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Former Intern, Ikeda, Selected By MLL Atlanta Blaze

By AILA Staff, 11/19/15, 12:15PM EST

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In last night's Major League Lacrosse Expansion Draft, the newly formed Atlanta Blaze selected former AILA intern, Casey Ikeda. 

Casey was a standout defender at Conestoga High School and at the University of Maryland, helping the Terps to the NCAA tournament as a three year starter. He was drafted in 2015 by the Florida Launch where Ikeda played in eight games and recorded one goal, two assists and 16 ground balls. 

Below is his bio from the University of Maryland website: 

IKEDA HONOR ROLL

• 2015 USILA First Team All-America
• 2015 USILA Scholar All-America
• 2015 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• 2015 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2015 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/9, 3/16, 3/30, 4/6)
• USILA National Defensive Player of the Week (3/9/15)
• 2015 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• 2015 Team Captain

Career: A member of four Final Four teams ... closed career with 50 consecutive starts.

As a senior (2015): Started all 19 games, causing 18 turnovers, picking up 29 ground balls and dishing three assists ... team ranked first in the nation in scoring defense ... part of close defense that held Navy to just one goal in season-opening victory (2/14), picking up two groundballs ... notched one ground ball and a caused turnover in win versus No. 11 Penn (2/24) ... caused career-high three turnovers against Drexel (2/28), helping to hold the Dragons scoreless for a stretch of 56:17 ... named USILA National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the week for effort in win against No. 10 Princeton (3/7) ... earned second consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor after picking up three ground balls and causing a turnover at Villanova (3/14) ... helped hold No. 2 North Carolina (3/21) to eight goals below its season average ... picked up two ground balls at Robert Morris (3/24) ... had an assist and four ground balls against Michigan (3/29), earning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week ... notched back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors again after causing two turnovers and dishing an assist vs. Penn State (4/4) ... caused a turnover against Loyola (4/8) ... had a ground ball and caused a turnover at Rutgers (4/12) and at Ohio State (4/18) ... grabbed three ground balls vs. Hopkins (4/25) ... caused a pair of turnovers and scooped three ground balls in Big Ten semis against Ohio State (4/30) ... caused two turnovers in NCAA First Round vs. Yale (5/9) ... had two ground balls in NCAA Quarters vs. North Carolina (5/17) ... had a ground ball in NCAA Semis vs. Johns Hopkins (5/23) ... picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers in the NCAA Final vs. Denver (5/25).

As a junior (2014): Started all 17 games at close defense, picking up 29 ground balls and causing 17 turnovers ... scored one goal and added one assist ... one groundball and two caused turnovers in 16-3 win vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/8) ... two groundballs and a caused turnover in 14-3 win over UMBC (2/15) ... first career assist to go along with a career-best four groundballs in 12-10 win vs. Villanova (3/14) ... tied his career high with four groundballs in 11-6 loss at No. 8 Johns Hopkins (4/12) ... career high six groundballs and one caused turnover in 12-8 win at No. 8 Notre Dame (4/19) ... one groundball and two caused turnovers in 6-5 loss to No. 9 Notre Dame (4/25) in ACC semifinals ... four groundballs and a caused turnover in 12-6 win over Navy (5/3) ... also scored his first career goal in the win over the Mids ... two groundballs and one caused turnover in 11-6 loss to No. 5 seed Notre Dame in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.

As a sophomore (2013): Started all 14 games at close defense, posting 14 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers ... made his first career start and had two groundballs in 23-6 win over Mount St. Mary's (2/12) ... two groundballs in 16-4 win at Hartford (2/16) ... two groundballs and two caused turnovers in 16-7 win at No. 19 Duke (3/2) ... one groundball and one caused turnover in 9-7 win at No. 15 Virginia (3/30) ... one groundball and two caused turnovers in 7-4 loss to No. 15 Johns Hopkins (4/13) ... two groundballs in 8-7 win over No. 15 Yale (4/20) ... one groundball in 16-8 loss to Cornell (5/12) in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

As a redshirt freshman (2012): Appeared in three games, totaling two ground balls ... missed the first eight games of the season after suffering an injury during the preseason ... made his long-awaited college debut in 13-6 win over Navy (4/6) ... caused one turnover in 12-8 win at Mount St. Mary's (4/25) ... one groundball in 12-7 win over Bellarmine (4/28). 

As a freshman (2011): Redshirt season after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery.

Before Maryland: 2010 Under Armour and US Lacrosse High School All-American ... ranked the No. 5 freshman defender in the nation according to Inside Lacrosse ... ranked the 13th overall recruit by Inside Lacrosse ... first team All-RISE by ESPN ... led Conestoga to the state championship as a senior ... had 51 groundballs, 5 goals and two assists Coach Brian Samson in 2010 ... first team all-Central League ... team captain and Defensive MVP ... member of the 2009 Under Armour Underclassman All-America team for Philadelphia ... named to the 2009 EPSLA All-Star Junior Showcase ... a three-sport star that also excels in football and basketball ... was first team All-Chester County and honorable mention all-state on the gridiron in 2008 ... team captain as a senior ... listed as one of the top 100 Philadelphia football recruits.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Anne Ikeda ... younger brother of Brian ... older brother of Jamie, who currently plays at Duke ... majoring in family science.

Ikeda's Career Statistics
Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Pen
2011 Redshirt Season
2012 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0/0:00
2013 14/14 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 5/4:00
2014 17/17 1 1 2 2 0 29 17 4/4:00
2015 19/19 0 3 3 5 0 29 18 7/6:30
Total 53/50 1 4 5 7 0 74 46 16/14:30

Ikeda's Career Highs
Goals: 
1 vs. Navy (5/3/14)
Assists: 1 (4x), last vs. Penn State (4/4/15)
Points: 1 (5x), last vs. Penn State (4/4/15)
Groundballs: 6 at Notre Dame (4/19/14)
Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Drexel (2/28/15)

Good luck, Casey!