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8 Joe Venazio
Joe Venazio
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    155
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • Position:
    A
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • Previous School:
    Carolina Forest HS
  • gp
    14
  • p
    56
  • g
    37
  • a
    19
Bio

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)...Scored at least once in every game he played this season...Set new single-game records for goals (eight) and points (11) in a game at Chowan (Feb. 6)...Scored once against Florida Tech (Feb. 10)...Registered three points (two goals, one assist) at Embry-Riddle (Feb. 16)...Posted two goals and two assists for four points against Mount Olive (Feb. 20)...Scored four goals and tallied three assists for seven points against Barton (Feb. 23)...Scored twice and dished out three assists at Mars Hill (Mar. 2)...Tallied a hat trick against Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 8)...Registered one goal and three assists for four points at Catawba (Mar. 16)...Scored four goals against Newberry (Mar. 20)...Posted a three-goal and three-assist game (six points) against Montevallo (Mar. 24)...Scored twice against Queens (N.C.) (Mar. 30)...Tallied a hat trick and one assist for four points against Wingate (Apr. 10)...Scored one goal each against Tusculum (Apr. 6) and Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 20)...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
Date Opponent Result
Mar 20 Newberry L, 17-12
Mar 24 Montevallo W, 12-9
Mar 30 at Queens (N.C.) L, 17-6
Apr 6 Tusculum L, 14-12
Apr 10 at Wingate L, 20-8
Apr 20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 11-6
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 14 8
Points 56 24
Goals 37 17
Assists 19 7
Man-up goals 2 2
Man-down goals 1 1
Ground balls 20 13
Turnovers 13 10
Caused turnovers 2 1
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 95 51
Shooting percentage 38.9 33.3
Shots on goal 70 36
Shots on goal percentage 73.7 70.6
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 6 Chowan W, 25-8 8 3 11 0 0 14 57.1 13 92.9
Feb 10 Florida Tech L, 10-7 1 0 1 0 0 7 14.3 4 57.1
Feb 16 at Embry-Riddle (FL) L, 10-9 2 1 3 0 0 6 33.3 3 50.0
Feb 20 at Mount Olive L, 16-15 2 2 4 0 0 3 66.7 3 100.0
Feb 23 at Barton W, 14-10 4 3 7 0 0 10 40.0 7 70.0
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 14-9 2 3 5 0 0 6 33.3 4 66.7
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 10-7 3 0 3 0 0 7 42.9 5 71.4
Mar 16 at Catawba L, 12-6 1 3 4 0 0 4 25.0 3 75.0
Mar 20 Newberry L, 17-12 4 0 4 1 0 9 44.4 5 55.6
Mar 24 Montevallo W, 12-9 3 3 6 0 0 4 75.0 4 100.0
Mar 30 at Queens (N.C.) L, 17-6 2 0 2 0 0 4 50.0 4 100.0
Apr 6 Tusculum L, 14-12 1 0 1 0 0 8 12.5 4 50.0
Apr 10 at Wingate L, 20-8 3 1 4 1 1 8 37.5 7 87.5
Apr 20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 11-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 20.0 4 80.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Feb 6 Chowan W, 25-8 2 0 0 0-0
Feb 10 Florida Tech L, 10-7 0 1 0 0-0
Feb 16 at Embry-Riddle (FL) L, 10-9 0 0 0 0-0
Feb 20 at Mount Olive L, 16-15 1 0 0 0-0
Feb 23 at Barton W, 14-10 1 0 0 0-0
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 14-9 3 1 0 0-0
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 10-7 0 2 0 0-0
Mar 16 at Catawba L, 12-6 0 0 0 0-0
Mar 20 Newberry L, 17-12 3 2 0 0-0
Mar 24 Montevallo W, 12-9 3 2 1 0-0
Mar 30 at Queens (N.C.) L, 17-6 1 1 0 0-0
Apr 6 Tusculum L, 14-12 3 1 1 0-0
Apr 10 at Wingate L, 20-8 3 0 0 0-0
Apr 20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 11-6 0 3 0 0-0
  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2017-18 4 4 5 2 7 1 0 11 45.5 8 72.7
2018-19 14 13 37 19 56 2 1 95 38.9 70 73.7
2019-20 8 8 23 17 40 1 1 49 46.9 37 75.5
2020-21 14 14 40 38 78 1 0 78 51.3 61 78.2
Total 40 39 105 76 181 5 2 233 45.1 176 75.5

Career Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2017-18 4 4 3 4 2 0-0
2018-19 14 13 20 13 2 0-0
2019-20 8 8 27 12 13 0-0
2020-21 14 14 28 20 4 0-0
Total 40 39 78 49 21 0-0

Career Stats: Defense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 14 13 37 19 56 2 1 95 38.9 70 73.7
Conference 8 8 17 7 24 2 1 51 33.3 36 70.6
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 7 20 9 29 1 0 53 37.7 38 71.7
Away 7 6 17 10 27 1 1 42 40.5 32 76.2
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Result                      
Wins 5 4 20 12 32 0 0 41 48.8 33 80.5
Losses 9 9 17 7 24 2 1 54 31.5 37 68.5
Month                      
February 5 4 17 9 26 0 0 40 42.5 30 75.0
March 6 6 15 9 24 1 0 34 44.1 25 73.5
April 3 3 5 1 6 1 1 21 23.8 15 71.4

Splits Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 14 13 20 13 2 0-0
Conference 8 8 13 10 1 0-0
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 7 7 14 10 2 0-0
Away 7 6 6 3 0 0-0
Neutral - - - - - 0-0
Result            
Wins 5 4 9 5 1 0-0
Losses 9 9 11 8 1 0-0
Month            
February 5 4 4 1 0 0-0
March 6 6 10 8 1 0-0
April 3 3 6 4 1 0-0

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
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Hagy Matches Single-Game Saves Record in Loss to Lenoir-Rhyne

The Coker College men's lacrosse team dropped its South Atlantic Conference matchup with Lenoir-Rhyne 11-6 on Saturday (Apr. 20).

April 20, 2019

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Men's Lacrosse Falls in Conference Action at Wingate

The Coker College men's lacrosse team fell at the hands of the Wingate University Bulldogs 20-8 in South Atlantic Conference play on Wednesday...

April 10, 2019

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Men’s Lacrosse Downed By Tusculum in SAC Play

The Coker College men’s lacrosse team dropped a hard-fought conference game with Tusculum 14-12 on Saturday (Apr. 6).

April 6, 2019

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Cobras Fall on the Road at Queens in SAC Play

The Coker College men’s lacrosse team dropped a road South Atlantic Conference matchup 17-6 at Queens on Saturday (Mar. 30).

March 30, 2019

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Cobras Fly Past Falcons For Non-Conference Victory

The Coker College men's lacrosse team took down the University of Montevallo on Sunday (Mar. 24) 12-9 as the Cobras moved to 5-5 on the season.

March 24, 2019

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Men’s Lacrosse Stumbles Late Against Newberry

The Coker College men’s lacrosse team fell at home on Wednesday (Mar. 20) to Newberry College 17-12 as they dropped just their second South...

March 20, 2019

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Cobras Drop SAC Matchup With Catawba

The Coker College men's lacrosse team dropped their first South Atlantic Conference game of the season on Saturday (Mar. 16) after opening...

March 16, 2019

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Cobras Win Again in Conference Play Over Lincoln Memorial

The Coker College men's lacrosse team picked up their second consecutive South Atlantic Conference victory on Friday (Mar. 8) as they took down...

March 8, 2019

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Hagy Has Record Day in Goal as Cobras Open Conference Play With Win Over Mars Hill

The Coker College men's lacrosse team opened conference play against Mars Hill University on Saturday (Mar. 2), picking up a 14-9 victory over the...

March 2, 2019

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Men’s Lacrosse Victorious on the Road at Barton

The Coker College men’s lacrosse team came away victorious in their road matchup with Barton College on Saturday (Feb. 23) as took down the...

February 23, 2019

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Men's Lacrosse Falls in Double Overtime to Nationally-Ranked Trojans

The Coker College men’s lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaker on the road at #13 Mount Olive 16-15 in double overtime on Wednesday (Feb. 20).

February 20, 2019

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Cobras Drop Tight Contest at Embry-Riddle

The Coker College men’s lacrosse team fell on the road at Embry-Riddle on Saturday (Feb. 16) 10-9 in a close non-conference matchup.

February 16, 2019

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Venazio Tabbed South Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week

Coker College men's lacrosse player, Joe Venazio has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the...

February 11, 2019

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Murphy Leads Late Comeback as Cobras Fall Just Short Against Florida Tech

The Coker College lacrosse team put up a valiant effort on Sunday (Feb. 10), falling to Florida Tech 10-7 after coming back from an 8-0 deficit.

February 10, 2019

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Venazio Leads Cobras in Record-Breaking Win Over Chowan

The Coker College men's lacrosse team started out its season in style on Wednesday (Feb. 6) at home against Chowan, taking down the Hawks 25-8.

February 6, 2019