2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Phaup, Jakob

Jersey Number 37
Jakob Phaup
- Position:
- Face-off
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Souderton, Pa.
- High School:
- Souderton Area
Bio
Awards and Honors:
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
Career Overview: All-American faceoff specialist ... After his true freshman season where he played just four games, he took the bulk of the faceoffs in 2019, winning over 60-percent of restarts and was one of the nation's top faceoff men in 2020 ... Led the ACC in faceoff percentage in two of the past-three seasons ... Finished his career third in Syracuse history with 587 faceoff wins ... His 998 attempts rank second ... Won .588 percent of his faceoffs in his career, which rank sixth in SU history.
Senior Year (2022): Won 242 of 419 faceoff attempts (.578) ... Faceoff win percentage was 11th nationally and second in the ACC ... His 419 attempts were the most in program history for a single season ... He took 401 consecutive faceoffs to end the season, which is a program record for most consecutive faceoffs taken ... His 242 faceoff wins are the fifth most in a single season in program history, despite Syracuse playing just 14 games ... He picked up 8.29 ground balls per game, which ranked ninth nationally ... Won 19 of 32 faceoffs in the season finale vs. Notre Dame (5/1) and also picked up seven ground balls ... Won 21-of-39 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls vs. Virginia (4/23) ... His 39 faceoff attempts set a new program record for most faceoff attempts in a single game ... Won 18-of-30 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls at North Carolina (4/16) ... Won 18-of-30 restarts and collected 11 ground balls at UAlbany (4/7) ... Won 20-of-31 faceoffs and picked up nine ground balls at Notre Dame (4/2) ... Won 16-of-28 faceoffs with eight ground balls in the win over Duke (3/26) ... Won 12-of-26 faceoffs, but had an assist and picked up five ground balls at Stony Brook (3/19) ... Won 14-of-21 faceoffs with seven ground balls at Johns Hopkins (3/13) ... Won 25-of-38 faceoffs and picked up 13 ground balls in the win against Hobart (3/6) ... Scored his first collegiate goal, added his first collegiate assist, won 22-of-33 faceoffs and picked up 10 ground balls against Army (3/2) ... Won 15-of-28 faceoffs and collected 12 ground balls against Maryland (2/20) ... Won 15-of-18 faceoffs and picked up nine ground balls against Holy Cross (2/12).
Junior Year (2021): Played in every game as the team's primary faceoff specialist ... Won 57-percent of his faceoffs (149-263), collecting 70 ground balls and also causing a turnover ... Won 24-of-32 faceoffs, tying the sixth-highest single-game win mark in program history against Robert Morris (5/7). Also collected a career-high 16 ground balls, which is tied for the second-highest single game total in program history ... Won 24-of-27 faceoffs and picked up nine ground balls against Virginia (4/24). It was tied for the sixth-most wins by a Syracuse player in a game in program history, and the most since 2003. Phaup also dominated Petey LaSalla (1-of-16), who entered the game sixth nationally and leading the ACC in faceoff win percentage ... Won 9-of-15 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls against UAlbany (4/8) ... Won 9-of-11 faceoffs vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Won 16-of-25 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Won 22-of-33 faceoffs against Virginia (2/27). Also collected eight ground balls. Coming into the game, UVA's Petey LaSalla was ranked second nationally in faceoff win percentage, and Phaup held him to 11-of-30. He was named to the USILA Team of the Week and the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Cavaliers ... Set a new career high with 13 ground balls and won 17-of-28 faceoffs in the season opener against Army (2/21).
Junior Year (2020): Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American ... Played in all-five games of the shortened 2020 season, finishing the year ranked sixth nationally in faceoff win percentage (.679) after winning 53-of-70 restarts. Combined with Danny Varello and Nate Garlow, the faceoff unit finished the year fifth in the country and ranked third nationally in ground balls per game ... Individually, he led the ACC in faceoff win percentage (.679) and was fourth in the league with 6.2 ground balls per game ... His faceoff win percentage would have been the fourth-best single season in Syracuse history if he was able to maintain it ... Led the team with 37 ground balls ... Won 9-of-15 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Won 16-of-19 faceoffs and collected eight ground balls in a win over Army (2/23). The 16 wins was a career high ... Went 8-of-10 at the faceoff X and collected six ground balls in the win over Binghamton (2/15) ... Tied a career high with 15 faceoff wins and collected 11 ground balls in the season opener. Won 15-of-22 restarts in total against Colgate (2/7).
Sophomore Year (2019): Emerged as the Orange’s top faceoff specialist, seeing action in all 14 games and going 137-of-226 at the faceoff X ... Led the ACC with a faceoff win percentage of .606 ... Collected a team-best 63 ground balls ... Won 8-of-16 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls at Navy (4/20) ... Won 11-of-18 faceoffs against Cornell (4/9) ... Went 13-of-20 at the X at Hobart (4/2) ... Dominated faceoffs against Notre Dame, going 15-of-21 and collecting eight ground balls (3/30) ... Won 8-of-12 faceoffs against Duke (3/24) ... Won 15-of-20 restarts with four ground balls against Rutgers (3/15) ... Won 8-of-14 faceoffs and picked up four ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/9) ... Won 12-of-23 restarts in the high-scoring game against Virginia (3/2) ... Had a career day, winning 15-of-18 faceoffs and picked up a career best 11 ground balls in Syracuse’s win over Army (2/24) ... Went 8-of-13 at the X and picked up eight ground balls against Colgate (2/8).
Freshman Year (2018): Participated in four games as a faceoff specialist … Took 12 faceoffs, going 6-of-12 on the season ... Went 3-for-3 on faceoffs and picked up a ground ball against Colgate (5/5) ... Won his lone faceoff against Cornell (4/10) ... Won his only faceoff against Hobart (4/3) ... Picked up a ground ball during his collegiate debut in the Orange the win at Duke (3/24).
Before SU: U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American ... Scored 32 goals, contributed 16 assists and won 75-percent of his faceoffs as a senior … Two-time team captain at Sourderton … Three-time All-Suburban League First Team selection … Two-time All-Intelligencer selection … Played club lacrosse for Twist … Hotbed All-Star Team selection ... Philly Showcase All-Star … Also wrestled in high school and was an All-American.
Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1999 … Son of Beth … Majoring in public health in the David B. Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics.
PLAYER FEATURES
Phaup Focuses on Failure to Fuel Faceoff Success for Syracuse Lacrosse (Lindsay Kramer/ Syracuse.com)
Jakob Phaup’s Lack of a Father Figure Didn’t Stop Him From Becoming Syracuse’s Top Faceoff Specialist (Michael McCleary/ The Daily Orange)
Inside Jakob Phaup’s World (Matt Hamilton/ US Lacrosse Magazine)
Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
Career Overview: All-American faceoff specialist ... After his true freshman season where he played just four games, he took the bulk of the faceoffs in 2019, winning over 60-percent of restarts and was one of the nation's top faceoff men in 2020 ... Led the ACC in faceoff percentage in two of the past-three seasons ... Finished his career third in Syracuse history with 587 faceoff wins ... His 998 attempts rank second ... Won .588 percent of his faceoffs in his career, which rank sixth in SU history.
Senior Year (2022): Won 242 of 419 faceoff attempts (.578) ... Faceoff win percentage was 11th nationally and second in the ACC ... His 419 attempts were the most in program history for a single season ... He took 401 consecutive faceoffs to end the season, which is a program record for most consecutive faceoffs taken ... His 242 faceoff wins are the fifth most in a single season in program history, despite Syracuse playing just 14 games ... He picked up 8.29 ground balls per game, which ranked ninth nationally ... Won 19 of 32 faceoffs in the season finale vs. Notre Dame (5/1) and also picked up seven ground balls ... Won 21-of-39 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls vs. Virginia (4/23) ... His 39 faceoff attempts set a new program record for most faceoff attempts in a single game ... Won 18-of-30 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls at North Carolina (4/16) ... Won 18-of-30 restarts and collected 11 ground balls at UAlbany (4/7) ... Won 20-of-31 faceoffs and picked up nine ground balls at Notre Dame (4/2) ... Won 16-of-28 faceoffs with eight ground balls in the win over Duke (3/26) ... Won 12-of-26 faceoffs, but had an assist and picked up five ground balls at Stony Brook (3/19) ... Won 14-of-21 faceoffs with seven ground balls at Johns Hopkins (3/13) ... Won 25-of-38 faceoffs and picked up 13 ground balls in the win against Hobart (3/6) ... Scored his first collegiate goal, added his first collegiate assist, won 22-of-33 faceoffs and picked up 10 ground balls against Army (3/2) ... Won 15-of-28 faceoffs and collected 12 ground balls against Maryland (2/20) ... Won 15-of-18 faceoffs and picked up nine ground balls against Holy Cross (2/12).
Junior Year (2021): Played in every game as the team's primary faceoff specialist ... Won 57-percent of his faceoffs (149-263), collecting 70 ground balls and also causing a turnover ... Won 24-of-32 faceoffs, tying the sixth-highest single-game win mark in program history against Robert Morris (5/7). Also collected a career-high 16 ground balls, which is tied for the second-highest single game total in program history ... Won 24-of-27 faceoffs and picked up nine ground balls against Virginia (4/24). It was tied for the sixth-most wins by a Syracuse player in a game in program history, and the most since 2003. Phaup also dominated Petey LaSalla (1-of-16), who entered the game sixth nationally and leading the ACC in faceoff win percentage ... Won 9-of-15 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls against UAlbany (4/8) ... Won 9-of-11 faceoffs vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Won 16-of-25 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Won 22-of-33 faceoffs against Virginia (2/27). Also collected eight ground balls. Coming into the game, UVA's Petey LaSalla was ranked second nationally in faceoff win percentage, and Phaup held him to 11-of-30. He was named to the USILA Team of the Week and the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Cavaliers ... Set a new career high with 13 ground balls and won 17-of-28 faceoffs in the season opener against Army (2/21).
Junior Year (2020): Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Honorable Mention All-American ... Played in all-five games of the shortened 2020 season, finishing the year ranked sixth nationally in faceoff win percentage (.679) after winning 53-of-70 restarts. Combined with Danny Varello and Nate Garlow, the faceoff unit finished the year fifth in the country and ranked third nationally in ground balls per game ... Individually, he led the ACC in faceoff win percentage (.679) and was fourth in the league with 6.2 ground balls per game ... His faceoff win percentage would have been the fourth-best single season in Syracuse history if he was able to maintain it ... Led the team with 37 ground balls ... Won 9-of-15 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins (3/7) ... Won 16-of-19 faceoffs and collected eight ground balls in a win over Army (2/23). The 16 wins was a career high ... Went 8-of-10 at the faceoff X and collected six ground balls in the win over Binghamton (2/15) ... Tied a career high with 15 faceoff wins and collected 11 ground balls in the season opener. Won 15-of-22 restarts in total against Colgate (2/7).
Sophomore Year (2019): Emerged as the Orange’s top faceoff specialist, seeing action in all 14 games and going 137-of-226 at the faceoff X ... Led the ACC with a faceoff win percentage of .606 ... Collected a team-best 63 ground balls ... Won 8-of-16 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls at Navy (4/20) ... Won 11-of-18 faceoffs against Cornell (4/9) ... Went 13-of-20 at the X at Hobart (4/2) ... Dominated faceoffs against Notre Dame, going 15-of-21 and collecting eight ground balls (3/30) ... Won 8-of-12 faceoffs against Duke (3/24) ... Won 15-of-20 restarts with four ground balls against Rutgers (3/15) ... Won 8-of-14 faceoffs and picked up four ground balls in the win over Johns Hopkins (3/9) ... Won 12-of-23 restarts in the high-scoring game against Virginia (3/2) ... Had a career day, winning 15-of-18 faceoffs and picked up a career best 11 ground balls in Syracuse’s win over Army (2/24) ... Went 8-of-13 at the X and picked up eight ground balls against Colgate (2/8).
Freshman Year (2018): Participated in four games as a faceoff specialist … Took 12 faceoffs, going 6-of-12 on the season ... Went 3-for-3 on faceoffs and picked up a ground ball against Colgate (5/5) ... Won his lone faceoff against Cornell (4/10) ... Won his only faceoff against Hobart (4/3) ... Picked up a ground ball during his collegiate debut in the Orange the win at Duke (3/24).
Before SU: U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American ... Scored 32 goals, contributed 16 assists and won 75-percent of his faceoffs as a senior … Two-time team captain at Sourderton … Three-time All-Suburban League First Team selection … Two-time All-Intelligencer selection … Played club lacrosse for Twist … Hotbed All-Star Team selection ... Philly Showcase All-Star … Also wrestled in high school and was an All-American.
Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1999 … Son of Beth … Majoring in public health in the David B. Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics.
PLAYER FEATURES
Phaup Focuses on Failure to Fuel Faceoff Success for Syracuse Lacrosse (Lindsay Kramer/ Syracuse.com)
Jakob Phaup’s Lack of a Father Figure Didn’t Stop Him From Becoming Syracuse’s Top Faceoff Specialist (Michael McCleary/ The Daily Orange)
Inside Jakob Phaup’s World (Matt Hamilton/ US Lacrosse Magazine)
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