2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
2021 (SENIOR)
- Earned All-SAC Second Team honors for the first time in his career
- Appeared in all 15 games for the Bulldogs, making 14 starts
- Attempted one shot on the season
- Picked up 24 ground balls and forced 12 turnovers
- Played a big role in Wingate's defense which allowed 9.66 goals per game, good for second in the SAC
- Picked up four ground balls and caused two turnovers in the win over Coker
- Recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers in the 16-7 win over Newberry
- Forced a season-high three turnovers in the SAC Championship game versus Lenoir-Rhyne
2020 (JUNIOR)
- Started all six games during the shortened 2020 season
- Registered five caused turnovers and five ground balls
- Played a big role in the league's top defense
- Wingate led the SAC and ranked 12th nationally in goals-against average
- Had two caused turnovers in the season-opening win against North Greenville
- Had back-to-back games with a caused turnovers and two ground balls against UIndy and Rollins
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
- Appeared in 16 games, making 15 starts in his second season at Wingate
- Piled up six caused turnovers and 15 ground balls
- Played a huge role in a WU defense that led the SAC and ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense
- The SAC champion Bulldogs allowed just 8.71 goals per game on the year
2018 (FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in nine games during his first season at Wingate
- Registered a shot, caused turnover and ground ball
- First career start came at Lynn on March 3
- Picked up a ground ball in the Lynn contest; caused turnover at Newberry
CAREER STATISTICS
- Games played (started): 46 (36)
- Goals (career-high): 0
- Assists (career-high): 0
- Points (career-high): 0
- Shots (career-high): 2 (1, 2 times, most recent: 3.13.21 vs Anderson)
- Shots on goal (career-high): 1 (3.13.21 vs Anderson)
- Ground balls (career-high): 45 (4, 3 times, most recent: 4.3.21 vs Newberry)
- Caused turnovers (career-high): 24 (3, 4.25.21 at Lenoir-Rhyne)
- Face-offs W/Total: 0/0
- Updated 1.19.22
PERSONAL
- Full name is Nicholas Guarino
- Born on September 26, 1999 in East Islip, NY
- Son of Lisa and Frank Guarino
- Majoring in Accounting
- Favorite athlete is Peyton Manning
- Favorite sports team is the Colts
- Favorite movie is Interstellar
- Favorite TV show is Narcos
- Favorite musical artist is Post Malone
- Favorite food is chicken parmesan
- Most memorable sports moment is playing in the NCAA playoffs against Tampa
- Favorite sport other than lacrosse is football
- Person or people I admire the most is/are my dad
- Something people don't know about me is I aspire to become a federal agent for the FBI
- Nickname: Nicky
- Favorite Quote: "You can do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up." -Chuck Yeager
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
D
6'2"
0 lbs
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2019Sophomore
D
6'2"
205 lbs
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2020Junior
D
6'2"
205 lbs
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2021Senior
D
6'2"
205 lbs
