Jack Pezzulla

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Boys' Latin

2020 (Senior): Saw 65 minutes in goal, appearing in home games against Colgate, Lafayette and Bryant • Made 14 saves on 43 shots faced across those three contests, recording his first win of the season against Bryant • Recorded five saves versus Colgate, three versus Lafayette and six versus Bryant • Also tallied two ground balls in 2020 • Season canceled after seven games due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Junior): Appeared in six games during the regular season with five starts, picking up 17 ground balls, saving 36 goals and allowing 49 • Opened the season with four saves at Mercer in 45 minutes • Played the entirety of the next three games versus Furman, Harvard and Johns Hopkins • Made 13 saves while allowing 10 goals against Furman • Made 8 saves and allowed 11 goals versus Harvard • Recorded six saves and allowed 11 goals against Johns Hopkins • Played nearly 50 minutes of the Denver game, making five saves and allowing 11 goals • Allowed one goal against Duke • Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games overall • Started seven straight games from February 17 through March 14 • Had 14 ground balls with a season-high three ground balls against Mercer • Had two ground balls each against Lafayette, St. John’s, Denver and Hofstra • Played 388 minutes, making 54 saves • Had an outstanding game at Johns Hopkins, making 13 saves and allowing 11 goals in 60 minutes • Also excelled against Mercer, making 10 saves and allowing four goals in 48 minutes • Made nine saves against Hofstra and eight saves against Lehigh • Earned honors on 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Freshman): Played in seven games • In 88 minutes of action, he faced 54 shots and made 18 saves while allowing 16 goals • He also had four ground balls • Played almost 27 minutes versus Maryland and a little over 25 minutes against UMBC • Had five saves and allowed two goals in 13:34 against Dartmouth • Had three saves and two ground balls in 5:39 of action against Johns Hopkins.

Prep: Attended Boys’ Latin School from 2012-16 where he was coached by Bob Shriver in from 2012 to 2015 and by Brian Farrell in 2016 • Attended Boys’ Latin from seventh grade through high school (2011-16) • Ranked as No. 1 goalie in Class of 2016 by Inside Lacrosse • Member of USA U19 Team which won a gold medal in 2016 • First-team All-Metro selection • Won Cyrus F. Horine Award as the best goalie in MIAA • Under Armour All-America • USA Today first-team All-USA selection • Two-time participant in Nike’s The Ride • Ranked No. 18 overall player in high school senior class of 2016 by Inside Lacrosse • Led Boys’ Latin to 2014 MIAA championship with a team ranked #1 in the nation • Led squad to MIAA semifinals in 2015 and championship contest in 2016 • Attended Jake Reed’s Nike Blue Chip camp • Played for Baltimore Breakers Lacrosse Club from seventh grade through junior year of high school • Coached there by J.J. Pearl • Started One Laker/One Love Club of Boys’ Latin (sponsored by One Love Foundation) • Compiled over 50 hours of community service • Coached lacrosse for underprivileged youth in Baltimore city (Charm City Lacrosse).

Personal: John Mauro Pezzulla, Jr. is the son of John and Hope Pezzulla • Goes by Jack • Born November 24 in Baltimore, Md. • Majoring in interpersonal and organizational communications • Dean’s List student at UNC.