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SENIOR SEASON (2022): Played in 18 games and finished the year with 21 ground balls and eight caused turnovers as an LSM…collected three or more ground balls three times (UMass, Canisius, Binghamton)…scored his first career goal against UMass Lowell on April 9.

JUNIOR SEASON (2021): Played in all 14 games as a long stick midfielder ... Finished the year with 20 ground balls and four caused turnovers ... Scooped up a career-best five ground balls in a win over Hartford (March 27) ... Forced a turnover in each game against Stony Brook.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020): Saw action in all four games as a long stick midfielder … Recorded two ground balls against Quinnipiac (Feb. 22) … Added a ground ball against Dartmouth (Mar. 7). *

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019): Saw action in 11 games as a freshman long pole ... Finished the year with three ground balls and four caused turnovers.

BEFORE VERMONT: Played four years of lacrosse at Salisbury School ... Led his team to the Western New England Lacrosse League Championship title in 2017-18 ... Was a Geico National Lacrosse Tournament finalist in 2018 ... Earned First Team All-New England honors in 2017-18 ... Named Most Improved in 2016-17 ... Recorded four goals, 28 assists and 108 groundballs in two seasons at Salisbury. 

PERSONAL: Son of Paul and Clare Governale ... Both parents attended New York Institute of Technology ... Has one older brother, Anthony, who attends Binghamton ... Chose UVM because it is a great academic school and it has always been his goal to attend a renown University while also pursuing his passion for lacrosse ... Lists Friday Night Lights as his favorite TV show ... Intends to major in Business Administration.

* Shortened season