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David Roa
  • Height:
    5'9
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Warwich, R.I.
  • High School:
    Toll Gate
  • Position:
    A/M
  • gp
    16
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    2
  • g
    1
  • a
    1

Bio

AS A SENIOR...

  • Played in all 16 games for the Saints, making seven starts in the midfield in 2022.
  • Finished the season with one goal and one assist for two points.
  • Added 36 ground balls and a team-high 87 faceoff wins.
  • Scored first career collegiate goal on April 2, 2022, at Lasell.
  • Set a new career-high in faceoff wins on two occasions; first on April 9, 2022, in a 13-12 win at St. Joe's (ME), and again on April 13, 2022, in a 14-13 win vs. USJ. 
  • Scooped a career-high nine ground balls in the same two games against St. Joe's (ME) and USJ.
  • Received the Unsung Hero Award from the coaching staff following the 2022 campaign. 

AS A JUNIOR...

  • Played in all 10 of the Saints matches as a junior in 2021.
  • Recorded season career-highs in ground balls (17) and faceoff wins (50)
  • Recorded a season-best four ground balls on two occasions. Once on March 30 at Lasell and again on May 1 at Rivier.
  • Finished with a career-high 12 faceoff wins on April 11 at Dean. Finished 12-of-13 on faceoffs in the game.

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Played in three games during the 2020 campaign before the season was cancelled due to the CoVID19 pandemic
  • Made season-debut on February 29 vs. Wentworth, winning two faceoffs in the contest
  • Collected one groundball while winning a season-high six faceoffs vs. UMass Boston on March 4
  • Won a pair of faceoffs on March 11 vs. Piedmont to finish the shortened season with a total of 10 faceoff wins

AS A FRESHMAN...

  • Appeared in 11 games for the Saints in his inaugural season
  • Collected six groundballs and caused a turnover during the 2019 season

BEFORE EMMANUEL: 

  • Roa was a three-year player on the Toll Gate High School Varsity Lacrosse Team
  • Roa was also a 4 year member of the varsity soccer team

PLAYER PROFILE:

  • Major: Business Management
  • Career Aspirations: Commercial Pilot
  • Favorite Movie: Top Gun
  • Favorite Book: Magic Tree House
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Pasta
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Ice Cream
  • Favorite Place on the EC Campus: Joes Weight Room
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Scoring goals & winning games
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: James Rodriguez

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 13 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 14-13
Apr 16 at Dean L, 13-4
Apr 20 at Regis College W, 16-2
Apr 23 Anna Maria College W, 14-5
Apr 27 Albertus Magnus College W, 17-3
Apr 30 at Rivier University L, 10-9
  Total Conference
Games 17 11
Points 3 3
Goals 2 2
Assists 1 1
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 40 34
Turnovers 6 4
Caused turnovers 2 2
Faceoffs 97-261 64-146
Faceoff percentage 37.2 43.8
Shots 4 3
Shooting percentage 50.0 66.7
Shots on goal 4 3
Shots on goal percentage 100.0 100.0

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 2 at New England Col. W, 11-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 4 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 11-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 7 at Kean University L, 16-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 9 at Eastern Nazarene College   - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 Norwich University L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 23 Rivier University L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 26 at Johnson & Wales University L, 17-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 30 at Wheaton College L, 12-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 2 at Lasell University L, 13-8 1 0 1 0 0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 6 at Emerson College L, 11-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 9 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 13-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 13 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 14-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 16 at Dean L, 13-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 20 at Regis College W, 16-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 23 Anna Maria College W, 14-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 27 Albertus Magnus College W, 17-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 30 at Rivier University L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Mar 2 at New England Col. W, 11-8 0 0 0 1-22
Mar 4 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 11-5 2 1 0 7-18
Mar 7 at Kean University L, 16-12 0 0 0 6-26
Mar 9 at Eastern Nazarene College   - - - -
Mar 19 Norwich University L, 14-10 1 0 0 0-3
Mar 23 Rivier University L, 10-9 0 0 0 1-1
Mar 26 at Johnson & Wales University L, 17-6 0 0 0 0-7
Mar 30 at Wheaton College L, 12-3 1 0 0 4-11
Apr 2 at Lasell University L, 13-8 4 0 1 10-20
Apr 6 at Emerson College L, 11-7 0 0 0 4-14
Apr 9 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 13-12 9 1 0 13-22
Apr 13 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 14-13 9 2 0 13-29
Apr 16 at Dean L, 13-4 0 0 0 0-6
Apr 20 at Regis College W, 16-2 4 0 0 6-10
Apr 23 Anna Maria College W, 14-5 3 1 0 7-18
Apr 27 Albertus Magnus College W, 17-3 0 0 0 4-10
Apr 30 at Rivier University L, 10-9 3 1 0 11-24

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2018-19 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
2019-20 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
2020-21 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 1 33.3
2021-22 16 7 1 1 2 0 0 3 33.3 3 100.0
Total 40 20 1 1 2 0 0 7 14.3 5 71.4

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2018-19 11 2 6 3 1 19-61
2019-20 3 2 1 0 0 10-43
2020-21 10 9 17 5 0 50-113
2021-22 16 7 36 6 1 87-241
Total 40 20 60 14 2 166-458

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 16 7 1 1 2 0 0 3 33.3 3 100.0
Conference 10 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Away 11 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 33.3 3 100.0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Result                      
Wins 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Losses 10 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Month                      
March 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
April 9 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 33.3 3 100.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 16 7 36 6 1 87-241
Conference 10 3 30 4 1 54-126
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 5 3 13 3 0 25-61
Away 11 4 23 3 1 62-180
Neutral - - - - - 0-0
Result            
Wins 6 3 25 4 0 44-111
Losses 10 4 11 2 1 43-130
Month            
March 7 4 4 1 0 19-88
April 9 3 32 5 1 68-153