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2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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22 Joe Giardina

  • Class Senior
  • Position D
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Wantagh, N.Y.
  • High School Wantagh

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall '13, Fall '15, Spring '16)

2016
  • Appeared in all 17 games with 16 starts
  • Caused 30 turnovers with 56 groundballs
  • Added two goals and went 7-for-13 in faceoffs
  • Recorded five groundballs with two caused turnovers at LIU Post (2/27)
  • Forced four turnovers versus Saint Rose (3/12) along with five groundballs
  • Tallied four caused turnovers and three groundballs at Assumption (3/15)
  • Matched four groundballs with four caused turnovers at Pace (4/12)
  • Scored against Bentley (4/16) while adding five groundballs and two caused turnovers
  • Notched a goal and a groundballs with a caused turnover versus Saint Anselm (5/3)
  • Finished with six groundballs at Merrimack (5/6) in addition to a groundball during the NE-10 Championship Semifinal
 

2015
  • Started all 16 games appeared in
  • Led the team with 28 caused turnovers to go along with 47 ground balls
  • Added four points behind three assists and a goal
  • Scored lone goal of the season in the season-opening 18-2 win against American International (2/21)
  • Picked up five ground balls with two caused turnovers during a 16-4 win against Saint Rose (2/28)
  • Matched seven ground balls with seven caused turnovers against Pace (3/24) in a 13-10 win
  • Totaled six ground balls and four caused turnovers at Franklin Pierce (4/25), aiding in a 14-5 victory

2014
  • Saw time in all 19 games at defense and started in 18
  • Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (18) and picked up a total of 24 ground balls
  • Collected multiple ground balls on seven occassions and caused three turnovers in an 11-5 win over Assumption on April 8

2013
  • Saw time in all 17 games at defense
  • Recorded one goal and one assist
  • Also scooped up 20 ground balls and caused eight turnovers
  • Recorded his first collegiate goal against Le Moyne (5/5)

Wantagh
  • Lettered in football, wrestling, ice hockey and lacrosse
  • Was a member of the Nassau County HS Hockey Championship team in 2010
  • Football All-County his senior year
  • In lacrosse, was a three-year starter, captain his senior year
  • Named All-County each of his three seasons and was an All-American Honorable Mention
  • Three-time All-County Academic honoree

Personal
  • Son of Mike and Theresa
  • Has three younger sisters
  • Member of the SAAC Eboard
  • Former president of the Physical Education Majors Club

Giardina's Career Highs
Points: 2, vs. Pace (4/28/15)
Goals: 1, multiple times
Assists: 2, vs. Pace (4/28/15)
Ground balls:, 7, vs. Pace (3/24/15)
Caused Turnovers: 7, vs. Pace (3/24/15)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2013Freshman

    D
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2014Sophomore

    D
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2015Junior

    D
    5'10"
    32
  • 22

    2016Senior

    D
    5'10"
    22