2011 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Tim Desko
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- High School:
- West Genesee
Senior Year (2012): Team co-captain ... One of seven players to start all 17 games ... Third on the team in scoring with 33 points (22 goals, 11 assists) … Led the Orange, and ranked second in the BIG EAST, with three game-winning goals … Tallied at least one point in every game ... Six multi-goal games, including a hat trick at Virginia … Added an assist against the Cavaliers to finish with a season-best four points ... Scored the 50th goal of his career in the fourth quarter at Johns Hopkins … Equaled his season high with four points (two goals, two assists) versus Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … His two assists against the Blue Devils matched his personal best ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (March 12) after recording three points (two goals, one assist), including the game-winning goal with 1:25 left, at St. John’s ... Notched three points, including a career-high tying two assists, to help SU to a 15-6 win against Villanova in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship … Collected 23 ground balls, including a personal-best six versus Army.
Junior Year (2011): All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … Played in 10 games, starting nine … Missed seven games, including the final six of the regular season, due to injury … Returned to the Syracuse lineup in a limited role against Maryland in the NCAA quarterfinals … Recorded 19 points on the year, including 16 goals … Ranked second on the team in goals, and third in points at the time of his injury … Led the team in shooting percentage (min. 40 shots) at 36.4 percent (16-44) … Tied for second on the Orange with three extra-man goals ... Tied for fifth in the BIG EAST with two game-winning goals … Also had eight ground balls and one caused turnover on the year ... Named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (March 7) and the NIKE/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week (March 8) after scoring a career-best five goals in a 12-10 win against Virginia … Tied his career high with five points, including four goals, versus Albany … Registered his first career hat trick with three goals, including the game-winner, against Army.
Sophomore Year (2010): Played in 11 games … Scored 12 goals, including four man-up tallies … Led the BIG EAST in man-up goals per game (0.45) … Recorded five two-goal games … 15 ground balls … Totaled a season-best three points (two goals, one assist) against Princeton at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, and at Rutgers … Also had a season-best three ground balls against the Tigers … Dished out a career-high two assists versus Georgetown … Tied his season high with three ground balls against Army (regular season), and at Cornell ... 2010 'Cuse Awards Move of the Year award winner.
Freshman Year (2009): Played in all 18 games, making six starts … Scored 17 points (13 goals, four assists) and had seven ground balls … Six of his 13 goals came in man-up situations … Tallied one goal and a personal-best two assists against Providence in his collegiate debut … Tied his season high with three points (two goals, one assist) in the regular-season finale against Colgate … Had two goals in wins against Army and Albany during the regular season, and Duke in the NCAA semifinals.
2008: Redshirt season.
High School: Helped the Wildcats to a 41-6 record, two Section III titles and two state runner-up finishes … Had 24 goals, 11 assists, and 33 ground balls as a senior … Finished his scholastic career with 36 goals, 17 assists, and 70 ground balls … Member of the 2006 Central team that competed at the Empire State Games … Named to the OHSL Division I National Second Team in 2007 … High school teammate of SU’s Luke Cometti, Ryan Barber, Collin Donahue, and Joe Fazio.
Personal: Timothy John Desko ... Born in February 1989 in Wellsboro, Pa. … Son of Cindy and John Desko … Two sisters, one brother … Father, John, is the head lacrosse coach at Syracuse and was a four-year letterwinner for the Orange from 1976-79 … Uncles, Jeff and Dave Desko, were All-Americans for the Orange in the 1980s … Sociology major.
| DESKO'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||
| Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GBs | Faceoffs | CTs |
| 2009 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 10 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 17 | 97 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Totals | 56 | 207 | 63 | 22 | 85 | 53 | 0-0 | 6 |
