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2023 Men's Volleyball Roster

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9 Dan LaRosa

  • Position Libero
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lake Grove, NY
  • High School Sachem High School North
  • Major Finance

Biography

2023: Started in nine out of 29 matches played, appearing in a team high 114 sets…tallied 58.5 points and 39 kills…2nd on the team with 161 assists, averaging 1.41 A/S…led the team in digs with 243, averaging 2.13 digs/set…had a career high assists with 34 against Elms on February 18…had career high 17 digs against St. John Fisher on March 25…earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters...was named to the UVC All-Academic Team.

2022: Played in all 27 matches, totaled 101 sets... tallied two kills offensively... ranked third on the team in assists with 58... lead the team in digs with 219... season high of 15 digs Jan. 30 against New Jersey City… named to the 2022 SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll… earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.

2021: No matches played... earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor-Roll and named to the UVC All-Academic list.

2020: Played in 17 games, totaling 66 sets with six starts… recorded 10 points on the season with nine service aces… contributed 33 digs defensively... earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll... named to the UVC All-Academic list. 

2019: Started 3 of the 32 matches he played in... Totaled 74 sets... Had 14 points for the season, including 4 kills and 10 service aces... Contributed 42 digs and 18 assists for the team... Put up 10 assists on March 8 against Elms College... Earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School Accolades: Thomas J. Sabatelle Award (Most Accomplished Scholar Athlete) in 2018…  two-time All-County and All-County Tournament Team (2016, 2017)... MVP, First Team All-Long Island (2017)... Libero of the Year, Second Team All-Long Island (2016)… New York State Finalist (2015). 

Personal: From Lake Grove, NY… graduated from Sachem High School North in 2018… enjoys surfing, mountain biking, playing my ukulele, and working out… dad, Paul, played baseball at Drew University...  son of Paul and Lynda LaRosa.

Fun Fact: “One of my thumbs is shorter than the other”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Specalist
    6'0" 0 lbs
    9
  • 20

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    6'0" 160 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    6'0" 160 lbs
    20
  • 9

    2022Senior

    Libero
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9
    C

    2023Graduate Student

    Libero
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
    C