John LoCascio Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fairfield, N.J. High School: West Essex Regional Height / Weight: 5-9 / 180 Position: Defense Birthdate: 11/25/1991

Career Stats

Awards: Named a 2013 Team Captain... 2012 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team... 2012 Second Team All-BIG EAST... BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 9, 2012).

Career: Appeared in all 31 games of his career as a long-stick midfielder... Posts one goal, two assists, 79 ground balls and 34 caused turnovers.

2012: Named a 2013 Team Captain.

2012: Appeared in all 15 games as a long-stick midfielder... Posted 65 ground balls, 28 caused turnovers, one goal and one assist on the year... Went 2-of-6 (.333) from the face-off X... Posted his first career points vs. Bucknell (Feb. 25), Syracuse (Mar. 25) and Providence (Apr. 28)... Collected a career-high eight ground balls vs. Delaware (Mar. 3)... Tallied a career-high four caused turnovers vs. Rutgers (Apr. 7), Providence (Apr. 28) and Syracuse (May 3)... Tied for second in the BIG EAST averaging 4.33 ground balls per game... Ranks second all-time averaging .28 ground balls per game. BIG EAST: Appeared in all six conference matches... Posted an assist vs. Syracuse (Mar. 25) and a goal vs. Providence (Apr. 28)... Collected 28 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers in BIG EAST action... Named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team after collecting five ground balls and four caused turnovers in the BIG EAST semi-final vs. Syracuse (May 3).

2011: Appeared in all 16 games of his freshman season as a long-stick midfielder and backup to Brian Karalunas... Posted 14 ground balls and caused six turnovers... Went 3-12 from the face-off X... Posted a career-high three ground balls vs. Penn State (Mar. 8)... Posted a career-high two caused turnovers vs. Bucknell (Feb. 26). BIG EAST: Appeared in all six conference matches... Captured two ground balls and two caused turnovers in BIG EAST play.

West Essex Regional: Earned four varsity letters under Coach Tim Glenn, guiding West Essex to a 14-5 record in 2010... Named a 2010 first team All-American, All-State Group 1, all-conference, all-division and All-Star Ledger selection... Posted a career and season record for both ground balls and caused turnovers... Earned 2009 first team all-state, all-conference and all-division laurels while helping West Essex claim top honors in the Essex County Tournament... Also earned varsity letters in football, basketball and wrestling, where he was a third team all-state selection at quarterback, running back and fullback... Captured a 2009-2010 District 13 wrestling championship at 215lbs... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born November 25th, 1991 in Paterson, N.J.... Parents are Modesto and Marisa LoCascio... Siblings are Salvatore, Ginamarie and Roberto... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business.