James Napoli
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Wantagh, N.Y.
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- Position:
- Midfield
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- MacArthur HS
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- Major:
- General Studies, Humanities
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- gp
- 15
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- p
- 56
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- g
- 29
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- a
- 27
Bio
2023-24: Named to the CACC’s All-Conference Second Team… Started all 15 games… Team captain… Led the team in both assists (27) and total points (56) while also posting 29 goals (2nd on UB)… Chipped in 20 ground balls and seven caused turnovers as well… Named the CACC Player of the Week on April 15 after recording 16 points (8G, 8A) and three caused turnovers in a pair of UB wins… Also made the USILA's National Team of the Week on two occasions (4/17, 4/2)… Tallied at least one point in all but one game… Recorded a season-high 10 points (4G, 6A) against Post in the regular season (3/27)… Named to the CSC’s Academic All-District Team… Selected to the CACC All-Academic Team… Earned recognition on the CACC’s Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
2022-23: Appeared in 13 games, making four starts… Led Bridgeport with 25 goals… Also dished out nine assists and grabbed 22 ground balls… Tallied at least one point in 12 different games… Racked up a season-high five goals and six total points against D'Youville (March 16)… Had three goals and a season-best six ground balls at Felician (April 1).
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 15 | 8 |
| Points | 56 | 43 |
| Goals | 29 | 20 |
| Assists | 27 | 23 |
| Man-up goals | 5 | 1 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 20 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 29 | 13 |
| Caused turnovers | 7 | 5 |
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 124 | 72 |
| Shooting percentage | 23.4 | 27.8 |
| Shots on goal | 61 | 39 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 49.2 | 54.2 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Saint Rose | L, 21-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 24 | St. Michael's | L, 10-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Feb 28 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 15-7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 2 | at D'Youville | W, 11-10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 9 | at Molloy | L, 13-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 12 | Franklin Pierce | W, 8-7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 16 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 23-11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 23 | at Holy Family | W, 17-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 27 | Post | L, 14-11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 2 | at Georgian Court | L, 11-10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 10 | Felician | W, 25-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Apr 13 | Caldwell | W, 21-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 20 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 16-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 24 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 16-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 28 | at No. 4 Seed Post | L, 16-13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Saint Rose | L, 21-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Feb 24 | St. Michael's | L, 10-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 28 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 15-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Mar 2 | at D'Youville | W, 11-10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 7 | 41.2 |
| Mar 9 | at Molloy | L, 13-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Mar 12 | Franklin Pierce | W, 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | 7 | 58.3 |
| Mar 16 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 23-11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Mar 23 | at Holy Family | W, 17-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Mar 27 | Post | L, 14-11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Apr 2 | at Georgian Court | L, 11-10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 5 | 41.7 |
| Apr 10 | Felician | W, 25-2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 60.0 | 9 | 90.0 |
| Apr 13 | Caldwell | W, 21-9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 3 | 42.9 |
| Apr 20 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 16-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 4 | 36.4 |
| Apr 24 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 16-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Apr 28 | at No. 4 Seed Post | L, 16-13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Conference | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Away | 9 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Losses | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0-0 |
| March | 6 | - | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0-0 |
| April | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 23.4 | 61 | 49.2 |
| Conference | 8 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 27.8 | 39 | 54.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 6 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 30.8 | 28 | 53.8 |
| Away | 9 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 18.1 | 33 | 45.8 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 23.6 | 39 | 54.2 |
| Losses | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 23.1 | 22 | 42.3 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 4 | 33.3 |
| March | 6 | - | 14 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 23.3 | 32 | 53.3 |
| April | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 25.0 | 25 | 48.1 |
News mentions
UB's honorees, which are listed below, are part of 57 total men’s lacrosse student-athletes that were recognized by the CACC.
Connor Cullen was named as a first-teamer while James Napoli, Ryan Thomas and Joe Martin were each tabbed to the CACC’s All-Conference Second Team.
The Purple Knights improved from one win in their maiden year to a 7-8 record in 2024.
The Purple Knights enter their first postseason with a record of 7-7, including a 4-4 mark in the CACC.
Purple Knights now hold a 7-6 record this season, including a 4-3 mark in the CACC.
It is the second time in three weeks that Napoli has been recognized by the USILA.
Napoli was slotted as the conference’s Player of the Week while Nazario was tabbed the CACC Goalkeeper of the Week.
The victory pushes the Purple Knights’ record to 6-6 this season (3-3, CACC).
The Purple Knights scored at least five goals in each quarter and led 13-2 at halftime.
The Long Island native racked up a career-high four goals and six assists to finish with 10 points
Daniel Orebiyi, Matthew Levantini, James Napoli, and Dewey Schoenfelder all found the back of the net twice.
James Napoli led the way with a career-high four goals and six assists.
The Purple Knights led 8-0 after the first quarter, 13-0 at halftime and 17-0 after three quarters.
James Napoli registered three goals and two assists while James Goodrich tallied a goal and four assists.
Purple Knights move their record to 3-3 this season.
UB’s goals were supplied by sophomore Matthew Levantini in the first quarter and classmate James Napoli in the fourth.
Purple Knights erase three-goal deficit over the final 2:18 of regulation.
A balanced effort for the Purple Knights featured seven different goal-scorers, including five players putting in multiple tallies.
Bridgeport’s goals were supplied by Daniel Orebiyi and Dewey Schoenfelder in the first half while freshman Matthew Levantini scored in the fourth quarter.
Purple Knights to play 14 total games this spring, including eight CACC contests.