against Capital (March 1).
2022: Played in 10 games, also missing time with injury … Went 88-for-144 on faceoffs and scooped up 53 groundballs … Bullied Otterbein (Feb. 26) to the tune of a 10-for-12 showing on faceoffs … Went 16-for-21 on faceoffs against Albion (March 5), 15-of-20 against Western Connecticut State (March 16) and logged season-high 10 groundballs in that game … Went 11-for-12 on faceoffs at Hiram (March 26).
Prior to Wooster: All-section selection as a senior at Upper St. Clair High School … Prepped for Brian Yates.
Personal: Parents are Jeffrey and Jennifer Zahren … Political science major … Member of the club hockey team … Stream commentator for women’s basketball, soccer, and volleyball home contests.
