Jess DeMeo
8 Jess DeMeo
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mount Sinai, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Mount Sinai
  • Position:
    A
  • gp
    18
  • p
    68
  • g
    59
  • a
    9

Bio

As a junior (2018): Repeated as NEC Offensive Player of the Year ... All-NEC First Team ... NEC All-Tournament Team ... finished with career-high 59 goals in 18 appearances during the season ... recorded eight goals at Harvard (March 10) and at Niagara (March 17), tying a program record ... added five-goal games against Sacred Heart (April 13) and LIU Brooklyn (April 15) ... scored in all but one game during the season ... finished fifth nationally with 1.39 free position goals per game ... four-time NEC Player of the Week.

 As a sophomore (2017): NEC Offensive Player of the Year ... All-NEC First Team ... NEC All-Tournament Team ... Totaled 69 points on 58 goals and 11 assists ... Scored at least three goals in 12 games ... Scored in all but two of the team's 18 games in 2017 ... Collected 24 ground balls and 19 draw controls in her breakout season ... Scored eight points on seven goals, tying a Division 1 school record, and an assist at UMass Lowell on March 29 ... Tallied eight points again in the NEC Tournament vs. Sacred Heart on May 5, scoring five goals and helping on three others ... In that game, also set a career-high six draw controls ... NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman (2016): NEC Rookie of the Year ... All-NEC Second Team ... NEC All-Rookie Team ... Five-time NEC Rookie of the Week ... Appeared in all 18 games in her freshman campaign, making 10 starts ... One of the best rookie seasons in program history, as she tallied the second-most goals (34) by a Bryant freshman ... Added three assists for 37 points, and the 34 goals led all league freshmen ... Scored a goal in 11 of the last 12 games after scoring in three of the first six ... Tallied five hat tricks and 10 multi-goal games ... Caused five turnovers, won five draw controls and picked up 18 ground balls ... Caged six goals at Mount St. Mary's on April 8, marking the second-most by a freshman in program history.  

Before Bryant: A 2015 graduate of Mount Sinai High School, DeMeo was a three-year varsity letterwinner and starter for the Mustangs … Helped team to state titles in 2013 and 2015 … Mustangs won the division championship in 2014 … 2015 all-county selection … 2014 all-division selection and Unsung Hero Award … Principal’s Honor Roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Erin and Bob DeMeo, Jessica DeMeo was born August 13, 1997 … Has one brother and one sister.

 

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 8, twice (last at Niagara, 3/17/18)
Assists:
 3 vs. Sacred Heart (5/5/17)
Points:
 9, twice (last at Niagara, 3/17/18)
Ground balls:
 4 vs. Sacred Heart (5/1/16) 
Draw controls:
 6 vs. Sacred Heart (5/5/17)
Caused turnovers: 2, twice (last vs. Wagner, 4/30/17) 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 20 Robert Morris W, 15-9
Apr 22 Saint Francis U W, 21-6
Apr 27 at Wagner W, 11-10
Apr 29 at Mount St. Mary's L, 12-6
May 3 No. 4 Mount St. Mary's W, 9-8
May 5 No. 2 Wagner L, 12-11
  Overall Conf
Games 18 7
Points 68 26
Goals 59 23
Assists 9 3
Shots 131 52
Shooting percentage 45.0 44.2
Shots on goal 94 37
Shots on goal percentage 71.8 71.2
Free position goals-shots 25-59 11-25
Ground balls 12 3
Draw controls 3 1
Turnovers 32 15
Caused turnovers 5 1
Fouls 24 7
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 2 2
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 24 UAlbany W, 16-6 4 1 5 2-3 0 1 0 0 6 66.7 4 66.7 2 - 0 0
Mar 3 at Hartford W, 17-2 4 0 4 3-3 1 0 2 1 7 57.1 4 57.1 0 - 0 0
Mar 7 Brown L, 15-14 3 1 4 0-2 2 0 0 0 9 33.3 6 66.7 3 - 0 0
Mar 10 at No. 17 Harvard L, 19-18 8 1 9 1-2 2 0 1 0 11 72.7 11 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 15 at Canisius L, 7-6 0 0 0 0-3 2 1 2 1 4 0.0 2 50.0 2 - 0 0
Mar 17 at Niagara W, 18-8 8 1 9 5-5 0 0 4 0 9 88.9 9 100.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 21 UMass Lowell W, 15-6 2 0 2 1-3 0 0 2 1 7 28.6 3 42.9 2 - 0 0
Mar 25 Delaware L, 18-11 2 1 3 1-3 1 0 1 0 8 25.0 5 62.5 1 - 0 0
Mar 31 at Siena W, 20-5 1 0 1 0-3 0 0 1 0 4 25.0 3 75.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 6 at Central Connecticut W, 22-3 3 1 4 1-3 0 0 1 0 5 60.0 5 100.0 2 - 0 0
Apr 13 Sacred Heart W, 18-6 5 0 5 2-2 1 1 4 0 7 71.4 5 71.4 1 - 0 0
Apr 15 at Long Island W, 13-9 5 0 5 1-3 0 0 3 0 12 41.7 9 75.0 2 - 0 0
Apr 20 Robert Morris W, 15-9 4 1 5 4-5 0 0 2 1 8 50.0 5 62.5 0 - 0 0
Apr 22 Saint Francis U W, 21-6 2 1 3 2-2 0 0 1 0 2 100.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 27 at Wagner W, 11-10 3 0 3 1-7 2 0 2 0 12 25.0 5 41.7 0 - 0 2
Apr 29 at Mount St. Mary's L, 12-6 1 0 1 0-3 0 0 2 0 6 16.7 6 100.0 2 - 0 0
May 3 No. 4 Mount St. Mary's W, 9-8 2 0 2 1-3 1 0 1 0 6 33.3 6 100.0 3 - 0 0
May 5 No. 2 Wagner L, 12-11 2 1 3 0-4 0 0 3 1 8 25.0 4 50.0 3 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2015-16 18 10 34 3 37 5-13 18 5 16 5 70 48.6 50 71.4 22 - 0 0
2016-17 18 17 58 11 69 16-36 24 19 33 9 120 48.3 88 73.3 41 - 0 0
2017-18 18 17 59 9 68 25-59 12 3 32 5 131 45.0 94 71.8 24 - 0 2
2018-19 17 17 52 6 58 13-27 20 0 24 8 125 41.6 88 70.4 34 - 0 1
Total 71 61 203 29 232 59-135 74 27 105 27 446 45.5 320 71.7 121 - 0 3
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 18 17 59 9 68 25-59 12 3 32 5 131 45.0 94 71.8 24 - 0 2
Conference 7 6 23 3 26 11-25 3 1 15 1 52 44.2 37 71.2 7 - 0 2
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 8 26 6 32 13-27 5 2 14 3 61 42.6 40 65.6 15 - 0 0
Away 9 9 33 3 36 12-32 7 1 18 2 70 47.1 54 77.1 9 - 0 2
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 12 11 43 5 48 23-42 5 2 23 3 85 50.6 60 70.6 13 - 0 2
Losses 6 6 16 4 20 2-17 7 1 9 2 46 34.8 34 73.9 11 - 0 0
Month February 1 1 4 1 5 2-3 0 1 0 0 6 66.7 4 66.7 2 - 0 0
March 8 8 28 4 32 11-24 8 1 13 3 59 47.5 43 72.9 9 - 0 0
April 7 6 23 3 26 11-25 3 1 15 1 52 44.2 37 71.2 7 - 0 2
May 2 2 4 1 5 1-7 1 0 4 1 14 28.6 10 71.4 6 - 0 0

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Hot start pushes Bryant to fifth-consecutive win

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DeMeo, Santeramo honored with NEC awards

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March 17, 2018

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March 14, 2018

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DeMeo tabbed NEC Player of the Week

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March 12, 2018

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March 2, 2018

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