Mike Provencher - #6
Senior - LB
6'1 - 215
Tyngsboro, MA
Tyngsboro HS

Provencher will see plenty of action backing up Zach Falconer at weak side linebacker. His spring test results put him among the Huskies' strongest linebackers, benching 365 and lifting 225 pounds 25 times. 1998: Recorded 24 tackles, half of them unassisted...made five stops in Villanova game...played in all 11 games as a backup to Falconer...named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team. 1997: Played all 11 games as key reserve at linebacker...recorded 20 tackles, nine unassisted...career-high eight tackles came at Richmond; selected team's Defensive Player of the Week. 1996: Reserve in the secondary at strong safety after spending '95 season as a redshirt. 1995: Redshirt season. High School: Earned four letters in football, four in baseball and two in basketball at Tyngsboro High...named All-League and selected as All-Scholastic by Boston Globe and Boston Herald as senior football captain...helped lead Tyngsboro to 20-game win streak, capped by Super Bowl title in 1994...National Honor Society member. Personal: Born Jan. 19, 1977...Business major...sister Sharon played basketball at Fitchburg State...Class of 2000. Career Highs: Tackles, 8 vs. Richmond (11/1/97).