John DeBonis

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sayville, N.Y.
High School:
Sayville
Position:
M

2011: Played in all 13 games as a short-stick defensive middie ... scored one goal in win over Manhattan ... picked up 22 ground balls and registered seven caused turnovers ... won 3-of-8 face-offs.

2010: Played in all 14 games as a short-stick defensive middie ... recipient of the Falcons' Unsung Hero Award and the Pace Weber Award ... recorded two assists on the year ... finished third on the team with 32 ground balls, including a career-high six ground balls versus Bellarmine ... won 36-of-79 face-offs on the year (.456) ... also recorded 11 caused turnovers ... named to the ECAC all-academic team.

2009: Played in all 14 games as a short-stick defensive middie ... shared the team's Rookie of the Year honors ... co-recipient of the Falcons' Unsung Hero Award ... scored one goal and one assist on the season ... first career goal came in victory over Denver to end the regular season ... scooped up 30 ground balls on the season.

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Christian Doller ... team captain as a senior ... also lettered two years in soccer and four years in winter track ... served as soccer team captain in senior season ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 ... nickname is "DeBo" ... son of John and Jennifer DeBonis ... has two siblings, Michelle (23) and Joe (16) ... plans to become a pilot ... hobbies include hanging out with friends and ultimate Frisbee.