Thomas Croonquist Class: Sophomore Hometown: North Caldwell, N.J. High School: Seton Hall Prep Height / Weight: 5-11 / 208 Position: Midfield Birthdate: 03/23/1992

Career Stats

Awards: 2012 Second Team All-BIG EAST... BIG EAST Honor Roll (Apr. 2, 2012)... 2011 Villanova Rookie of the Year.

Career: Appeared in all 31 games through his sophomore season as a face-off specialist... Has won 221-of-367 (.602) attempts at the face-off X in his career... Collected 104 ground balls, four assists and three caused turnovers... Ranks third all-time at Villanova with a .602 career face-off win percentage.

2012: Appeared in all 15 games as a face-off specialist... Went 140-of-232 (.603) from the face-off X during his sophomore campaign... three assists... Ranked ninth in the NCAA with a .603 face-off win percentage... Ranked first in the BIG EAST in face-off win percentage (.603)and ground balls per game (4.40)... Led Villanova 66 ground balls on the year... Posted a career-high 16-of-19 (84%) face-off wins vs. Georgetown (Apr. 4)... Ranks third all-time at Villanova with a .602 career face-off win percentage. BIG EAST: Appeared in all six conference matches... Went 54-of-90 (.600) at the face-off X in conference action... Collected 28 ground balls and one caused turnover... Notched assists vs. Syracuse (Mar. 25) and Georgetown (Apr. 4).

2011: Appeared in all 16 games as a face-off specialist... Went 81-135 (.600) from the face-off X during his freshman campaign, taking just under 40% of face-offs for the year... Captured 38 ground balls and caused one turnover... One assist... Ranked third in the BIG EAST in face-off win percentage... Combined for the 15th best face-off win percentage (.558) in the NCAA with Nolan Vihlen... Posted a career-high 11 face-off wins and six ground balls vs. Manhattan (Mar. 19)... Third on the team with 38 ground balls. BIG EAST: Appeared in all six conference matches... Went 39-66 (.591) at the face-off X in conference play... Captured 19 ground balls.

Seton Hall Prep: Earned three varsity letters under Coach Dave Giarrusso while serving as team captain... Led the team to a 2010 Essex County Tournament Championship... Garnered a 75% face-off win percentage, winning 290/386 attempts from the X... Notched 204 ground balls in 2010, setting a Seton Hall Prep single-season record... 2010 first team all-state selection, first team All-Fitch-Pitt and Coaches Award recipient... Also earned four varsity letters in ice hockey as a center... Two-time All-Essex County second team selection and team MVP... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society... Received the Monsignor Thomas J. Tuohy Award for having a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Personal: Born March 23rd, 1992 in Livingston, N.J... Parents are Suzanne and G. Thomas Croonquist, Jr... Has an older sister, Jenna and a younger brother, Brent... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business.