Cleveland State University

2019 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 13 of 15 games, serving as the team’s primary goalie … Made 91 saves in 537:57 in the cage on the season … Posted a .497 save mark and a 10.26 goals against figure … Tallied a 5-1 record on the campaign while making five starts … Made a season-high 12 saves while allowing just eight goals in win at Utah (4/20) … Tallied 10 saves in 11-9 win vs. Detroit Mercy (4/24) … Had his first collegiate assist against NCAA qualifier Robert Morris while making 11 saves (4/13) … Stopped nine of 14 shots vs. Air Force (2/23) … Posted 10 saves while allowing eight goals against nationally ranked North Carolina (3/17) … Finished with nine saves and nine goals allowed vs. No. 1 Penn State (3/23) … Concluded season with 27 ground balls and four caused turnovers. 

2018 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in each of the final 13 games in goal … Started the final 10 contests in the cage … Made 117 saves in 620:44 of action on the season … Posted a .515 save percentage for the year, the sixth-highest mark by a Division I freshman … Contributed double-digit saves in eight of his 10 starts, including seven of the final eight games … Named to USILA Team of the Week March 20 … Made 17 saves against eventual national finalist Duke, the highest figure by a Duke opponent all season (3/18) … Tallied 12 saves on 19 shots on goal in win at Air Force, his first career start and the program’s first road win against a Division I opponent (2/23) … Posted 14 saves at eventual MAAC champion Canisius (3/4) … Stopped 11 of 17 shots in win over Lafayette (3/13) … Posted 12 saves on 21 shots on goal in win over Sacred Heart (4/21) … Finished with 20 ground balls on the season … Made his collegiate debut in the road opener at Michigan, making a pair of saves (2/10). 

Pre-CSU Highlights
Named first team all-state by New Jersey coaches after posting .723 save percentage and 5.63 goals against mark in senior season … Posted 263 saves and 53 ground balls during the 2017 season while leading team to conference championship … Left Livingston as all-time saves leader and believed to be among top 10 in New Jersey history … Named the Kimber Division Player of the Year in 2017 and also earned Livingston’s Charles Winters Award for the school’s outstanding male athlete … Named all-state honorable mention in 2016 after making 258 saves for Livingston, among the top 10 totals in the state, while posting a .675 save percentage … Named All-Super Essex Conference First Team in each of his final two seasons and All-Waterman Conference First Team honors in 2016 … Claimed all-state second team sophomore/freshman honors in 2015 by The Star Ledger … Made 270 saves in 2015 while contributing a .635 save percentage … Combined to post 93 ground balls in 2015-16 … Was a two-year team captain … Played for Building Blocks Elite on club circuit … Was an honor roll student … Also was a three-year letterwinner in football and served as a captain in his senior season. 

PERSONAL
Son of David and Suzanne Russo … Has a younger brother, Brian … Born August 10, 1999 … Accounting major.