2017 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Paduda, Cal

Jersey Number 41
Cal Paduda
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Conn.
- High School:
- Loomis Chaffee School
Bio
Junior Year (2016): Picked up a career high 21 groundballs and recorded his first two career caused turnovers in 13 appearances... Recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover as well as winning a season high five out of eight face-offs against Siena (2/13)…Picked up two ground balls and went a perfect three-for-three on face-offs versus Albany (2/21)…Notched another three ground balls along with winning three of three face-offs against St. John’s (3/12)…Recorded one ground ball and went three-for-six on face-offs against Duke (3/26)… Picked up a season high three ground balls versus North Carolina (4/16)… Notched two ground balls and went two-for-three on face-offs against Binghamton (4/20)… Picked up two ground balls versus North Carolina (4/29)… Recorded two ground balls and went a perfect three-for-three on face-offs versus Colgate (5/07)…Picked up two ground balls and his first career caused turnover against Albany [5/15]…Tallied two ground balls versus the Maryland Terrapins (5/21).
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in five games... Won 5-of-7 faceoffs and collected a pair of ground balls in the season opener against Siena (2/7)... Went 4-for-6 from the faceoff X and picked up two ground balls against Albany (4/2)... Won 6-of-9 faceoffs with a season-high five ground balls against Hobart (4/14)... Went 0-for-3 on faceoffs against Duke (4/26)... Won 6-of-8 faceoff attempts in the NCAA Tournament opener against Marist (5/10).
2014: Redshirt season... Named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in 13 games as a faceoff specialist... Second on the team in faceoff wins (47) and attempts (111)... Attempted his first career draw in the season opener against Albany (2/17)... Won his first career faceoff in SU’s 18-9 win at Providence (3/19)... Set the SU single-game record for faceoff wins by a freshman (20) versus Hobart (4/16). Also set career highs for faceoff attempts (28) and ground balls (8) against the Statesmen... Won eight faceoffs and recovered five ground balls at Georgetown (4/20)... Posted six faceoff wins, including four in the fourth quarter, to help the Orange rally for a 13-12 victory against Rutgers (4/13).
High School: Played lacrosse for four seasons... Team captain... Also played football and hockey... Earned the lacrosse team's coaches' award... Hockey team's most improved player as a sophomore.
Personal: Christopher George Paduda... Born in December 1992 in New Haven, Connecticut... Son of Joe and Deb... Both parents attended Syracuse University... Father, Joe, was a member of the Orange men's crew team from 1978-80... Two sisters... Spanish language, literature and culture and linguistic studies major.
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in five games... Won 5-of-7 faceoffs and collected a pair of ground balls in the season opener against Siena (2/7)... Went 4-for-6 from the faceoff X and picked up two ground balls against Albany (4/2)... Won 6-of-9 faceoffs with a season-high five ground balls against Hobart (4/14)... Went 0-for-3 on faceoffs against Duke (4/26)... Won 6-of-8 faceoff attempts in the NCAA Tournament opener against Marist (5/10).
2014: Redshirt season... Named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in 13 games as a faceoff specialist... Second on the team in faceoff wins (47) and attempts (111)... Attempted his first career draw in the season opener against Albany (2/17)... Won his first career faceoff in SU’s 18-9 win at Providence (3/19)... Set the SU single-game record for faceoff wins by a freshman (20) versus Hobart (4/16). Also set career highs for faceoff attempts (28) and ground balls (8) against the Statesmen... Won eight faceoffs and recovered five ground balls at Georgetown (4/20)... Posted six faceoff wins, including four in the fourth quarter, to help the Orange rally for a 13-12 victory against Rutgers (4/13).
High School: Played lacrosse for four seasons... Team captain... Also played football and hockey... Earned the lacrosse team's coaches' award... Hockey team's most improved player as a sophomore.
Personal: Christopher George Paduda... Born in December 1992 in New Haven, Connecticut... Son of Joe and Deb... Both parents attended Syracuse University... Father, Joe, was a member of the Orange men's crew team from 1978-80... Two sisters... Spanish language, literature and culture and linguistic studies major.
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