Dean DiSimone

Photo by: Ryan Griffith

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Deptford, N.J.
Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
High School:
Augustine Prep
Major:
Economics

AT DELAWARE
Three-year member of the squad as a midfielder • scored 37 goals and had 22 assists in 31 career games with 20 starts.

2018 SEASON
One of six Blue Hens that started all 14 games of the season • played a key role on Delaware's stellar midfield unit • notched a career high 24 goals and 12 assists which was good for third best on the team in each category putting him right behind Charlie Kitchen and Will Hirschmann • ranked seventh in total goals in the Colonial Athletic Association • recorded a hat trick on three seperate occasions • ranked tenth in the conference in points per game • picked up 16 ground balls and forced three turnorvers over the course of the season • name the Colonial Athletic Association's Player of the Week for his two goal performance vs. Mercer • selected to the 1st-team All-Colonial Athletic Association.

2017 SEASON
Did not compete for the team.

2016 SEASON
Moved into a key role on Delaware midfielder unit early in the season and was one of the team's most reliable scorers • played in 11 games with six starts and was the team's No. 3 scorer with 22 points on 12 goals and 10 assists • tied for team lead with two man-up goals (vs. Villanova and Hofstra) • scored 10 goals over the final six games and had back-to-back hat tricks with three goals each vs. Rutgers and UMass • also scored twice against Hofstra as part of a three-game total of eight goals • led all regulars with a .364 shooting percentage • Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week for Apr. 4.

2015 SEASON
Played in six games as a backup midfielder as a freshman • saw action against High Point, Mount Saint Mary's, Villanova, Holy Cross, Manhattan, and Saint Joseph's • scored first career goal in win over Manhattan • had two shots (vs. High Point and Manhattan) • recorded a groundball against Manhattan.

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at midfield and a four-year varsity performer in lacrosse for head coach and former Delaware player J.C. Valore • also played ice hockey • enjoyed a standout senior season in 2014 when he earned US Lacrosse All-American honors while also earning All-State and All-South Jersey accolades • earned All-South Jersey honors as a junior • played for South Shore Lacrosse Club.

PERSONAL
Dean Michael DiSimone ("dee-suh-moan") • born Aug. 17, 1995 • son of Samuel and Denyse DiSimone • father is the police chief of West Deptford, N.J. and mother is a county dispatcher • has two sisters • economics major with minor in business and international business at Delaware • career objective is to be a hedge fund manager or financial analyst • has worked as a bus boy during the summers • enjoys weightlifting and fishing in his spare time • cousin of former Delaware All-American and current NFL Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Joe Flacco.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	GP/S	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	GWG	Man Up	GB	TO	CT	Faceoffs	Pen.
2018	14/14	24	12	36	85	1	0	16	15	3	0-0	2-1.5
2017	dnp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	11/6	12	10	22	33	0	2	8	12	0	0-0	2-2:00
2015	6/0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0-0	0-0:00
TOTALS	31/20	37	22	59	120	1	2	25	29	3	0-0	4-3:30