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Jersey Number 22
Joey Spallina
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mount Sinai, N.Y.
- High School:
- Mount Sinai
- Major:
- Political Science
Honors and Awards
2026 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
2023 ACC Freshman of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (x9)
All-ACC Team (2026)
All-ACC Team (2025)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2025)
Tewaaraton Award Nominee (2025)
Tewaaraton Award Finalist (2026)
2026 USILA Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Award (National Attackman of the Year)
USILA All-America First Team (2026)
USILA All-America Second Team (2025)
USILA All-America Third Team (2024)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2023)
Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team (2026)
Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2025)
Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2024)
USA Lacrosse All-America First Team (2026)
USA Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2025)
USA Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2024)
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention (2023)
USILA Team of the Week (x6)
Silver Medal with USA at 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championships
Career Overview: The number one recruit for the high school class of 2022, Spallina turned in one of the most prolific freshman seasons by a 'Cuse rookie with 68 points (third-most), 36 goals (fourth-most) and 32 points (third-most) en route to ACC Freshman of the Year honors. Set the single-season points record for a Syracuse sophomore with 88 (37g, 51a), surpassing Gary Gait's sophomore mark. Surpassed the 200 career point mark midway through his junior season, doing so in the second-fewest games in program history. Tied for the ninth-most career points (108-138-246) in program history through three seasons. Needs 62 to surpass Michael Powell's record (307). Already sixth in program history with 138 assists. One of seven players in program history with at least 100 goals and 100 assists.
2026: Became Syracuse's all-time leader in career points and assists, finishing with 333 points and 190 assists … broke Mike Powell's program points record (307) against Colgate (April 18) and passed Tim Nelson's assist record (187) in the NCAA Quarterfinals … won the Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Award as the nation's top attackman, the 15th Syracuse player to earn the honor and first since Kevin Rice in 2015 … named a Tewaaraton Award finalist, the first Orange player to do so since Rice in 2015 … a first team All-American by USILA, USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse … became the 14th player in program history to earn All-America honors in all four seasons … named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, the first Syracuse player to win the award since Sergio Salcido in 2017 … selected third overall by the Maryland Whipsnakes in the PLL College Draft … team captain who started all 19 games … led Syracuse with 87 points, tied for the most in Division I, on 35 goals and a team-high 52 assists, which ranked second nationally … scored at least 35 goals for the fourth straight season … recorded nine points on four goals and five assists against Saint Joseph's (Feb. 7) … scored four goals against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 7), No. 1 Maryland (Feb. 13) and No. 11 Johns Hopkins (March 7) … tallied seven points on four goals and three assists at No. 11 Johns Hopkins (March 7) … broke the program points record with seven points on two goals and five assists on Senior Day against Colgate … recorded six points on three goals and three assists against No. 4 North Carolina (May 16) in the NCAA Quarterfinals … credited with three game-winning goals … collected 29 ground balls and forced seven turnovers.
2025: Consensus Second Team All-American (USILA, Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse) … All-ACC Team … ACC All-Tournament Team … Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee … ranked 6th on Inside Lacrosse Top 50 for 2025 … helped Team USA to silver medal at World Lacrosse Box Championships in the fall … three-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 11, March 25, April 8) … three-time USILA Division I Team of the Week selection (Feb. 11, March 25, April 8) … started in all 19 games at attack … led the Orange with 35 goals and 55 assists for 90 points, a career best … fourth-most single-season assists in program history and fourth-most single-season points in program history … just the fourth played in program history to reach 90 points in a single season … joined the 200-point club on an assist to Owen Hiltz against No. 20 Colgate (March 22) as both players reach the 200-point mark … one of 19 players all-time at Syracuse with at least 200 points and tied for the second-fewest games to 200 in program history … the seventh player in Syracuse men’s lacrosse history with 100 goals and 100 assists … scored at least one point in every game this season, including a career-best 11 points against No. 20 Colgate, tied for the fourth-most points in a single game in program history … logged 10 games with at least five points … posted five hat tricks … logged seven points in the ACC Tournament on six assists and a goal … notched 19 points during the postseason with another 12 during the NCAA Tournament … buried four goals with four assists against No. 4 Princeton (May 17) in the NCAA Quarterfinals, tied for the sixth-most points in an NCAA Tournament game in program history and his second eight-point game during the last two NCAA Tournaments … ranked fourth in Division I with 2.89 assists per game and eight with 4.74 points per game, both marks leading the ACC.
2024: USILA, Inside Lacrosse, and USA Lacrosse All-America Third Team … USILA Team of the Week (Feb. 6, March 11) … ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 13) … ACC All-Tournament Team … USA Lacrosse Magazine Player of the Week (Feb. 13) … TLN Player of the Week (Feb. 12) … Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Third Team selection … Started in all 18 games as a sophomore attackman … led Syracuse with 88 points, the most in program history by a sophomore player … tallied 37 goals alongside 51 assists … his 88 points finished third in Division I and led all sophomores across the country … had the sixth-best points per game average (4.89) in Division I and was the only sophomore ranked in the top 30 in the country … finished with the third-most assists and the ninth-best assists per game rate (2.83) … scored on 33 percent of his total shots while scoring a career-best four game-winning goals and accounted for six man-up goals … caused five turnovers in the ride while more than doubling his career ground balls with 38 this season.
Freshman Year (2023): ACC Freshman of the Year ... USILA All-America Honorable Mention ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention ... two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week … two-time The Lacrosse Network Player of the Week … USILA Team of the Week selection … turned in one of the best performances for a Syracuse freshman in program history … finished with a team-best 68 points on 36 goals and 32 assists … ranks third in program history for a freshman with 68 points, fourth in freshman-season goals (36) and third in rookie assists (32) … led all freshman in the country in total points and ranked second in individual man-up goals with 10, trailing only teammate Jackson Birtwistle (11) … scored on 34 percent of his shots, putting 75 of his 106 chances on cage (.708) … scored at least one point in every game this season, including a career-best 11 points (4g, 5a) at No. 15 Princeton (April 8) … 11 points is tied for the most in a single game by a ‘Cuse freshman and tied for the fourth-most in a game by any player … capped freshman season with 14 multi-point games … finished the month of April with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points … credited with the game-winning goal against Holy Cross (Feb. 12) … caused eight turnovers, most among non-defensive players this season, alongside 16 ground balls.
High School: Played five seasons as an attack at Mount Sinai High School for coach Harold Drumm … holds Long Island career points record with 501 ... team captain junior and senior year … won the 2021 Long Island Championship and 2022 County Championship … awarded All-County every season … named attackman of the year and All-American three times … two-time Long Island Player of the Year … Northeast Player of the Year ... named MVP of All-America Boys' Senior game in 2022, scoring four goals and two assists at Homewood Field ... National Player of the Year by USA Lacrosse Magazine and USA Today... number one recruit according to Inside Lacrosse and top-rated player in the publication's Power 100 Freshmen.
Personal: Full name Joey Tyler Spallina … son of Mary Beth and Joe … father is the head coach of the Stony Brook University women's lacrosse team ... has four siblings, Jake, Brett, Alexa and Olivia … favorite athlete is Michael Jordan and favorite professional team is the New York Islanders … enjoys fishing, boating and wakeboarding … favorite food is chicken parmesan … greatest sports memory is winning the Long Island Championships with his brothers.
2026 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
2023 ACC Freshman of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (x9)
All-ACC Team (2026)
All-ACC Team (2025)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2025)
Tewaaraton Award Nominee (2025)
Tewaaraton Award Finalist (2026)
2026 USILA Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Award (National Attackman of the Year)
USILA All-America First Team (2026)
USILA All-America Second Team (2025)
USILA All-America Third Team (2024)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2023)
Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team (2026)
Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2025)
Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2024)
USA Lacrosse All-America First Team (2026)
USA Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2025)
USA Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2024)
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention (2023)
USILA Team of the Week (x6)
Silver Medal with USA at 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championships
Career Overview: The number one recruit for the high school class of 2022, Spallina turned in one of the most prolific freshman seasons by a 'Cuse rookie with 68 points (third-most), 36 goals (fourth-most) and 32 points (third-most) en route to ACC Freshman of the Year honors. Set the single-season points record for a Syracuse sophomore with 88 (37g, 51a), surpassing Gary Gait's sophomore mark. Surpassed the 200 career point mark midway through his junior season, doing so in the second-fewest games in program history. Tied for the ninth-most career points (108-138-246) in program history through three seasons. Needs 62 to surpass Michael Powell's record (307). Already sixth in program history with 138 assists. One of seven players in program history with at least 100 goals and 100 assists.
2026: Became Syracuse's all-time leader in career points and assists, finishing with 333 points and 190 assists … broke Mike Powell's program points record (307) against Colgate (April 18) and passed Tim Nelson's assist record (187) in the NCAA Quarterfinals … won the Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Award as the nation's top attackman, the 15th Syracuse player to earn the honor and first since Kevin Rice in 2015 … named a Tewaaraton Award finalist, the first Orange player to do so since Rice in 2015 … a first team All-American by USILA, USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse … became the 14th player in program history to earn All-America honors in all four seasons … named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, the first Syracuse player to win the award since Sergio Salcido in 2017 … selected third overall by the Maryland Whipsnakes in the PLL College Draft … team captain who started all 19 games … led Syracuse with 87 points, tied for the most in Division I, on 35 goals and a team-high 52 assists, which ranked second nationally … scored at least 35 goals for the fourth straight season … recorded nine points on four goals and five assists against Saint Joseph's (Feb. 7) … scored four goals against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 7), No. 1 Maryland (Feb. 13) and No. 11 Johns Hopkins (March 7) … tallied seven points on four goals and three assists at No. 11 Johns Hopkins (March 7) … broke the program points record with seven points on two goals and five assists on Senior Day against Colgate … recorded six points on three goals and three assists against No. 4 North Carolina (May 16) in the NCAA Quarterfinals … credited with three game-winning goals … collected 29 ground balls and forced seven turnovers.
2025: Consensus Second Team All-American (USILA, Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse) … All-ACC Team … ACC All-Tournament Team … Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee … ranked 6th on Inside Lacrosse Top 50 for 2025 … helped Team USA to silver medal at World Lacrosse Box Championships in the fall … three-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 11, March 25, April 8) … three-time USILA Division I Team of the Week selection (Feb. 11, March 25, April 8) … started in all 19 games at attack … led the Orange with 35 goals and 55 assists for 90 points, a career best … fourth-most single-season assists in program history and fourth-most single-season points in program history … just the fourth played in program history to reach 90 points in a single season … joined the 200-point club on an assist to Owen Hiltz against No. 20 Colgate (March 22) as both players reach the 200-point mark … one of 19 players all-time at Syracuse with at least 200 points and tied for the second-fewest games to 200 in program history … the seventh player in Syracuse men’s lacrosse history with 100 goals and 100 assists … scored at least one point in every game this season, including a career-best 11 points against No. 20 Colgate, tied for the fourth-most points in a single game in program history … logged 10 games with at least five points … posted five hat tricks … logged seven points in the ACC Tournament on six assists and a goal … notched 19 points during the postseason with another 12 during the NCAA Tournament … buried four goals with four assists against No. 4 Princeton (May 17) in the NCAA Quarterfinals, tied for the sixth-most points in an NCAA Tournament game in program history and his second eight-point game during the last two NCAA Tournaments … ranked fourth in Division I with 2.89 assists per game and eight with 4.74 points per game, both marks leading the ACC.
2024: USILA, Inside Lacrosse, and USA Lacrosse All-America Third Team … USILA Team of the Week (Feb. 6, March 11) … ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 13) … ACC All-Tournament Team … USA Lacrosse Magazine Player of the Week (Feb. 13) … TLN Player of the Week (Feb. 12) … Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Third Team selection … Started in all 18 games as a sophomore attackman … led Syracuse with 88 points, the most in program history by a sophomore player … tallied 37 goals alongside 51 assists … his 88 points finished third in Division I and led all sophomores across the country … had the sixth-best points per game average (4.89) in Division I and was the only sophomore ranked in the top 30 in the country … finished with the third-most assists and the ninth-best assists per game rate (2.83) … scored on 33 percent of his total shots while scoring a career-best four game-winning goals and accounted for six man-up goals … caused five turnovers in the ride while more than doubling his career ground balls with 38 this season.
Freshman Year (2023): ACC Freshman of the Year ... USILA All-America Honorable Mention ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention ... two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week … two-time The Lacrosse Network Player of the Week … USILA Team of the Week selection … turned in one of the best performances for a Syracuse freshman in program history … finished with a team-best 68 points on 36 goals and 32 assists … ranks third in program history for a freshman with 68 points, fourth in freshman-season goals (36) and third in rookie assists (32) … led all freshman in the country in total points and ranked second in individual man-up goals with 10, trailing only teammate Jackson Birtwistle (11) … scored on 34 percent of his shots, putting 75 of his 106 chances on cage (.708) … scored at least one point in every game this season, including a career-best 11 points (4g, 5a) at No. 15 Princeton (April 8) … 11 points is tied for the most in a single game by a ‘Cuse freshman and tied for the fourth-most in a game by any player … capped freshman season with 14 multi-point games … finished the month of April with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points … credited with the game-winning goal against Holy Cross (Feb. 12) … caused eight turnovers, most among non-defensive players this season, alongside 16 ground balls.
High School: Played five seasons as an attack at Mount Sinai High School for coach Harold Drumm … holds Long Island career points record with 501 ... team captain junior and senior year … won the 2021 Long Island Championship and 2022 County Championship … awarded All-County every season … named attackman of the year and All-American three times … two-time Long Island Player of the Year … Northeast Player of the Year ... named MVP of All-America Boys' Senior game in 2022, scoring four goals and two assists at Homewood Field ... National Player of the Year by USA Lacrosse Magazine and USA Today... number one recruit according to Inside Lacrosse and top-rated player in the publication's Power 100 Freshmen.
Personal: Full name Joey Tyler Spallina … son of Mary Beth and Joe … father is the head coach of the Stony Brook University women's lacrosse team ... has four siblings, Jake, Brett, Alexa and Olivia … favorite athlete is Michael Jordan and favorite professional team is the New York Islanders … enjoys fishing, boating and wakeboarding … favorite food is chicken parmesan … greatest sports memory is winning the Long Island Championships with his brothers.
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