Sacred Heart University

#2 Jake Giaquinto

Stats: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

2020:

• Played in six games and started in five for the Pioneers
• Led the team in faceoff wins (59) and ground balls (26)
• Went 59-for-130 (45.3 percent) at the faceoff X
• Registered a season-high in 56.5 faceoff win percentage (13-for-23) and ground balls (9) in a home win over Hartford (2/9)
• Posted a season high

2019:

• Played in and started 12-of-15 games for the Pioneers
• Put up single-season career-highs in goals (five), faceoff wins (134) and ground balls (58)
• Finished the season 134-for-278 (48.2 percent) at the faceoff X
• Won 10+ faceoffs in 7-of-12 games played
• Tallied a career-high 17 faceoff wins in 33 attempts in a home win over Robert Morris (3/16)
• Registered a season-high 61.9 faceoff win percentage (13-for-21) in a road win at Wagner (4/27)
• Tallied a season-high nine ground balls to go along with 13 faceoff wins, one goal and one caused turnover in a win over Binghamton (4/16)
• Went 15-for-27 at the X with seven ground balls and one goal in a loss at Mount St. Mary’s (3/30)
• Put up a 14-for-26 showing at the X with five ground balls in a win over Furman (2/16)

2018:

• Played in all 15 games, making three starts
• Went 101-for-222 (45.5 percent) at the X on the season
• Led the team in faceoff wins and attempts
• Scored three goals and picked up 51 ground balls to rank second on the team
• Tied a career-high with 15 wins at the X (15-for-27) to go along with a career-high 10 ground balls and one goal in a win over Furman (2/17)
• Tallied another 15 faceoff wins in the next game, going 15-for-18 (83.3 percent) with eight ground balls and one goal in a win over Dartmouth (2/24)
• Went 14-for-26 (53.8 percent) at the X with seven ground balls at Saint Joseph's (4/8)
• Was solid in the NEC semifinals going 10-for-18 (55.6 percent) in faceoffs against Saint Joseph's (5/3)

2017:

• NEC All-Rookie Team
• Played in 13 games, making two starts
• Went 75-for-142 (52.8 percent) at the X for the season 
• Was 15-for-27 at the X in collegiate debut against Stony Brook on Feb. 14
• Won 11-of-15 faceoffs against Robert Morris on March 18 with five groundballs
• Scored a goal in back-to-back games at Bryant (April 8) and against Saint Joseph’s (April 15)
• Scored two goals against Cleveland State on April 22

Prior to SHU: Giaquinto lettered twice in lacrosse at Ward Melville High School. He was a member of Ward Melville’s 2016 Long Island Championship team.

Personal: Son of Donna and Gregg Giaquinto ... Has three siblings, Megan 21, Michael 16 and Robyn 13 ... Majoring in Business Economics and Finance.