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| Team Honors: |
Team Captain (2019) |
2019: Named Inside Lacrosse Division III Men's Preseason All-American Honorable Mention Midfielder (12.21.18)...named to the Empire 8 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Second Team (05.10.19)...named a team captain...played in all 15 games, making three starts...was tied for second on the team in total points with 46...recorded 34 goals and 12 assists...picked up 21 ground balls and caused seven turnovers...passed Dylan Macro 04' for second all-time on the Alfred University career goals list with a total of 156...tied a career high with seven goals against Medaille College (02.23.19).
2018:
Earned ECAC Academic Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.20-3.59 (06.21.18)...earned Empire 8 All-Conference First Team honors (05.09.18)...started in seven of 16 games played…second on the team in goals (37), assists (13), points (50), shots (110) and shots on goal (61)…scored three or more goals in six games…tied a career-high in points in a game with eight (five goals, three assists) against Utica College (04.28.18)...credited with the game-winning goal against Utica College (04.28.18)...recorded 34 ground balls including a career-high five against Southwestern University (03.07.18) and Oswego State (03.20.18)...caused 13 turnovers...won lone faceoff attempt.
2017: Played in all 14 games with 10 starts...finished second on the team in goals (40), points (55), shots (102), shots on goal (68) and man-up goals (4) while leading the Saxons in game-winning goals with three against College at Brockport (03.01.17), College at Wooster (03.11.17) and Elmira College (04.15.17)...bested his first season in assists with 15 compared to nine and points, beating his first year by one, 55-54...broke his career-high in single game assists with three against Utica College (04.08.17)...tied his single game career-best in points with eight as his scored six goals and two assists against Wooster...had eight games with a hat-trick or better to beat out last year's mark of seven games...his three game-winners tied the 2016 season while his four man-up goals were the first of his collegiate career with the first two happening against Brockport...ended the year with 18 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
2016: Earned All-Empire 8 Honorable Mention (05.10.16)...played in all 15 games with 12 starts...finished his first year as runner-up on the team in points and goals with 54 points and 45 goals...had nine assists...out of his 110 shots (.409 shot percentage), 77 were on target (.700 shot on goal percentage)...recorded the game-winning goals against Brockport (02.28.16), Hilbert College (03.10.16) and Oswego State (03.23.16)...scored a goal or more in every game this season...had 11 multi-goal performances and seven games of a hat-trick or better...set his career-high in goals in a game to seven against Elmira College (04.16.16) and added one assist for a career-best eight points in one game...finished the year with 23 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
Before AU: Played for Andrew Hilton and the Trojans of Greece Athena High School in Rochester, NY.
Personal: Parents are Joseph and Karen Fornataro...undecided on a major but leaning towards a major in finance.
