2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Girardi, Jill
Jersey Number 15
Jill Girardi
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Watertown
- Hometown:
- Watertown, N.Y.
Bio
2022: IWCLA All-American First Team... USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American... Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American… First Team All-Big Ten... Academic All-Big Ten... Four time Big Ten Midfielder of the Week for performances against Syracuse (3/1), North Carolina (3/6), Michigan (3/26), Penn State (4/1) and Rutgers (4/7)... Started 19 games, recording 52 goals, 10 assists, 62 points, 183 draw controls and 11 ground balls… Set the single-season program record with 183 draw controls… Led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally averaging 9.63 draw controls per game… Placed seventh in the Big Ten in goals and 10th in points… Scored a team-high four goals and secured eight draw controls in the season opener against Boston College (2/12) ... Secured eight draw controls in her return to action at Notre Dame (2/23) ... Poured in a career high five goals and picked up 13 draw controls against Syracuse (3/1)... Added four goals and seven draw controls at Michigan. (3/26)... Matched a career high with five goals against Penn State (4/1)... Added four goals in addition to a career high 19 draw controls in win over Rutgers (4/7)... Posted four goals against San Diego State (4/20)... Collected a game-high 15 draw controls and contributed three goals in win over Johns Hopkins (4/16)... Added a hat trick and seven draw controls at Maryland (4/23)... Netted two goals against Rutgers (5/6)... Completed a hat trick and pulled down eight draw controls in NCAA Tournament first round victory over Central Michigan (5/13)... Posted two goals, an assist and 11 draw controls in win over Michigan (5/15)... Added two goals, five draw controls and caused a turnover against Syracuse (5/19)… Logged three goals and six draw controls against North Carolina (5/27).
2021: Posted a goal and a ground ball against Ohio State (2/14)... Added a goal in victory against Johns Hopkins (2/26)... Notched five draws, while contributing a goal and an assist against Penn State (3/11)... Tallied an assist, a draw control, two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Penn State (3/13)... Posted a then career-high 10 draw controls in the first game against Maryland (3/27) before grabbing a new career high of 12 draws in the next game against Maryland (3/29)... Grabbed a career-high three ground balls while contributing six draws in victory over Ohio State (4/8)... Posted a team high 11 draw controls in Big Ten Tournament Championship win over Maryland (5/2)... Contributed 12 draw controls in addition to causing a career-high five turnovers against Denver (5/16).
2020: Appeared in six games ... Recorded three goals and an assist in victory over Detroit Mercy (2/7) ... Scored a goal in victory over Arizona State (2/16).
2019: Sophomore midfielder ... Appeared in 16 games for the 'Cats, started in six ... Scored two goals in each of the season's first three games ... Tied a career best with three caused turnovers against No. 16 Duke (2/17) and No. 7 Syracuse (2/24) … Contributed an assist and a ground ball against Canisius (2/25) … Scored two goals, two points and two ground balls in victory over Johns Hopkins (4/6).
2018: First-year midfielder... Appeared in all 21 games, making nine starts ... Second on the team with 22 caused turnovers ... Led all first years in assists (4) and tied for the lead in goals (11) ... Scored a goal in her first three career games, and picked up her first career assist against Canisius (2/10) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after scoring her first career hat trick and recording two draw controls against Penn State (4/14) ... Recorded an assist, two ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against Richmond (5/11) ... Forced a season-high three caused turnovers in back-to-back games against Towson (5/13) and North Carolina (5/19) in the NCAA Tournament.
Career Highs:
Shots.................................10, vs. Michigan (3/26/22)
Goals..........................5 (2x), vs. Penn State (4/1/22)
Assists..............................3, vs. Dartmouth (3/21/22)
Caused Turnovers.................5, vs. Denver (5/16/21)
Ground Balls.......................3, vs. Ohio State (4/8/21)
Draw Controls........................19, vs. Rutgers (4/7/22)
High School: Served as captain of the Watertown High lacrosse and soccer teams… Finished high school lacrosse career with 271 goals and 169 assists… US Lacrosse All-American… Inside Lacrosse Northeast player of the week… First-Team All-North 2015 and 2016… All-North MVP 2017… U19 All-American Games tournament MVP finalist… Four-time Frontier League champion in lacrosse, three-time Frontier League champion in soccer… Four-time Honor Roll… Gratt Award winner in 2017.
Personal: Major is communication studies
2021: Posted a goal and a ground ball against Ohio State (2/14)... Added a goal in victory against Johns Hopkins (2/26)... Notched five draws, while contributing a goal and an assist against Penn State (3/11)... Tallied an assist, a draw control, two ground balls and caused two turnovers against Penn State (3/13)... Posted a then career-high 10 draw controls in the first game against Maryland (3/27) before grabbing a new career high of 12 draws in the next game against Maryland (3/29)... Grabbed a career-high three ground balls while contributing six draws in victory over Ohio State (4/8)... Posted a team high 11 draw controls in Big Ten Tournament Championship win over Maryland (5/2)... Contributed 12 draw controls in addition to causing a career-high five turnovers against Denver (5/16).
2020: Appeared in six games ... Recorded three goals and an assist in victory over Detroit Mercy (2/7) ... Scored a goal in victory over Arizona State (2/16).
2019: Sophomore midfielder ... Appeared in 16 games for the 'Cats, started in six ... Scored two goals in each of the season's first three games ... Tied a career best with three caused turnovers against No. 16 Duke (2/17) and No. 7 Syracuse (2/24) … Contributed an assist and a ground ball against Canisius (2/25) … Scored two goals, two points and two ground balls in victory over Johns Hopkins (4/6).
2018: First-year midfielder... Appeared in all 21 games, making nine starts ... Second on the team with 22 caused turnovers ... Led all first years in assists (4) and tied for the lead in goals (11) ... Scored a goal in her first three career games, and picked up her first career assist against Canisius (2/10) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after scoring her first career hat trick and recording two draw controls against Penn State (4/14) ... Recorded an assist, two ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against Richmond (5/11) ... Forced a season-high three caused turnovers in back-to-back games against Towson (5/13) and North Carolina (5/19) in the NCAA Tournament.
Career Highs:
Shots.................................10, vs. Michigan (3/26/22)
Goals..........................5 (2x), vs. Penn State (4/1/22)
Assists..............................3, vs. Dartmouth (3/21/22)
Caused Turnovers.................5, vs. Denver (5/16/21)
Ground Balls.......................3, vs. Ohio State (4/8/21)
Draw Controls........................19, vs. Rutgers (4/7/22)
High School: Served as captain of the Watertown High lacrosse and soccer teams… Finished high school lacrosse career with 271 goals and 169 assists… US Lacrosse All-American… Inside Lacrosse Northeast player of the week… First-Team All-North 2015 and 2016… All-North MVP 2017… U19 All-American Games tournament MVP finalist… Four-time Frontier League champion in lacrosse, three-time Frontier League champion in soccer… Four-time Honor Roll… Gratt Award winner in 2017.
Personal: Major is communication studies
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