2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 22
JoJo Marasco
- Position:
- Attack/Midfield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
- High School:
- Somers
Bio
Finished his career ninth at Syracuse with 87 career assists.
Senior Year (2013): One of six players to start all 20 games … Finalist for the Tewaaraton Award (national player of the year) … Named to the USILA America First Team … BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team ... Team co-captain … Tallied 66 points (24 goals, 42 assists) to become the first midfielder to lead the team in scoring since Roy Colsey in 1994 … Marasco’s 42 assists are a record for an Orange midfielder and tied him for ninth on SU’s single-season assists list … Tied for fifth in the BIG EAST in points per game (3.3) … Ranked second in the BIG EAST and 14th nationally in assists per game (2.1). His 2.1 assists-per-game average was second in the NCAA among midfielders ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll three times (Feb. 18, March 11, April 22) ... Scored a career-high eight points (three goals, five assists) in the season opener versus Albany. It was the most points by an SU player in one game since 2009 (Kenny Nims vs. Providence) ... Named the Whitman's Sampler Player of the Game at the Independence Classic versus St. John's. Marasco factored in four of SU's first five goals and finished with one goal and four assists against the Red Storm ... Tallied six points, including tying his career high with five assists, in a 13-12 comeback victory against Rutgers. He also caused the turnover that led to Derek Maltz's game-winner with 10 seconds to go ... Earned BIG EAST All-Tournament honors after notching four assists in SU's semifinal win against Notre Dame, and recording one goal and one assist against Villanova in the championship game ... Tied for the team lead with 13 points during the NCAA Tournament ... Had one goal and two assists in SU's 7-6 NCAA quarterfinal win versus Yale. His assists were on the game-tying and game-winning goals, which came with 2:20 and 13 seconds left, respectively ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team for his performance during the Final Four. Marasco had five points (two goals, three assists) against Denver in the semifinals and three points (two goals, one assist) versus Duke in the national championship game ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall.
Junior Year (2012): All-BIG EAST Second Team choice for the second straight year … Team co-captain … One of seven players to start all 17 games ... Led all Orange middies with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) ... His 19 assists ranked second on the team … Ninth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (1.12) … Credited with at least one point in each of SU’s first 16 games, including 11 multi-point performances … Had his 24-game point streak snapped in SU’s first-round NCAA Tournament loss at Duke ... Notched four points, including three goals, in SU’s season-opening win against Albany … Picked up a career-high eight ground balls versus Army … Recorded three-point games versus Villanova (one goal, two assists) during the regular season, and at Notre Dame (two goals, one assist).
Sophomore Year (2011): USILA Honorable Mention All-American and All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … One of eight players to start all 17 games … Tied for the team lead in points (41) and assists (18) … Second on the team with 23 goals ... Also collected 26 ground balls and forced six turnovers … Tied for eighth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (1.06) and tied for ninth in points per game (2.41) … Tallied at least one point in 16 of SU’s 17 games … Passed out a season-best two assists in a game six times … Averaged 1.36 goals per contest and recorded eight multi-goal games … Against Denver in the season opener, Marasco made his first college start and totaled two goals, including the game-winner, two assists, a season-best two caused turnovers, and matched his season high with three ground balls. He was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 21) for the performance … Followed it up by tying his season high with five points, including matching his season best with three goals, in an 11-9 win against Army to earn BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 28) honors for the first time. All three of Marasco’s goals against the Black Knights came in the first half … Recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in wins against Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, and Rutgers at the ESPNU Warrior Classic … Tied his season best with three goals against Siena in the first NCAA postseason game of his career … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 28 after scoring two goals, including the game-winner with six seconds left, in a 5-4 win at Villanova … Notched SU’s only man-down goal of the season when he scored short-handed in the first half of a 20-6 victory against St. John’s … Member of the 2011 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2010): Saw action in 10 games … Missed the final five games of the year due to injury … SU’s top scoring freshman with 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) … Thirteen of his points came in a four-game stretch from March 23 to April 10 … Totaled eight ground balls and two caused turnovers on the season … Had three points, including his first career goal, in his college debut against Denver … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 29 after recording a season-high five points, including four assists, against Villanova … Tallied the first hat trick of his career with three goals versus Princeton at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … Also scored three points (two goals, one assist) at Hobart.
High School: Ranked fifth overall, and second among attackmen, in the Class of 2009 by Inside Lacrosse … 2009 Under Armour All-American and two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Named to the East team for the 2009 U.S. Lacrosse Senior Showcase … 56 goals, 36 assists and 90 ground balls as a senior … Somers’ all-time leading scorer with 212 goals and 104 assists … All-section and all-league honoree … 2009 recipient of the Dr. Donald Richie Award as Somers’ Most Outstanding Athlete … Winner of the 2009 NYS Con Edison Scholar-Athlete Award … Also played hockey and football … Was an all-state honorable mention selection in hockey and earned all-league honors in football.
Personal: Joseph Michael Marasco … Born in January 1991 in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. … Son of Anna Marie and Richard Marasco … Three brothers, one sister … Brother, Matt, was a defenseman on the Army lacrosse team from 2008-11 … Physical education major.
Senior Year (2013): One of six players to start all 20 games … Finalist for the Tewaaraton Award (national player of the year) … Named to the USILA America First Team … BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team ... Team co-captain … Tallied 66 points (24 goals, 42 assists) to become the first midfielder to lead the team in scoring since Roy Colsey in 1994 … Marasco’s 42 assists are a record for an Orange midfielder and tied him for ninth on SU’s single-season assists list … Tied for fifth in the BIG EAST in points per game (3.3) … Ranked second in the BIG EAST and 14th nationally in assists per game (2.1). His 2.1 assists-per-game average was second in the NCAA among midfielders ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll three times (Feb. 18, March 11, April 22) ... Scored a career-high eight points (three goals, five assists) in the season opener versus Albany. It was the most points by an SU player in one game since 2009 (Kenny Nims vs. Providence) ... Named the Whitman's Sampler Player of the Game at the Independence Classic versus St. John's. Marasco factored in four of SU's first five goals and finished with one goal and four assists against the Red Storm ... Tallied six points, including tying his career high with five assists, in a 13-12 comeback victory against Rutgers. He also caused the turnover that led to Derek Maltz's game-winner with 10 seconds to go ... Earned BIG EAST All-Tournament honors after notching four assists in SU's semifinal win against Notre Dame, and recording one goal and one assist against Villanova in the championship game ... Tied for the team lead with 13 points during the NCAA Tournament ... Had one goal and two assists in SU's 7-6 NCAA quarterfinal win versus Yale. His assists were on the game-tying and game-winning goals, which came with 2:20 and 13 seconds left, respectively ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team for his performance during the Final Four. Marasco had five points (two goals, three assists) against Denver in the semifinals and three points (two goals, one assist) versus Duke in the national championship game ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall.
Junior Year (2012): All-BIG EAST Second Team choice for the second straight year … Team co-captain … One of seven players to start all 17 games ... Led all Orange middies with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) ... His 19 assists ranked second on the team … Ninth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (1.12) … Credited with at least one point in each of SU’s first 16 games, including 11 multi-point performances … Had his 24-game point streak snapped in SU’s first-round NCAA Tournament loss at Duke ... Notched four points, including three goals, in SU’s season-opening win against Albany … Picked up a career-high eight ground balls versus Army … Recorded three-point games versus Villanova (one goal, two assists) during the regular season, and at Notre Dame (two goals, one assist).
Sophomore Year (2011): USILA Honorable Mention All-American and All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … One of eight players to start all 17 games … Tied for the team lead in points (41) and assists (18) … Second on the team with 23 goals ... Also collected 26 ground balls and forced six turnovers … Tied for eighth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (1.06) and tied for ninth in points per game (2.41) … Tallied at least one point in 16 of SU’s 17 games … Passed out a season-best two assists in a game six times … Averaged 1.36 goals per contest and recorded eight multi-goal games … Against Denver in the season opener, Marasco made his first college start and totaled two goals, including the game-winner, two assists, a season-best two caused turnovers, and matched his season high with three ground balls. He was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 21) for the performance … Followed it up by tying his season high with five points, including matching his season best with three goals, in an 11-9 win against Army to earn BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 28) honors for the first time. All three of Marasco’s goals against the Black Knights came in the first half … Recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in wins against Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, and Rutgers at the ESPNU Warrior Classic … Tied his season best with three goals against Siena in the first NCAA postseason game of his career … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 28 after scoring two goals, including the game-winner with six seconds left, in a 5-4 win at Villanova … Notched SU’s only man-down goal of the season when he scored short-handed in the first half of a 20-6 victory against St. John’s … Member of the 2011 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2010): Saw action in 10 games … Missed the final five games of the year due to injury … SU’s top scoring freshman with 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) … Thirteen of his points came in a four-game stretch from March 23 to April 10 … Totaled eight ground balls and two caused turnovers on the season … Had three points, including his first career goal, in his college debut against Denver … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 29 after recording a season-high five points, including four assists, against Villanova … Tallied the first hat trick of his career with three goals versus Princeton at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … Also scored three points (two goals, one assist) at Hobart.
High School: Ranked fifth overall, and second among attackmen, in the Class of 2009 by Inside Lacrosse … 2009 Under Armour All-American and two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Named to the East team for the 2009 U.S. Lacrosse Senior Showcase … 56 goals, 36 assists and 90 ground balls as a senior … Somers’ all-time leading scorer with 212 goals and 104 assists … All-section and all-league honoree … 2009 recipient of the Dr. Donald Richie Award as Somers’ Most Outstanding Athlete … Winner of the 2009 NYS Con Edison Scholar-Athlete Award … Also played hockey and football … Was an all-state honorable mention selection in hockey and earned all-league honors in football.
Personal: Joseph Michael Marasco … Born in January 1991 in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. … Son of Anna Marie and Richard Marasco … Three brothers, one sister … Brother, Matt, was a defenseman on the Army lacrosse team from 2008-11 … Physical education major.
| MARASCO'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||
| Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GBs | Faceoffs | CTs |
| 2010 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 17 | 87 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 0-0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 17 | 66 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 23 | 0-0 | 10 |
| 2013 | 20 | 76 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 17 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Totals | 64 | 260 | 68 | 87 | 155 | 74 | 0-0 | 22 |
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