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2 Chris Liggio

2 Chris Liggio

  • Position:
    RB
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 215
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mount Laurel, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Holy Cross
  • Major:
    Communication, Film & Media

Summary

Biography

2019: Played and started in seven games, racking up 415 yards on 101 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry and 59.3 yards per game … Also scored three touchdowns … In the receiving game, finished with 92 yards on 10 catches … Closed out the season opener with a season-best 90 yards on 14 carries at Indiana (Pa.) (Sep. 7) … Returned from injury in the road game at Bentley (Sep. 27) where he finished with 76 yards and his first touchdown of the season … Also finished with 17 yards on three catches against the Falcons … Racked up 84 yards in a home win over Pace (Oct. 5) while collecting the most receiving yard in a single game with 34 total yards on two catches … Also scored touchdowns against Southern Connecticut (Oct. 19) and Franklin Pierce (Nov. 1).  

2018: Appeared in all 12 games, leading the team with 155 carries while finishing second with 597 yards … Closed out the season with a pair of rushing touchdowns … Also hauled in eight catches for 34 yards and a touchdown … Finished with at least eight rushing attempts in each game … Picked up his first rushing TD in the Northeast-10 opener against Pace (Sep. 8) with that scoring coming on one of 17 attempts that net 48 yards … Finished just shy of 100 yards two games later while scoring his second touchdown of the season at Merrimack (Sep. 22) … Set a career-high hitting the century mark for the first and only time on the season with 109 yards which came on 18 attempts in a home win over Bentley (Sep. 29) … Also picked up his largest haul of the season when he ran for 27 yards on a single play … Set a season-high with 10 receiving yards on a pair of catches against American International (Oct. 13) … Scored his first receiving touchdown as part of a pair of catches against Saint Anselm (Nov. 3) … Finished with 67 yards on 10 attempts in the Chargers NCAA First Round win over West Chester (Nov. 17) … Also finished the season with four tackles which all came on special teams.

2017: Battled through injury throughout the season … Played in five games, making his first appearance of the season in week three against Saint Anselm (Sep. 16) … Closed out the season attempting nine rushes for 31 total yards and hauling in three catches for 27 yards … Picked up his first catch of the season, picking up eight yards, against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State University (Sep. 29) … Followed that up with three rushes for 12 yard against Stonehill (Oct. 14) … Rounded out the year with six rushes for 9 yards and a pair of catches for 19 more yards against Assumption (Oct. 21) before suffering a season-ending injury ... Also closed out the season with three tackles, all coming on special teams.

2016: Twice named to the Northeast-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in eight games for the Chargers … Carried the ball 27 times for 65 yards … Had eight carries for 24 yards against Pace (Sep. 24) … Set season-highs with 11 attempts for 34 yards against Southern Connecticut on NE10 Championship Weekend (Nov. 12), including a career-long 13-yard rush.

2015: Twice named to the Northeast-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Did not see game action.

High School: A first team All-Conference running back at Holy Cross High School ... Named First Team All-County, while leading the Lancers to a pair of Liberty Division Championships and two state semi-final appearances ... Invited to play in the Adam Taliaferro All-Star game.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Michelle Liggio ... Has one brother, Nicholas, and one sister, Jacquelyn ... Uncle, Anthony, played in the Cleveland Indians farm system ... Cousin, Vince, played for the Philadelphia Stars in the USFL.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2015Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 187 lbs
    32
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    2016Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 187 lbs
    32
  • 2

    2017Junior

    RB
    5'10" 210 lbs
    2
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    2018Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 210 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018-19Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 210 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 215 lbs
    2