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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
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- High School:
- West Irondeqoit HS
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- Previous College:
- Onondaga CC
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- Position:
- Def./LSM
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- Major:
- Human Performance
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- gp
- 17
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- p
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- 0
Bio
As a Senior: Played in 17 games during the season for Tampa, with one start…had one goal on the season… Ranked second on the team with 16 caused turnovers during the season and picked up 19 ground balls.
As a Junior: Started five of 12 appearances for the Spartans…Finished the year with 13 groundballs and five caused turnovers…Top performance of the year came against Limestone (02/14) notching four groundballs and one caused turnover.
High School: Attended West Irondequoit HS and played for Coach Craig Whipple.
Previous School: Attended Onondaga Community College.
Personal: On the Presidential list… Won 1st team All-American… Before games he prays…Son of Melissa and David Vella...Human performance major...
Recent Games
| Total | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 5 |
| Points | 1 | 1 |
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 19 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Caused turnovers | 16 | 1 |
| Faceoffs | 4-13 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 3 | 1 |
| Shooting percentage | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| Shots on goal | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | IMG Academy | W, 15-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Tusculum | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | #5 Adelphi | W, 19-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 21 | Walsh | W, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 27 | at #1 Limestone | L, 25-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 1 | Chestnut Hill | W, 12-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 5 | #4 Lake Erie | W, 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 12 | Colorado Mesa | W, 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 19 | at Lynn | W, 15-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 25 | Adams State | W, 20-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 1 | Florida Southern | W, 22-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 6 | at Florida Tech | W, 12-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 9 | at #10 Mercyhurst | L, 11-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 15 | #20 Saint Leo | W, 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 22 | at Rollins | W, 11-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 29 | Florida Southern | W, 15-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| May 1 | Rollins | W, 16-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| May 14 | at #4 Mercyhurst | W, 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| May 22 | at #1 Limestone | L, 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | IMG Academy | W, 15-5 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Tusculum | W, 17-9 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | #5 Adelphi | W, 19-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 |
| Feb 21 | Walsh | W, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Feb 27 | at #1 Limestone | L, 25-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 |
| Mar 1 | Chestnut Hill | W, 12-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mar 5 | #4 Lake Erie | W, 9-7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mar 12 | Colorado Mesa | W, 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 19 | at Lynn | W, 15-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 25 | Adams State | W, 20-3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Apr 1 | Florida Southern | W, 22-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 6 | at Florida Tech | W, 12-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 9 | at #10 Mercyhurst | L, 11-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 15 | #20 Saint Leo | W, 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 22 | at Rollins | W, 11-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 29 | Florida Southern | W, 15-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| May 1 | Rollins | W, 16-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| May 14 | at #4 Mercyhurst | W, 10-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| May 22 | at #1 Limestone | L, 13-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 |
Splits Stats - Offense
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Away | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Losses | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| March | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| April | 6 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| May | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Splits Stats - Defense
| gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 4-13 |
| Conference | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 10 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1-1 |
| Away | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3-12 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 14 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 1-1 |
| Losses | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 |
| March | 5 | - | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0-0 |
| April | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| May | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 |
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