2013 Men's Lacrosse

Joe LaSala #38 D

  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wilton, Conn.
  • High School:
    Wilton

Summary

Biography

2013: Three-year letterwinner and a two-year team captain... one of the top returning defensemen in the country ... hasmissed the latter part of the last two seasons with separate kneeinjuries ... is a preseason Third Team All-America selection byInside Lacrosse.

2012: Started the first 13 games of the seasonbefore suffering a season-ending knee injury for the secondstraight season ... still earned First Team All-ODAC and HonorableMention All-America honors ... also garnered the ODAC/Farm BureauInsurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award ... led the team with31 caused turnovers and also totaled 22 ground balls ... had aseason-high five caused turnovers and picked up two ground balls ina 12-11 loss to Franklin & Marshall (3/10) ... also had fourcaused turnovers each against Christopher Newport (2/18),Washington College (3/3) and Williams (3/27).

2011: Started each of the first 11 games of theseason before suffering a season-ending knee injury ... earnedFirst Team All-ODAC and Honorable Mention All-America honorsdespite missing the final six games of the season ... collected 22ground balls and was third in the ODAC with 37 caused turnovers ...helped the defense rank 19th in Division III with a 7.06goals-against average ... GAA was 5.82 with LaSala in the lineup... had six caused turnovers in a 13-7 win over Kenyon (3/15) ...picked up six ground balls and forced four turnovers in an 18-4season-opening win over Ferrum (2/15) ... forced five turnoverseach in a 7-6 loss to F&M (3/12) and a 4-3 win over Lynchburg(3/25).

2010: Started all 17 games and led the teamwith 40 caused turnovers in posting Second Team All-ODAC laurels... notched a goal in a 12-6 win over Randolph-Macon (4/28) in theODAC Tournament ... also had 26 ground balls for a Generals''defense that ranked 13th in Division III in scoring defense (6.71GAA) and 12th in Division III in man-down percentage (.821) ...caused six turnovers and collected four ground balls in a 9-5 winover Washington College (3/4) ... had five caused turnovers andscooped up two ground balls in a 7-5 loss to Franklin &Marshall (3/13) ... received the C.W. Pacy Award as the team''s topfirst-year player.

High School: Earned four letters in footballand three in lacrosse at Wilton High School …served as acaptain of the lacrosse team his final two seasons and was afootball team captain as a senior ... earned all-conference honorsin both sports as a junior and senior …also garneredall-state laurels in lacrosse his final two seasons ... receivedthe scholar-athlete award for both football and lacrosse and was anAll-American in lacrosse following his final season.

Off the Field: Brother, Stephen ’11, alsoattended W&L … uncle, Pete McSherry, played lacrosse atVirginia … serves as a University peer tutor and is a memberof the "23" Student-Athlete Group ... accounting major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2010First Year

    D
    6'3" 220 lbs
    34
  • 15

    2011Sophomore

    D
    6'3" 220 lbs
    15
  • 38

    2012Junior

    D
    6'3" 220 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2013Senior

    D
    6'3" 225 lbs
    38