University of Massachusets Athletics
2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Luc Valenza
- Position:
- Close Defense
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Foxborough, Mass.
- High School:
- Foxborough
Pronunciation
• luke vuh-LEN-zuh
International Competition
• Selection to the Italian National Team for the 2018 FIL World Championship
2018 - Senior
• All-CAA First Team (Close Defense)
• USILA North-South All-Star Game Selection (Close Defense)
• Appeared in all 17 games on close defense and made 14 starts
• Finished the year with 24 groundballs and 15 caused turnovers
• Totaled 15 of his groundballs during the final eight games of the season, when he also logged nine of his 15 caused turnovers
• Recorded his second collegiate point via his first goal as a Minuteman
• Posted a trio of groundballs in the win over Sacred Heart (2/13)
• Set career highs in caused turnovers with five and tried his personal best with four groundballs against No. 11 Yale (2/27)
• Grabbed two groundballs and caused a turnover against Towson (4/14)
• Caused two turnovers and scooped up a pair of groundballs during the 11-4 win over Fairfield (4/21)
• Scored on his lone shot and grabbed one groundball during the Senior Night win over Hofstra (4/27)
• Recorded four groundballs and three caused turnovers during the CAA Championship Game win over Towson (5/5)
• Posted three groundballs and two caused turnovers in his final collegiate game, the NCAA Championship First Round contest at No. 3 seeded and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12)
2017 - Junior
• Started at close defense in all 15 games
• Created a pair of Army turnovers while scooping up four groundballs during the season-opener on Feb. 11
• Also had four groundballs with two caused turnovers at Harvard (2/25)
• Picked up three groundballs and created one UMass Lowell (3/15) turnover
• Added two more groundballs in the win over Hartford (3/18)
• Created two turnovers and picked up one groundball against Brown (3/25)
• Scooped up one groundball and caused a turnover vs. Delaware (4/1)
• Totaled two groundballs and a caused turnover at No. 15 Towson (4/8)
• Had a groundball and caused turnover during the win over Fairfield (4/15)
• Corralled a pair of groundballs at No. 7 Hofstra (4/22)
• Grabbed two groundballs and caused a turnover in the win over Drexel (4/28)
• Earned a groundball and caused turnover versus No. 14 Hofstra (5/4) in the CAA Semifinal Round upset of the Pride
• Ended the year with two caused turnovers at No. 12 Towson in the CAA Championship Game (5/6)
2016 - Sophomore
• Made eight appearances at close defense
• Totaled three groundballs and two caused turnovers
• Saw time as a reserve at Army (2/12) and against Hartford (3/1)
• Procured one caused turnover and a pair of groundballs at No. 7 Brown (3/5)
• Earned a groundball and caused turnover against No. 15 Albany (3/8)
• Also made appearances against Delaware (4/2), Towson (4/9), Fairfield (4/16) and Drexel (4/29)
2015 - Freshman
• Played in three games at close defense and caused one turnover on the year
• Rotated into the close defense unit and caused one turnover in his first collegiate appearance during competition against Brown (2/28)
• Also saw time as a reserve against Quinnipiac (3/10)
Before Massachusetts
• Three years of varsity lacrosse at Foxborough High School
• Two-time EMass Boys Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2013-14)
• 2014 BostonLax EMass All-Star
• 2013 ESPN Boston Boys Lacrosse All-State
• 2013 Hockomock Boys Lacrosse All-Star
• 2013 MIAA Boys Lacrosse Preseason All-State Team
• 2013 BostonLax All-America Game selection, which served as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project and One Fund Boston
