Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Accolades:
GNAC All-Rookie Team: 2024
GNAC All-Academic: 2025

2025: Started in all 16 games...recorded two goals and three assists for five points...led the team with 109 ground balls, 186 faceoff wins and recorded a .602 faceoff percentage...scored his first goal of the season in the season opener vs. University of New England (Feb. 20)...recorded a career-high 20 faceoff wins along with seven ground balls at Emerson (Feb. 22)...matched his career-high with 13 ground balls along with 14 faceoff wins at Emmanuel (Apr. 2)...recorded a career-high two assists vs. Anna Maria (Apr. 13)

2024: Played in all 18 games and started seven...recorded one goal and one assist for two points...led the team with 104 ground balls...led the team with 185 faceoff wins and recorded a .566 faceoff percentage...scored his first goal and point at Gwynedd Mercy (Mar. 11)...recorded 10 ground balls in back-to-back games vs. Rivier (Mar. 28) and at Norwich (Apr. 6)...tallied a career-high 19 faceoff wins in that game vs. Rivier...recorded his first career assist vs. Emmanuel (Mass.) (Apr. 24)...career-high 13 ground balls at Dean (Apr. 27)

Why Saint Joseph's?: Because the location is great, and I was looking for a good education and experience.

High School: Played lacrosse, soccer, and hockey at Mount Ararat High School…Named as the Coaches' Award recipient as a sophomore…Scored over 100 points…Earned Second Team All-Conference honors as a member of the hockey team…Played club for the Maine Mussels for two years and helped the team win a Bulldog Brawl Championship…Also played club soccer for Seacoast for eight years and club hockey for the Maine Moose for 12 years…Listed on the Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Zander K. Kirk, son of Crystal and Chad Kirk…Has two siblings, Riley and Kijana.