2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
- Earned First Team All-SAC honors at attack in 2021
- Named a USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
- Recognized as First Team All-Region by USILA
- Named USILA Second Team All-American
- Appeared in all 15 games, making 14 starts as a sophomore
- Tallied a team-high 64 assists, which was good for best in the SAC
- Ranked first in the nation with 4.27 assists per game
- Added 28 goals on 90 shots, 54 of which were on goal
- Led the team and conference with 92 points
- Ranked second in the country with 6.13 points per game
- Led the nation in total assists and total points
- Collected 25 ground balls on the season
- Tallied five assists in the season-opening win vs Barton
- Grieco earned a spot on the USILA Team of the Week following this performance
- Piled up a season-high six goals and six assists in the 21-9 victory over Montevallo
- This monster performance earned him SAC Offensive Player of the Week and USILA Team of the Week honors.
- Picked up five and six assists in back-to-back wins at Limestone and vs Coker
- Picked up three assists at Queens
- Recorded three goals vs Anderson
- Tallied two goals and four assists vs Mars Hill
- Dished five assists at Catawba
- Found four goal scorers in the win vs Lincoln Memorial
- Scored three goals and five assists vs Newberry
- Found the back of the net three times in the 16-15 road win over Lenoir-Rhyne
- Tallied three goals and five assists vs Limestone
- Recorded a career-high eight assists at Lenoir-Rhyne
- This week's performance earned him USILA Team of the Week honors
- Became the fastest player in program history to 100 points
2020 (FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in five games, making five starts during his first season at Wingate
- Piled up a team-best 17 assists, adding four goals
- Ranked second on the team with 21 points
- Led the SAC and ranked fourth nationally with 3.40 assists per game
- Added seven ground balls on the season
- Handed out three assists in his collegiate debut against #4 Mercyhurst
- Piled up three goals and five assists in the Westminster win
- Had three assists in each of his final three games of the season
- Handed out at least three assists in every game on the season
CAREER STATISTICS
- Games played (started): 36 (34)
- Goals (career-high): 75 (6, 2 times, most recent: 3.16.22 vs Queens)
- Assists (career-high): 137 (8, 4.25.21 at Lenoir-Rhyne)
- Points (career-high): 211 (12, 2 times, most recent: 3.16.22 vs Queens)
- Shots (career-high): 223 (11, 2 times, most recent: 3.16.22 vs Queens)
- Shots on goal (career-high): 142 (8, 2 times, most recent: 3.16.22 vs Queens)
- Ground balls (career-high): 62 (5, 4.23.22 at Tusculum)
- Caused turnovers (career-high): 15 (3, 4.9.22 at Newberry)
- Face-offs W/Total: 0/0
- Updated 5.10.22
PERSONAL
- Full name is WIlliam Gerard Grieco
- Born on November 15, 2000 in Ridgefield, CT
- Son of Christine and Ed Grieco
- Majoring in Finance
- Favorite athlete is Eli Manning
- Favorite sports team is the Atlanta Falcons
- Favorite movie is Catch Me if You Can
- Favorite TV show is The Blacklist
- Favorite musical artist is Jack Johnson
- Favorite food is fried rice
- Most memorable sports moment is winning a Region Championship my sophomore year of high school
- Favorite sport other than lacrosse is tennis
- Person or people I admire the most is/are my parents
- Something people don't know about me is I have a twin sister
- Favorite Quote: "Be so good they can't ignore you." -Steve Martin
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020Freshman
A
5'10"
180 lbs
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2021Sophomore
A
5'10"
180 lbs
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2022Junior
A
5'10"
180 lbs
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2023Senior
A
5'10"
180 lbs
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2024Graduate Student
A
5'10"
180 lbs
