Joseph Tempone Class: Freshman Hometown: New Hyde Park, N.Y. High School: New Hyde Park Memorial Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170 Position: B Birthdate: 08/14/1989

General: Hardnosed defender...Possesses good dribbling skills...Attacks forward well...Very athletic.

Before Siena: Four year varsity starter at New Hyde Park H.S....An All-Conference selection as a sophomore and junior...Named All-County and earned Exceptional Senior Selection honors his final season...Helped guide New Hyde Park H.S. to back-to-back conference championships (2003 and 2004)...Four year starter for the Met Oval Brooklyn Knights club team...Named to the 2006 All Empire State Games team.

Personal: Born August 14, 1989...The son of Joe and Sonia Tempone...Has an older sister Jennifer who attends Western New England College...An undecided business major...Two cousins play collegiate lacrosse: Brian Tempone (Malloy College) and Evan Von Heyn (UMass)...Chose Siena for its academic programs, athletics and size.

Curto on Tempone: "Joe is a strong defender with good speed and technical abilities. He has the ability to attack from the back and create goal scoring opportunities."