2023-24 Men's Lacrosse
Roster
#30 Marco Napolitano 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Defense
Height
6-3
Weight
210
Class
Graduate Student
Hometown
San Diego, CA
High School
Torrey Pines
![Marco Napolitano - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Marco Napolitano - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish](https://fightingirish.com/imgproxy/OWnyPJ5YmjTQd0sqr_joogoFvVpgIozI4eCmyCkNu0g/fit/420/640/ce/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWdodGluZ2lyaXNoLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxOS8xMi9OYXBvbGl0YW5vLXNjYWxlZC5qcGc.jpg)
AWARDS & HONORS (at ND)
- 2023 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)
- 2023 NCAA’s Men’s Elite 90 Award ((highest GPA of the four tournament final teams)
AS A SENIOR (2023)
- Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
- Started all 16 games as a defenseman in his final season of collegiate lacrosse
- Played a huge role in Notre Dame’s sixth-ranked scoring defense (9.69) in the country and best in the ACC despite playing nine of its 16 games against top 10 scoring offenses in the country
- Helped hold No. 1 Duke to a season-low nine goals in the national title win
- Finished the season with 13 ground balls and seven caused turnovers
- Recorded season-high two caused turnovers in the NCAA semifinal win over No. 2 Virginia and a win at UNC
AS A JUNIOR (2022)
- Saw action in 11 games as a defenseman during his junior year at Notre Dame
- Was a member of the man-down unit for the Irish
- Totaled two caused turnovers and two ground balls
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)
- Played in all 12 games as a defenseman for the Irish during his sophomore campaign
- Was a member of the man-down unit for Notre Dame
- Recorded a ground ball in the NCAA quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 Maryland (5/23)
AS A FRESHMAN (2020 – Season Cancelled After Five Games Due to COVID-19)
- Played in one game during his rookie season, making his Irish debut in the win over Cleveland State (2/15)
PREP & PERSONAL
- US Lacrosse All-American
- Two-time Under Armour All-America West Team selection
- No. 71 rated player by Inside Lacrosse in the class of 2019
- Helped Torrey Pines win back-to-back CIF Championships his junior and senior seasons
- Named the San Diego Tribune Academic MVP during his senior year
- Was on the Honor Roll at Torrey Pines in 2018 & 2019
- Played on the WCS/RC club team and helped the team win the NLF Club Championship in 2018
- Volunteered with Teen Volunteers in Action for five years
- Son of Anthony and Joy Napolitano
- Father, Anthony, played baseball at Loyola Marymount and was elected to the LMU Hall of Fame in 2005