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Jersey Number 47
Lucas Bavaro
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Boxford, Mass.
- High School:
- St. John's Prep
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
SENIOR (2016)
Started every game at nickelback for the Big Green defense, earning All-Ivy League honorable mention ... also chosen for NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... team’s John M. Manley Award winner as the player who demonstrates the most improvement through his efforts in the weight room ... third on the team in both tackles (61) and tackles for a loss (3.0) ... made at least four stops in all 10 games with a season-high nine in the final home game of his career ... tackled seven Wildcats and broke up a pass, plus recovered a muffed punt to help Dartmouth defeat 22nd-ranked New Hampshire for the first time in 40 years, 22-21 ... fell on a Holy Cross fumble that set up the second Big Green touchdown, plus made six stops in a 35-10 road win over the Crusaders ... collected eight more tackles against both Penn and Yale, plus pounced on a Bulldog fumble in Yale territory to set up the first touchdown of the game ... broke up a key third-down pass in the third quarter to help the Green fend off Towson, 20-17 ... led Dartmouth with a career-best nine tackles against Brown with two going for a combined loss of 13 yards, including a six-yard sack to force a punt. Preseason honors: College Sports Madness All-Ivy League Third Team.
JUNIOR (2015)
Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District I recognition ... played in every game as a nickelback and special teams star ... one of 11 defenders with at least 30 tackles ... fourth on the team with 25 yards on tackles for losses ... opened the season with five stops at Georgetown as well as two pass breakups, one of which came during a successful goal-line stand in the 31-10 triumph ... dropped a Penn receiver for a three-yard loss to begin Ivy play in a 41-20 win over the Quakers ... set a season high with six tackles in the 35-3 homecoming victory over Yale, includinga 20-yard sack plus a pass breakup ... broke up a third-down pass in the third quarter against Columbia to help the Big Green squeak out a 13-9 win ... at Brown, posted six more stops, one of which forced a fumble that set up the first score of the game as Dartmouth went on to a 34-18 victory ... dropped another Bear for a three-yard loss on third down in the fourth quarter, forcing a punt ... added first career interception by snaring a Brown pass later in the fourth quarter ... finished the season with four solo stops to help the Green clinch a share of the Ivy crown with a 17-10 triumph over Princeton.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Earned a spot on special teams coverages, playing in each of the first nine games ... seven of his 11 tackles during the season came on kickoff coverages, including his first career stop against Penn ... had two solo tackles on kickoffs -- both inside the 20 -- in the 27-7 win at Columbia ... played safety during the fourth quarter at Cornell, making a season-high four stops, three solo, in the 42-7 Big Green triumph ... final three tackles came against Brown on kickoffs.
FRESHMAN (2013)
Key defensive player on the junior varsity squad ... recorded seven tackles and tipped a pass that was intercepted by a teammate in the 20-7 win over Middlebury ... made five stops against Williams ... finished up the jayvee schedule with eight tackles and a fumble recovery in a 34-13 victory against Bridgton Academy.
HIGH SCHOOL
Captained St. John’s to an 11-1 record and the Eastern Massachusetts Division 1 Super Bowl championship as a senior ... selected to the ESPN Boston MIAA All-State team ... finished third on the team with 46.5 tackles including five for a loss ... added two interceptions, a pair of punt blocks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... also a talented lacrosse player.
PERSONAL
Economics major ... born on Oct. 10, 1994 ... son of Mark and Susan Bavaro has one brother and one sister ... father played at Notre Dame before enjoying a long career as an NFL tight end with the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles ... chose Dartmouth over Colgate ... also drew interest from Boston College and UConn.
Complete Career Statistics
| TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 2.5-25 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 3.0-15 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 5.5-40 | 9 | 1 | 2-0 | 0 |
| SACKS | g | ua | a | total | yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 26 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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