Players

Indy Eleven proudly announced forward Duke Lacroix as one of eight "Boys in Blue" who had their option picked up prior to the 2016 season. 

Lacroix initially signed with Indy Eleven on May 21st, 2015 after being a tremendous asset for the University of Pennsylvania program across the last four years. The two-time captain serving as one of only three players in school history to receive four All-Ivy League honors (First-team honoree in 2013 & 2014, Second-team in 2012 and Honorable Mention in 2011).  He was also the only Quakers player ever to be named both the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year (2011) and an Ivy League Player of the Year (Offensive POY in 2013). 

Lacroix graduated with the third most appearances in Penn history with 68, during which he racked up the fifth most points with 65, coming from 25 goals and 15 assists – including seven goals and an Ivy League-best six assists as a senior in 2014.

The 21-year-old Lacroix also competed for the Ocean City Nor’Easters of the Premier Development League in the summers of 2012 and 2013, scoring four times across 21 games.  The native of New Egypt, N.J., attended The Lawrenceville School, where he played four years of soccer and ran three years of track his high school, his tenure as a runner including a 4x400 relay win at the prestigious Penn Relays.  Lacroix was a member of the U.S. Under-14 and Under-15 Boys National Teams and was also a member of the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team player pool following his time in New Jersey’s Olympic Development Program.