2017 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Mariano, Nick

Jersey Number 23
Nick Mariano
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
- High School:
- Yorktown / UMass
Bio
Senior Year (2017): USILA First Team All-American … Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American … All-ACC selection … Tewaaraton Award Semifinalist … Two-time ACC Player of the Week (3/27; 4/5) … USILA and Baltimore Sun National Player of the Week (4/5) … Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American … Held a 13-game goal streak that ranked 10th in the country … Led the team with 34 goals … Second on the team with 16 assists and 50 total points … Played and started in all 16 games of the season… Added two goals and an assist in the NCAA First Round matchup with Yale (5/14) … Had three goals against North Carolina (4/28) … Added a goal against Binghamton (4/21)… Scored a pair of goals on the road vs. North Carolina (4/15) … Added a hat trick against Cornell Cornell (4/11) … Tied his season high with four goals and tacked on three assists against Hobart, matching a career high in points with seven (4/5) … Scored four times, including the game-winning goal against Notre Dame (4/1) … Tallied four points (3-1) in a home win against Duke … Scored twice in the victory over Johns Hopkins (3/18) … Scored a pair of goals and three assists in the win over St John’s (3/11) … Added a pair of points (1-1) against Virginia (3/5)… Posted three goals and an assist against Army (2/25) ... Netted the game-winning goal in the final seconds and dished out an assist against Albany (2/18) … Began the season with a career high of seven points on three goals and four assists against Siena (2/11).
Junior Year at Syracuse (2016): Honored as second team USILA/Nike All-American… Earned All-ACC Team recognition... Named to ACC All-Tournament Team... Scored a team-high 35 goals... Recorded 11 assists, the fourth-most on the team... Totaled 46 points, which ranked third on the team... Six man-up goals ranked 23rd nationally... Added three game-winners, 15 ground balls, and three caused turnovers while starting in all 17 games for the Orange... Had 16 games with a goal and seven with three or more... Scored a goal, recorded an assist and picked up two ground balls against Siena (2/13)… Notched three goals, one assist and one ground ball versus Albany (2/21)… Scored against Army (2/28)… Tallied three goals and one ground ball against Virginia (3/4)… Scored three goals, including the game-winner, against St. John’s (3/12)… Recorded a hat-trick against Johns Hopkins (3/19)... Scored a goal, recorded an assist and collected a ground ball against Duke (3/26)… Scored a goal, picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Notre Dame (4/2)... Tallied two goals, one assist, one ground ball and a caused turnover against Hobart (4/6)… Scored four goals against Cornell (4/12)… Scored three goals and scooped up two ground balls versus North Carolina (4/16)… Scored four goals to total 10 in a three-game stretch, adding an assist and three ground balls against Binghamton (4/20)… Scored a goal and recorded three assists against North Carolina (4/29)… Notched two goals, two assists and a ground ball against Duke (5/1)… Scored two goals and picked up a ground ball versus Colgate (5/7)… Scored a goal and collected a ground ball against Albany (5/15)… Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Maryland (5/21).
At UMass: All-CAA Second Team in both freshman and sophomore season… Led Minutemen with 42 points on 22 goals and 20 assists during sophomore season… Ranked fourth in the CAA in points per game (2.80) as a sophomore… Earned CAA and NEILA Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman… Led Minutemen with 39 points and 29 goals during freshman season.
High School: Three-time sectional champion at Yorktown as the program recorded 58 victories during his scholastic career… MSG Varsity All-American as a senior while also earning Journal News Player of the Year and first team all-conference… Named No. 34 player in the country by Inside Lacrosse and a top-10 attackman… Finished sixth all-time in Yorktown boy’s lacrosse history with 268 points on 176 goals and 92 assists.
Personal: Nicholas Phillip Mariano… Born May 1995… Son of Phillip and Cheryl… Three brothers and one sister… Brother, Tom, is head coach of Pace University’s men’s lacrosse team... Child and family studies major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Junior Year at Syracuse (2016): Honored as second team USILA/Nike All-American… Earned All-ACC Team recognition... Named to ACC All-Tournament Team... Scored a team-high 35 goals... Recorded 11 assists, the fourth-most on the team... Totaled 46 points, which ranked third on the team... Six man-up goals ranked 23rd nationally... Added three game-winners, 15 ground balls, and three caused turnovers while starting in all 17 games for the Orange... Had 16 games with a goal and seven with three or more... Scored a goal, recorded an assist and picked up two ground balls against Siena (2/13)… Notched three goals, one assist and one ground ball versus Albany (2/21)… Scored against Army (2/28)… Tallied three goals and one ground ball against Virginia (3/4)… Scored three goals, including the game-winner, against St. John’s (3/12)… Recorded a hat-trick against Johns Hopkins (3/19)... Scored a goal, recorded an assist and collected a ground ball against Duke (3/26)… Scored a goal, picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Notre Dame (4/2)... Tallied two goals, one assist, one ground ball and a caused turnover against Hobart (4/6)… Scored four goals against Cornell (4/12)… Scored three goals and scooped up two ground balls versus North Carolina (4/16)… Scored four goals to total 10 in a three-game stretch, adding an assist and three ground balls against Binghamton (4/20)… Scored a goal and recorded three assists against North Carolina (4/29)… Notched two goals, two assists and a ground ball against Duke (5/1)… Scored two goals and picked up a ground ball versus Colgate (5/7)… Scored a goal and collected a ground ball against Albany (5/15)… Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Maryland (5/21).
At UMass: All-CAA Second Team in both freshman and sophomore season… Led Minutemen with 42 points on 22 goals and 20 assists during sophomore season… Ranked fourth in the CAA in points per game (2.80) as a sophomore… Earned CAA and NEILA Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman… Led Minutemen with 39 points and 29 goals during freshman season.
High School: Three-time sectional champion at Yorktown as the program recorded 58 victories during his scholastic career… MSG Varsity All-American as a senior while also earning Journal News Player of the Year and first team all-conference… Named No. 34 player in the country by Inside Lacrosse and a top-10 attackman… Finished sixth all-time in Yorktown boy’s lacrosse history with 268 points on 176 goals and 92 assists.
Personal: Nicholas Phillip Mariano… Born May 1995… Son of Phillip and Cheryl… Three brothers and one sister… Brother, Tom, is head coach of Pace University’s men’s lacrosse team... Child and family studies major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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