2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Cuocco, Jenika

Jersey Number 22
Jenika Cuocco
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sound Beach, N.Y.
- High School:
- Rocky Point
Bio
*Three-time CAA Goalkeeper of the Year
*First Player in conference history to win three consecutive major awards
*First player in conference history to win four major awards total
*USA Lacrosse, Inside Lacrosse and IWLCA All-American in 2024; Honorable Mention in 2023 and 2025
*Lead the NCAA in saves (224) and save percentage (569) in 2024; Second in saves per game (11.87)
*CAA Rookie of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year in 2023; First player in CAA history to win two major awards in the same season
*Fifth all-time in program history in saves (582) and fourth in goals-against average (9.37)
2025 / Redshirt Junior
CAA Goalie of the Year…First player in conference history to win three straight major awards…First player in conference history to win four total major awards…All-CAA First Team…USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention…Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention…IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region…Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…IWLCA Academic Honor Roll…Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team…CAA Preseason Player of the Year…CAA All-Tournament Team…Drexel’s CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Tewaaraton Award Watch List…Participated at the Team USA Training Camp…Team Captain…finishing top-20 in the NCAA with a .493 save percentage (9th), 173 saves (11th) and 9.61 saves per game (19th)...recorded ten or more saves in eight games this season…matched a career-high with 18 saves in the CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/3)...17 stops against Philadelphia foe Temple (4/23)...collected 38 ground balls and caused seven turnovers…Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on March 24…11 saves in the CAA Semifinal game against Delaware (5/1)...picked up seven ground balls and eight saves in the season opener against UConn (2/8)...started in all 18 games…18th best scoring defense in the nation at 9.89 goals per game…part of Drexel team with most wins in program history.
2024 / Redshirt Sophomore
CAA Goalie of the Year…All-CAA First-Team…All-CAA Championship Team… received CAA Defensive Player of the Week five times…USA Lacrosse All-American Second Team selection…Inside Lacrosse All-American Second-Team…IWLCA All-American Third Team…IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region…Preseason All-CAA…Tewaaraton Award Watch List…IL Women Midseason All-American…Preseason Inside Lacrosse All-American…CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team selection...started all 19 games at goalie for the Dragons…finished first in NCAA in saves with 224 and in save percentage at .569…second in the nation in saves per game at 11.87…had six games with 15 or more saves…set career-high in saves with 18 against No. 5 Maryland (2/21)…had 17 saves in CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/4)…collected 15 saves and snatched seven ground balls against No. 14 Penn (2/17)…part of Drexel team that obtained the program’s fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, the first team to do so in Drexel history.
2023 / Redshirt-Freshman
USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America…CAA Goalie and Rookie of the Year…CAA First Team and All-Rookie Team…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year…IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week April 25…CAA Player of the Week February 13… IWLCA Academic Honor Roll…CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…started in all 18 contests for the Dragons…fourth in the nation in save percentage (.532) and seventh in saves (185)...made her college debut against Binghamton (2/11)...career-high 17 saves in a victory over San Diego State (3/28)...six ground balls in Drexel's first program win against No. 19 Johns Hopkins (3/04)...first of 29 Rookies of the Year in CAA history to add a second major award…set a CAA record earning rookie of the week seven times…part of a Drexel team that obtained the program's third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
2022 / Freshman
Redshirt season...CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…member of the Drexel team that won its first CAA Championship…did not see game action.
Background
A three-sport athlete at Rocky Point High School…was named the team MVP, the Rocky Point HS Female Athlete of the Year and an All-County Honorable Mention…received All-State and All Long Island Team recognition in field hockey…a three year member of the high honor roll…received the 2021 Black History Academic Celebration Award.
Personal
Daughter of Joanne Cuocco…her brother, KeShaun, was a member of the Utica Football team…enjoys reading, cooking and baking…elementary education major.
*First Player in conference history to win three consecutive major awards
*First player in conference history to win four major awards total
*USA Lacrosse, Inside Lacrosse and IWLCA All-American in 2024; Honorable Mention in 2023 and 2025
*Lead the NCAA in saves (224) and save percentage (569) in 2024; Second in saves per game (11.87)
*CAA Rookie of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year in 2023; First player in CAA history to win two major awards in the same season
*Fifth all-time in program history in saves (582) and fourth in goals-against average (9.37)
2025 / Redshirt Junior
CAA Goalie of the Year…First player in conference history to win three straight major awards…First player in conference history to win four total major awards…All-CAA First Team…USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention…Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention…IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region…Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…IWLCA Academic Honor Roll…Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team…CAA Preseason Player of the Year…CAA All-Tournament Team…Drexel’s CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Tewaaraton Award Watch List…Participated at the Team USA Training Camp…Team Captain…finishing top-20 in the NCAA with a .493 save percentage (9th), 173 saves (11th) and 9.61 saves per game (19th)...recorded ten or more saves in eight games this season…matched a career-high with 18 saves in the CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/3)...17 stops against Philadelphia foe Temple (4/23)...collected 38 ground balls and caused seven turnovers…Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on March 24…11 saves in the CAA Semifinal game against Delaware (5/1)...picked up seven ground balls and eight saves in the season opener against UConn (2/8)...started in all 18 games…18th best scoring defense in the nation at 9.89 goals per game…part of Drexel team with most wins in program history.
2024 / Redshirt Sophomore
CAA Goalie of the Year…All-CAA First-Team…All-CAA Championship Team… received CAA Defensive Player of the Week five times…USA Lacrosse All-American Second Team selection…Inside Lacrosse All-American Second-Team…IWLCA All-American Third Team…IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region…Preseason All-CAA…Tewaaraton Award Watch List…IL Women Midseason All-American…Preseason Inside Lacrosse All-American…CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team selection...started all 19 games at goalie for the Dragons…finished first in NCAA in saves with 224 and in save percentage at .569…second in the nation in saves per game at 11.87…had six games with 15 or more saves…set career-high in saves with 18 against No. 5 Maryland (2/21)…had 17 saves in CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/4)…collected 15 saves and snatched seven ground balls against No. 14 Penn (2/17)…part of Drexel team that obtained the program’s fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, the first team to do so in Drexel history.
2023 / Redshirt-Freshman
USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America…CAA Goalie and Rookie of the Year…CAA First Team and All-Rookie Team…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year…IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week April 25…CAA Player of the Week February 13… IWLCA Academic Honor Roll…CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…started in all 18 contests for the Dragons…fourth in the nation in save percentage (.532) and seventh in saves (185)...made her college debut against Binghamton (2/11)...career-high 17 saves in a victory over San Diego State (3/28)...six ground balls in Drexel's first program win against No. 19 Johns Hopkins (3/04)...first of 29 Rookies of the Year in CAA history to add a second major award…set a CAA record earning rookie of the week seven times…part of a Drexel team that obtained the program's third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
2022 / Freshman
Redshirt season...CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…member of the Drexel team that won its first CAA Championship…did not see game action.
Background
A three-sport athlete at Rocky Point High School…was named the team MVP, the Rocky Point HS Female Athlete of the Year and an All-County Honorable Mention…received All-State and All Long Island Team recognition in field hockey…a three year member of the high honor roll…received the 2021 Black History Academic Celebration Award.
Personal
Daughter of Joanne Cuocco…her brother, KeShaun, was a member of the Utica Football team…enjoys reading, cooking and baking…elementary education major.
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Thursday, April 06
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Friday, March 31
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Monday, March 27