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2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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4 Dante Yacavone

  • Position Attack
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Homer
  • High School Homer
  • Major Geographical Information Systems

Biography

2022: Dante earned first team All-SUNYAC and honorable mention IMLCA All-Region and USILA All-America honors...Named a USILA Scholar All-American and the SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse Scholar Athlete of the Year...Played in 17 games with 16 starts...Led the team with 51 points on a team-best 28 goals and a team-high 23 assists...Added 20 ground balls and seven caused turnovers...Totaled five points on three goals and two assists against St. Lawrence in the second round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Tallied a season-high eight points on four goals and four assists in a home victory versus Nazareth...Scored four goals and added two assists in a win at Roanoke...Finished with four goals and an assist in a regular-season home victory versus Oneonta...Recorded three goals and an assist, five ground balls and two caused turnovers in a win at Oswego...Netted two goals and added two assists and scooped up two ground balls in a home victory versus Skidmore...Tallied two goals and two assists in a home win versus New Paltz...Scored two goals and picked up an assist and collected two ground balls in a victory at Potsdam...Notched two goals in a win at Ithaca...Contributed a goal and two assists at home versus Hamilton and in a home victory versus Plattsburgh...Finished with three assists and two ground balls in a win at Brockport.

2021: Earned first team All-SUNYAC and IMLCA All-Region and honorable mention USILA All-America honors...Named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...Started all 15 games...Led the team in goals (41), assists (24) and points (65)...Contributed 28 ground balls and three caused turnovers...Scored at least one point in every game...Finished with a career-high nine points on a career-best six goals and three assists and secured three ground balls in a home win versus Oswego...Matched his career high with six goals in a home victory versus Potsdam in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Totaled seven points on four goals and three assists and scooped up three ground balls in a win over UMass Boston in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Tallied seven points on four goals and three assists in a victory at Oswego...Scored six points on four goals and two assists and collected three ground balls in a home win versus Oneonta...Tallied three goals and an assist and recorded four ground balls at Geneseo...Finished with three goals and an assist at home versus St. John Fisher...Scored two goals and added two assists in a home win versus Geneseo in the SUNYAC Finals...Scored five points on three goals and two assists in a victory at Brockport...Tallied two goals and an assist in a home win versus Brockport.

2020: Started all four games...Second on the team in scoring with nine points on five goals and four assists...Added eight ground balls and one caused turnover...Tallied two goals and two assists and secured three ground balls in a win against Maritime...Scored two goals and collected two ground balls at home versus St. Lawrence...Recorded a goal and an assist in a home victory versus Morrisville St...Contributed an assist, two ground balls and a caused turnover in a home win versus Scranton.

2019: Saw the field in all 19 games with two starts...Scored 53 points on 29 goals and 24 assists...Recorded 26 ground balls and four caused turnovers...Tallied a season-high seven points on three goals and four assists and scooped up two ground balls in a win at Morrisville St...Totaled six points on three goals and three assists and added three ground balls and two caused turnovers in a home victory versus Potsdam...Had three goals and two assists in a win over Clarkson...Tallied three goals and one assist in a home win versus Oswego...Scored two goals and recorded two assists in a win at Farmingdale St...Recorded two goals and one assist and scooped up three ground balls in a home victory versus Nazareth...Tallied two goals and one assist in home wins versus Scranton and Brockport and in a win at Oneonta...Scored four points on one goal and three assists in a home win versus Ithaca...Netted two goals at home versus Tufts and in a home win versus Geneseo in the SUNYAC Finals.

High School: Graduated from Homer in 2018...Scholar Athlete...Three-year starter in lacrosse...Tied for all-time leading scorer in school history with 267 points...Two-time team captain...Three-time first team all-league selection...All-American, first team All-CNY and finalist for CNY Player of the Year as a senior...Two-year starter in football...Two-time first team all-league selection...First team All-CNY and fourth team all-state and team won Section Three Class B title his senior year.

Other: Member of the Dean's List at Cortland...Father Mark is a Cortland graduate and played lacrosse for the Red Dragons...Brother Dylan is a member of the lacrosse team at Binghamton...Great Uncle Joseph Dipace is a Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame member who played lacrosse and soccer at Cortland...Aunt Nicki Albro is a Cortland graduate...Uncle Matthew Yacavone played lacrosse at Merchant Marine.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019Freshman

    Attack
    6'1" 200 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020Sophomore

    Attack
    6'1" 200 lbs
    4
  • 4
    C

    2021Junior

    Attack
    6'1" 205 lbs
    4
    C
  • 4
    C

    2022Senior

    Attack
    6'0" 205 lbs
    4
    C
  • 4
    C

    2023Senior

    Attack
    6'1" 225 lbs
    4
    C