2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Costantino, Vanessa

Jersey Number 11
Vanessa Costantino
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- West Islip
- Hometown:
- West Islip, N.Y.
Bio
Grad Student (2021): Suffered a season-ending injury during preseason … Member of IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Senior Year (2020): Played in all eight games … Served as a team captain … Won a draw control against Canisius … Picked up a ground ball against Stony Brook and UAlbany … Tied her career high in points with four (2g, 2a) and caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Binghamton … Scored a goal at Northwestern … Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Colgate and at Maryland … Dished out two assists, scored a goal and picked up a ground ball against Virginia Tech.
Junior Year (2019): Played in all 21 games … Tied for eighth on the team in draw controls (14) and 10th on in points (10) … Scored one goal, picked up one groundball, and had one draw control against Connecticut … Recorded a goal, a ground ball and two draw controls versus Coastal Carolina … Scored a goal and had one draw control against Florida … Recorded her first assist of the year and picked up two groundballs against Louisville … Had a goal and a draw control versus Harvard … Set a career high with three ground balls against Albany … Also caused two turnovers and had three draw controls against the Great Danes … Recorded one assist, one ground ball, and two draw controls at Duke … Scored a season-high two goals to go along with one ground ball and one draw control versus Virginia Tech … Scored a goal against Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament second round ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in 19 games, making seven starts … Recorded career highs in points (23), goals (15), assists (8) ground balls (20), draw controls (11) and caused turnovers (8) … Posted her first career hat trick against Connecticut … Also recorded career highs in ground balls (3) and draw controls (4) against the Huskies … Made her first career start at Oregon .. Had two caused turnovers, a ground ball and a draw control against the Ducks … Posted two points (1g, 1a) against Albany … Picked up two ground balls against Florida … Had an assist and a ground ball against Maryland … Scored a goal and picked up a ground ball against Harvard … Recorded a goal, a ground ball and a caused turnover at Notre Dame … Posted a career-high four points (3g, 1a) at Princeton … Also had a ground ball and two caused turnovers against the Tigers … Had a goal, a ground ball and a draw control against Duke … Scored a goal and picked up two ground balls at Loyola … Picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover at Virginia Tech … Had two ground balls against North Carolina … Recorded a career-high three assists to go along with a ground ball at Boston College … Posted two points (1g, 1a) and a ground ball against Louisville … Recorded three points (2g, 1a) and a ground ball against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament … Had three draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Roll in the fall and spring semesters.
Freshman Year (2017): Made her collegiate debut in Syracuse's win against Canisius ... Scored her first career goal against Binghamton ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist to help Orange defeat Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament ... Also saw action against Massachusetts, Albany, Northwestern and Notre Dame ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester.
High School: Two-time All-American … Under Armour All-America selection … Earned All-County honors three times and All-Long Island accolades three times … Two-time All-Metro honoree … Suffolk County Player of the Year … Two- time MVP honoree … Helped West Islip to a state championship, two county and two Long Island titles … Finished senior year with 40 goals, 34 assists and 80 ground balls … Two-time team captain … Also played soccer and basketball.
Personal: Born April 1998… Daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Costantino… One brother, two sisters … Sister, Alyssa, was a member of Syracuse women’s lacrosse team from 2010-14. Majoring in Intercollegiate Advising and Support at the School of Education... Member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Senior Year (2020): Played in all eight games … Served as a team captain … Won a draw control against Canisius … Picked up a ground ball against Stony Brook and UAlbany … Tied her career high in points with four (2g, 2a) and caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Binghamton … Scored a goal at Northwestern … Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Colgate and at Maryland … Dished out two assists, scored a goal and picked up a ground ball against Virginia Tech.
Junior Year (2019): Played in all 21 games … Tied for eighth on the team in draw controls (14) and 10th on in points (10) … Scored one goal, picked up one groundball, and had one draw control against Connecticut … Recorded a goal, a ground ball and two draw controls versus Coastal Carolina … Scored a goal and had one draw control against Florida … Recorded her first assist of the year and picked up two groundballs against Louisville … Had a goal and a draw control versus Harvard … Set a career high with three ground balls against Albany … Also caused two turnovers and had three draw controls against the Great Danes … Recorded one assist, one ground ball, and two draw controls at Duke … Scored a season-high two goals to go along with one ground ball and one draw control versus Virginia Tech … Scored a goal against Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament second round ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in 19 games, making seven starts … Recorded career highs in points (23), goals (15), assists (8) ground balls (20), draw controls (11) and caused turnovers (8) … Posted her first career hat trick against Connecticut … Also recorded career highs in ground balls (3) and draw controls (4) against the Huskies … Made her first career start at Oregon .. Had two caused turnovers, a ground ball and a draw control against the Ducks … Posted two points (1g, 1a) against Albany … Picked up two ground balls against Florida … Had an assist and a ground ball against Maryland … Scored a goal and picked up a ground ball against Harvard … Recorded a goal, a ground ball and a caused turnover at Notre Dame … Posted a career-high four points (3g, 1a) at Princeton … Also had a ground ball and two caused turnovers against the Tigers … Had a goal, a ground ball and a draw control against Duke … Scored a goal and picked up two ground balls at Loyola … Picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover at Virginia Tech … Had two ground balls against North Carolina … Recorded a career-high three assists to go along with a ground ball at Boston College … Posted two points (1g, 1a) and a ground ball against Louisville … Recorded three points (2g, 1a) and a ground ball against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament … Had three draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Roll in the fall and spring semesters.
Freshman Year (2017): Made her collegiate debut in Syracuse's win against Canisius ... Scored her first career goal against Binghamton ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist to help Orange defeat Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament ... Also saw action against Massachusetts, Albany, Northwestern and Notre Dame ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester.
High School: Two-time All-American … Under Armour All-America selection … Earned All-County honors three times and All-Long Island accolades three times … Two-time All-Metro honoree … Suffolk County Player of the Year … Two- time MVP honoree … Helped West Islip to a state championship, two county and two Long Island titles … Finished senior year with 40 goals, 34 assists and 80 ground balls … Two-time team captain … Also played soccer and basketball.
Personal: Born April 1998… Daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Costantino… One brother, two sisters … Sister, Alyssa, was a member of Syracuse women’s lacrosse team from 2010-14. Majoring in Intercollegiate Advising and Support at the School of Education... Member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Regy Thorpe Introductory Press Conference
Wednesday, June 18
WLax | Yale Postgame Presser
Monday, May 12
Highlights | Syracuse at Yale - NCAA 2nd Round
Sunday, May 11
WLAX | Yale Postgame Presser
Saturday, May 10