2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Gianforcaro, Michael
Jersey Number 27
Michael Gianforcaro
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lincoln University, Pa.
- High School:
- Culver Military Academy
Bio
At Princeton
2024
second-team All-Ivy League ... Tewaaraton Award watchlist ... team captain ... Ivy League All-Tournament team ... led the Ivy League in goals-against average for second straight year ... made 20 saves against Maryland during the regular season … had two games with at least 20 saves; every other goalie at Princeton since 2005 combined has two (one each for Alex Hewit and Tyler Blaisdell) … Ivy Player of the Week and D1 Player of the Week after having 15 saves and scoring a goal in win over Penn in the regular season; first Princeton goalie to score a goal since Alex Hewit in 2008
2023
Second-team All-Ivy League selection ...   USA Lacrosse Magazine HM All-American ...  finished second in Division I in save percentage and led the Ivy League in save percentage and goals-against ... the Most Outstanding Player at the Ivy League tournamet ...   made 17 saves, the most ever by a Princeton goalie in an Ivy League tournament game, while allowing eight goals in the ILT final against Yale; also had an assist in the game ...   made 15 saves in the ILT semifinal against Penn ...   save percentage in the last five games is .643 ...   made first career start against Penn and made 17 saves ... had a career-high 20 saves while allowing nine goals against Harvard ...   had at least 13 saves in every start but one...   made 14 saves in second start, against Yale ... made 13 saves against Brown ... started the second half of the first five games ... made 10 saves while allowing five goals against Rutgers ...   had six saves against Georgetown ... made three of his five saves against Manhattan in the first four minutes of the third quarter, when Princeton went from down a goal to start an 8-2 run that led to a 14-9 win ... ...
At Culver Military Academy – Lettered three times in lacrosse… Varsity lacrosse captain 2019 and 2020…helped lead CMA lacrosse to a National Championship in 2019...helped lead CMA lacrosse to two consecutive Midwest championships...two-time Midwest Goalie of the year…2020 Under Armour All-American…three-time Under Armour All-American Underclass Team…played club lacrosse for Duke's LC.
Personal – born June 18, 2001 … son of George and Tracey Gianforcaro…father and mother graduated from Delaware...older brother George and older sister Katie graduated from University of Delaware Honors
2024
second-team All-Ivy League ... Tewaaraton Award watchlist ... team captain ... Ivy League All-Tournament team ... led the Ivy League in goals-against average for second straight year ... made 20 saves against Maryland during the regular season … had two games with at least 20 saves; every other goalie at Princeton since 2005 combined has two (one each for Alex Hewit and Tyler Blaisdell) … Ivy Player of the Week and D1 Player of the Week after having 15 saves and scoring a goal in win over Penn in the regular season; first Princeton goalie to score a goal since Alex Hewit in 2008
2023
Second-team All-Ivy League selection ...   USA Lacrosse Magazine HM All-American ...  finished second in Division I in save percentage and led the Ivy League in save percentage and goals-against ... the Most Outstanding Player at the Ivy League tournamet ...   made 17 saves, the most ever by a Princeton goalie in an Ivy League tournament game, while allowing eight goals in the ILT final against Yale; also had an assist in the game ...   made 15 saves in the ILT semifinal against Penn ...   save percentage in the last five games is .643 ...   made first career start against Penn and made 17 saves ... had a career-high 20 saves while allowing nine goals against Harvard ...   had at least 13 saves in every start but one...   made 14 saves in second start, against Yale ... made 13 saves against Brown ... started the second half of the first five games ... made 10 saves while allowing five goals against Rutgers ...   had six saves against Georgetown ... made three of his five saves against Manhattan in the first four minutes of the third quarter, when Princeton went from down a goal to start an 8-2 run that led to a 14-9 win ... ...
At Culver Military Academy – Lettered three times in lacrosse… Varsity lacrosse captain 2019 and 2020…helped lead CMA lacrosse to a National Championship in 2019...helped lead CMA lacrosse to two consecutive Midwest championships...two-time Midwest Goalie of the year…2020 Under Armour All-American…three-time Under Armour All-American Underclass Team…played club lacrosse for Duke's LC.
Personal – born June 18, 2001 … son of George and Tracey Gianforcaro…father and mother graduated from Delaware...older brother George and older sister Katie graduated from University of Delaware Honors
Sticks and Stripes - Episode 3
Wednesday, May 14
Sticks and Stripes - Episode 2
Wednesday, April 23
Sticks and Stripes - Episode 1
Wednesday, April 09
Reflections from the Princeton Athletics Class of 2024
Tuesday, June 04
