Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022

On LaPorte: One of the top returning defensive players for the Wildcats entering the 2023 season … As a senior last year ranked second on the team and fourth in the BIG EAST in caused turnovers per game … Part of a group of seven graduate students on this year’s Villanova roster who elected to return to the team for a fifth season … Veteran of 46 career games with totals of 76 ground balls and 35 caused turnovers … Has one career assist and seven shots … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Has been a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all nine semesters of his collegiate career.
 
2022: Appeared in all 15 games with 14 starts on the year … Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST and 35^th nationally in caused turnovers per game … His 22 caused turnovers were the second-most on the Villanova roster and his 40 ground balls were third on the team … Recorded one assist and attempted two shots on the year … Had a career day in an 18-13 win over Providence when he established career highs with five caused turnovers and six ground balls … Tallied four games with at least four ground balls on the year … Registered five ground balls and three caused turnovers against Penn … Had seven games with two or more caused turnovers.
 
2021: Played in all 12 games on the season and made one start … Had 18 ground balls and seven caused turnovers on the year … Tallied a season-high five ground balls against Providence and recorded a season-best two caused turnovers versus Denver.
 
2020: Saw action in all seven games of the abbreviated season and tallied 12 ground balls to go along with four caused turnovers on the year … Had two caused turnovers in a win over Maryland … Picked up three ground balls against both Yale and Delaware.
 
2019: Made his collegiate debut with 12 games played … Had six ground balls, two caused turnovers and two shots on goal during the season … Notched two ground balls and a caused turnover in a win over Fairfield.
 
Menlo School:  Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse…Named U.S. Lacrosse and Adrenaline All-American (2018)…Three time First Team All-League…Team Defensive MVP (2018) and Offensive MVP (2017)…Collected 195 ground balls and caused 77 turnover over his four years…Also scored 48 goals and dished out 24 assists for 72 points…Named an AO Scholar with Distinction and earned High Honors.

Personal: Born January 26, 2000 in San Carlos, California to Brock and Eileen LaPorte…Has two older siblings, Zoe and Emma…Father pole vaulted at Stanford for one year before joining the varsity sailing team and Mom rowed at Stanford…Both parents then spent three years as US Cycling Federation Cyclist…Enrolled in the School of Business…Hobbies include playing the guitar, surfing, and mountain biking…Chose Villanova because of its stellar academic and athletic reputation, and the school's strong alumni network out in San Francisco sold me on the school.