Biography
CAREER STATISTICS
2015: 10 played/1 started, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, 7 shots, 48 GB, 1 CT, 81x158 FO (.513)
2016: 15 played/0 started, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, 11 shots, 56 GB, 3 CT, 107x208 FO (.514)
2017: 13 played/0 started, 6 goals, 3 assists, 9 points, 15 shots, 55 GB, 1 CT, 122x231 FO (.528)
2018: 14 played/0 started, 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 6 shots, 27 GB, 0 CT, 63x143 FO (.441)
Career:Â 52 played/1 started, 7 goals, 4 assists 11 points, 39 shots, 186 GB, 5 CT, 373x740Â FO (.504)
2018: Played in 14 of 15 games as one of Penn's face-off specialists ... Won 15 of 22 draws in the Quakers' 10-9 win over Duke, the program's first-ever win over the USILA's top-ranked team (2/24) ... Went 7-of-12 on the X against Villanova (3/10) ... 6-for-8 in Ivy Tournament loss to Yale (5/4) ... Won nine face-offs against Ivy rival Cornell (3/24) ... Had eight face-off wins in season-opening win against Michigan (2/17).
2017: Played in all 13 games as Penn’s primary face-off specialist… Tallied a career-high two goals twice on the year, first vs. Virginia (2/25) and again vs. Virginia (4/29) as part of the ACC Showcase game… Also recorded goals vs. Michigan (3/11) and Harvard (4/15)… Dished out three assists on the year, in games vs. Penn State (3/4), Navy (3/7), and Virginia (4/29)… Won at least 10 faceoff’s in six out of 13 games on the season… Had his career-best performance with 22 faceoff wins in a 14-10 win at Harvard (4/15)… Picked up nine ground balls twice on the year, including vs. Dartmouth (4/22) and against Virginia (4/29)… Grabbed eight ground balls vs. Michigan (3/11) and at Harvard (4/15)… Went 4-of-8 from X in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal vs. Yale (5/5), a quadruple overtime defeat to end the season.
2016: Played all 15 games as Penn's primary face-off man ... Had his first collegiate point, an assist, in an Ivy win over Harvard (4/16) ... Also had 19 face-off wins, 14 ground balls and a caused turnover against the Crimson ... Went 16-of-22 on the X with seven GB and a caused turnover in an OT loss at No. 1 Yale (4/2) ... Won 11 of 18 face-offs, grabbing seven ground balls vs. Brown (4/9) ... Went 14-of-19 on the X with seven GB in a win at UMBC (4/19) ... Had four ground balls in Ivy Tournament loss to Yale (5/6) and a win over Penn State (3/5) ... Nine faceoff wins, two GB and a caused turnover in Ivy win at Princeton (3/19) ... Seven faceoff wins, two GB in season-opening win over Michigan (2/20) ... Won six faceoffs against Dartmouth (4/23) and Saint Joseph's (4/26).
2015: Played in 10 of 13 games as a freshman, mostly on the face-off X ... Led Penn in face-off attempts and wins, going 81 of 158 (.513 win percentage) ... Also led the Quakers in ground balls, with 48 ... Finished seventh among Ivy League players, 31st nationally in ground balls per game (4.80) ... Went 13-of-15 on the X, snared eight ground balls, and took two shots (one goal) in a win at Lafayette (3/3) ... Won 11 of 15 faceoffs, had six ground balls and a shot on goal against Yale (3/28) ... Went 14-of-23 in faceoffs with seven GB and two shots (one on goal) in Ivy win at No. 10 Brown (4/4) ... Won 10 of 18 faceoffs and grabbed seven ground balls in Ivy win at Harvard (4/11) ... Seven faceoff wins, six ground balls in Ivy win over Dartmouth (4/18) as well as against Villanova (3/7) ... Six faceoff wins, five GB in season finale against Virginia (4/25).
High School: Lettered four times in lacrosse … Captain as a senior … Helped Rye to league title in 2013 … Three-time all-league and all-section … Also earned three letters in football and was a senior captain … Helped football to league titles in 2011 and 2013 … Two-time all-league and all-section … 2013 National Football Foundation Golden Dozen Award recipient.
Personal: Son of Maria and Robert Santangelo … Older brother, Robert, played lacrosse at Union … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
