Rutgers University Athletics

Transfer who spent two seasons at Cleveland State prior to Rutgers 
Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Week (Feb. 25, 2020)
2022 Academic All-Big Ten

2022 at Rutgers: Goalkeeper saw action in four games, making five saves and holding 8.56 goals-against-average ... made season debut and recorded a save in win vs. St. John's (Feb. 12) ... had two saves and a ground ball in team's win over Lafayette (March 15) ... recorded two saves in win at Hofstra (Mar. 19) ...  closed out 19-9 home win over No. 14/17 Harvard in NCAA Tournament First Round (May 15)

2021 at Rutgers: Goalkeeper saw action in four games, making three saves and collecting a ground ball in relief action 

2020 at Rutgers: Starting goalkeeper in all six games ... held goals-against average of 12.75, save percentage of .500 and made 71 saves with 17 ground balls (second on team) and two caused turnovers ... was second in Big Ten in saves per game (11.83), third in goals-against-average and fourth in save percentage... made debut with 12 saves and five ground balls in 20-9 win over Quinnipiac (Feb. 1) ... tallied 14 saves and 4 ground balls and caused two turnovers in 17-10 win at St. John's (Feb. 8) ... had five saves at No. 13 Army (Feb. 15) ... made 16 saves and had two ground balls at No. 11/12 Loyola (Feb. 22) ... named Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Week (Feb. 25)... tallied 15 saves and had four ground balls in game against Stony Brook (Feb. 29) ... made nine saves at No. 3 Princeton (March 7).

Prior to Rutgers: Spent two seasons at Cleveland State, playing in 26 games with 15 starts … made 208 saves and held 10.46 goals-against-average … earned eight wins … collected 47 ground balls and caused four turnovers

2019 at Cleveland State (Sophomore): Played in 13 of 15 games, serving as the team’s primary goalie … made 91 saves in 537:57 in the cage on the season … posted a .497 save mark and a 10.26 goals against figure … tallied a 5-1 record on the campaign while making five starts … made a season-high 12 saves while allowing just eight goals in win at Utah (4/20) … tallied 10 saves in 11-9 win vs. Detroit Mercy (4/24) … had his first collegiate assist against NCAA qualifier Robert Morris while making 11 saves (4/13) … stopped nine of 14 shots vs. Air Force (2/23) … posted 10 saves while allowing eight goals against nationally ranked North Carolina (3/17) … finished with nine saves and nine goals allowed vs. No. 1 Penn State (3/23) … concluded season with 27 ground balls and four caused turnovers. 
 
2018 at Cleveland State (Freshman): Played in each of the final 13 games in goal … started the final 10 contests in the cage … made 117 saves in 620:44 of action on the season … posted a .515 save percentage for the year, the sixth-highest mark by a Division I freshman … contributed double-digit saves in eight of his 10 starts, including seven of the final eight games … named to USILA Team of the Week March 20 … made 17 saves against eventual national finalist Duke, the highest figure by a Duke opponent all season (3/18) … tallied 12 saves on 19 shots on goal in win at Air Force, his first career start and the program’s first road win against a Division I opponent (2/23) … posted 14 saves at eventual MAAC champion Canisius (3/4) … stopped 11 of 17 shots in win over Lafayette (3/13) … posted 12 saves on 21 shots on goal in win over Sacred Heart (4/21) … finished with 20 ground balls on the season … made his collegiate debut in the road opener at Michigan, making a pair of saves (2/10). 
 
High School: Named first team all-state by New Jersey coaches after posting .723 save percentage and 5.63 goals against mark in senior season … posted 263 saves and 53 ground balls during the 2017 season while leading team to conference championship … left Livingston as all-time saves leader and believed to be among top 10 in New Jersey history … named the Kimber Division Player of the Year in 2017 and also earned Livingston’s Charles Winters Award for the school’s outstanding male athlete … named all-state honorable mention in 2016 after making 258 saves for Livingston, among the top 10 totals in the state, while posting a .675 save percentage … named All-Super Essex Conference First Team in each of his final two seasons and All-Waterman Conference First Team honors in 2016 … claimed all-state second team sophomore/freshman honors in 2015 by The Star Ledger … made 270 saves in 2015 while contributing a .635 save percentage … combined to post 93 ground balls in 2015-16 … was a two-year team captain … played for Building Blocks Elite on club circuit … was an honor roll student … also was a three-year letterwinner in football and served as a captain in his senior season. 
 
Personal: Son of David and Suzanne Russo … Has a younger brother, Brian on the team