25 - Jill Girardi

JILL GIRARDI

POSITION: Midfield HOMETOWN: Watertown, N.Y. COLLEGE: Northwestern HEIGHT: 5-5 jilliangirardi3

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ATHLETE CAUSE: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN)

ATHLETES UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE

2022 Season: Collected 881 leaderboard points during rookie campaign while playing in all 12 games … posted 100 or more leaderboard points in five of final six games … started all three games during Week One … scored four goals, including a two-pointer, with an assist … registered a goal in four of first six games … closed Week One with season-high five draw controls against Team Glynn … ended Week Two with a twopoint goal against Team Johansen … one of 15 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.

AT NORTHWESTERN

Five-year letter winner with the Wildcats who started 38-of-78 games from 2018-22 … scored 82 goals with 21 assists while contributing 53 ground balls and 61 caused turnovers … also registered 277 draw controls, the fourth-highest mark in school history … consensus First-Team All-America selection by the IWLCA, USA Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse as a fifth-year senior after leading Wildcats to NCAA semifinal appearance … also named to All-Big Ten Conference First Team during 2022 season while setting Northwestern single-season record with 183 draw controls, which led the Big Ten and ranked second in NCAA Division I … contributed 52 goals with 10 assists in 19 games … appeared in 16 games during senior campaign with four starts … scored three goals with two assists along with 14 ground balls and 69 draw controls … saw action in six games as a reserve during COVID-shortened season in 2020 … started 15-of-37 games during first two seasons with 25 goals and eight assists.

PERSONAL

Majored in communication studies at Northwestern … older sister, Morgan, played lacrosse at Detroit Mercy from 2016-19 … twin sister, Lauren, played lacrosse at Lock Haven from 2018-22 and finished her career as the program’s all-time leader with 607 career saves, including a school-record 209 saves in 2019 ... joined Coastal Carolina women’s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach on Aug. 23, 2022.

GIRARDI’S ATHLETES UNLIMITED CAREER STATISTICS

SEASON GP GS G 2G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT LPTS 2022 12 3 4 1 1 6 21 0.190 10 0.476 5 14 13 2 881 TOTAL 12 3 4 1 1 6 21 0.190 10 0.476 5 14 13 2 881