2018 Men's Lacrosse
Roster

Jersey Number 41
Joe Saggese
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 162
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Saint James, N.Y.
- High School:
- Smithtown East (Drexel)
#41 Joe Saggese
2018:
- All-NEC First Team selection
- NEC Player of the Week (April 2)
- Started all 15 games
- Racked up a team-leading 22 assists to go along with 41 goals for 63 points
- His 63 points and 41 goals are both the third-highest single-season point total in program history
- Comes into his senior season ranked top five in program history with 131 points, 82 goals and 49 assists in 46 career games
- Finished third in the NEC in goals per game (2.73), fifth in assists per game (1.47), second in points per game (4.20) and first in shots per game (9.53)
- Ranked ninth in the nation in goals per game and 17th in points per game
- Was the third-highest junior in the country at 4.20 points per game
- Enters his senior year riding a 31-game point streak and 24-game goal scoring streak
- Totaled eight hat tricks in 2018
- Started the season with four points (two goals, two assists) in a road win at Stony Brook (2/10)
- Racked up another four points (three goals, one assist) with three ground balls at UMass (2/13)
- Scored a hat trick with three goals in a win over Furman (2/17)
- Put up five goals and one assist for six points in a home win over Dartmouth (2/24)
- Totaled five points (four goals, one assist) at Vermont (3/7)
- Racked up four points (three goals, one assist) against Hartford (3/10)
- Dished out three assists to go along with one goal at Robert Morris (3/17)
- Tied a season and career high with five goals to go along with one assist in a win over Mount St. Mary's (3/31)
- Totaled four goals, one assist and three ground balls at Saint Joseph's (4/8)
- Had a hand in seven of the 12 goals scored for SHU as he went for a career-high seven points on the strength of a career-best five assists and two goals in a win over Wagner (4/14)
- Chipped in four points (three goals, one assist) at Cleveland State (4/21)
- Went for three points (two goals, one assist) in the NEC semifinal loss at Saint Joseph's (5/3)
2017:
- Started all 15 games, leading SHU with 21 assists and 54 points
- Had four goals and five points against Stony Brook on Feb. 14 and at Dartmouth on Feb. 25
- Scored four goals in SHU’s win at Providence on March 4
- Had three goals and three assists in win at Mount St. Mary’s on April 1
- Had two goals and three assists in overtime win over Saint Joseph’s on April 15
- Scored four goals with an assist in win at Wagner on April 28
2016:
- Two-Time NEC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 15 and Feb. 29)
- Played in all 16 games, recording 14 points on eight goals and six assists
- Scored three goals in his first collegiate game, SHU's 12-8 win at Lafayette on Feb. 12
- Had a goal in three straight games from Feb. 20 to Feb. 28
- Had two assists against Hartford on April 19
Prior to SHU: Saggese transferred to Sacred Heart from Drexel ... While at Smithtown East, Saggese was twice named All-County as his team won the 2014 Suffolk County championship ... Saggese was also an All-League selection as a soccer player.
Personal: Son of Joseph and Patricia Saggese ... Cousin, Mike DeVito, played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs ... International Business major.
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