2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Chris Daddio
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Purcellville, Va.
- High School:
- Loudoun Valley
Finished his career fourth in Orange history in faceoff wins (433) and second in attempts (890) … Career .487 winning percentage is ninth among SU faceoff specialists with at least 500 attempts.
Senior Year (2014): Played in all 16 games as Syracuse’s top faceoff specialist … Won 186-of-369 draws and ranked fifth in the ACC with a .504 winning percentage ... His 186 wins ranked ninth on the Orange single-season record list and his 369 attempts were third … Led the team with 93 ground balls, the fourth-best season total in school history … Ranked fourth in the ACC in ground balls per game (5.81) … Won at least 15 faceoffs in a game six times and picked up double-digit ground balls on three occasions … Won 54.9 percent (128-233)of his faceoffs in the last nine games, a stretch in which the Orange went 7-2 … Against Albany (2/16), set an SU single-game record with 36 attempts and won a career-high 24 of them, good for a .667 winning percentage. His 24 wins were the most for an Orange player since 2003. Also collected a career-best 13 ground balls versus the Great Danes, which tied for ninth on the SU single-game record list … Went 15-for-24 (.625) at the X versus Notre Dame (3/29) to outduel Liam O’Connor, who entered the game second nationally in faceoff winning percentage … Against North Carolina (4/12), Daddio was 18-for-26 (.692) at the X, including 12-of-15 (.800) after halftime to help lead the Orange to an 11-10 double-overtime victory. Also scooped up 10 ground balls versus the Tar Heels … Turned in a 15-for-26 (.577) performance with 12 ground balls at Hobart (4/19) … Won 20 faceoffs for the third time in his career by going 21-for-33 (.636) with seven ground balls in the ACC championship game against Notre Dame (4/27).
Junior Year (2013): Played in 19 games as a faceoff specialist ... Led Syracuse in faceoff wins (115) and attempts (254) ... Won at least 10 faceoffs five times ... Set season highs for faceoff wins (20) and attempts (33) versus Albany (2/17). Also had career-high eight ground balls against the Great Danes ... Won four straight faceoffs in the fourth quarter versus St. John's (3/9) at the Independence Classic to help secure a 13-11 victory against the Red Storm ... Recorded his first collegiate point when he assisted on Joe Fazio's fourth-quarter goal against Duke (5/27) in the NCAA championship game ... Fifth on the team with 36 ground balls.
Sophomore Year (2012): Played in 16 games as a faceoff specialist … Led Syracuse in faceoff wins (77) and attempts (157) ... Won at least seven faceoffs four times … Set season highs for faceoff wins (16) and attempts (22) versus Army (2/26). His 16 faceoff victories were the most in one game for an SU player since Danny Brennan won 19 versus Virginia in the 2008 NCAA semifinals … Won six straight faceoffs in the second half, including the last five of the third quarter, to ignite a 4-0 scoring run in SU’s 10-9 win against Princeton (4/7) ... Finished the season with 20 ground balls … Picked up a season-high four ground balls against Albany (2/19) and Georgetown (4/21).
Freshman Year (2011): Played in all 17 games as a faceoff specialist … Posted the highest winning percentage (.500, 55-110) of any player on the team with at least 10 attempts … His 55 faceoff wins ranked second on the Orange … Collected 16 ground balls on the season … Won at least one faceoff in 16-of-17 outings … Recorded at least four faceoff victories in a game nine times … Attempted a season-high 11 draws versus Notre Dame (4/30) and won five. Also scooped up a season-best four ground balls against the Irish … Against Georgetown (3/12) at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, Daddio won four draws, including the opening faceoff in overtime which led to Stephen Keogh’s game-winning goal.
High School: 2010 U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Recorded 29 goals, 42 assists, 212 ground balls and an .880 faceoff winning percentage as a senior … Finished his Loudoun Valley career with 125 goals, 82 assists and 730 ground balls … Led the Vikings to two district championships, two regional runner-up finishes and an appearance in the 2010 state title game … Three-time Washington Post All-Met, all-region and all-district selection … Team captain as a senior … Also played football and basketball.
Personal: Christopher Morgan Daddio … Born in November 1991 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. … Son of Peter and Gina Daddio … One brother, two sisters … Father, Peter, played baseball at Cortland State … Brother, Kyle, played lacrosse at Mount St. Mary’s … Economics major with a minor in political science.
