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Jersey Number 3
Zach Masessa
- Position:
- Defense
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Montgomery N.J.
- High School:
- Montgomery HS
- Prev School:
- Providence College
2021 Scholar All-American
2021 USILA Senior All-Star Game Selection
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 25, 2020)
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2020 and 2021)
Spent Freshman Season at Providence before transfer to Rutgers
Played in 38 career games (29 at Rutgers, 9 at Providence) with two goals, two assists, 50 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers
2021: Long-stick midfielder played in all 13 games with one goal, one assist, and career-bests in ground balls (21) and caused turnovers (10) ... had two ground balls and caused turnover in home opener against PSU (Feb. 20) ... scored a goal and had 2 ground balls in win against OSU (Feb.27)... 2 ground balls in loss against Maryland (March 13)... had 2 caused turnovers and had 2 ground balls in win against Johns Hopkins (March 20)... 1 ground ball in loss against Maryland (March 28)... 2 ground balls in win against OSU (April 3)... caused four turnovers and had 2 ground balls in win against PSU (April 10)... collected 2 ground balls in win against JHU (April 17)... had an assist in regular season finale win against Michigan (April 25) ... had a ground ball and caused two turnovers in NCAA Tournament win over Lehigh (May 15) ... had two ground balls and caused a turnover in NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 1 UNC (May 22)
2020: Starter in all six games on defense ... had 15 ground balls and shared team-high with seven caused turnovers ... had a ground ball and caused turnover in win over Quinnipiac (Feb. 1) ... had three ground balls and a turnover in the win at St. John's (Feb. 8) ... collected one ground ball at No. 13 Army (Feb. 15) ... led team with three ground balls and two caused turnovers at No. 11/12 Loyola (Feb. 22) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 25)... had one assist and three ground balls in game against Stony Brook (Feb. 29) ... had four ground balls and two caused turnovers at No. 3 Princeton (March 7).
2019: Long-stick midfielder saw action in 10 games with seven ground balls ... made Rutgers debut in win over Lafayette (Feb.2) ... had two ground balls in win at St. John's (Feb. 9) ... collected three ground balls against No. 1 Loyola (Feb. 23) ... had one ground ball in win at Fairfield (March 2) ... collected a ground ball at No. 13 Syracuse (March 16) ... took one faceoff in win over Hofstra (March 23)
2018 (at Providence) Saw action in nine games … scored one goal on two shots in nine games played … had seven ground balls and caused three turnovers … also won three face-offs
High School: Collected 278 ground balls and posted 10 goals and 22 assists in four-year varsity high school career … helped team to state championship in 2017 … team captain as a senior … also played four years of football and was team captain … parents are Gina and Mark … has two younger siblings, Angela and Mia.
2021 USILA Senior All-Star Game Selection
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 25, 2020)
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2020 and 2021)
Spent Freshman Season at Providence before transfer to Rutgers
Played in 38 career games (29 at Rutgers, 9 at Providence) with two goals, two assists, 50 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers
2021: Long-stick midfielder played in all 13 games with one goal, one assist, and career-bests in ground balls (21) and caused turnovers (10) ... had two ground balls and caused turnover in home opener against PSU (Feb. 20) ... scored a goal and had 2 ground balls in win against OSU (Feb.27)... 2 ground balls in loss against Maryland (March 13)... had 2 caused turnovers and had 2 ground balls in win against Johns Hopkins (March 20)... 1 ground ball in loss against Maryland (March 28)... 2 ground balls in win against OSU (April 3)... caused four turnovers and had 2 ground balls in win against PSU (April 10)... collected 2 ground balls in win against JHU (April 17)... had an assist in regular season finale win against Michigan (April 25) ... had a ground ball and caused two turnovers in NCAA Tournament win over Lehigh (May 15) ... had two ground balls and caused a turnover in NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 1 UNC (May 22)
2020: Starter in all six games on defense ... had 15 ground balls and shared team-high with seven caused turnovers ... had a ground ball and caused turnover in win over Quinnipiac (Feb. 1) ... had three ground balls and a turnover in the win at St. John's (Feb. 8) ... collected one ground ball at No. 13 Army (Feb. 15) ... led team with three ground balls and two caused turnovers at No. 11/12 Loyola (Feb. 22) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 25)... had one assist and three ground balls in game against Stony Brook (Feb. 29) ... had four ground balls and two caused turnovers at No. 3 Princeton (March 7).
2019: Long-stick midfielder saw action in 10 games with seven ground balls ... made Rutgers debut in win over Lafayette (Feb.2) ... had two ground balls in win at St. John's (Feb. 9) ... collected three ground balls against No. 1 Loyola (Feb. 23) ... had one ground ball in win at Fairfield (March 2) ... collected a ground ball at No. 13 Syracuse (March 16) ... took one faceoff in win over Hofstra (March 23)
2018 (at Providence) Saw action in nine games … scored one goal on two shots in nine games played … had seven ground balls and caused three turnovers … also won three face-offs
High School: Collected 278 ground balls and posted 10 goals and 22 assists in four-year varsity high school career … helped team to state championship in 2017 … team captain as a senior … also played four years of football and was team captain … parents are Gina and Mark … has two younger siblings, Angela and Mia.
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