Luca Runyan
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Hometown:
- Levittown, N.Y.
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- Position:
- LSM
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- MacArthur
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- Previous College:
- Adelphi University
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- Major:
- Health Sciences
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- gp
- 16
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- p
- 15
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- g
- 1
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- a
- 14
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in 11 games, making five starts… Recorded 22 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers… Scored a goal against Chestnut Hill (4/5)… Grabbed a season-high four ground balls against Post in CACC playoffs… Registered a season-best three CTs versus Chestnut Hill (4/5).
2023-24: Appeared in 14 games, making 13 starts… Ranked second on the team with 48 ground balls… Also scored three goals and caused 15 turnovers… Recorded four games of six or more GBs… Tallied a season-high seven ground balls against Franklin Pierce (March 12)… Made the CACC’s Academic Honor Roll following the fall semester.
2023 (at Adelphi): Did not see game action.
High School: Three-sport athlete… All-Conference lacrosse player… All-County Honorable Mention… Three-year varsity wrestler and football player…. Represented Nassau County in NYS Regionals in Albany and made All-Star Game… Honors student, AP Scholar.
Personal: Parents: Sabrina and Matthew… Siblings: Kennedy, Annabella, Giulianna, Cian, Evin, Aidan… Intended Major: Health Sciences.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 8 |
| Points | 15 | 13 |
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 14 | 12 |
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 75 | 40 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 7 |
| Caused turnovers | 34 | 15 |
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 8 | 6 |
| Shooting percentage | 12.5 | 16.7 |
| Shots on goal | 5 | 4 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 62.5 | 66.7 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Farmingdale State | L, 9-8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Feb 21 | Franklin Pierce (at FPU) | W, 10-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 4 | at No. 12 Molloy | L, 18-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 7 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 9-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 11 | Post | W, 12-8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mar 14 | at Georgian Court | L, 13-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 18 | No. 19 Bentley | W, 9-8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mar 21 | Felician | W, 22-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mar 25 | at American International | W, 21-5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mar 28 | Caldwell | W, 25-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Apr 4 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 17-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 8 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 13-10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Apr 11 | at Holy Family | W, 17-16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Apr 18 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 22-11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 22 | at Mercy | L, 17-8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 2 Seed Chestnut Hill | CACC Semifinals | L, 12-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | at Farmingdale State | L, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Feb 21 | Franklin Pierce (at FPU) | W, 10-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 4 | at No. 12 Molloy | L, 18-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 7 | at Chestnut Hill | L, 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 11 | Post | W, 12-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 14 | at Georgian Court | L, 13-10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 18 | No. 19 Bentley | W, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 21 | Felician | W, 22-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 25 | at American International | W, 21-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 28 | Caldwell | W, 25-2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 4 | at Wilmington (Del.) | L, 17-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 8 | at St. Thomas Aquinas | W, 13-10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 11 | at Holy Family | W, 17-16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 18 | Dominican (N.Y.) | W, 22-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 22 | at Mercy | L, 17-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 2 Seed Chestnut Hill | CACC Semifinals | L, 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 75 | 16 | 34 | 0-0 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 15 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 6 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 9 | 9 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 0-0 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 0-0 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
News mentions
Connor Cullen, James Napoli, Luca Runyan and Ryan Thomas all honored for sensational 2026 seasons.
Purple Knights end year with 9-7 record, signifying most wins in program history.
Purple Knights lead conference with five first-team selections following best regular season in program history.
Third-seeded Purple Knights will now gear up for the CACC Semifinals next week at Chestnut Hill (No. 2 Seed).
The CACC Defensive Player of the Week totaled 10 caused turnovers and 11 ground balls last week.
Luciano Canino, CACC Player of the Week | Luca Runyan, CACC Defensive Player of the Week
Purple Knights earn key CACC win, secure program-best eighth triumph of the season (8-5, 4-3).
Purple Knights open second half on a 7-1 run.
Purple Knights move record to 6-5 overall this season, including 3-3 in CACC play.
Duo was also recognized on Monday with CACC weekly awards.
James Napoli, CACC Player of the Week (2nd straight) | Luca Runyan, CACC Defensive Player of the Week
Purple Knights tie program record for goals in a single game (25).
Purple Knights earn first-ever triumph over nationally ranked opponent.
Purple Knights unable to climb out of four-goal second-half deficit.
Purple Knights unable to hold onto 6-3 second-half lead.
Purple Knights have six different goal-scorers, tally 44-28 advantage in ground balls.
Purple Knights visit Farmingdale State to start 15-game regular-season slate.