Nick Papa
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  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Manlius, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Fayetteville-Manlius HS/IMG Academy
  • Previous College:
    Syracuse University
  • Position:
    Mid.
  • Major:
    Applied Sociology
  • Twitter:
    @L1Nick
  • Instagram:
    ickpapa_45
  • Twitter:
    @L1Nick
  • Instagram:
    ickpapa_45
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Bio

Honors and Awards

  • 2024 USILA Second Team All-American.
  • 2024 USILA First Team All-South Region.
  • 2024 SSC All-Tournament Team. 
  • 2024 First Team All-SSC Selection.

As a Senior (Tampa, 2024)

  • Appeared in 18 games.
  • Scored 27 goals and assisted on 15 of them.
  • Scored six man-up goals.
  • Recovered 14 ground balls.
  • Caused one turnover.
  • Single-season career highs in goals, assists, man-up goals, and ground balls.
  • Recorded three hat-tricks against Belmont Abbey (03/02), Palm Beach Atlantic (03/30), and #19 Florida Southern (04/24).
  • Finished on the team 5th in goals, 5th in assists, and 1st in man-up goals.

As a Junior (Tampa, 2023)

  • Appeared in 17 games.
  • Totaled five goals and eight assists.
  • Recovered 10 groundballs.

As a Sophomore (Tampa, 2022)

  • Appeared in all 21 games.
  • Scored 14 goals with a shooting percentage of 25.5%, and recorded 9 assists.
  • Recovered six groundballs and caused one turnover.

As a Freshman (Syracuse, 2021)

  • Appeared in one game.
  • Made his collegiate debut against Holy Cross (03/20).

As a Redshirt Freshman (Syracuse, 2020)

  • Did not register in game action.

High School

  • 2018 All-New York State selection.
  • First Team All-Section III.
  • 2018 All-CNY Team.
  • Graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School before doing a postgraduate year at IMG Academy in 2019.
  • Played club lacrosse for Orange Crush.
  • Played basketball at FM in high school.

Personal

  • Applied Sociology major.
  • Son of Mike and Lisa.
  • Has three siblings, Tyler, Joey, and Michaela.
  • Brother Tyler currently plays lacrosse at Limestone.
  • Uncle Mike Frank played lacrosse at SU in 1982.
  • Father played lacrosse at Washington College.
  • Birthdate: 2/22/2000.

Tampa Career Statistics

NCAA Career Statistics

Recent games
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 5
Points 42 15
Goals 27 9
Assists 15 6
Man-up goals 6 2
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 14 3
Turnovers 9 3
Caused turnovers 1 0
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 68 21
Shooting percentage 39.7 42.9
Shots on goal 46 15
Shots on goal percentage 67.6 71.4
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Defense

Career Stats: Offense

Career Stats: Defense

Splits Stats: Offense

Splits Stats: Defense

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