12 - Grace Griffin

GRACE GRIFFIN

POSITION: Midfield HOMETOWN: Sykesville, Md. COLLEGE: Maryland HEIGHT: 5-8 gmgriffin16

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ATHLETE CAUSE: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN)

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 Season: Accumulated 884 leaderboard points during rookie season while starting 10-of-12 games … registered season-high 212 leaderboard points in Week Five contest against Team Glynn after scoring four goals with an assist … finished season with 100 or more leaderboard points in five of final seven games … tallied eight goals with five assists … also accrued 14 ground balls and nine caused turnovers … garnered first hat trick as a professional on Aug. 13 with four goals against Team Glynn … closed Week Three with season-high four caused turnovers against Team Moreno en route to 127 leaderboard points.

AT MARYLAND

Five-year letter winner for the Terrapins who started 84-of-89 games from 2018-22 … first player in program history to serve as a team captain three times … tallied 134 goals with 50 assists at Maryland … also scooped up 128 ground balls with 72 caused turnovers … three-time All-Big Ten Conference performer who earned First Team recognition in 2021 and 2022 … Third-Team All-America selection by USA Lacrosse Magazine as a graduate student … recipient of 2020-21 Big Ten Medal of Honor … earned IWLCA All-America Third Team status during senior season … honored as 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year … two-time Big Ten All-Tournament Team performer … tallied 28 goals with nine assists while starting all 21 games for the Terrapins in 2022 … also earned starting assignment in all 17 games during 2021 campaign … also ranked second on the team with 19 assists and 48 points … played mostly as a defensive midfielder during COVID-shortened 2020 season, but scored two goals with three assists while starting all six games … led Terrapins to 2019 NCAA Championship after starting 22-of-23 games and ranking fifth on the squad with 45 goals, including a hat trick against Boston College in the title game … earned start in 18-of-22 contests as a freshman, tallying 30 goals with seven assists.

PERSONAL

One of five children in family … earned bachelor’s degrees in kinesiology and sociology at Maryland ... hired as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Saint Joseph’s University on Aug. 5, 2022.

GRIFFIN’S ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS

SEASON GP GS G 2G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT LPTS 2022 12 10 8 0 5 13 26 0.308 15 0.577 14 11 9 9 884 TOTAL 12 10 8 0 5 13 26 0.308 15 0.577 14 11 9 9 884