Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Career:  Appeared in 31 games at SSDM through two seasons…Collected 59 ground balls and caused 19 turnovers…Had five points (two goals and three assists)…Named a team captain (2019)

2019: Appeared in all 15 games during his final season…Collected 25 ground balls and caused eight turnovers…Netted two goals and dished out an assist for three points…Scored goals against Drexel (Mar. 10) and Denver (May 2)…Had a season high five ground balls against Maryland (Mar. 16)…BIG EAST:  Appeared in all five conference contests…Collected two ground ball and caused one turnover…Dished out an assist against Georgetown (Apr. 14).

2018: Appeared in all 16 games as a defensive midfielder…Had assists vs. Marquette (Mar. 31) and Georgetown (May, 3)…Collected 34 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers…Had a season high four ground balls four times…BIG EAST: Appeared in all five conference games…Had one point vs. Marquette (Mar. 31)…Collected 11 ground balls and caused three turnovers.

Georgetown (2016): Played in nine games for the Hoyas during his freshman season…Netted nine goals and dished out one assist for 10 points…Earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Mar. 28, 2016) for netting two goals against Marquette. 

Seton Hall Prep/The Hun School of Princeton: A three-year letterwinner at Seton Hall Prep, before spending one post-graduate season at The Hun School ... At The Hun School was selected the Prep Boys' Lacrosse Player of the Year in 2015...Named to the 2015 All-USA Second Team by USA Today...Selected First Team All-Inter-Ac Team after leading the league in points (56 goals, 49 assists)...Selected First Team All-State and First Team All-MAPL...At Seton Hall Prep was named a team captain during his senior season...Helped lead school to consecutive Essex County Championships...Was a First Team All-State and All-Essex County selection as a senior, tallying 51 goals and 37 assists in 2014...An All-State honorable mention during his junior season.

Personal: Born on January 9, 1996 in Morristown, N.J. to Katherine and Tim Donovan...Has three older brothers, Tim, Matt and Connor and one older sister, Kara...Brother, Matt, played lacrosse at Cornell and played his two years of Major League Lacrosse with the Chesapeake Bayhawks…Went to the same high school as teammates Brenden and Owen Black and Julian Williams (football)…Transferred to Villanova because of the great academics, beautiful campus, and phenomenal alumni support…Majoring in Communications…Hobbies include photography, hiking, and traveling.