Monmouth University Athletics

Member of Monmouth's 2021 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship team.

2021: Started all 11 games as a fifth-year senior on defense ... served as an assistant captain ... part of a defensive unit that ranked second in the NCAA in scoring defense (8.73) ... collected 22 ground balls ... tied for second on the team with 13 caused turnovers ... set a career-high with five caused turnovers in the overtime win at Siena (3/13) ... picked up four ground balls in the win over Detroit Mercy (4/9) ... named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2020: Started all six games on defense as a senior ... picked up seven ground balls and caused five turnovers ... collected three ground balls in the season-opening win over NJIT (2/8) ... caused two turnovers at Princeton (2/15) ... served as an assistant captain.

2019: Started all 12 games on defense as a junior ... picked up 14 ground balls and caused five turnovers ... Monmouth's defense led the MAAC and ranked fourth in the NCAA in goals against average (9.19) ... picked up four ground balls and caused three turnovers at NJIT (3/5).

2018: Played in six games off the bench as a sophomore ... made his Monmouth debut and picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover in the 17-4 win at Wagner (2/21) ... appeared in the victories at Siena (3/31) and against NJIT (4/7).

Before Monmouth: Played one season of lacrosse at LIU Post … started 14 of 16 games for the Pioneers and accumulated 23 ground balls and caused 12 turnovers … four-year starter in lacrosse and two-sport athlete at Easton Area High School for head coach Brad Bachman ... 2016 East Penn Conference Most Valuable Player ... three-time All-Area selection ... twice earned All-Conference recognition ... helped the Red Rovers to back-to-back EPC Championships in 2015 and 2016 ... accumulated 203 ground balls and a program-best 161 caused turnovers at Easton ... also set the single-season record for caused turnovers as a senior with 62 takeaways … played club lacrosse for Dukes LC … also played football for the Red Rovers … member of the National Honor Society and was named the 2016 Easton Lacrosse Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Son of Cheryl and Joe Tuturice … father, Joe, played baseball at Kutztown … major is Health Studies.

CAREER HIGHS
Ground balls: 4, Detroit Mercy, Apr 09, 2021; at NJIT, Mar 05, 2019
Caused turnovers: 5, at Siena, Mar 13, 2021