| Height: | 5-7 |
| Weight: | 155 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
| Position: | A |
| Major: | Exercise Science |
| Previous School: | Carolina Forest HS |
2020-21: Preseason All-Conference Second Team selection...Played and started in all 14 games this season...Recorded a team-high 40 goals and 38 assists for a conference-leading 78 points...Picked up 28 ground balls and caused four turnovers...Recorded his 150th career point on Mar. 30 against No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne and recorded his 100th career goal on Apr. 14 against Lincoln Memorial...He became the single-season points record holder on Apr. 17 at Anderson (S.C.)...Venazio led the SAC in total points with 78 and was the statistical champion for shot percentage with a .513 shot percentage...Ranked inside the Top 10 for shot percentage and assists per game in all of NCAA DII and also ranked inside the Top Five for points per game in all of NCAA DII...Venazio also ranked in the Top 20 in all of NCAA DII for goals per game...He was named to the USILA/Dynamic D2 Team of the Week on Feb. 17...Venazio was an All-Conference Second Team selection, and a USA Lacrosse Magazine Division II Third Team All-American selection...Honorable Mention All-Region selection by USILA...Named to the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: Preseason All-Conference selection...Played and started in all eight games before the season was shortened due to COVID-19...Led the team in goals (23) and assists (17) for a team-high 40 points...Registered his 100th career point at Montevallo (Mar. 5)...Named SAC AstroTurf Offensive Player of the Week twice (Feb. 2), (Feb. 17-23)...Was named to the USILA D2 Team of the Week (Feb. 17-23)...Totaled 27 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers...Named to the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018-19: Played in all 14 games making 13 starts...Finished the season as the team leader in goals (37), assists (19) and points (57)...Set new single-game records for goals (eight) and points (11) in a game at Chowan (Feb. 6)...Was named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: Medical redshirt...Played and started four games for the Cobras during the 2017-18 season...Scored four goals and dished out two assists in the Cobras victory over Chowan (Feb. 17).
High School: Standout lacrosse player at Carolina Forest High School...First team All-Lower State, Second Team All-State, All-Grand Strand MVP...Played for the Myrtle Beach Wave lacrosse club.
Personal: Son of Joe and Tanya Venazio.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | Tusculum | L, 13-9 |
| Apr 7 | at Catawba | W, 13-12 |
| Apr 10 | #19 Limestone | L, 21-11 |
| Apr 14 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 17-8 |
| Apr 17 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 18-15 |
| Apr 20 | at Tusculum | L, 10-9 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 10 | ||
| Points | 78 | 51 | ||
| Goals | 40 | 27 | ||
| Assists | 38 | 24 | ||
| Man-up goals | 1 | 0 | ||
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ground balls | 28 | 23 | ||
| Turnovers | 20 | 16 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 4 | 3 | ||
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shots | 78 | 51 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 51.3 | 52.9 | ||
| Shots on goal | 61 | 40 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 78.2 | 78.4 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10 | at #10/12 Mount Olive | L, 10-8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Feb 23 | Chowan | W, 17-5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Mar 6 | at #6 Wingate | L, 19-15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Mar 13 | at North Greenville | W, 16-15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 55.6 | 8 | 88.9 |
| Mar 17 | Newberry | L, 17-11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Mar 24 | at #16 Queens (N.C.) | L, 18-13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 80.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Mar 28 | Mars Hill | W, 27-10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Mar 30 | #4 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 21-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Apr 2 | Tusculum | L, 13-9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Apr 7 | at Catawba | W, 13-12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Apr 10 | #19 Limestone | L, 21-11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 | 80.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Apr 14 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 17-8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 62.5 | 7 | 87.5 |
| Apr 17 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 18-15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Apr 20 | at Tusculum | L, 10-9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 11 | 45.5 | 8 | 72.7 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0-0 | 95 | 38.9 | 70 | 73.7 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 0-0 | 49 | 46.9 | 37 | 75.5 |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0-0 | 78 | 51.3 | 61 | 78.2 |
| Total | 40 | 39 | 105 | 76 | 181 | 5 | 2 | 78 | 49 | 21 | 0-0 | 233 | 45.1 | 176 | 75.5 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0-0 | 78 | 51.3 | 61 | 78.2 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0-0 | 51 | 52.9 | 40 | 78.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0-0 | 41 | 53.7 | 32 | 78.0 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0-0 | 37 | 48.6 | 29 | 78.4 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 41 | 56.1 | 32 | 78.0 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0-0 | 37 | 45.9 | 29 | 78.4 |
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| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 13 | 53.8 | 10 | 76.9 |
| March | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | 34 | 52.9 | 27 | 79.4 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0-0 | 31 | 48.4 | 24 | 77.4 |
