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Wednesday, January 07
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Wednesday, December 10
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Wednesday, December 10
Jersey Number 11
Frankie DeFrancesco
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wayne, N.J.
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Prev School:
- High Point
2025 - SOPHOMORE
2024 (FRESHMAN AT HIGH POINT):
PREP / PRIOR TO COLLEGE:
PERSONAL
- Played in all 23 games, making 11 starts...averaging 38 minutes of action in each of those appearances
- Netted the game-winning goal in the 1-0 home win over Clemson in October...his first goal as a member of the Pack
- Totaled 23 shots with eight shots on goal
2024 (FRESHMAN AT HIGH POINT):
- Big South Freshman of the Year
- Big South Second Team All-Conference
- Big South All-Freshman Team
- TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 Freshman (#30)
- Earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors three times
- Earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week once
- Recorded 15 starts in 17 appearances...logging 932 minutes total
- Tallied four goals and three assists
- Led the team in shots (30) and shots on goal (13)
- Netted his first career goal in his first collegiate game (against NC State)
- Scored the game winning goal over No. 1 Pittsburgh
PREP / PRIOR TO COLLEGE:
- Listed First Team All-County, All-Conference, All-State all four years of high school at Depaul Catholic High School
- Went to Italy with a Serie A team
PERSONAL
- Enjoys playing chess and basketball in his free time