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University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2000
- Class:
- 1989
A four-year letterwinner on the UMass lacrosse team from 1986-89, Sal LoCascio earned USILA All-America honors at goalie in each of his four seasons. A three-time New England Player of the Year selection and four-time All-New England honoree, LoCascio reset the all-time NCAA record for career saves with 931.
He was the starting goalie on four consecutive NCAA tournament and New England Championship teams from 1986-89, including the 1989 team that was the first UMass squad to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
LoCascio led the team in saves all four seasons, and each of his individual single-season save totals rank among the top six in UMass history, including a record 271 in 1987. He served as team co-captain as a senior and set an NCAA record with 29 saves in an 1986 NCAA Tournament First Round against Johns Hopkins.
LoCascio started all 54 games he played in his four-year career and participated in the USILA North South All-Star Game after his senior season.
Following the completion of his UMass career, LoCascio has been a three-time member of Team USA, winning three world championships (1990, 94, 98). He was named MVP of the World Games in 1990 and chosen to the 1994 All-World Team. He never lost a game in international competition.
LoCascio also played in the Major Indoor and National Lacrosse leagues as well as in the club lacrosse league since finishing his collegiate career. A native of Islip, N.Y., LoCascio earned his degree in economics in 1989.
He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
