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2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster

8 Nick DiFranco

8 Nick DiFranco

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cleveland, OH
  • Prev School:
    St. Edward HS
  • Major:
    Biology

Summary

Biography

As a senior (2019) … NAIA First Team All-American … AAC Defensive Player of the Year … AAC First Team All-Conference … NAIA All-Tournament Team … Played in 17 games, started 16 …. Led the team with 109 ground balls and 45 caused turnovers … Ranked first in the NAIA in caused turnovers and ninth in ground balls … Scooped at least two ground balls in every game … Recorded 11 ground balls against Missouri Valley and ten against Madonna and Montreat … Forced six caused turnovers in consecutive games, which ranks second in program history … Is the program leader in both caused turnovers and ground balls … Netted a pair of goals against Point.

As a junior (2018)… NAIA 1st Team All-American… ACC Player of the Year… ACC 1st Team All-Conference… NAIA National Player of the Week (Feb. 27)… ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 28)… Started and played in 17 games… Lead the AAC and the Patriots with caused turnovers (44)… Tied for second in AAC and first for the Patriots in groundballs with 119… Each game had multi-groundballs… 13 games with multi-caused turnovers… Had a season high 11 groundballs against Tennessee Wesleyan… Had a season high five caused turnovers in the win against SCAD Savannah (Ga.) on February 24… In the win against Aquinas (Mich.) on March 5 tallied one assist, 10 groundballs and two caused turnovers.

As a sophomore (2017) … NAIA Second Team All-American … AAC First Team All-Conference … Played in all 14 games, starting 13 of them … Led the team with 100 ground balls and 30 caused turnovers … Tallied four goals and three assists … Led the AAC, and fourth in the NAIA in ground balls … Recorded 55 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers in conference play … Scooped at least six ground balls in a game ten times … Picked up a season-high 15 ground balls in wins over St. Andrews and Montreat … Logged at least three caused turnovers in a game six times, including a season-high six in the win over St. Andrews … Recorded two points in a game twice (St.  Ambrose and Point) … Holds the program record for ground balls in a season and for a career … Ranked second for caused turnovers for a season.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    Defense
    5'11" 170 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    Defense
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    Defense
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8