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:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- MacArthur HS
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- Major:
- General Studies, Humanities
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- gp
- 16
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- p
- 68
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- g
- 48
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- a
- 20
Bio
2024-25: CACC All-Conference Second Team… CACC All-Academic Team… CSC Academic All-District Team… Saw action in 14 games… Led the Purple Knights in points (43), goals (25) and assists (18)… Also totaled 24 ground balls and six caused turnovers… Named to the USILA’s DII Team of the Week on April 24… Totaled a season-high 10 points in a game twice (vs. STAC, vs. Caldwell)… Scored a season-high six goals against Caldwell (4/16)… Dished out a season-best five assists versus STAC (4/9)… Had a season-high five ground balls versus Chestnut Hill (4/5)… Made the CACC’s Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
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).
High School: Two-year team captain… Two-time All-County selection… Also named All-County for football and fifth-team All-State.
Personal: Parents: Jim and Colleen… Siblings: Sean, Mark, Michaela and Payton… Intended Major: Health Sciences.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 8 |
| Points | 68 | 44 |
| Goals | 48 | 28 |
| Assists | 20 | 16 |
| Man-up goals | 4 | 1 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 33 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 38 | 21 |
| Caused turnovers | 6 | 3 |
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 125 | 63 |
| Shooting percentage | 38.4 | 44.4 |
| Shots on goal | 89 | 44 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 71.2 | 69.8 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Farmingdale State | L, 9-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 21 | Franklin Pierce (at FPU) | W, 10-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 4 | at No. 12 Molloy | L, 18-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 7 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 9-7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 11 | Post | W, 12-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 14 | at Georgian Court | L, 13-10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 18 | No. 19 Bentley | W, 9-8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 21 | Felician | W, 22-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 25 | at American International | W, 21-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 28 | Caldwell | W, 25-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 4 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 17-6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 8 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 13-10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 11 | at Holy Family | W, 17-16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 18 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 22-11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 22 | at Mercy | L, 17-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 2 Seed Chestnut Hill | CACC Semifinals | L, 12-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Farmingdale State | L, 9-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Feb 21 | Franklin Pierce (at FPU) | W, 10-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Mar 4 | at No. 12 Molloy | L, 18-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Mar 7 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 9-7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Mar 11 | Post | W, 12-8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 55.6 |
| Mar 14 | at Georgian Court | L, 13-10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Mar 18 | No. 19 Bentley | W, 9-8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Mar 21 | Felician | W, 22-4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41.7 | 7 | 58.3 |
| Mar 25 | at American International | W, 21-5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.0 | 9 | 75.0 |
| Mar 28 | Caldwell | W, 25-2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 90.9 | 11 | 100.0 |
| Apr 4 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 17-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Apr 8 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 13-10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 33.3 | 10 | 66.7 |
| Apr 11 | at Holy Family | W, 17-16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Apr 18 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 22-11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 |
| Apr 22 | at Mercy | L, 17-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 2 Seed Chestnut Hill | CACC Semifinals | L, 12-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Away | 10 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Losses | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| March | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 0-0 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 13 | 48 | 20 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 38.4 | 89 | 71.2 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 44.4 | 44 | 69.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 6 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 52.8 | 39 | 73.6 |
| Away | 10 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 27.8 | 50 | 69.4 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 8 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 46.0 | 62 | 71.3 |
| Losses | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 21.1 | 27 | 71.1 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 57.1 | 7 | 100.0 |
| March | 8 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 47.1 | 48 | 70.6 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 24.0 | 34 | 68.0 |
News mentions
UB's first-ever participant in prestigious event, which has been played since 1940.
Connor Cullen, James Napoli, Luca Runyan and Ryan Thomas all honored for sensational 2026 seasons.
Purple Knights end year with 9-7 record, signifying most wins in program history.
Purple Knights lead conference with five first-team selections following best regular season in program history.
Third-seeded Purple Knights will now gear up for the CACC Semifinals next week at Chestnut Hill (No. 2 Seed).
Purple Knights add to their program-best win total this season and clinch spot in CACC Tournament.
Purple Knights earn key CACC win, secure program-best eighth triumph of the season (8-5, 4-3).
Purple Knights open second half on a 7-1 run.
Duo was also recognized on Monday with CACC weekly awards.
James Napoli, CACC Player of the Week (2nd straight) | Luca Runyan, CACC Defensive Player of the Week
Purple Knights tie program record for goals in a single game (25).
Purple Knights, now 5-4 this season, shut out AIC in the second half (11-0 run).
Racked up a team-high eight goals and four assists during UB's 2-0 stretch last week.
Purple Knights, now 4-4 overall (2-2 CACC), scored the game's first 16 goals.
Purple Knights earn first-ever triumph over nationally ranked opponent.
Purple Knights unable to climb out of four-goal second-half deficit.
Purple Knights rally from four-goal deficit, end game on 7-0 run.
Purple Knights unable to hold onto 6-3 second-half lead.
Purple Knights earn first win for first-year head coach Ryan McAleavey.
Purple Knights have six different goal-scorers, tally 44-28 advantage in ground balls.
Purple Knights visit Farmingdale State to start 15-game regular-season slate.
Purple Knights have finished fifth in the conference standings each of the last two years.