2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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26 Wil Pepe

  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Watervliet, N.Y.
  • Highschool Shaker

Biography

2023

  • Appeared in nine games and made eight starts in 2023, winning nine ground balls and forcing two turnovers
  • Won three ground balls and caused one turnover against Binghamton (4/29)
  • Won two ground balls at Bryant (4/8)
  • Made season debut against UMBC (4/1)

2022

  • Appeared in all 15 games and made eight starts, winning 15 ground balls and causing four turnovers
  • Won three ground balls at UMass (3/8)
  • Won three ground balls against Siena (3/2)
  • Made season debut at #17 Cornell, winning two ground balls (2/19)

2021

  • Played in nine games, making two starts.
  • Collected six ground balls and caused one forced turnover. 

2020

  • Played in four games on defense and grabbed seven ground balls and two forced turnovers.
  • Made his collegiate debut vs. Drexel (2/22).

High School
Played both football (tight end) and lacrosse (defense) for Shaker High. ... Finished lacrosse career with 287 ground balls, 51 takeaways, 15 goals, 10 assists. ... Senior captain. ... First-Team All-League and Times Union All-Star as a senior. ... Also was First-Team All-League as a junior and Second-Team All-League as a sophomore. ... Won Shaker High's Sportsmanship Award as a senior. Also was team Defensive MVP and Coach on the Field. ... Was part of a Section II championship in lacrosse as a sophomore and in football as a senior.

Personal
Son of Shawn and Alicia Pepe. ... Has a sister, Erin, and a brother, Nicholas. ... Majoring in physics. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2020Freshman

    Defense
    6'4" 210 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Sophomore

    Defense
    6'5" 215 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2022Junior

    Defense
    6'5" 215 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Senior

    Defense
    6'5" 215 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2024Graduate Student

    Defense
    6'5" 215 lbs
    26