Jenika Cuocco

Photo by: Andy Mead/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

January 9, 2026, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Lacrosse team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Rocky Point High School
Hometown:
Sound Beach, N.Y.
Prev School:
Drexel

Awards:

Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2026)
Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2026)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2026)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/31/2026, 4/14/2026)
USA Lacrosse Division I Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (2026)
CAA Goalie of the Year (2023, 2024, 2025)*
All-CAA First Team (2023, 2024, 2025)*
CAA All-Tournament Team (2025)*
Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team (2025)*
Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention (2025)*
USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention (2023, 2025)*
IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team (2025)*
Preseason All-CAA (2025)*
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2024*, 2025*, 2026)
Mary and John Semanik Award (2025)*
CAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year (2025)*
All-CAA Championship Team (2024)*
Received CAA Defensive Player of the Week five times in 2024*
USA Lacrosse All-American Second Team selection (2024)*
Inside Lacrosse All-American Second-Team (2024)*
IWLCA All-American Third Team (2024)*
IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region (2024)*
Preseason All-CAA (2024)*
IL Women Midseason All-American (2024)*
Preseason Inside Lacrosse All-American (2024)*
CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team selection (2024)*
CAA Rookie of the Year (2023)*
CAA All-Rookie Team (2023)*
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year (2023)*
IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week (4/25/2023*, 3/31/2026, 4/28/2026)
CAA Player of the Week (2/13/2023)*
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2023)*

*Earned at Drexel

Career Highs:

Shots Faced................... 42, at Maryland (Drexel) (2/21/2024)
Saves.............................. 18 (2x), at Stony Brook (Drexel) (5/3/2025)
Goals Allowed................. 18, vs. Stony Brook (Drexel) (4/14/2024)
Caused Turnovers........... 3, at Fairfield (Drexel) (3/9/2024)
Ground Balls.................... 7 (2x), at UConn (Drexel) (2/8/2025)

Season Highs:

Shots Faced................... 41, at Boston College (2/6/2026)
Saves..............................18, vs. Maryland (4/26/2026)
Goals Allowed.................16, vs. Ohio State (3/15/2026)
Caused Turnovers...........1 (3x), at Michigan (4/18/2026)
Ground Balls....................6, vs. Johns Hopkins (3/29/2026)

2026: Posted 15 saves against 41 shots faced and secured three ground balls in Wildcat debut at Boston College (2/6) ... Notched 11 saves and two ground balls against Colorado (2/9) ... Recorded seven saves against Army West Point (2/14) ... Tallied seven saves and a ground ball against Marquette (2/20) ... Saved nine shots at Stony Brook (2/28) ... Posted eight saves and three ground balls against Syracuse (3/12) ... Recorded six saves and four ground balls against Ohio State (3/15) ... Logged four saves, four ground balls, and a caused turnover at Oregon (3/21) ... Notched 12 saves and a .429 save percentage with a crucial stop on a free position shot in overtime at North Carolina (3/25) ... Tallied 11 saves and six ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/29) ... Posted nine saves and a ground ball against USC (4/4) ... Recorded nine saves, four ground balls, and a caused turnover at Maryland (4/9) ... Saved six shots at Penn State (4/12) ... Logged ten saves with a season high .667 save percentage against Rutgers (4/15) ... Posted seven saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover to clinch the Big Ten regular season title at Michigan (4/18) ... Secured nine saves and a ground ball against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (4/24) ... Set a new program single-game saves record and tied the tournament's single-game record with 18 saves and a 72% save percentage to clinch the Big Ten Tournament Title over Maryland (4/26).

2025 (Drexel): Contributed to a 10-game winning streak, Drexel’s longest in program history … Became the first player in CAA history to win a major award three consecutive seasons … Became the first player in CAA history to win four major awards … Started all 18 games at goalie for the Dragons … Ranked top-20 in the NCAA with a .493 save percentage (9th), 173 saves (11th) and 9.61 saves per game (19th) … Allowed just 9.86 goals per game, ranking 19th in the nation … Recorded ten or more saves in eight games … Tied her career-high with seven ground balls in the season opener against UConn (2/8) … Notched a season-high .727 save percentage against Wagner (2/12) … Had 12 saves in a win over Delaware (3/21) … Followed that up with 11 saves with a .579 save percentage at Campbell (3/23) … Registered 17 saves in a win over Temple (4/23) … Tied her career-high with 18 saves in the CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/3).

2024 (Drexel): 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 the CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/4) … Collected 15 saves and snatched seven ground balls against No. 14 Penn (2/17) … Part of the Drexel team that obtained the program’s fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, the first team to do so in Drexel history.

2023 (Drexel): 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) … Recorded a career-high 17 saves in a victory over San Diego State (3/28) … Had six ground balls in Drexel's first program win against No. 19 Johns Hopkins (3/4) … Was the 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 (Drexel): Redshirt season … Member of the Drexel team that won its first CAA Championship … Did not see game action.

High School: 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.