Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Final
Men's Lacrosse
12
vs Georgetown
16
2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Balsamo, Charles
Jersey Number 1
Charles Balsamo
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Manhasset, N.Y.
- High School:
- Chaminade
Bio
Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024).
Career: Played in 38 games with 21 starts in the midfield … Registered 27 goals and 20 assists for 47 points … Picked up 25 ground balls and caused four turnovers … Ranks tied for second points by a freshman midfielder in Duke lacrosse history with 31 points as a rookie.
2024: Played in all 19 games with three starts on the first midfield … Scored seven goals and distributed nine assists for 16 points … Picked up five ground balls … Had two goals and two assists for four points in win at High Point (2/10) … Notched a goal and an assist in wins at Loyola (3/9) and versus Providence (3/13) … Posted two points from a goal and an assist in NCAA quarterfinal against Maryland (5/18) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Started 18 of 19 games on the first midfield … Registered 20 goals and 11 assists for 31 points … Scored at least one point in 15 contests … Had multiple points in 11 outings … Notched two goals in seven games … Scored twice in his collegiate debut against Bellarmine (2/4) … Notched the overtime winner in the win at Syracuse (3/5) … Finished with two goals and an assist against the Orange to earn USILA Team of the Week honors … Notched two goals and an assist in home win versus Syracuse (4/29) … Dished two assists in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31) … Scored two goals in NCAA Semifinal win over Penn State (5/27) … Notched one goal in the NCAA Championship game versus Notre Dame (5/29) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Played high school lacrosse at Chaminade and club lacrosse with Long Island Express … Tabbed the No. 7 player nationally by Lacrosse Magazine and No. 7 by National Lacrosse Federation … A 2022 Senior Under Armour All-American and USA Lacrosse All-American … Was the co-captain of the 2022 Nike National All-America squad … Garnered Newsday All-Long Island first team honors his senior season … The New York Catholic High School Athletic Association leading scorer … Awarded the prestigious No. 19 jersey at Chaminade in honor of Jimmy Regan … USA Lacrosse U15 National Team member and co-captain … Also played soccer … Helped lead Chaminade to NYSCHSAA State Championship in 2021 … NYSCHSAA all-league as a senior … Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Charles and Jennifer Balsamo … Has one brother … Father played soccer at Columbia University … Uncle, Anthony Balsamo Jr., also was a member of the Columbia men’s soccer team … Grandfather, Anthony J. Balsamo, played football at Ohio University … Uncle, Vincent Sombrotto, played lacrosse at Hofstra from 1978-82 and was a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Men’s National Team in 1982, ’86, ’90 and ’94.
Career: Played in 38 games with 21 starts in the midfield … Registered 27 goals and 20 assists for 47 points … Picked up 25 ground balls and caused four turnovers … Ranks tied for second points by a freshman midfielder in Duke lacrosse history with 31 points as a rookie.
2024: Played in all 19 games with three starts on the first midfield … Scored seven goals and distributed nine assists for 16 points … Picked up five ground balls … Had two goals and two assists for four points in win at High Point (2/10) … Notched a goal and an assist in wins at Loyola (3/9) and versus Providence (3/13) … Posted two points from a goal and an assist in NCAA quarterfinal against Maryland (5/18) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Started 18 of 19 games on the first midfield … Registered 20 goals and 11 assists for 31 points … Scored at least one point in 15 contests … Had multiple points in 11 outings … Notched two goals in seven games … Scored twice in his collegiate debut against Bellarmine (2/4) … Notched the overtime winner in the win at Syracuse (3/5) … Finished with two goals and an assist against the Orange to earn USILA Team of the Week honors … Notched two goals and an assist in home win versus Syracuse (4/29) … Dished two assists in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31) … Scored two goals in NCAA Semifinal win over Penn State (5/27) … Notched one goal in the NCAA Championship game versus Notre Dame (5/29) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Played high school lacrosse at Chaminade and club lacrosse with Long Island Express … Tabbed the No. 7 player nationally by Lacrosse Magazine and No. 7 by National Lacrosse Federation … A 2022 Senior Under Armour All-American and USA Lacrosse All-American … Was the co-captain of the 2022 Nike National All-America squad … Garnered Newsday All-Long Island first team honors his senior season … The New York Catholic High School Athletic Association leading scorer … Awarded the prestigious No. 19 jersey at Chaminade in honor of Jimmy Regan … USA Lacrosse U15 National Team member and co-captain … Also played soccer … Helped lead Chaminade to NYSCHSAA State Championship in 2021 … NYSCHSAA all-league as a senior … Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Charles and Jennifer Balsamo … Has one brother … Father played soccer at Columbia University … Uncle, Anthony Balsamo Jr., also was a member of the Columbia men’s soccer team … Grandfather, Anthony J. Balsamo, played football at Ohio University … Uncle, Vincent Sombrotto, played lacrosse at Hofstra from 1978-82 and was a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Men’s National Team in 1982, ’86, ’90 and ’94.
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