Coach Axel: "Mike is our No. 1 long-stick middy. He has worked on his speed and his strength. He is an excellent transitional player and we look for him to provide us with a lot of quality minutes this year."
High School: Four-year starter in lacrosse, football and wrestling… played close defense and long stick midfielder in lacrosse… in lacrosse, named All-Scholastic and all-conference… reached the state finals in lacrosse as a senior and qualified for the state tournament in wrestling… lacrosse and wrestling captain as a senior…
PERSONAL: born Michael A. Fanning February 24, 1992 in Memphis…Parents: Maria and Mark…Major: History... Career Plans: Teaching... Residence: Norwell, MA…
| Year | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | UP | DN | GB | Faceoff | Pct. | Pen-Min |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0-0 | .000 | 12-12.0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0-0 | .000 | 7-5.5 |
| 2012 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0-0 | .000 | 13-9.5 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0-0 | .000 | 1-1.0 |
| TOTAL | 64 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0-0 | .000 | 33-28.0 |
MIKE...REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: My friends
Favorite athlete of all time: Tom Brady
Favorite professional sports team: Patriots
The hardest class you’ve ever taken at Eastern: To be determined
Favorite subject in school: History
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Math for liberal arts
Most beneficial aspect of college life: Being on a team
The funniest comedian: Kevin Hart
Best choice for next President of the United States:
To be determined
Greatest coach of all time in any sport, at any level: Bill Belichick
The greatest sports moment of all time: The Pats winning the 2001 super bowl
Favorite Smart Phone application: Twitter
Most recognizable world figure: Dali Lama
Most important invention in last 100 years: The Internet
Most important advancement in medicine in last 50 years:
Better advancements in cancer study
Biggest problem facing the world: Nuclear threats
Choice for a last meal: A fat steak and cheese
Should student-athletes receive an annual stipend for their service to their school? If so, how much?: No
Favorite college sports team, other than your own: Cuse Lax
If you could go to any sporting event in the world, which would it be?:
The winter Olympics
Last movie you’ve seen: Savages
Favorite musical artist: Kendrick Lamar
Favorite actor: Mel Gibson
Favorite book: LOTR
Favorite sportscaster: Rodney Harrison
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Olympic hockey
Olympic sport which should be added: Lacrosse
Olympic sport which should be dropped: Figure Skating
Olympic sport which you know nothing about: None
Best advice you’ve ever received:
“Act like you would if your mother was standing right behind you”
Person with the most difficult job in the world: President
Area which you know virtually nothing about: Bio-mechanics
Eastern’s biggest rival: Keene
Your biggest rival: Keene
Pet peeve: Chewing in a gross manner
Biggest waste of time: Math
Your goals for the upcoming season:
Win LEC’s and make some noise in the NCAA tournament
If you could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: New Zealand
Most dangerous animal: It’s debatable
Favorite pizza topping: Bacon
What would you like to see as the University’s mascot?: A Greek warrior
