2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 17
George Grippo
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bohemia, N.Y.
- High School:
- Connetquot
Bio
*Played in 62 games in his career and secured 82 ground balls
*Tied for fourth all-time with 47 caused turnovers at Drexel
*Scored four goals and had 10 assists
*A member of Drexel’s 2021 CAA Championship team
*Graduated with a finance degree
2023 / Fifth Year
Once again a key member of Drexel’s defensive unit…played in every game and did not miss a game in his Drexel career…picked up 15 ground balls…snared three loose balls against both Sacred Heart and vs. Stony Brook in the CAA semifinals…caused 13 turnovers, which led the team…had four games with two turnovers…scored his only goal of the season in the overtime win vs. Towson.
2022 / Senior
One of the top defensive middies in the CAA…appeared in all 14 games…led Drexel’s middies with 11 caused turnovers…snared 28 ground balls…had his first assist of the season in the win against UAlbany…had an assist at Robert Morris and caused three turnovers in that game…secured a season-best four ground balls in Drexel’s victory against Saint Joseph’s.
2021 / Junior
Had another solid season for the Dragons…a key member of Drexel’s defensive unit who also excelled in transition…finished second on the team with 18 caused turnovers…ranked 29th in all of Division I with 1.38 caused turnovers per game…also had 17 ground balls…grabbed a season-high five ground balls vs. Robert Morris…had two ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in the NCAA Championships vs. Notre Dame…on the offensive end, scored a goal and had seven assists…scored what proved to be the game-winning goal and handed out an assist in the win against Delaware…had a career-high three assists against Lafayette…picked up two assists against Hofstra and added another in the CAA championship game against the Pride…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020 / Sophomore
One of Drexel’s top defensive midfielders…played in every game for the second straight season…averaged more than a ground ball per game and had at least one in five of six games…snared two ground balls in each of the first three games…caused a pair of turnovers at High Point…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 / Freshman
Played in all 15 games during his true freshman season…was a regular contributor in the midfield…had a pair of goals in his first year…scored a timely-goal during Drexel’s comeback against Michigan…also had a goal and three ground balls against Fairfield in league play…had an assist in the CAA championship game vs. Towson…finished the year with 14 ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Background
Attended Connetquot High School in Bohemia, N.Y...played four seasons of both lacrosse and football...named to the all-county lacrosse team as both a junior and a senior...also selected all-county on the gridiron...was a member of the Business Honor Society...an honor roll student.
Personal
Son of Eileen and George Grippo...is the youngest of two children...his brother plays lacrosse at Belmont Abbey...majoring in finance.
*Tied for fourth all-time with 47 caused turnovers at Drexel
*Scored four goals and had 10 assists
*A member of Drexel’s 2021 CAA Championship team
*Graduated with a finance degree
2023 / Fifth Year
Once again a key member of Drexel’s defensive unit…played in every game and did not miss a game in his Drexel career…picked up 15 ground balls…snared three loose balls against both Sacred Heart and vs. Stony Brook in the CAA semifinals…caused 13 turnovers, which led the team…had four games with two turnovers…scored his only goal of the season in the overtime win vs. Towson.
2022 / Senior
One of the top defensive middies in the CAA…appeared in all 14 games…led Drexel’s middies with 11 caused turnovers…snared 28 ground balls…had his first assist of the season in the win against UAlbany…had an assist at Robert Morris and caused three turnovers in that game…secured a season-best four ground balls in Drexel’s victory against Saint Joseph’s.
2021 / Junior
Had another solid season for the Dragons…a key member of Drexel’s defensive unit who also excelled in transition…finished second on the team with 18 caused turnovers…ranked 29th in all of Division I with 1.38 caused turnovers per game…also had 17 ground balls…grabbed a season-high five ground balls vs. Robert Morris…had two ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in the NCAA Championships vs. Notre Dame…on the offensive end, scored a goal and had seven assists…scored what proved to be the game-winning goal and handed out an assist in the win against Delaware…had a career-high three assists against Lafayette…picked up two assists against Hofstra and added another in the CAA championship game against the Pride…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020 / Sophomore
One of Drexel’s top defensive midfielders…played in every game for the second straight season…averaged more than a ground ball per game and had at least one in five of six games…snared two ground balls in each of the first three games…caused a pair of turnovers at High Point…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 / Freshman
Played in all 15 games during his true freshman season…was a regular contributor in the midfield…had a pair of goals in his first year…scored a timely-goal during Drexel’s comeback against Michigan…also had a goal and three ground balls against Fairfield in league play…had an assist in the CAA championship game vs. Towson…finished the year with 14 ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Background
Attended Connetquot High School in Bohemia, N.Y...played four seasons of both lacrosse and football...named to the all-county lacrosse team as both a junior and a senior...also selected all-county on the gridiron...was a member of the Business Honor Society...an honor roll student.
Personal
Son of Eileen and George Grippo...is the youngest of two children...his brother plays lacrosse at Belmont Abbey...majoring in finance.
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