10 Stephen Russo
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Livingston, N.J.
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- High School:
- Livingston
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- Position:
- GK
2019 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 13 of 15 games, serving as the team’s primary goalie … Made 91 saves in 537:57 in the cage on the season … Posted a .497 save mark and a 10.26 goals against figure … Tallied a 5-1 record on the campaign while making five starts … Made a season-high 12 saves while allowing just eight goals in win at Utah (4/20) … Tallied 10 saves in 11-9 win vs. Detroit Mercy (4/24) … Had his first collegiate assist against NCAA qualifier Robert Morris while making 11 saves (4/13) … Stopped nine of 14 shots vs. Air Force (2/23) … Posted 10 saves while allowing eight goals against nationally ranked North Carolina (3/17) … Finished with nine saves and nine goals allowed vs. No. 1 Penn State (3/23) … Concluded season with 27 ground balls and four caused turnovers.
2018 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in each of the final 13 games in goal … Started the final 10 contests in the cage … Made 117 saves in 620:44 of action on the season … Posted a .515 save percentage for the year, the sixth-highest mark by a Division I freshman … Contributed double-digit saves in eight of his 10 starts, including seven of the final eight games … Named to USILA Team of the Week March 20 … Made 17 saves against eventual national finalist Duke, the highest figure by a Duke opponent all season (3/18) … Tallied 12 saves on 19 shots on goal in win at Air Force, his first career start and the program’s first road win against a Division I opponent (2/23) … Posted 14 saves at eventual MAAC champion Canisius (3/4) … Stopped 11 of 17 shots in win over Lafayette (3/13) … Posted 12 saves on 21 shots on goal in win over Sacred Heart (4/21) … Finished with 20 ground balls on the season … Made his collegiate debut in the road opener at Michigan, making a pair of saves (2/10).
Pre-CSU Highlights
Named first team all-state by New Jersey coaches after posting .723 save percentage and 5.63 goals against mark in senior season … Posted 263 saves and 53 ground balls during the 2017 season while leading team to conference championship … Left Livingston as all-time saves leader and believed to be among top 10 in New Jersey history … Named the Kimber Division Player of the Year in 2017 and also earned Livingston’s Charles Winters Award for the school’s outstanding male athlete … Named all-state honorable mention in 2016 after making 258 saves for Livingston, among the top 10 totals in the state, while posting a .675 save percentage … Named All-Super Essex Conference First Team in each of his final two seasons and All-Waterman Conference First Team honors in 2016 … Claimed all-state second team sophomore/freshman honors in 2015 by The Star Ledger … Made 270 saves in 2015 while contributing a .635 save percentage … Combined to post 93 ground balls in 2015-16 … Was a two-year team captain … Played for Building Blocks Elite on club circuit … Was an honor roll student … Also was a three-year letterwinner in football and served as a captain in his senior season.
PERSONAL
Son of David and Suzanne Russo … Has a younger brother, Brian … Born August 10, 1999 … Accounting major.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 23 | No. 1 Penn State | L, 15-11 |
| Apr 2 | Canisius | W, 19-10 |
| Apr 6 | St. Bonaventure | W, 18-5 |
| Apr 13 | Robert Morris | L, 13-8 |
| Apr 20 | at Utah | W, 17-8 |
| Apr 24 | Detroit | W, 11-9 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 13 | - | ||
| Games started | 5 | - | ||
| Minutes | 537:57 | 0:00 | ||
| Goals against | 92 | - | ||
| Goals-against average | 10.26 | - | ||
| Saves | 91 | - | ||
| Save pct | 49.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Wins | 5 | - | ||
| Losses | 1 | - | ||
| Ties | 0 | - | ||
| Win pct | 83.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | The Hill Academy | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 26 | The Edge | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 2 | at No. 15/16 Ohio State | L, 12-9 | 0 | 30:00 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
| Feb 9 | No. 20 Michigan | L, 10-8 | 0 | 30:00 | 3 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Feb 16 | Bellarmine | W, 17-8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 23 | vs. Air Force | L, 11-8 | 0 | 40:46 | 5 | 9 | 64.3 |
| Feb 24 | at No. 8/9 Denver | L, 16-8 | 0 | 30:00 | 12 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Mar 2 | at Mercer | W, 12-8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 9 | at Marquette | W, 7-5 | 0 | 30:00 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Mar 12 | at Lafayette | W, 10-9 | 0 | 27:24 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Mar 17 | vs. No. 15 North Carolina | L, 15-9 | 0 | 36:02 | 8 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Mar 23 | No. 1 Penn State | L, 15-11 | 0 | 45:00 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 |
| Apr 2 | Canisius | W, 19-10 | 1 | 59:50 | 9 | 8 | 47.1 |
| Apr 6 | St. Bonaventure | W, 18-5 | 1 | 30:00 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 13 | Robert Morris | L, 13-8 | 1 | 60:00 | 13 | 11 | 45.8 |
| Apr 20 | at Utah | W, 17-8 | 1 | 58:55 | 8 | 12 | 60.0 |
| Apr 24 | Detroit | W, 11-9 | 1 | 60:00 | 9 | 10 | 52.6 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | win | loss | tie | win % | |
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| Total | 13 | 5 | 537:57 | 92 | 10.26 | 91 | 49.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Conference | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Home | 6 | 4 | 284:50 | 45 | 9.48 | 44 | 49.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 176:19 | 34 | 11.57 | 28 | 45.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 76:48 | 13 | 10.16 | 19 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 6 | 4 | 266:09 | 36 | 8.12 | 37 | 50.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Losses | 7 | 1 | 271:48 | 56 | 12.36 | 54 | 49.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| February | 4 | 0 | 130:46 | 26 | 11.93 | 24 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| March | 4 | 0 | 138:26 | 25 | 10.84 | 25 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| April | 5 | 5 | 268:45 | 41 | 9.15 | 42 | 50.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
