2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Varello, Danny
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Jersey Number 42
Danny Varello
- Position:
- Face-off
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kings Park, N.Y.
- High School:
- Smithtown West
Bio
Career Overview: Took over as a primary faceoff specialist in 2018 and was having his best statistical season in 2020 before the season was shut down.
Senior Year (2021): Appeared in 11 games, winning 44-of-99 faceoffs and picking up 17 ground balls ... Won 11-of-19 faceoffs and picked up a trio of ground balls against North Carolina (4/17) ... Won four-of-five faceoffs against UAlbany (4/8) ... Won 3-of-5 faceoffs with a pair of ground balls vs. Holy Cross (3/20).
Senior Year (2020): Played in four of the five games during a shortened 2020 season ... Ranked 12th nationally with a faceoff win percentage of .631, a mark that was second in the ACC, trailing only teammate Jakob Phaup ... Won 41-of-65 restarts ... Combined with Phaup and Nate Garlow, the faceoff unit finished the year fifth in the country and ranked third nationally in ground balls per game ... His faceoff win percentage would rank ninth in Syracuse history if he were able to maintain it ... Collected 20 ground balls on the season, second most on the team ... Ranked fifth in the ACC with 5.0 ground balls per game. Won 9-of-13 faceoffs and picked up four ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Won 15-of-26 faceoffs and collected eight ground balls against Hobart (2/28) ... Won 10-of-17 faceoffs and picked up five ground balls in the season-opening victory over Colgate (2/7).
Junior Year (2019): Appeared in all-14 games, splitting time with Jake Phaup as the team’s primary faceoff specialist ... Won 66-of-126 faceoffs on the season and collected 23 ground balls ... Won 13-of-18 restarts with seven ground balls in the Orange’s win at North Carolina (4/13) ... Was a perfect 6-of-6 on restarts against Cornell (4/9) ... Won 12-of-16 faceoffs against Rutgers (3/15) ... Won 9-of-14 faceoffs against Johns Hopkins (3/9).
Sophomore Year (2018): Appeared in all-15 games as the team's primary faceoff specialist, winning 134-of-279 faceoffs and collecting 52 ground balls on the year ... Went 12-of-18 with five ground balls in the NCAA Tournament First Round matchup against Cornell (5/13) ... Won 16-of-27 faceoffs with eight ground balls, the second-most in his career, against North Carolina (4/14) ... Won 15-of-26 faceoffs at Virginia (3/4) ... Won 15-of-17 faceoffs with a career-best nine ground balls in the season opener against Binghamton (2/10).
Freshman Year (2017): Faceoff specialist, appeared in eight of 16 games over the season… Won 24-of-46 face-offs last season for a .522 percentage… Picked up two ground balls in the win against Yale (5/14)… Grabbed one ground ball in the victory against Cornell (4/11)… Won a faceoff in South Bend against Notre Dame in a victory over the No. 1 Fighting Irish (4/1) … Tallied one assist, picked up two ground balls, and won six face-offs in a win against Duke (3/25)… Picked up four ground balls, won 10 face-offs and caused a turnover against Army (2/25)… Grabbed two ground balls and won three face-offs in a win against Siena (2/11).
High School: Two-time All-Division and All-Suffolk honoree... Named All-Division and All-County in 2016... Earned second team All-Metro honors for senior season... Senior year team MVP and Kenneth Watson Leadership Award winner... Attended the Top 205 Rising Sophomores and the Battle of the Hot Beds, where he was selected as an All-Star for both... Made the Rising Suffolk Showcase Team in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Played in the Under Armour Long Island Top 100 game... All-time leader in faceoff wins in Smithtown West history, finishing high school career with a 70% faceoff win percentage.
Personal: Born on July 24, 1998 in Long Island, New York... Son of Joseph and Joann... Has two siblings, Joseph Jr. and Kathleen... Brother Joseph is a faceoff specialist at Navy ... Cousin, Robert Welsh, played football at Syracuse ... Earning a graduater degree in information management & technology ... Has a bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Senior Year (2021): Appeared in 11 games, winning 44-of-99 faceoffs and picking up 17 ground balls ... Won 11-of-19 faceoffs and picked up a trio of ground balls against North Carolina (4/17) ... Won four-of-five faceoffs against UAlbany (4/8) ... Won 3-of-5 faceoffs with a pair of ground balls vs. Holy Cross (3/20).
Senior Year (2020): Played in four of the five games during a shortened 2020 season ... Ranked 12th nationally with a faceoff win percentage of .631, a mark that was second in the ACC, trailing only teammate Jakob Phaup ... Won 41-of-65 restarts ... Combined with Phaup and Nate Garlow, the faceoff unit finished the year fifth in the country and ranked third nationally in ground balls per game ... His faceoff win percentage would rank ninth in Syracuse history if he were able to maintain it ... Collected 20 ground balls on the season, second most on the team ... Ranked fifth in the ACC with 5.0 ground balls per game. Won 9-of-13 faceoffs and picked up four ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Won 15-of-26 faceoffs and collected eight ground balls against Hobart (2/28) ... Won 10-of-17 faceoffs and picked up five ground balls in the season-opening victory over Colgate (2/7).
Junior Year (2019): Appeared in all-14 games, splitting time with Jake Phaup as the team’s primary faceoff specialist ... Won 66-of-126 faceoffs on the season and collected 23 ground balls ... Won 13-of-18 restarts with seven ground balls in the Orange’s win at North Carolina (4/13) ... Was a perfect 6-of-6 on restarts against Cornell (4/9) ... Won 12-of-16 faceoffs against Rutgers (3/15) ... Won 9-of-14 faceoffs against Johns Hopkins (3/9).
Sophomore Year (2018): Appeared in all-15 games as the team's primary faceoff specialist, winning 134-of-279 faceoffs and collecting 52 ground balls on the year ... Went 12-of-18 with five ground balls in the NCAA Tournament First Round matchup against Cornell (5/13) ... Won 16-of-27 faceoffs with eight ground balls, the second-most in his career, against North Carolina (4/14) ... Won 15-of-26 faceoffs at Virginia (3/4) ... Won 15-of-17 faceoffs with a career-best nine ground balls in the season opener against Binghamton (2/10).
Freshman Year (2017): Faceoff specialist, appeared in eight of 16 games over the season… Won 24-of-46 face-offs last season for a .522 percentage… Picked up two ground balls in the win against Yale (5/14)… Grabbed one ground ball in the victory against Cornell (4/11)… Won a faceoff in South Bend against Notre Dame in a victory over the No. 1 Fighting Irish (4/1) … Tallied one assist, picked up two ground balls, and won six face-offs in a win against Duke (3/25)… Picked up four ground balls, won 10 face-offs and caused a turnover against Army (2/25)… Grabbed two ground balls and won three face-offs in a win against Siena (2/11).
High School: Two-time All-Division and All-Suffolk honoree... Named All-Division and All-County in 2016... Earned second team All-Metro honors for senior season... Senior year team MVP and Kenneth Watson Leadership Award winner... Attended the Top 205 Rising Sophomores and the Battle of the Hot Beds, where he was selected as an All-Star for both... Made the Rising Suffolk Showcase Team in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Played in the Under Armour Long Island Top 100 game... All-time leader in faceoff wins in Smithtown West history, finishing high school career with a 70% faceoff win percentage.
Personal: Born on July 24, 1998 in Long Island, New York... Son of Joseph and Joann... Has two siblings, Joseph Jr. and Kathleen... Brother Joseph is a faceoff specialist at Navy ... Cousin, Robert Welsh, played football at Syracuse ... Earning a graduater degree in information management & technology ... Has a bachelor's degree in economics from the College of Arts and Sciences.
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