MJ Melillo

Class:
Freshman
Position:
D
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Hometown:
New Vernon, NJ
High School:
Delbarton

Senior (2019)
• Saw action in all 13 games as a defensive midfielder
• Totaled 16 ground balls to go along with eight caused turnovers
• Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover in loss against Maryland (April 6)
• Recorded two caused turnovers in win over Jacksonville (Feb. 23)
• Scooped up three ground balls and caused one turnover against Drexel (Feb. 19)
• Dished out one assist and picked up two ground balls against Cleveland State (Feb. 9)

Junior (2018 )
• Played in 12 games, splitting time between close defense and defensive midfield
• Collected three ground balls and caused four turnovers
• Caused a pair of turnovers against Johns Hopkins (April 21) and had a shot on goal

Sophomore (2017 )
• Recorded a ground ball and caused a turnover in losses to Maryland (April ) and Rutgers (April 8)
• Caused a turnover in 13-5 win against Bellarmine (Feb 18)
• Made season debut in the season opening win at Cleveland State (Feb 4)

Freshman (2016 )
• Played in nine games with six starts on close defense
• Collected nine ground balls
• Scooped up three ground balls in a loss against Penn State (April 30)
• Recorded three ground balls in a loss against Rutgers (April 10)

High School
• Delbarton School, Morristown, N.J. (2015)
• Academic honor roll member
• Played three years of varsity lacrosse
• Competed on the 2014 Under Armour All-America Underclassman New Jersey Team
• Played three years of varsity lacrosse; team captain his senior year

Club
• Patriot Lacrosse (2010-2014)

Personal
• Michael Joseph Melillo
• Son of Michael and Dianne Melillo
• Has a sister, Gabrielle
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science, and the Arts, General Studies major