James Amorosana

Position:
Long-stick Midfield/Defense
Height:
5-9
Weight:
140
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Manhasset, N.Y.
High School:
Manhasset

Honors and Awards:
BIG EAST All-Academic (2019-20, 2021-22)

2022 Season (R-So.): Played in eight games, picking up three ground balls and causing one turnover ... Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover at No. 2 Georgetown (April 16).

2021 Season (R-Fr.): Picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers while playing in nine of 12 games ... Picked up a ground ball against both Notre Dame (March 17) and St. John's (April 14) ... Played in MU's man down unit.

2020 Season (RS - COVID): Saw action in five of seven games as a redshirt freshman and picked up three ground balls ... Made NCAA debut in the season opener at Cleveland State (Feb. 1) ... Picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 22).

2019 Season (Fr.): Did not play as a true freshman.

Prior to Marquette: Amorosana earned three letters (2016-18) in lacrosse at Manhasset High School as a sophomore, junior and senior …Served as team captain as a senior in 2018 … Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association All-County as a junior and senior … Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic All-County (2018) … James C. Metzger Leadership Award (2018) … Manhasset Hall of Fame Harry Baugher Sr./Jr. Scholarship Award (2018) … Newsday’s Top 100 (2018) … Pau Rabil’s Project Nine (2017) … Lax Lessons Top Ten Defenders on Long Island (2017) … Brine All American and National Champion (2014) … Maverick Showtime All-Star 2015 … Nike Bluechip (2016) … Played club lacrosse with Team 91 Extreme … Was also a two-year letter winner in football.

Personal: Born in New York … Son of Jeff and Christine … Has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Christian … Father played baseball and dove at Harvard … Brother, John, rows at UC Berkeley … Majors in advertising.