2 Jared Stepka
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Weight:
- 160
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- Year:
- Sr.
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8 | at Michigan | L, 16-9 |
| Feb 15 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | L, 17-7 |
| Feb 22 | vs. No. 16 Air Force | W, 12-11 |
| Feb 23 | at No. 13 Denver | L, 10-6 |
| Mar 6 | Bellarmine | W, 9-8 |
| Mar 9 | vs. Mercer | L, 16-13 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | - | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 0 | - | ||
| Assists | 0 | - | ||
| Man-up goals | 0 | - | ||
| Man-down goals | 0 | - | ||
| Ground balls | 6 | - | ||
| Turnovers | 6 | - | ||
| Caused turnovers | 2 | - | ||
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shots | 4 | - | ||
| Shooting percentage | 0.0 | - | ||
| Shots on goal | 0 | - | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 0.0 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Marquette | L, 11-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 8 | at Michigan | L, 16-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 15 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | L, 17-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 22 | vs. No. 16 Air Force | W, 12-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 23 | at No. 13 Denver | L, 10-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 6 | Bellarmine | W, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 9 | vs. Mercer | L, 16-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 14 | at Hampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 18 | at Robert Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 24 | at Canisius | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 28 | Utah | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 31 | at St. Bonaventure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 7 | at Binghamton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 14 | at Detroit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 24 | Lafayette | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
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| Total | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Away | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| February | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| March | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
