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Hall of Fame

Joe Battaglia

Joseph A. Battaglia

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Lacrosse
2000: Captain … Played in all 13 games … 43 goals and two assists for 45 points … 87 shots and 118 ground balls … 112 for 179 (62.6%) on face-offs … First on team in ground balls and face-offs, second in goals and shots and third in points … 26th in nation in goals per game (3.31) … National Scholar All-American by USILA … Street & Smith’s College Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention … Played in North-South All-Star Game … All-UCAA First Team … All-ECAC … UCAA Player of the Week once … Team ranked as high as ninth in nation and played in first-ever NCAA Tournament … Team was sixth in nation in scoring offense and fifth in man-up offense … Team was 9-4 overall and 5-0 in UCAA … Team won UCAA Championship … 1999: Played in all 14 games … 42 goals and three assists for 45 points … 81 shots and 83 ground balls … 88 for 162 (54.3%) on face-offs … Led team in goals, ground balls and face-offs, second in shots and third in points … ECAC Tournament MVP … All-UCAA First Team … All-ECAC First Team … Team won ECAC Championship … Team ranked fourth in the nation in man-up offense and seventh in offense … Ranked 17th in nation by USILA … Team was 10-4 overall and 4-1 in UCAA … 1998: Played in all 14 games … 20 goals and three assists for 23 points … All-UCAA First Team … Team was 8-6 overall and 5-0 UCAA … Team won UCAA Championship … Team played in ECAC Tournament … 1997: Played in 13 games … One goal and four assists for five points … 10 shots and 31 ground balls … Team was ranked 22nd in nation in Faceoff Yearbook pre-season poll … Team was 10-4 overall and 4-1 in UCAA … Team won ECAC Championship … Other: Multiple UCAA All-Academic … Chester, NJ/Mendham … B.S. in Management.
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