2 Jared Stepka
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Weight:
- 160
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Bay Village, Ohio
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- High School:
- Saint Ignatius
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- Previous College:
- Ohio
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- Position:
- M
2019 – JUNIOR SEASON
Played in all 15 games … Started 10 contests at midfield … Had 10 points, 20 ground balls and five caused turnovers on the season … Notched two goals and two ground balls in win at Mercer (3/2) … Tallied two goals, a ground ball and a caused turnover in win vs. St. Bonaventure (4/6) … Posted a pair of assists and a pair of ground balls at nationally ranked Ohio State (2/2) … Scored a goal, had a season-high three ground balls and won two of three faceoffs in win vs. Canisius (4/2) … Took 28 shots on the season.
2018 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 13 of 14 games on the season … Finished second on the team with 27 ground balls … Had at least one ground ball in every game he played … Added four goals and two assists on the season … Posted a season-high five ground balls and a goal in win over Sacred Heart (4/21) … Had a goal, an assist and three ground balls at Bellarmine (2/17) … Tallied a goal at nationally ranked Denver (2/25) and an assist against ranked Ohio State (2/3) … Added four caused turnovers on the season.
2017 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in each of the final 13 games, fighting through an injury for much of the season while serving as a short-stick defensive midfielder … Often served as a wing player on faceoffs … Contributed two points, 14 ground balls and five caused turnovers on the year … Contributed an assist Feb. 26 vs. Air Force and tied a season-high with three ground balls … Posted three ground balls and the first caused turnover of his career March 4 vs. Canisius … Scored a goal in the April 29 win over Detroit Mercy … Made his collegiate debut Feb. 12 at nationally ranked Duke.
Pre-CSU Highlights
Named All-Northwest Region First Team in 2016 … Selected All-Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association First Team at midfield after his senior season … Helped the Wildcats reach the state championship game in 2016 … Chosen All-Region Honorable Mention in 2015 … Posted 64 career points with the Wildcats (43g, 21a) … Added 140 ground balls and 39 caused turnovers for Saint Ignatius … Competed with Xcelerate Lacrosse for five years and Burning River for one year on club circuit … Also was a team captain on his hockey team and won a state championship with the Wildcats in 2016 … Helped with Special Olympics ice hockey programs.
PERSONAL
Son of Ronnie Stepka and Vickie Krogulecki … Born July 28, 1997 … Finance major … Attended Ohio University in fall of 2016 before enrolling at CSU.
| 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 | 15 | - | ||
| Points | 10 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 7 | - | ||
| Assists | 3 | - | ||
| Man-up goals | 0 | - | ||
| Man-down goals | 0 | - | ||
| Ground balls | 20 | - | ||
| Turnovers | 10 | - | ||
| Caused turnovers | 5 | - | ||
| Faceoffs | 2-5 | 0-0 | ||
| Faceoff percentage | 40.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shots | 28 | - | ||
| Shooting percentage | 25.0 | - | ||
| Shots on goal | 13 | - | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 46.4 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | The Hill Academy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 26 | The Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 2 | at No. 15/16 Ohio State | L, 12-9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 9 | No. 20 Michigan | L, 10-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 16 | Bellarmine | W, 17-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Feb 23 | vs. Air Force | L, 11-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 24 | at No. 8/9 Denver | L, 16-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Mar 2 | at Mercer | W, 12-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Mar 9 | at Marquette | W, 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 12 | at Lafayette | W, 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 17 | vs. No. 15 North Carolina | L, 15-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Mar 23 | No. 1 Penn State | L, 15-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 2 | Canisius | W, 19-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 6 | St. Bonaventure | W, 18-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Apr 13 | Robert Morris | L, 13-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 20 | at Utah | W, 17-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 24 | Detroit | W, 11-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
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| Total | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2-5 | 28 | 25.0 | 13 | 46.4 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2-5 | 17 | 29.4 | 8 | 47.1 |
| Away | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 |
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| Wins | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2-4 | 17 | 35.3 | 10 | 58.8 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0-1 | 11 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 |
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| February | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| March | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 11 | 18.2 | 3 | 27.3 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2-5 | 13 | 30.8 | 7 | 53.8 |
