Christopher Newport University

2025 - Freshman Season - Made a seamless transition to college while excelling on the attack throughout the year ... Ranked second among first-year Captains with 13 goals ... Boasted a .542 shooting percentage, which was the highest in the league among players with at least 20 attempts ... Also added four assists while finishing with 17 total points ... Saw action in 14 contests and recorded a point in nine of those bouts ... Shined during the program's run to the NCAA Quarterfinals ... Had a hat-trick against No. 16 Lynchburg in the Sweet 16 on May 11 ... Opened the national tournament with a goal against Grove City on May 10 as well ... Erupted for a season-high five points, including three assists, against John Carroll on March 5 ... Came back with multi-goal efforts in wins over Mary Washington on April 16 and Kean during the league playoffs on April 30 ... Tormented conference opponents throughout the year, including goals in back-to-back regular-season games against Montclair State on March 29 and Kean on April 12 ... Scored his first collegiate goal on his very first shot in the opener against Hampden-Sydney on February 8 ... Came back with an assist against Scranton on March 2 ... Unloaded 24 shots during the season and had 16 on-target rips ... Chipped in with three ground balls as well, including a pair against Montclair State on March 29.

At Mount Saint Joseph - Starred on the lacrosse team with the Gaels ... Earned three letters and was a two-year starter on the attack ... Served as a team captain ... Also excelled in the classroom and was a perennial member of the Honor Roll ... Inducted into the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa, the National Social Studies Honor Society.

Personal - Joseph Thomas Fantinato is the son of Paul and Jessica Fantinato ... Has two older brothers, Louie and Nick ... Joey Chestnut is his favorite athlete, and Kevin Hart is the person in history he would most like to meet ... President Obama is the most impressive person he has met ... "Miracle" is his favorite movie, and his dad's chicken piccata is his favorite food ... Majoring in finance.