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2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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38 Philip Minardo

  • Position Face-Off
  • Height 5-10
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Westfield, NJ
  • Highschool Delbarton School
  • Major Finance

Biography

2026:
  • Second Team All-Liberty League
  • Played in 24 games
  • Won 206-of-343 faceoffs (60.0%)
  • Led RIT with 136 ground balls
  • Recorded seven points on six goals and an assist
  • Won 10 draws and grabbed six ground balls in collegiate debut at Denison (Feb. 14)
  • Won a season-high 20 faceoffs and had a season-best 14 ground balls against Washington & Lee
  • Finished second in the Liberty League in ground balls
  • Fourth in the league averaging 5.67 ground balls per game
  • Finished fourth in the Liberty League in face-off percentage
  • Won 37-of-70 faceoffs (52.8%) and grabbed 27 ground balls in five NCAA Tournament games
  • Won 8-of-14 draws and had eight ground balls at Bowdoin in NCAA Semifinal
  • Won 13-of-19 faceoffs and had 11 ground balls against Tufts in NCAA Championship

Personal:
  • Finance major
  • Son of Tara and Phil Minardo
  • Has two siblings Isla and Chloe
  • Born in New York, NY
  • Winning the 2025 Morris County Championship is his favorite athletic-related moment
  • “Goldfish memory,” is the best advice he has received
  • Jerry Ragonese, who has coached him since sixth grade, has had the biggest influence on his athletic career
  • He started playing lacrosse in pre-K
  • Favorite Athlete: Cam Skattebo
  • Favorite Team: New York Giants

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