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2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

20 Michael Grace

  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hamilton, Ontario
  • Highschool Sherwood Secondary
  • Major Marketing

Biography

Career:
  • 31st in career ground balls (217)
  • 152nd in career scoring (33 points)
 2024:
  • USILA William C. Stiles Memorial Outstanding Defenseman Award winner
  • USILA First Team All-American
  • Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year
  • USILA Team of the Week selection
  • USILA Scholar All-American
  • First Team All-Liberty League selection
  • Co-captain
  • RIT Men's Senior Athlete of the Year
  • Played in 22 games.
  • Led the team with 21 caused turnovers.
  • Second in the team with 91 ground balls.
  • Recorded 10 points on six goals and four assists.
  • Scored a career-high three goals against Vassar.
  • Scooped up a season-high eight ground balls and caused a season-best four turnovers against Geneseo.
  • Had eight ground balls and four caused turnovers in three NCAA Tournament games, including three ground balls against Tufts in the title game.

2023:
  • USILA First Team All-American
  • First Team All-Liberty League
  • Recorded career-highs in caused turnovers (35), ground balls (67) and assists (7)
  • Tied his career-high with seven goals
  • Two-time Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week
  • Finished second on the team in caused turnovers and ground balls
  • Scooped up a career-high 10 ground balls against Stevenson (March 18)
  • Caused a season-high five turnovers against Cortland (March 29)
  • Tallied a goal and an assist against St. John Fisher (March 22) and Western New England (May 13)
  • Played for Team Canada at 2023 World Lacrosse Championship in San Diego

2022:
  • USILA Third Team All-American
  • First Team All-Liberty League
  • Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week (May 2)
  • Second on the team with 20 caused turnovers
  • Third on the team with 59 ground balls
  • Tallied nine points on seven goals and two assists
  • Liberty League All-Academic selection

2021:
  • Saw action in three games

Before RIT:
  • Played lacrosse at Sherwood Secondary School
  • Played indoor lacrosse for the Burlington Chiefs.
 
Personal:
  • Marketing major
  • Son of Leslie and Kelly Grace
  • Has one sibling, Matt
  • Born in Hamilton, ON
  • Brother, Matt, plays basketball for the University of Richmond
  • Hobbies include arts & crafts and monster trucks
  • Winning back-to-back national titles at RIT (2021, 2022) are his favorite athletic-related moments
  • Former RIT defenseman, Dan Macrae has had the biggest influence on his athletic career
  • Started playing lacrosse in 2009
  • Favorite Athlete: Joe Ingles
  • Favorite Teams: Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2021First Year

    Midfield
    6'6" 210 lbs
    48
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    Defense
    6'5" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Junior

    Defense
    6'5" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2024Senior

    Defense
    6'5" 220 lbs
    20