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
Date Opponent Result
Apr 13 vs. #13 Seton Hill W, 14-9
Apr 17 at Florida Tech W, 21-7
Apr 24 #19 Florida Southern W, 17-11
Apr 27 #9 Rollins W, 16-9
May 12 #4 Lewis W, 20-3
May 19 #2 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 15-14
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
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 7 at Flagler W, 15-6 2 0 2 0 0 6 33.3 4 66.7
Feb 9 #18 Rockhurst W, 23-7 1 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Feb 17 vs. #1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 12-9 2 0 2 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0
Feb 24 vs. Florida Tech W, 13-8 1 1 2 1 0 3 33.3 1 33.3
Mar 2 Belmont Abbey W, 18-7 3 2 5 0 0 4 75.0 3 75.0
Mar 9 vs. #6 Wingate W, 11-10 1 0 1 1 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 11 Westminster (Utah) W, 17-10 1 2 3 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 16 #16 Colorado Mesa W, 17-12 2 1 3 0 0 9 22.2 6 66.7
Mar 23 #5 Rollins W, 16-11 2 1 3 0 0 6 33.3 3 50.0
Mar 27 #14 Florida Southern W, 12-8 2 2 4 0 0 6 33.3 4 66.7
Mar 30 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 22-8 3 0 3 2 0 4 75.0 4 100.0
Apr 3 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 18-14 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Lynn W, 20-4 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Saint Leo W, 16-7 1 2 3 0 0 4 25.0 3 75.0
Apr 13 vs. #13 Seton Hill W, 14-9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 17 at Florida Tech W, 21-7 1 1 2 0 0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 24 #19 Florida Southern W, 17-11 3 0 3 1 0 4 75.0 4 100.0
Apr 27 #9 Rollins W, 16-9 1 1 2 0 0 6 16.7 3 50.0
May 12 #4 Lewis W, 20-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0.0 2 40.0
May 19 #2 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 15-14 1 0 1 1 0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Feb 7 at Flagler W, 15-6 1 1 0 0-0
Feb 9 #18 Rockhurst W, 23-7 0 0 0 0-0
Feb 17 vs. #1 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 12-9 0 3 0 0-0
Feb 24 vs. Florida Tech W, 13-8 1 0 0 0-0
Mar 2 Belmont Abbey W, 18-7 3 0 0 0-0
Mar 9 vs. #6 Wingate W, 11-10 0 0 0 0-0
Mar 11 Westminster (Utah) W, 17-10 2 1 0 0-0
Mar 16 #16 Colorado Mesa W, 17-12 2 1 0 0-0
Mar 23 #5 Rollins W, 16-11 0 2 0 0-0
Mar 27 #14 Florida Southern W, 12-8 1 0 0 0-0
Mar 30 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 22-8 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 3 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 18-14 - - - -
Apr 6 Lynn W, 20-4 - - - -
Apr 10 at Saint Leo W, 16-7 1 1 0 0-0
Apr 13 vs. #13 Seton Hill W, 14-9 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 17 at Florida Tech W, 21-7 0 0 0 0-0
Apr 24 #19 Florida Southern W, 17-11 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 27 #9 Rollins W, 16-9 0 0 0 0-0
May 12 #4 Lewis W, 20-3 0 0 1 0-0
May 19 #2 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 15-14 0 0 0 0-0
gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2021-22 21 - 14 9 23 0 0 55 25.5 35 63.6
2022-23 17 - 5 8 13 0 0 25 20.0 13 52.0
2023-24 18 - 27 15 42 0 0 68 39.7 46 67.6
Total 56 - 46 32 78 0 0 148 31.1 94 63.5

Career Stats: Offense

gp gs gb to ct fo
2021-22 21 - 6 0 1 0-0
2022-23 17 - 10 0 0 0-1
2023-24 18 - 14 0 1 0-0
Total 56 - 30 0 2 0-1

Career Stats: Defense

gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 18 - 27 15 42 0 0 68 39.7 46 67.6
Conference 5 - 9 6 15 0 0 21 42.9 15 71.4
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 0 - - - -
Location
Home 10 - 16 10 26 0 0 45 35.6 29 64.4
Away 4 - 7 3 10 0 0 15 46.7 12 80.0
Neutral 4 - 4 2 6 0 0 8 50.0 5 62.5
Result
Wins 16 - 24 15 39 0 0 65 36.9 43 66.2
Losses 2 - 3 0 3 0 0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Month
February 4 - 6 1 7 0 0 13 46.2 8 61.5
March 7 - 14 8 22 0 0 33 42.4 24 72.7
April 5 - 6 5 11 0 0 16 37.5 11 68.8
May 2 - 1 1 2 0 0 6 16.7 3 50.0

Splits Stats: Offense

gp gs gb to ct fo
Event
Total 18 - 14 0 1 0-0
Conference 5 - 3 0 0 0-0
Exhibition - - - 0 - 0-0
Location
Home 10 - 9 0 1 0-0
Away 4 - 3 0 0 0-0
Neutral 4 - 2 0 0 0-0
Result
Wins 16 - 14 0 1 0-0
Losses 2 - 0 0 0 0-0
Month
February 4 - 2 0 0 0-0
March 7 - 9 0 0 0-0
April 5 - 3 0 0 0-0
May 2 - 0 0 1 0-0

Splits Stats: Defense

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