University of Massachusets Athletics
2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Sconone, Sean
Jersey Number 31
Sean Sconone
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- East Islip, N.Y.
- High School:
- East Islip
Bio
Professional Competition
• Signed by Major League Lacrosse's Dallas Rattlers franchise on June 6, 2019
Career Highlights
• Won the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award as the nation's most outstanding goalie in 2019 and became the first player in program history to win one of the USILA's five major awards in the process
• Won USILA All-America First Team and Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team as a senior in 2019, when he was also named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, NEILA All-Region First Team and All-CAA First Team
• Appeared in 39 career games and totaled 1,857:02 in net for the Minutemen
• Won 17 career games and posted a 9.05 goals-against average and .597 save percentage
• Scooped up 63 groundballs and caused 20 turnovers
2019 • Senior
• Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award (nation's most outstanding goalie)
• USILA All-America First Team
• Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team
• CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• NEILA All-Region First Team
• All-CAA First Team
• All-ECAC First Team
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game
• USILA Team of the Week (4/15)
• USILA Team of the Week (4/23)
• CAA Co-Player of the Week (4/29)
• Preseason All-CAA Team
• Started all 15 games and saw 877 minutes, 33 seconds between the pipes
• Led the nation with his .615 save percentage and ranked third overall with a 8.61 goals-against average
• Made 201 total saves for an average of 13.40 per game, tied for the ninth-most per outing in NCAA Division I
• Earned the decision in every contest for a 10-5 record
• Pivotal in securing the team extra possessions with 40 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers
• Had at least 15 saves in six games and turned aside 64.0 percent or more of the on-target shots faced in eight outings
• Notched at least one groundball in every appearance, including multiple in 11 outings
• His wins, save percentage, saves per game, total saves, goals-against average, caused turnovers and groundballs totals all ranked as his most in a single season as either the part-time (2016) or full-time (2018-19) starter
• Registered a then-career-high-tying 20 saves against No. 13 Ohio State (2/16)
• Picked up the win at Harvard (2/23) with 13 saves and two groundballs
• Notched 18 saves against only eight goals allowed alongside two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the win at Albany (3/5)
• Made 10 saves, limited NJIT to four goals and registered four groundballs with a caused turnover against the Highlanders
• Held UMass Lowell (3/12) to a pair of goals, made nine saves, grabbed three groundballs and caused one turnover in the win over the River Hawks
• Also had nine saves against two goals allowed versus Utah (3/17) with one groundball and a caused turnover
• Earned 16 saves, limited Brown (3/23) to five goals and grabbed two groundballs alongside one caused turnover in 57 minutes played during the 14-7 win over the Bears
• Sported 12 saves and career-highs of six groundballs and three caused turnovers during the comeback win over Drexel (3/30)
• Backstopped UMass to its upset win at No. 9 Towson with 17 saves
Reset his career high with 21 saves, scooped up four groundballs and caused two turnovers in the win over Fairfield (4/20)
• Provided 16 saves and a groundball against Delaware (4/26)
2018 • Junior
• All-CAA Second Team
• CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
• CAA All-Championship Team
• USILA Team of the Week (May 8)
• USILA Team of the Week (April 24)
• CAA Co-Player of the Week (April 23)
• ECAC Academic Honor Roll
• Played in 13 games and made 10 starts between the pipes
• Posted a 9.68 goals-against average and .590 save percentage on the season
• Notched a 7-4 overall record, including wins in six of his final seven appearances and had 138 saves over nearly 595 minutes played
• Added 10 groundballs and three caused turnovers to the ledger
• Had eight games of 10 or more saves on the year, including each of the last five appearances
• Averaged 13.0 saves per game over his final seven appearances, during which UMass swept through the CAA regular season, CAA Championship and reached the NCAA First Round
• His CAA-only goals-against average (4.70), save percentage (.761) and saves per game (13.50) were all tops in the league
• Started in the season-opener at No. 16 Army and made a career-high 14 saves
• Immediately bested his previous career high with 15 saves in the win over Sacred Heart (2/13), during which he also had a groundball and caused a turnover
• Rotated into the lineup in the 22nd minute and played the final 38 minutes with 12 saves against four goals allowed for the 9-8 win at Delaware (4/6)
• Posted his third win of the year with eight saves against only four goals allowed during the win over Towson (4/14)
• Made a career-high 20 saves against only three goals allowed (.870 save percentage) and caused a turnover in the 11-4 win at Fairfield (4/21)
• Picked up the win over Hofstra (4/27) with 14 saves against six goals allowed, a .700 save percentage
• Turned aside 11 shots against only six goals allowed (.647 save percentage) and grabbed two groundballs during the win over Hofstra in the CAA Championship Semifinal Round (5/3)
• Backstopped the team to its 2018 CAA Championship Game victory over Towson, 12-8, with 16 saves and a groundball on May 5
• Earned 10 saves, caused a turnover and scooped up a groundball in the NCAA Championship First Round game at No. 3 seed and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12)
2017 • Sophomore
• Served as the reserve goalie with appearances in four games on the year
• Held a 7.11 goals-against average and .600 save percentage with 12 stops against eight goals allowed
• Made his appearances at No. 9 Albany (3/1), at No. 15 Towson (4/8), at No. 7 Hofstra (4/22) and in the Senior Night win over Drexel (4/28)
• Totaled three groundballs and a caused turnover
• Played the final six minutes, 29 seconds at Albany with one save
• Saw time between the pipes during the second halves at Towson and Hofstra with six saves and three goals given up to the Tigers and five saves with fives tallies allowed to the Pride
• Final appearance came against Drexel when he capped the last 62 seconds of the contest in the cage.
2016 • Freshman
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• Played in seven games and made five starts
• Finished with 317 minutes, 17 seconds between the pipes
• Produced a .558 save percentage and 9.46 goals-against average
• Averaged 11.2 saves per game as the starter
• Made his first collegiate appearance at No. 7 Brown (3/5) when he tallied three saves, caused a turnover and earned one groundball in 9:18 of game action
• Had four saves and a groundball against four goals allowed during the fourth quarter against No. 15 Albany (3/8), when he played 12 minutes
• Produced 13 stops against nine goals allowed (.591 save percentage) at Delaware (4/2) in his first collegiate start, when he also helped his own caused with three groundballs and a caused turnover
• Provided 10 saves against eight goals allowed (.556 save percentage) at Fairfield (4/16), his second career game with double-digit stops
• Added a second 13-save performance during the overtime loss to Hofstra (4/23), including one made to extend the extra frame
• Contributed 12 saves, two groundballs and one caused turnover to the defensive effort in the season finale at Drexel (4/29)
Before Massachusetts
• Played four years of lacrosse at East Islip High School for coach Chad Spyrut
• Was the starting goalie for each of his four seasons
• Won all-county, all-league and second team all-Long Island as a senior
• Was also all-league as a sophomore and junior and all-county as a sophomore
• Captained the team as a junior and senior
• Finished his senior year with 190 saves and a .609 save percentage
• Provided 619 stops over his East Islip High School career for a .603 save percentage
• Played club level for the Progression Lacrosse Hurricanes and won the Gait Cup Championship with a runners-up finish at Long Island Lax Fest
• Also a four-year varsity football player at East Islip
• Reached the county championships in 2011, 2013 and 2014 and captained the football team to the 2014 Suffolk County Championship
• Earned 2013 all-division and was all-state, all-county, all-division and Long Island Championship Defensive MVP in 2014
Personal
• Signed by Major League Lacrosse's Dallas Rattlers franchise on June 6, 2019
Career Highlights
• Won the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award as the nation's most outstanding goalie in 2019 and became the first player in program history to win one of the USILA's five major awards in the process
• Won USILA All-America First Team and Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team as a senior in 2019, when he was also named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, NEILA All-Region First Team and All-CAA First Team
• Appeared in 39 career games and totaled 1,857:02 in net for the Minutemen
• Won 17 career games and posted a 9.05 goals-against average and .597 save percentage
• Scooped up 63 groundballs and caused 20 turnovers
2019 • Senior
• Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award (nation's most outstanding goalie)
• USILA All-America First Team
• Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team
• CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• NEILA All-Region First Team
• All-CAA First Team
• All-ECAC First Team
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game
• USILA Team of the Week (4/15)
• USILA Team of the Week (4/23)
• CAA Co-Player of the Week (4/29)
• Preseason All-CAA Team
• Started all 15 games and saw 877 minutes, 33 seconds between the pipes
• Led the nation with his .615 save percentage and ranked third overall with a 8.61 goals-against average
• Made 201 total saves for an average of 13.40 per game, tied for the ninth-most per outing in NCAA Division I
• Earned the decision in every contest for a 10-5 record
• Pivotal in securing the team extra possessions with 40 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers
• Had at least 15 saves in six games and turned aside 64.0 percent or more of the on-target shots faced in eight outings
• Notched at least one groundball in every appearance, including multiple in 11 outings
• His wins, save percentage, saves per game, total saves, goals-against average, caused turnovers and groundballs totals all ranked as his most in a single season as either the part-time (2016) or full-time (2018-19) starter
• Registered a then-career-high-tying 20 saves against No. 13 Ohio State (2/16)
• Picked up the win at Harvard (2/23) with 13 saves and two groundballs
• Notched 18 saves against only eight goals allowed alongside two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the win at Albany (3/5)
• Made 10 saves, limited NJIT to four goals and registered four groundballs with a caused turnover against the Highlanders
• Held UMass Lowell (3/12) to a pair of goals, made nine saves, grabbed three groundballs and caused one turnover in the win over the River Hawks
• Also had nine saves against two goals allowed versus Utah (3/17) with one groundball and a caused turnover
• Earned 16 saves, limited Brown (3/23) to five goals and grabbed two groundballs alongside one caused turnover in 57 minutes played during the 14-7 win over the Bears
• Sported 12 saves and career-highs of six groundballs and three caused turnovers during the comeback win over Drexel (3/30)
• Backstopped UMass to its upset win at No. 9 Towson with 17 saves
Reset his career high with 21 saves, scooped up four groundballs and caused two turnovers in the win over Fairfield (4/20)
• Provided 16 saves and a groundball against Delaware (4/26)
2018 • Junior
• All-CAA Second Team
• CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
• CAA All-Championship Team
• USILA Team of the Week (May 8)
• USILA Team of the Week (April 24)
• CAA Co-Player of the Week (April 23)
• ECAC Academic Honor Roll
• Played in 13 games and made 10 starts between the pipes
• Posted a 9.68 goals-against average and .590 save percentage on the season
• Notched a 7-4 overall record, including wins in six of his final seven appearances and had 138 saves over nearly 595 minutes played
• Added 10 groundballs and three caused turnovers to the ledger
• Had eight games of 10 or more saves on the year, including each of the last five appearances
• Averaged 13.0 saves per game over his final seven appearances, during which UMass swept through the CAA regular season, CAA Championship and reached the NCAA First Round
• His CAA-only goals-against average (4.70), save percentage (.761) and saves per game (13.50) were all tops in the league
• Started in the season-opener at No. 16 Army and made a career-high 14 saves
• Immediately bested his previous career high with 15 saves in the win over Sacred Heart (2/13), during which he also had a groundball and caused a turnover
• Rotated into the lineup in the 22nd minute and played the final 38 minutes with 12 saves against four goals allowed for the 9-8 win at Delaware (4/6)
• Posted his third win of the year with eight saves against only four goals allowed during the win over Towson (4/14)
• Made a career-high 20 saves against only three goals allowed (.870 save percentage) and caused a turnover in the 11-4 win at Fairfield (4/21)
• Picked up the win over Hofstra (4/27) with 14 saves against six goals allowed, a .700 save percentage
• Turned aside 11 shots against only six goals allowed (.647 save percentage) and grabbed two groundballs during the win over Hofstra in the CAA Championship Semifinal Round (5/3)
• Backstopped the team to its 2018 CAA Championship Game victory over Towson, 12-8, with 16 saves and a groundball on May 5
• Earned 10 saves, caused a turnover and scooped up a groundball in the NCAA Championship First Round game at No. 3 seed and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12)
2017 • Sophomore
• Served as the reserve goalie with appearances in four games on the year
• Held a 7.11 goals-against average and .600 save percentage with 12 stops against eight goals allowed
• Made his appearances at No. 9 Albany (3/1), at No. 15 Towson (4/8), at No. 7 Hofstra (4/22) and in the Senior Night win over Drexel (4/28)
• Totaled three groundballs and a caused turnover
• Played the final six minutes, 29 seconds at Albany with one save
• Saw time between the pipes during the second halves at Towson and Hofstra with six saves and three goals given up to the Tigers and five saves with fives tallies allowed to the Pride
• Final appearance came against Drexel when he capped the last 62 seconds of the contest in the cage.
2016 • Freshman
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• Played in seven games and made five starts
• Finished with 317 minutes, 17 seconds between the pipes
• Produced a .558 save percentage and 9.46 goals-against average
• Averaged 11.2 saves per game as the starter
• Made his first collegiate appearance at No. 7 Brown (3/5) when he tallied three saves, caused a turnover and earned one groundball in 9:18 of game action
• Had four saves and a groundball against four goals allowed during the fourth quarter against No. 15 Albany (3/8), when he played 12 minutes
• Produced 13 stops against nine goals allowed (.591 save percentage) at Delaware (4/2) in his first collegiate start, when he also helped his own caused with three groundballs and a caused turnover
• Provided 10 saves against eight goals allowed (.556 save percentage) at Fairfield (4/16), his second career game with double-digit stops
• Added a second 13-save performance during the overtime loss to Hofstra (4/23), including one made to extend the extra frame
• Contributed 12 saves, two groundballs and one caused turnover to the defensive effort in the season finale at Drexel (4/29)
Before Massachusetts
• Played four years of lacrosse at East Islip High School for coach Chad Spyrut
• Was the starting goalie for each of his four seasons
• Won all-county, all-league and second team all-Long Island as a senior
• Was also all-league as a sophomore and junior and all-county as a sophomore
• Captained the team as a junior and senior
• Finished his senior year with 190 saves and a .609 save percentage
• Provided 619 stops over his East Islip High School career for a .603 save percentage
• Played club level for the Progression Lacrosse Hurricanes and won the Gait Cup Championship with a runners-up finish at Long Island Lax Fest
• Also a four-year varsity football player at East Islip
• Reached the county championships in 2011, 2013 and 2014 and captained the football team to the 2014 Suffolk County Championship
• Earned 2013 all-division and was all-state, all-county, all-division and Long Island Championship Defensive MVP in 2014
Personal
• Son of Bob and Maureen Sconone
• Brother to Robert and Melissa
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