2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
2018: Played in 13 games, taking 61 percent of the faceoffs for RU ... was 106-of-222 at the 'X' for a .477 winning percentage ... had a team-high 42 ground balls ... caused one turnover ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... made season debut, going 3-of-7 on faceoffs with two ground balls at No. 12 Army West Point (Feb. 17) ... was 11-of-18 at the 'X' with two ground balls in win over Fairfield (Feb. 24) ... was 11-of-21 with team-high six ground balls in win at Brown (March 3) ... was 11-of-27 on faceoffs with six ground balls ... was 7-of-14 on faceoffs with two ground balls in win at No. 17 Lehigh (March 14) ... went 4-of-9 at the faceoff "X" and had a ground ball in win over Delaware (March 24) ... went 15-of-26 at the faceoff "X" and had two ground balls in the Big Ten opener against No. 6 Johns Hopkins (April 1) ... was 12-of-19 on faceoffs with six ground balls in win over No. 17 Michigan (April 8)... was 15-of-23 on faceoffs with six ground balls at No. 1 Maryland (April 15) ... collected 6 ground balls and caused a turnover in Friendship Cup win against No. 11 Penn State (April 22) ... was 10-of-24 on faceoffs in Big Ten Semifinals vs. No. 2 Maryland (May 3)
2017: Played in all 14 games, taking 83 percent of the faceoffs for RU ... was 164-of-284 (57%) at the 'X' with a team-high 88 ground balls ... also scored twice and added an assist ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... was 12-of-25 on faceoffs with six ground balls in win over No. 3 Ohio State (April 29). He won the first faceoff of OT to give Rutgers possesion, setting up the game-winning goal ... won six faceoffs with four ground balls in game at No. 9 Penn State (April 23) ... collected eight ground balls and won 19-of-29 faceoffs in triple overtime loss to No. 3 Maryland (April 15) ... Named Big Ten Specialist of the Week (April 11) ... won 19-of-22 faceoffs with nine ground balls in a 14-7 win at Michigan (April 8) ... was 9-of-20 on faceoffs with four ground balls at No. 13 Johns Hopkins (March 31) ... won 8-of-17 faceoffs with five ground balls at Delaware (March 25) ... collected seven ground balls in win over NJIT (March 17) ... won 17-of-30 faceoffs with six ground balls in win over No. 15 Princeton (March 15) ... won 14-of-19 faceoffs with nine ground balls in win over No. 14 Stony Brook (March 10) ... scored one goal, colected eleven ground balls, and was 14-for-25 in faceoffs in win over No. 19 Brown (March 4) ... was 12-of-16 on faceoffs, scored one goal and collected eight ground balls in win against Wagner (Feb.28) ... collected two ground balls in win at Fairfield (Feb. 25) ... was 6-for-13 on faceoffs and collected four ground balls in win against Army (Feb. 18) ... was 7-for-22 on faceoffs and collected five ground balls in win at St. John's (Feb. 11).
2016: Played in all 16 games ... was 80-of-186 on faceoffs (.430) ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... won 12-of-26 faceoffs, scooped seven ground balls, and had first career point with assist in win over No. 10 Johns Hopkins in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 5) ... was 6-of-19 on faceoffs with two ground balls at Ohio State (April 30) ... won 11-of-26 faceoffs with three ground balls in win over No. 17 Penn State (April 22) ... was 8-of-21 on faceoffs with four ground balls at No. 5 Maryland (April 16) ... had two ground balls and went 9-of-13 on faceoffs in win over Delaware (March 26) ... was 6-of-11 on faceoffs and scooped two ground balls in win over NJIT (March 18) ... went 2-of-4 on faceoffs at Stony Brook ... was 3-of-5 on faceoffs with two ground balls at Wagner (March 1) ... scooped a career-high three ground balls and was 4-9 on faceoffs in win over Fairfield (Feb. 27) ... had one ground ball and was 5-15 on faceoffs in win over Army (Feb. 20) ... 1-of-7 on faceoffs in season opener vs. St. John’s (Feb. 12).
2015: Saw action in six games ... was 0-of-3 on faceoffs in win against NJIT (March 20) ... 1-1 on faceoffs with one ground ball against No. 9/11 Army (March 3) ... won one faceoff versus Wagner (Feb. 24) ... 1-3 on faceoffs against No. 6/5 Virginia (Feb. 21) ... 3-6 on faceoffs and scooped one ground ball at Richmond (Feb. 14) ... 0-2 on faceoffs at St. John's (Feb. 7).
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity starter at Arthur L. Johnson HS, helping team to a South Jersey Group 1 State Title his senior year ... named second team All-State and first team All-County ... captained squad as a senior, scoring 37 goals and 22 assists for 59 points with 89 ground balls and a 68.9 faceoff winning percentage ... totaled 94 goals, 50 assists and 339 ground balls in high school career ... scored career-high six goals in Sectional State Championship game vs. Rumson HS ... also earned second-team All-County honors as a running back for Arthur L. Johnson ... parents are Tracey and David Francisco ... has two older brothers, Nicholas and Christian.
CAREER HIGHS
Faceoffs Won: 19 (2x; last vs. No.3 Maryland, 4-15-17)
Ground Balls: 11 (vs. No. 19 Brown, 3-4-17)
Goals: 1 (2x, last vs. No. 19 Brown, 3-4-17)
Assists: 1 (2x, last vs. No. 14 Stony Brook, 3-10-17)
Points: 1 (4x, last vs. No. 19 Brown, 3-4-17)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015Freshman
Faceoff
6'"
205 lbs
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2016Sophomore
Faceoff
6'"
205 lbs
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2017Junior
Faceoff
6'0"
205 lbs
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2018Senior
Faceoff
6'0"
205 lbs
