2013 Men's Lacrosse Roster
David DiMaria
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dix Hills, N.Y.
- High School:
- Half Hollow Hills West
- Major:
- Psychology
2012 David DiMaria Photo Gallery
• FEATURE STORY: DiMaria and Fantoni - Lehigh's Dynamic Duo
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because I felt it would give me a great opportunity to play lacrosse at a competitive level, and also receive an education that you can’t top. The coaching staff that I get to learn from every day is another big reason why I chose Lehigh. They’re a very young staff and I felt connected with them as soon as I stepped on campus for the first time.”
AS A JUNIOR (2012): Finished the season with a team-high 47 points (career-high 24 goals, 23 assists) … Second Team All-Patriot League honoree and member of the All-Tournament Team … Posted multiple points in 12 of his final 13 games and 13 games overall … Also had 25 groundballs and team-leading 52 shots on goal … Scored two goals (on only two shots) and added an assist in NCAA First Round Game vs. #10 Maryland (5/13) … Posted sixth-career hat trick, finishing with three goals and two assists in Patriot League Championship win at #10 Colgate (4/29) … Dished out three assists in Semifinal victory vs. #19 Army (4/27) … Tallied a key first-half goal vs. #18 Bucknell (4/14) … Scored a pair of goals at #17 Colgate (4/7) … Tied a career high with four goals, while adding three assists vs. Holy Cross (3/24). Had a career-high 13 shots … Three points (one goal, two assists) in win at #17 Penn State (3/20) … Posted a goal and assist in league opener vs. Army (3/17) … Fourth-career hat trick in win against #15 Yale (3/11) … Dished a pair of assists at VMI (3/6) … Stellar with one goal and three assists as part of huge win at #5 North Carolina (3/3) … Had a season-high five points (two goals, three assists) in win over #19 Penn (2/28) … Scored three goals and added an assist vs. Manhattan (2/25) for third-career hat trick. Tied a career-high four groundballs … Posted one goal and two assists in season opener at Saint Joseph’s (2/11).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Eclipsed 50 points, recording 52 behind 22 goals and 30 assists … Led the team in points and assists while finishing fourth in goals … Finished second in the Patriot League in assists and third in points (also seventh and 22nd in the nation, respectively) … Turned it up down the stretch, posting 17 points over the final four games … Teamed with fellow sophomore Dante Fantoni for 99 combined points, good for the 14th most prolific scoring duo in the country … Earned Honorable Mention on the Patriot League Weekly Honor two times (3/28 and 4/25) … Stellar in the Patriot League Semifinals at #12 Bucknell (4/29), posting a team-high four points (two goals, two assists). Had a hand in four of the Mountain Hawks’ five tallies … Set a career-high eight points against Lafayette (4/23) via a career-high four goals and four assists. That shattered previous career best of five … 23-game point streak was snapped vs. #9 North Carolina (4/17) … Tied a then career-high five points against #12 Bucknell (4/15) via two goals and three assists … Dished a pair of assists vs. #20 Colgate (4/9) … Three points behind one goal and two assists against #20 Penn State (4/2) … Five points via two goals and three assists vs. Binghamton (3/29) … Dished out a pair of assists while scooping a career-high four groundballs at Holy Cross (3/26) … Recorded a team-high four points (two goals, two assists) in slim 12-9 loss at #8 Army (3/22) … Two goals, two assists vs. Presbyterian (3/19) … Recorded a goal and assist at #18 Yale (3/12) … Career-high five assists at Detroit Mercy (3/6) … Pair of goals in Lehigh’s historic win over Navy (3/1) … Scored a career-high three goals in season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/12).
AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Played in all 15 games, starting in 11 … Scored nine goals and added 24 assists … Scooped up eight groundballs … Fourth in the Patriot League in assists per game with an average of 1.53.
BEFORE LEHIGH: All-American, two-time All-County, two-time All-Division … Team MVP … Senior Captain … Three-year varsity letterwinner … 2007 Suffolk County League 2 Rookie of the Year … member of Varsity Club … Two-year varsity letterwinner in football and basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Joseph and Debra DiMaria. Has four siblings: Dan, who plays lacrosse at Duke, Jaclyn (at Marist), Julia (at Northwestern), and Jennifer.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
Shots
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
UP
|
GB
|
TO
|
CT
|
Pen-Min.
|
|
2010
|
15-11
|
9
|
24
|
33
|
45
|
.200
|
34
|
.756
|
0
|
8
|
25
|
4
|
1-1.0
|
|
2011
|
16-15
|
22
|
30
|
52
|
66
|
.333
|
41
|
.621
|
0
|
27
|
32
|
8
|
5-6.0
|
|
2012
|
15-14
|
24
|
23
|
47
|
84
|
.286
|
52
|
.619
|
0
|
25
|
31
|
3
|
3-2.0
|
|
Total
|
46-40
|
55
|
77
|
132
|
195
|
.282
|
127
|
.651
|
0
|
60
|
88
|
15
|
9-9.0
|
Major & Why: Psychology… Well, I’m a people person
Favorite Food: Grandmother’s Spaghetti and Meatballs (Of Course)
Favorite Color: Baby Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Have a few… Meek Mill at the moment
Favorite Movie: Man on Fire, Denzel Joint
Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter, not even a question
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Walt Clyde Frasier
Favorite Pro Team: Knicks, Jets, Mets
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Rajon Rondo, love the way he plays
Hobbies: Chillinggg with Adam Sands, Kicking it with the Schmack, and just being a bro with my crew
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: GQ
Place I'd Like To Visit: Ibiza
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Roman Lao-Gosney, that snake, had my number coming in. Which was 11, but I’ve come to love the number one I have now.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Football
