8 Joe Venazio
8 - Joe Venazio
Height: 5-7
Weight: 155
Year: So.
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Position: A
Major: Exercise Science
Previous School: Carolina Forest HS
gp 8
p 40
g 23
a 17

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
Feb 12 #11 Mount Olive L, 14-8
Feb 14 North Greenville W, 9-8
Feb 18 Barton W, 19-12
Feb 23 Embry-Riddle (FL) W, 16-15
Mar 5 vs. Montevallo W, 16-15
Mar 7 #12/12 Queens (N.C.) L, 16-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 8 1
Points 40 1
Goals 23 1
Assists 17 0
Man-up goals 1 0
Man-down goals 1 0
Ground balls 27 2
Turnovers 12 1
Caused turnovers 13 0
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 49 4
Shooting percentage 46.9 25.0
Shots on goal 37 4
Shots on goal percentage 75.5 100.0
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Jan 19 Lander   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Lees-McRae W, 20-7 6 4 10 0 1 5 1 2 0-0 11 54.5 9 81.8
Feb 5 at Chowan W, 16-6 3 4 7 0 0 7 4 4 0-0 7 42.9 4 57.1
Feb 8 at Limestone   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 #11 Mount Olive L, 14-8 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 66.7 3 100.0
Feb 14 North Greenville W, 9-8 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Feb 18 Barton W, 19-12 5 2 7 0 0 7 1 3 0-0 7 71.4 7 100.0
Feb 23 Embry-Riddle (FL) W, 16-15 4 2 6 0 0 2 1 2 0-0 6 66.7 4 66.7
Mar 5 vs. Montevallo W, 16-15 1 3 4 0 0 4 4 1 0-0 8 12.5 4 50.0
Mar 7 #12/12 Queens (N.C.) L, 16-7 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 4 25.0 4 100.0
Mar 14 at Mars Hill   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Wingate   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Tusculum   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Lenoir-Rhyne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 8 8 23 17 40 1 1 27 12 13 0-0 49 46.9 37 75.5
Conference 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 4 25.0 4 100.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Home 6 6 19 10 29 1 1 16 4 8 0-0 34 55.9 29 85.3
Away 1 1 3 4 7 0 0 7 4 4 0-0 7 42.9 4 57.1
Neutral 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 4 4 1 0-0 8 12.5 4 50.0
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Wins 6 6 20 17 37 0 1 25 11 13 0-0 42 47.6 30 71.4
Losses 2 2 3 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 7 42.9 7 100.0
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February 6 6 21 14 35 1 1 21 7 12 0-0 37 56.8 29 78.4
March 2 2 2 3 5 0 0 6 5 1 0-0 12 16.7 8 66.7