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MIKE BARACCO
Sr., M, 6-0, 185
Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee
2005: Three-year letterwinner ... smart, crafty midfielder and faceoff
specialist ... has notched five goals and one assist in his first three
seasons ... has won 78-of-131 (.595) career faceoffs. 2004: Played in
16 games, totaling five points on four goals and one assist ... won
71-of-120 (.592) faceoffs and collected 34 ground balls ... tallied
one goal and one assist and won 7-of-9 faceoffs in a 12-8 win over Messiah
in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (5/15) ... scored a pair
of goals and won 3-of-4 faceoffs in a 12-4 win over Colorado College
(3/17) ... scored a goal and won 10-of-11 faceoffs in a 20-3 win over
Guilford (4/21). 2003: Played in seven games, scoring one goal and winning
7-of-11 faceoffs ... also scooped up eight ground balls ... scored a
goal and won 6-of-7 faceoffs in a 19-3 win over Guilford (3/26). 2002:
Saw action in seven games as a freshman, collecting three ground balls.
High School: Lettered in football and lacrosse at West Genesee ... team
captain and a third team all-conference selection in lacrosse as a senior
... team won section championship as a junior and conference championship
as a senior. Personal: A University peer tutor ... physics and engineering
major.