John LoCascio

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John LoCascio
Born (1991-11-25) November 25, 1991 (age 30)
Paterson, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
PositionDefense
MLL team Dallas Rattlers
NCAA team Villanova Wildcats
Career highlights
  • Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2013, 2014)
  • First Team All Big East (2013, 2014)
  • Big East Championship All-Tournament team (2013, 2014)

John LoCascio (born November 25, 1991 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a lacrosse player for the Dallas Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse.

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A native of Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, LoCascio attended West Essex High School. [1]

Professional MLL career

LoCascio was selected with the 26th pick of the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. [2] In his rookie season LoCascio appeared in 11 games and managed to gain 3 points and 44 ground balls. In his second season of play, LoCascio played in 15 games managing to obtain 6 points and 69 ground balls. [3]

LoCascio went with the team in its move to Dallas, Texas in 2018. He played in 4 games getting 1 goal and 1 assist with 11 ground balls. [4]

Prep and college career

At Villanova, LoCascio played as a long-stick midfielder where he appeared in 61 games and gathered 28 points. [1]

NCAA Statistics

  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPGAPts
2011 Villanova 16000
2012 Villanova 15112
2013 Villanova 14268
2014 Villanova 1651318
College Totals6182028

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References

  1. 1 2 John LoCascio, Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Hometown: Fairfield, N.J.; High School: West Essex Regional... Born November 25th, 1991 in Paterson, N.J.
  2. "Coughlin: Villanova LSM LoCascio Takes Versatility to New Level".
  3. http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=7806889&seasonid=15140 [ bare URL ]
  4. http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=52999&seasonid=18259 [ bare URL ]