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- High School:
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Bio
2018 (Graduate Student)
USILA Honorable Mention All-America selection … First-team All-NEC honoree … Selected by the Ohio Machine in the fourth round (31st overall pick) in the Major League Lacrosse Draft … Appeared in all 15 games as the Bulldogs’ face-off specialist … Ranked second in the nation in ground balls per game (11.33) and fourth in face-off percentage (.686) … Was 247-of-360 at the face-off X while adding 170 ground balls, four goals, one assist and two caused turnovers … Took all but six of the Bulldogs’ face-offs on the season … Completed his Bulldog career third in program history in ground balls (394) and face-off wins (656) while ranking fourth in face-off percentage (.609) … Two-time NEC Player of the Week and two-time USILA Team of the Week honoree … Had the upper hand at the face-off X in 13 of 15 games and was above 41 percent in all 15 … Posted a 23-for-24 mark on face-offs in the March 10 game against Drexel … Went 13-for-15 at the X in the April 7 win over Wagner … Recorded a 17-for-20 showing in the May 3 NEC semifinal against Robert Morris ... ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll ... Selected to the NEILA All-Academic Team.
2017 (Senior)
NEC First Team All-Conference ... Appeared in all 19 games for the Bulldogs ... ollected 120 ground balls over the course of the season, which led the conference and was 15th in the nation ... Led the NEC with a .584 face-off win percentage, which was also good for 15th in the country ... Set a new career-best with 16 ground balls vs. Siena on March 13, a game he also won 25 face-offs in ... Scored his only goal of the season in an 8-7 win over Saint Joseph's on March 25 ... Won 12 of 13 face-offs at Wagner on April 1 ... Fielded 13 ground balls in a win over Sacred Heart on April 8 ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll, as well as the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Junior)
Appeared in all 15 games after moving from defensive midfielder to team's faceoff specialist ... Went 186-for-337 in first season at the X, sporting the third-best winning percentage (55.2) in the NEC ... Picked up 86 ground balls, and the 5.87 ground balls per game were tops in the league and 12th in the nation ... Added six points on three goals and three assists to go along with three casued turnovers ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 18 games as a top defensive midfielder for the Black and Gold ... Scored a trio of goals, including one against Marist in the NCAA tournament ... Added a pair of assists for five points on the year ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 16-6 victory over Sacred Heart April 7, also adding a helper in the outing ... Collected 18 ground balls with six caused turnovers ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014 (Freshman)
Redshirt ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bryant
A 2013 graduate of Elwood John Glenn High School, Massa was a three-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starter at midfield for the Knights … All-county selection as a senior … Also lettered two years in football and two more in wrestling … Named an all-county wrestler in 2009 and an all-league selection in 2010 … 2013 all-county nominee in football … Named to Suffolk County Football Golden 11 … 2013 Dellecave Nominee … National Honor Society member.
Personal
Son of Karen and Jeff Massa … Has two brothers, Michael, who played baseball at Lafayette College from 2009-13, and Kevin, who played lacrosse for the Bulldogs from 2012-15 ... Earned a bachelor's degree in Finance before beginning work on his MBA in 2017-18.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, 11x, last vs. Mount St. Mary's, 3/17/18
Assists: 1, 6x, last vs. Hobart, 4/21/18
Points: 2, vs. Sacred Heart, 4/7/15
Ground balls: 20, vs. Mount St. Mary's, 3/17/18
Caused turnovers: 2, vs. Hobart, 4/21/18
Faceoff Percentage: 95.8 (23-24), vs. Drexel, 3/10/18
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 15 | 6 | ||
| Points | 5 | 2 | ||
| Goals | 4 | 1 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ground balls | 170 | 75 | ||
| Turnovers | 16 | 11 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 2 | 2 | ||
| Faceoffs | 247-360 | 96-145 | ||
| Faceoff percentage | 68.6 | 66.2 | ||
| Shots | 23 | 9 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 17.4 | 11.1 | ||
| Shots on goal | 12 | 5 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 52.2 | 55.6 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3 | Manhattan | W, 15-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19-24 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Feb 10 | Bucknell | L, 14-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19-30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 17 | at Providence | L, 13-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 18-23 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Feb 24 | at Hartford | W, 15-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-24 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Feb 27 | Boston University | L, 8-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15-19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 3 | No. 11 Yale | L, 11-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13-22 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 10 | Drexel | L, 12-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23-24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 13 | at Siena | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 17 | Mount St. Mary's | W, 20-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 22-34 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Mar 24 | at Sacred Heart | W, 16-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 20-27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 30 | at No. 13 Robert Morris | W, 10-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 7 | Wagner | W, 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13-15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 14 | at Saint Joseph's | L, 14-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17-24 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 21 | Hobart | W, 13-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10-24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 24 | at Brown | W, 17-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17-29 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| May 3 | vs. Robert Morris | L, 12-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17-20 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014-15 | 18 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1-1 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| 2015-16 | 15 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 186-337 | 14 | 21.4 | 7 | 50.0 |
| 2016-17 | 19 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 222-380 | 11 | 9.1 | 6 | 54.5 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 16 | 2 | 247-360 | 23 | 17.4 | 12 | 52.2 |
| Total | 67 | - | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 49 | 12 | 656-1078 | 53 | 20.8 | 28 | 52.8 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 15 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 16 | 2 | 247-360 | 23 | 17.4 | 12 | 52.2 |
| Conference | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 96-145 | 9 | 11.1 | 5 | 55.6 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 134-192 | 13 | 15.4 | 5 | 38.5 |
| Away | 6 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 96-148 | 9 | 22.2 | 6 | 66.7 | |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17-20 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | |
| Result | Wins | 8 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 125-198 | 16 | 18.8 | 8 | 50.0 |
| Losses | 7 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 122-162 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 | |
| Month | February | 5 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 81-120 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 50.0 |
| March | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 92-128 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 | |
| April | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 57-92 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | |
| May | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17-20 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
News Mentions
Massa garners USILA All-America honorable mention
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bryant University men’s lacrosse graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) has been named a United States...
May 24, 2018
Three Bryant graduates earn NEILA All-Academic distinction
AMHERST, Mass. – Three graduating members of the Bryant University men’s lacrosse team have been named to the New England Intercollegi...
May 21, 2018
Four Bulldogs selected as NEILA All-New England honorees
AMHERST, Mass. – Four members of the Bryant University men’s lacrosse team earned New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association...
May 15, 2018
Bulldogs fall in NEC semifinal to Robert Morris
PHILADELPHIA – Freshman Marc O'Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) was able to record a hat-trick, but it was not enough as the Bryant University men's...
May 3, 2018
Seven Bulldogs earn all-NEC honors; O'Rourke chosen as Rookie of the Year
PHILADELPHIA - Bryant University men’s lacrosse freshman Marc O’Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) was selected as the 2018 Northeast Conference...
May 2, 2018
Bryant squares off with Robert Morris Thursday in NEC Semifinals
PHILADELPHIA – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team opens postseason play in Philadelphia as the Bulldogs square off with Robert...
May 1, 2018
Kennedy and Ziegler score five goals each as Bryant downs Brown, 17-9
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Seniors Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and Cam Ziegler (Carlsbad, Calif.) became the first Bulldog teammates in nine...
April 24, 2018
Bryant faces Brown Tuesday on NESNplus in final tune-up for NEC tournament
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team closes out the regular season with a non-conference contest Tuesday at...
April 23, 2018
Bryant picks up 13-8 win over Hobart on Senior Day
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse benefitted from eight goal scorers – including five multi-goal scorers...
April 21, 2018
Bryant hosts Hobart Saturday on Senior Day
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team plays its final regular season home game when the Bulldogs host Hobart...
April 20, 2018
Bryant represented across MLL as 2018 season begins
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – While the Bryant University men’s lacrosse team is in action Saturday for its Senior Day game against Hobart, the...
April 20, 2018
Kennedy and Johnson selected by Boston, Massa chosen by Ohio in 2018 MLL Draft
SPARKS, Md. – Bryant University men’s lacrosse senior Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington,...
April 18, 2018
Bryant sees four-game winning streak snapped at Saint Joseph's
PHILADELPHIA – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team had its four-game winning streak snapped Saturday with a 14-7 loss to Saint...
April 14, 2018
Bryant travels to Philadelphia for NEC showdown with Saint Joseph's
PHILADELPHIA – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team looks to clinch home-field advantage for the Northeast Conference Championshi...
April 13, 2018
Massa garners NEC Player of the Week honors
SOMERSET, N.J. – Bryant University men’s lacrosse graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) has been selected as Northeast...
April 9, 2018
Bryant posts another second-half shutout, downs Wagner 8-3 to clinch NEC tournament berth
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team posted a second-half shutout for the second time in three games and...
April 7, 2018
Bryant knocks off No. 13 Robert Morris to stay unbeaten in NEC play
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team picked up its first victory over a nationally ranked opponent in 2018...
March 30, 2018
Bulldogs trek to Western Pennsylvania for Friday night showdown with No. 13 Robert Morris
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team makes its longest road trip of the regular season with a Friday night contest...
March 29, 2018
Massa earns Midseason All-America honor from Inside Lacrosse
BALTIMORE – Bryant University men’s lacrosse student graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) has been named a Midseason Media...
March 29, 2018
Bryant scores final 11 goals, posts second-half shutout in 16-7 win at Sacred Heart
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team held Sacred Heart off the scoreboard for the final 33 minutes of the...
March 24, 2018
Bulldogs hit the road for Saturday game at Sacred Heart
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team plays its first road game in 28 days when the Bulldogs travel to Connecticut...
March 23, 2018
O'Rourke chosen for USILA Team of the Week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bryant University men’s lacrosse freshman Marc O’Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) added to his honors for Saturday's...
March 20, 2018
O'Rourke, Bryant enjoy scoring outburst in 20-11 win over Mount St. Mary's
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Marc O’Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) tied the Division I single-game program record with six goals and 10...
March 17, 2018
Bryant opens NEC play Saturday at home against Mount St. Mary's
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team closes out a four-game homestand Saturday when the Bulldogs host Mount...
March 16, 2018
Massa earns USILA Team of the Week honors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bryant University graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) has been named to the USILA Team of the Week for the...
March 13, 2018
Massa selected as NEC Player of the Week
SOMERSET, N.J. – Bryant University men’s lacrosse graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) has been named Northeast Conference...
March 12, 2018
Bryant held off by Drexel, 12-9, despite stellar face-off performance from Massa
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Despite a dominant performance at the face-off X from graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.), the Bryant...
March 10, 2018
Drexel visits Bryant for Saturday contest
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team closes out a three-game homestand Saturday when the Bulldogs host Drexel at the...
March 9, 2018
Bryant defeated by No. 11 Yale, 11-8
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Seniors Cam Ziegler (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) had three points each and junior Kevin...
March 3, 2018
Bryant clashes with No. 11 Yale Saturday; game time changed to 3 p.m.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team continues a three-game homestand Saturday when the Black and Gold host...
March 2, 2018
Bulldogs fall in overtime to Boston University, 8-7
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Seniors Cam Ziegler (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) scored two goals each, but the Bryant...
February 27, 2018
Bryant returns home to host Boston University Tuesday night
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team begins a three-game homestand Tuesday when the Bulldogs host Boston...
February 26, 2018
Ziegler, Kennedy tally five points in each in Bryant's 15-10 win at Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Seniors Cam Ziegler (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) recorded five-point afternoons as the...
February 24, 2018
Bryant clashes with Hartford Saturday on ESPN3
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team travels outside the Ocean State for the first time in 2018 when the...
February 23, 2018
Bryant downed by Providence, 13-8
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Seven different Bulldogs scored and graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) was dominant on the face-off yet...
February 17, 2018
Bryant falls to Bucknell, 14-12
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) scored three goals, while senior Cam Ziegler (Carlsbad, Calif.) added a career-hig...
February 10, 2018
Bryant hosts Bucknell Saturday in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team looks to open 2018 with back-to-back victories when the Bulldogs welcome...
February 9, 2018
Massa named to USILA Team of the Week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bryant University men’s lacrosse graduate student Kenny Massa (Huntington, N.Y.) has been named to the USILA Team of...
February 5, 2018
Bryant uses big first quarter to tally 15-7 win over Manhattan in 2018 season opener
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Marc O’Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) tallied three goals and two assists in his collegiate debut, while senior...
February 3, 2018
Bulldogs open 2018 Saturday at home against Manhattan
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team begins its 10th Division I season Saturday when the Bulldogs host...
February 2, 2018
2018 Season Preview: Attack, Midfield
This is the second of a two-part series previewing the 2018 Bryant University men’s lacrosse team.
February 1, 2018
Bulldogs selected as unanimous preseason favorites in NEC coaches poll
SOMERSET, N.J. – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team has been selected as unanimous preseason favorites in the annual Northeast...
January 30, 2018
Bulldogs picked No. 25 in Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook rankings
BALTIMORE – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team was selected No. 25 in the nation in the 2018 Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook,...
December 13, 2017
