2013 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Cometti, Luke

Jersey Number 53
Luke Cometti
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- High School:
- West Genesee
Bio
Transferred to Syracuse in the fall of 2011 after playing two years at Albany.
Senior Year (2013 at Syracuse): USILA Honorable Mention All-American and All-BIG EAST First Team selection ... Started all 20 games as a member of the first midfield ... One of six players to start every game ... Led the team with 34 goals and was third on the squad with 43 points (34 goals, nine assists) ... First midfielder since Roy Colsey in 1994 to lead the Orange in goals ... Scored a goal in 17 games, including seven straight to begin the season ... Had 10 multi-goal game, including three hat tricks ... Tied for second in the BIG EAST, along with Derek Maltz and Kevin Rice, with three game-winning goals ... Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and IL/Nike Player of the Week after scoring four goals in a 13-12 victory against Cornell and six in a one-goal win against Rutgers ... Finished with a career-high seven points (six goals, one assist) in the Rutgers game. Four of Cometti's six tallies versus the Scarlet Knights were in the fourth quarter to help SU rally from a 10-5 deficit ... Tied his career high with two assists at Princeton.
Junior Year (2012 at Syracuse): Played in 17 games as a second-line midfielder ... Scored 12 points (11 goals, one assist) … His 11 goals ranked third among Orange midfielders ... Cometti’s first SU goal was against Albany, his former team, in the season opener ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 27) after scoring two goals against Army, including the eventual game-winner in the second half ... Also scored twice against Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
Sophomore Year (2010 at Albany): Played in 11 games … Totaled five goals and four assists … Picked up 12 ground balls.
Freshman Year (2009 at Albany): Named to the America East Conference All-Rookie Team ... Played in 10 games and finished with eight points (six goals, two assists) … Tallied a season-high two points in a 9-7 victory at Binghamton ... Also had goals against Johns Hopkins and Syracuse.
High School: 2008 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American ... Named the Central New York (CNY) co-Player of the Year by The Post-Standard … Scored 51 goals and 36 assists to lead West Genesee to the 2008 New York Class A state championship ... Also had 56 ground balls for the Wildcats, who finished with a 21-3 record ... 161 career points (101 goals, 60 assists) ... Senior captain ... Two-time All-CNY Third Team selection … Three-time all-league performer … Also excelled in football … Linebacker and kicker on West Genesee’s 2008 Class AA state championship football team.
Personal: Henry Luke Cometti ... Born in May 1990 in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Son of Charles and Nancy Cometti ... Father, Charles, was a linebacker on the SU football team from 1980-82 ... One brother, two sisters ... Brother, Mark, played lacrosse at Albany … Political science major.
Junior Year (2012 at Syracuse): Played in 17 games as a second-line midfielder ... Scored 12 points (11 goals, one assist) … His 11 goals ranked third among Orange midfielders ... Cometti’s first SU goal was against Albany, his former team, in the season opener ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 27) after scoring two goals against Army, including the eventual game-winner in the second half ... Also scored twice against Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
Sophomore Year (2010 at Albany): Played in 11 games … Totaled five goals and four assists … Picked up 12 ground balls.
Freshman Year (2009 at Albany): Named to the America East Conference All-Rookie Team ... Played in 10 games and finished with eight points (six goals, two assists) … Tallied a season-high two points in a 9-7 victory at Binghamton ... Also had goals against Johns Hopkins and Syracuse.
High School: 2008 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American ... Named the Central New York (CNY) co-Player of the Year by The Post-Standard … Scored 51 goals and 36 assists to lead West Genesee to the 2008 New York Class A state championship ... Also had 56 ground balls for the Wildcats, who finished with a 21-3 record ... 161 career points (101 goals, 60 assists) ... Senior captain ... Two-time All-CNY Third Team selection … Three-time all-league performer … Also excelled in football … Linebacker and kicker on West Genesee’s 2008 Class AA state championship football team.
Personal: Henry Luke Cometti ... Born in May 1990 in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Son of Charles and Nancy Cometti ... Father, Charles, was a linebacker on the SU football team from 1980-82 ... One brother, two sisters ... Brother, Mark, played lacrosse at Albany … Political science major.
COMETTI'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||
Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GBs | Faceoffs | CTs |
2009 ! | 10 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 0-0 | -- |
2010 ! | 11 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0-0 | 2 |
2012 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0-0 | 1 |
2013 | 20 | 123 | 34 | 9 | 43 | 14 | 0-0 | 2 |
Totals | 58 | 215 | 56 | 16 | 72 | 45 | 0-0 | 5 |
! - at Albany |
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24