Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2024 Season
BIG EAST Player of the Week	March 4
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll	April 15
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023

On Reale: Valuable midfielder during his career at Villanova … Played in 56 career games for the Wildcats and owns career totals of 36 goals, 34 assists and 70 points … Took 135 shots and recorded 89 shots on goal (.659 shot-on-goal percentage) … Recorded 27 ground balls and seven caused turnovers … Was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week of March 4, 2024... Received a nomination to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the week of April 15, 2024... Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and eight-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2024: Started all 16 games on the season... Scored 12 goals and assisted on 20 more... Tied for the team lead in assists and ranked sixth in the conference in assists per game (1.25)... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week of March 4 after scoring three goals and dishing out three assists in a win over Lehigh... Nominated to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the week of April 15 for scoring three goals and assisting on another in a win over St. John's... Picked up nine ground balls and two caused turnovers on the season.

2023: Started all 15 games for the Wildcats... Scored 18 goals on the season including three hat tricks against Hofstra, Drexel, and Providence... Tallied nine assists on the year including three against Penn State and Monmouth… Recorded a career high five points against Providence scoring three goals and picking up two assists… Attempted 50 shots with 39 being on goal for a SOG percentage of .780. Had a perfect 1.000 SOG percentage in 10 games. Racked up 14 ground balls and two caused turnovers on the year.
 
2022: Appeared in all 15 games during the season … Tallied three goals and five assists for a total of eight points … Took 23 shots and had 12 shots on goal … Recorded two man-up goals, two ground balls and one caused turnover … Scored two goals and had an assist in an 18-13 win over Delaware … Registered a man-up goal and two assists against St. John’s in the BIG EAST opener … Had two assists against Denver in the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Championship to help the Wildcats reach the conference tournament final for the first time in eight years.
 
2021: Played in 10 games with one start in his first taste of collegiate competition … Scored three goals on 13 shots while placing nine shots on goal (.692 shot-on-goal percentage) … Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers on the year … Scored his first collegiate goal against St. John’s and also netted scores versus Marquette and Lehigh … Had a ground ball and a caused turnover versus St. John’s.
 
2020: Did not appear in any games.
 
Fairfield Prep: Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse and two in basketball … As a junior and a senior was a US Lacrosse All-American and the Conference Co-Player of the Year … Three-time first team all-conference selection … Named All-State Attack as a junior and a senior … Second team all-state midfielder as a sophomore … Senior year team captain … His scholastic totals included 272 career points on 151 goals and 121 assists.
 
Personal: Born 8/22/00 in Glastonbury, Conn. … Younger of two sons of John and Lynn … Has an older brother, Michael … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic excellence, welcoming coaching staff and strong lacrosse program … Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.