Bio

As a freshman: Appeared in all 18 games as the primary faceoff specialist for the Bulldogs in a spectacular rookie campaign that saw him named both the Northeast Conference and the NEILA Rookie of the Year ... Massa racked up a multitude of postseason accolades in 2012, including selections to the All-NEC First Team, the All-NEC Rookie Team, the NEC All-Tournament Team and the NEILA All-New England Second Team ... Took all but nine of the team's 411 faceoffs on the year, going 257-of-402 for a league-leading .639 faceoff winning percentage ... That mark was tops among all Division I rookies and ranked third overall on the national circuit ... Massa also paced the NEC in ground balls, scooping up 7.61 per game to finish the season ranked fourth nationally in the category ... His 137 total ground balls were the most in the conference and tied him for second all-time in Bryant's single-season program record books ... His 7.61 GB/game ranked fourth in single-season history while his .639 faceoff winning percentage sits sixth overall ... Eight-time NEC Rookie of the Week, winning six-consecutive weekly honors from March 19 through April 23 ... Recorded double-digit faceoff wins in 16-of-18 contests, finishing under 50 percent from the X just twice ... Went an impressive 19-for-21 (.905) against Wagner at home April 22 ... Finished better than 60 percent from the X 12 times, better than 70 percent six times, 75 percent or better five times and 80 percent or better twice (19-21 vs. Wagner and 16-20 vs. St. Joseph's) ... Won a career-high 23 faceoffs at Albany March 17, going 23-for-29 (.793) ... One of just 12 players to record 20 or more wins in a single game in 2012 ... Picked up 10 or more ground balls on seven occasions, including a career-high 13 at Albany (seventh-most all-time in Bryant's single-game records) ... Added 11 points to his impressive performance at the faceoff X, scoring goals in back-to-back games against Sacred Heart and Brown while dishing out nine assists ... Handed out a trio of helpers in Bryant's 14-12 win over Albany ... Registered the game-winning goal against Sacred Heart March 31.

Before Bryant: A 2011 graduate of Elwood John Glenn High School, Massa was a three-year varsity letterwinner and starter for the Knights ... Named a 2011 all-county selection ... Led team to Class C Suffolk County Championship in 2010 ... Received the school's most outstanding athlete award senior year ... Also earned three varsity letters in wrestling and two in football ... Named to the all-county team in football as a senior and in wrestling as a junior and senior ... Member of the 2010 all-state wrestling championship team.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Karen Massa, Kevin Massa was born on Aug. 5, 1993 ... Has two brothers, Michael and Kenneth ... Michael plays baseball at Lafayette.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, twice (last at brown, April 3, 2012)
Assists: 3 at Albany (March 17, 2012)
Points: 3 at Albany (March 17, 2012)
Faceoffs won: 23 at Albany (March 17, 2012)
Faceoff winning percentage: 19-21 (.905( (vs. Wagner, April 22, 2012)
Ground balls: 13 at Albany (March 17, 2012)
Caused turnovers: --