Men's Lacrosse

30 Zavier Balzano
30 Zavier Balzano
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Year: 2023
Hometown: Otisfield, Maine
High School: Oxford Hills
Position: Midfield
Major: Psychology
gp 17
p 18
g 15
a 3

2022: Played in 17 games and started in 12 as a junior midfielder…assisted a goal in four different contests of the season…picked up at least three ground balls in five separate games…had a least one caused turnover in six contests…his first goal of the season came on Feb. 27th where he also tallied three ground balls against Emerson College…he would score again versus Dean College on Mar. 19th…four days later had a hatrick in the 16-7 win over University of Southern Maine where he would also pick up three ground balls…put one in the back of the net versus Colby College on Mar. 29th…had a goal and three ground balls three days later defeating New England College 13-4…tallied a goal, an assist, and a ground ball at Johnson & Wales University on Apr. 2nd…had four points after netting a hatrick and getting an assist on Apr. 6th along with two ground balls and a caused turnover in the 22-2 victory against Regis College…scored on Apr. 13th at Lasell University…two days later picked up two goals, an assist, two ground balls and a caused turnover when defeating Albertus Magnus College 16-1…added a goal and groundball at Rivier University on Apr. 20th.

2021: Played seven games as a sophomore midfielder…scored a goal on Mar. 17th in the 17-8 win over University of Southern Maine…picked up a ground ball against New England College on Mar. 24th…had a goal and an assist on Mar. 30th at Anna Maria College defeating them 19-10…on Apr. 3rd tallied two goals and had a ground ball winning 16-8 at Johnson & Wales University…scored twice in the next game on Apr. 7th along with a caused turnover at Rivier University defeating them 16-15 in overtime.

2020: Played in two games as a freshman midfielder…recorded his first collegiate goal along with two ground balls on Mar. 5th in the last game of the shortened season defeating Houghton College.

Why Saint Joseph's? To get a reliable and strong education.

High School: Played lacrosse and basketball ball at Oxford Hills…Selected as a team captain and earned the Sportsmanship Award as a junior…Listed on the Academic Honor Roll all four years…Played club for Warrior Sports (travel basketball), the Maine Mussels (travel lacrosse), and 207 (scrimmage sessions).

Community Service: Worked on rebuilding houses and planting trees in New Orleans, helped multiple times with the Oxford youth lacrosse program.

Personal: Zavier Genaro Balzano, son of Kelly and Patrick Balzano…Has one brother, Nick.

Recent Games
Apr 13 at Lasell L, 10-6
Apr 15 Albertus Magnus W, 16-1
Apr 20 Rivier L, 11-10
Apr 23 at St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 8-3
Apr 26 at Anna Maria W, 11-7
Apr 29 at Norwich L, 14-12
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 17 10
Points 18 12
Goals 15 9
Assists 3 3
Man-up goals 1 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 28 14
Turnovers 25 15
Caused turnovers 5 5
Faceoffs 0-1 0-1
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 69 48
Shooting percentage 21.7 18.8
Shots on goal 38 24
Shots on goal percentage 55.1 50.0
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 23 at U. of New England L, 13-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 3 0.0 2 66.7
Feb 27 Emerson L, 15-7 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 4 25.0 4 100.0
Mar 6 vs. Moravian L, 18-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 9 vs. Wentworth L, 15-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 Dean L, 10-7 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 7 14.3 2 28.6
Mar 23 Southern Me. W, 16-7 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 5 60.0 4 80.0
Mar 26 at Norwich L, 19-8 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0-0 4 0.0 1 25.0
Mar 29 Colby L, 15-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 4 25.0 1 25.0
Mar 31 at New England Col. W, 13-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 2 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 14-5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Apr 6 Regis (Mass.) W, 22-2 3 1 4 0 0 2 3 1 0-0 5 60.0 4 80.0
Apr 9 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 13-12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 2 0.0 2 100.0
Apr 13 at Lasell L, 10-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 8 12.5 4 50.0
Apr 15 Albertus Magnus W, 16-1 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 0-0 8 25.0 5 62.5
Apr 20 Rivier L, 11-10 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Apr 23 at St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0-0 4 0.0 1 25.0
Apr 26 at Anna Maria W, 11-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 5 0.0 1 20.0
Apr 29 at Norwich L, 14-12 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 2 - 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 4 25.0 3 75.0
2020-21 7 - 6 1 7 0 0 2 6 1 0-0 17 35.3 9 52.9
2021-22 17 12 15 3 18 1 0 28 25 5 0-1 69 21.7 38 55.1
2022-23 - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Total 26 12 22 4 26 1 0 32 32 6 0-1 90 24.4 50 55.6
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Total 17 12 15 3 18 1 0 28 25 5 0-1 69 21.7 38 55.1
Conference 10 9 9 3 12 0 0 14 15 5 0-1 48 18.8 24 50.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Home 8 6 12 2 14 0 0 14 11 2 0-1 38 31.6 24 63.2
Away 8 6 3 1 4 1 0 14 11 3 0-0 30 10.0 13 43.3
Neutral 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
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Wins 5 4 9 2 11 1 0 10 6 2 0-0 24 37.5 15 62.5
Losses 12 8 6 1 7 0 0 18 19 3 0-1 45 13.3 23 51.1
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February 2 - 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0-0 7 14.3 6 85.7
March 6 5 6 0 6 1 0 11 9 1 0-0 22 27.3 10 45.5
April 9 7 8 3 11 0 0 12 14 4 0-1 40 20.0 22 55.0
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