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16 Jacob Battista
Jacob Battista
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Melbourne, Australia
  • High School:
    St. Kevin's College
  • Position:
    F
  • g
    7
  • a
    6
  • pts
    20
  • gw
    2

Bio

2022 (Junior): 

  • First-Team All-CAC
  • Started all 17 games he played in
  • Recorded team-highs in goals (7) and assists (6) for a team-high 20 points
  • 18 of his 38 shots landed on goal

2021 (Sophomore):

  • Appeared in 14 games and started in 13
  • Had a career high of four goals and eight assists
  • Took a high of 35 shots, landing 26 on goal

2020 (Freshman):

  • Appeared in two games in his first season with the V-Hawks
  • Scored one goal and had one assist for the year
  • Took six shots, landing five on goal

Club

  • Played for Box Hill United, League Runners-up, MVP
  • Also played for Eastern Lions

High School

  • Team MVP
  • Also played basketball

Personal

  • Parents are Kris & Ralph Battista
  • Majoring in Marketing
  • Why Viterbo? - "Best fit for me and I was impressed with what coach Dunn was building at Viterbo. I wanted to go to a small school that was inclusive and was surrounded by people whose company I enjoy and that is exactly what I have experienced so far."

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan W, 5-1
Oct 19 at Bethel (MN) T, 1-1
Oct 22 vs. Finlandia W, 11-0
Oct 23 vs. Campbellsville-Harrodsburg W, 9-0
Oct 29 at Bellevue (NE) W, 2-0
Nov 11 vs. Florida National (FL) L, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games 17 3
Games started 17 3
Goals 7 0
Assists 6 2
Points 20 2
Shots 38 4
Shot Pct .184 .000
Penalty kicks 0-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 13 Viterbo Alumni Game   - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 at Upper Iowa   - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 Cardinal Stritch (WI) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 23 at Rockford University W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Aug 27 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Aug 28 St. Francis (Ill.) W, 4-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 at Martin Luther College W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 4 .250 0-0 1
Sep 7 North Central University W, 4-0 1 2 0 4 4 .500 0-0 1
Sep 11 at Lawrence W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 17 at Central W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 21 Hamline W, 2-1 1 1 1 3 2 .500 0-1 0
Sep 25 at Morningside W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 9 at Concordia Moorehead W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Oct 14 vs. Georgia Gwinnett L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan W, 5-1 1 0 2 2 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Bethel (MN) T, 1-1 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 22 vs. Finlandia W, 11-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 23 vs. Campbellsville-Harrodsburg W, 9-0 1 2 1 5 6 .333 0-0 0
Oct 29 at Bellevue (NE) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 11 vs. Florida National (FL) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2020-21 3 2 .33 .33 1.00 2.00 .167 1.67 .833
2021-22 14 13 .29 .57 1.14 2.07 .138 1.50 .724
2022-23 17 17 .41 .35 1.18 2.24 .184 1.06 .474
Total 34 32 .35 .44 1.15 2.15 .164 1.29 .603

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2020-21 3 2 1 1 3 6 .167 5 .833 0 0 0-0 1
2021-22 14 13 4 8 16 29 .138 21 .724 4 0 1-2 0
2022-23 17 17 7 6 20 38 .184 18 .474 3 0 0-1 2
Total 34 32 12 15 39 73 .164 44 .603 7 0 1-3 3

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 17 17 .41 .35 1.18 2.24 .184 1.06 .474
Conference 3 3 .00 .67 .67 1.33 .000 .67 .500
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 4 .75 .25 1.75 2.25 .333 1.00 .444
Away 8 8 .25 .13 .63 2.00 .125 1.25 .625
Neutral 5 5 .40 .80 1.60 2.60 .154 .80 .308
Result Wins 14 14 .50 .36 1.36 2.43 .206 1.21 .500
Losses 2 2 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 .50 .250
Month August 3 3 .00 .00 .00 2.67 .000 1.00 .375
September 6 6 .67 .17 1.50 2.33 .286 1.33 .571
October 7 7 .43 .71 1.57 2.00 .214 1.00 .500
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 .00 .000

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 17 17 7 6 20 38 .184 18 .474 3 0 0-1 2
Conference 3 3 0 2 2 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 4 4 3 1 7 9 .333 4 .444 1 0 0-1 1
Away 8 8 2 1 5 16 .125 10 .625 1 0 0-0 1
Neutral 5 5 2 4 8 13 .154 4 .308 1 0 0-0 0
Result Wins 14 14 7 5 19 34 .206 17 .500 1 0 0-1 2
Losses 2 2 0 0 0 4 .000 1 .250 1 0 0-0 0
Month August 3 3 0 0 0 8 .000 3 .375 1 0 0-0 0
September 6 6 4 1 9 14 .286 8 .571 0 0 0-1 2
October 7 7 3 5 11 14 .214 7 .500 1 0 0-0 0
November 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0

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