Senior Spotlight:Victor Marchetti

By Kelly Prendergast
Lycourier Sports Editor

As the weather begins to get warmer the 2012 Lycoming College Men’s Lacrosse season approaches and looks bright for number 11, senior captain: Vic Marchetti. Marchetti, a close defender, is looking forward to having another successful season with the Warriors after being a key contributor to the squad in the past 3 seasons.

Marchetti started playing lacrosse in the 7th grade where he developed a love for the sport and a taste for competition. With good coaching, family support, and hard work he developed into a noteworthy athlete who set goals to compete at the collegiate level.

“My lacrosse career has been greatly influenced by Ric Beardsley. He was a four time all American at Syracuse and also played professionally. My younger brother Joe and I have done a significant amount of training with him. He has helped me specifically in the summertime and prior to each of my spring seasons. Keeping in contact with him not only helps me with the mental aspects of the game but improves my attitude and keeps me on top of my defensive techniques.”

 Marchetti attended Homer High School in Cortland, NY and was an outstanding high school athlete. He participated in soccer, hockey, and lacrosse and was named captain and received All Conference honors for all three sports.  
Senior close defender Vic MarchettiMarchetti’s exceptional career continued in college. He worked hard as a freshman and scored himself five starts and 11 appearances during which he had six groundballs and caused one game changing turnover. His sophomore year he started in 15 games, caused six turnovers, grabbed 15 groundballs and scored one goal. Marchetti’s sophomore year was also honored for his academic achievement by being named a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll. His junior year the lockdown defender led the team with 21 caused turnovers and added 36 groundballs, which was fourth on the team. He also posted a game-winning goal against Manhattanville on April 9 and earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the week of April 25. This year Vic Marchetti will remain to be a key defensive player for the warriors and Coach Hodgson expects great things from the 2012 captain and his teammates.

As well as being a key contributor for the Warrior lacrosse program, Vic is also quite the scholar. He is finishing up his business administration major with tracks in finance and management as well as receiving dual minors in economics and Spanish and should graduate with a 3.6 cumulative GPA. His success landed him a prestigious internship this past summer in Washington DC. In the future he would like to return to the area and work in management consulting.

Vic believes that being on the team has been a driving force to his success. “Lacrosse is the reason that I came to Lyco. The family that is the lacrosse program influences everything I do, I love the opportunity to be a member of this team and work with all my teammates who share the same goals and interests.” In the past three years he has created some very fond memories with his beloved teammates but he believes this year will outdo them all. This season holds great promise for the Warriors and a special opportunity for Vic who gets to finally share the experience with his brother Joe. The Marchetti brothers will undoubtedly be an impenetrable force on defense and a unit not to be reckoned with.

His message to the underclassmen is this: “Compete every day, and always look to push yourself harder. That’s the best way to get involved and be successful.”