2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Shortley, Aidan

Jersey Number 33
Aidan Shortley
- Position:
- Face-Off
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Laytonsville, Md.
- High School:
- Georgetown Prep
Bio
2025 / Senior
Drexel’s primary face-off man…won 51 percent of his face-offs in his final season (158-310)…averaged 6.2 ground balls per game, which led the CAA…had the best game of his career in a CAA win against Monmouth…won 21 of his 25 face-off attempts, recorded a career-best 17 ground balls, scored his first two career goals and had an assist…was 15-for-26 vs. Towson on face-offs in the CAA finals…picked up 12 ground balls in the win at Hofstra…graduated with a degree in health sciences.
2024 / Junior
One of Drexel’s face-off men…played in six games during the 2024 season…won three of his five face-off attempts against Saint Joseph’s…had two wins in the team’s victory at Hampton…finished the year 7-for-16 on faceoffs…had a pair of ground balls and two caused turnovers…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2023 / Sophomore
Appeared in three games in his second season of action…took six face-offs, including four in the Hampton game…had a pair of ground balls against the Pirates…also had a ground ball and two caused turnovers in the win against Monmouth…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2022 / Freshman
Played in seven games…won eight face-offs in the game at Lafayette and had six ground balls…both of those were career-highs…finished the season winning 13 of his 58 face-off attempts…also caused a pair of turnovers…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2021 / Redshirt Freshman
Redshirted his first season in University City…was a member of the 2021 CAA championship team.
Background
Graduated from Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md…a face-off man who played three season of varsity lacrosse…rated the top face-off man in the DMV and was the 22nd-ranked player overall as a senior…played for the IAC regular-season champions as a junior…earned First Honors at Georgetown Prep as a junior…won the Art Award as a junior and the Writing Award as a freshman.
Personal
Son of Tim and Michelle Shortley…is one of three children…his great grandfather played football at Duquesne and Catholic and his uncle wrestled at VCU.
Drexel’s primary face-off man…won 51 percent of his face-offs in his final season (158-310)…averaged 6.2 ground balls per game, which led the CAA…had the best game of his career in a CAA win against Monmouth…won 21 of his 25 face-off attempts, recorded a career-best 17 ground balls, scored his first two career goals and had an assist…was 15-for-26 vs. Towson on face-offs in the CAA finals…picked up 12 ground balls in the win at Hofstra…graduated with a degree in health sciences.
2024 / Junior
One of Drexel’s face-off men…played in six games during the 2024 season…won three of his five face-off attempts against Saint Joseph’s…had two wins in the team’s victory at Hampton…finished the year 7-for-16 on faceoffs…had a pair of ground balls and two caused turnovers…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2023 / Sophomore
Appeared in three games in his second season of action…took six face-offs, including four in the Hampton game…had a pair of ground balls against the Pirates…also had a ground ball and two caused turnovers in the win against Monmouth…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2022 / Freshman
Played in seven games…won eight face-offs in the game at Lafayette and had six ground balls…both of those were career-highs…finished the season winning 13 of his 58 face-off attempts…also caused a pair of turnovers…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2021 / Redshirt Freshman
Redshirted his first season in University City…was a member of the 2021 CAA championship team.
Background
Graduated from Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md…a face-off man who played three season of varsity lacrosse…rated the top face-off man in the DMV and was the 22nd-ranked player overall as a senior…played for the IAC regular-season champions as a junior…earned First Honors at Georgetown Prep as a junior…won the Art Award as a junior and the Writing Award as a freshman.
Personal
Son of Tim and Michelle Shortley…is one of three children…his great grandfather played football at Duquesne and Catholic and his uncle wrestled at VCU.
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