Jake Bergey

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Born May 4, 1974,
Covington, Kentucky, US
Position Forward
Height
Weight
ft 0 in (1.83 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
NLL Team Philadelphia Wings
Former MLL Teams Rochester Rattlers, Baltimore Bayhawks
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Pro Career 1998present

Jake Bergey (b. May 4, 1974 in Covington, Kentucky) is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League. Bergey is the son of former NFL star Bill Bergey, [1] and brother of fellow lacrosse player Josh Bergey.

Jake scored five goals in the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game as a freshman at Salisbury State University in 1995, helping the team win its second-ever NCAA Division III national title. [2] He was also a first-team All-American in 1995, 1996, and 1997 at Salisbury. [3] Bergey was a high school All-American in 1993 at Tatnall High School [3], a respected prep school in Delaware.

Bergey joined the Philadelphia Wings in 1998. He was a member of both the 1998 & 2001 National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup Wings teams. He has been an alternate captain for the team since 2001 (was Captain for one season - 2004).

In 2001 & 2002, Bergey played in Major League Lacrosse for the Rochester Rattlers.[1] In 2003, he was limited to one game with the Baltimore Bayhawks due to injury a knee injury that also forced him to miss the entire 2003 NLL season.[4] He has not playing in the MLL since.

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[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
1998 Philadelphia 12 20 18 38 35 33 3 4 9 13 14 6
1999 Philadelphia 12 31 39 70 52 18 1 1 0 1 5 2
2000 Philadelphia 12 27 35 62 67 11 1 0 2 2 3 0
2001 Philadelphia 14 43 43 86 90 2 2 3 4 7 10 0
2002 Philadelphia 13 30 30 60 56 7 1 2 2 4 3 0
2004 Philadelphia 11 11 27 38 39 18 -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Philadelphia 15 16 25 41 46 8 -- -- -- -- -- --
2006 Philadelphia 16 27 28 55 43 11 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 105 205 245 450 428 108 8 10 17 27 35 8

[edit] MLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2001 Rochester 14 15 0 10 25 5 9 1 2 0 0 2 4 0
2002 Rochester 14 7 0 8 15 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLL Totals 29 22 0 18 40 18 15 1 2 0 0 2 4 0
Persondata
NAME Bergey, Jake
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Covington, Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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