18 Ben Gramarossa
Ben Gramarossa
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    153
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Smithtown, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Smithtown West
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Sport and Entertainment Business
  • Pronunciation:
    GRAM-ah-row-sa
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Bio

2018 Season (Sophomore): Named All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference Second Team as a faceoff specialist...Was MLC Defensive Player of the Week once (April 24)...Led the team in faceoff wins (148-of-247), faceoff win percentage (.599) and ground balls (64)...Appeared in all 19 games, making 17 starts...Won double-digit faceoffs in nine games...Was 14-of-18 on faceoffs and picked up a career-high-tying 10 ground balls against Beloit (March 17)...Recorded 11-of-14 faceoff wins and picked up a career-high-tying 10 ground balls at Fontbonne (March 31)...Scored his first career goal against Benedictine (April 18). 

2017 Season (Freshman): Named Midwest Lacrosse Conference Defensive Player of the Week (February 20)...Appeared in 13 games, making seven starts...Assisted on a goal...Picked up 45 ground balls...Caused three turnovers...Won 106-of-165 faceoffs...Had a 64.2 faceoff winning percentage...Won double-digit faceoffs in seven games...Recorded 17-of-24 faceoff wins and six ground balls in the season-opener against Dubuque (February 18)...Was 15-of-17 on the faceoff and picked up seven ground balls at Benedictine (March 18)...Tallied 15-of-18 faceoff wins and nine ground balls against Cornell (April 29).

High School (Smithtown West): Graduated on the Honor Roll...Helped the lacrosse team win a division championship...Earned varsity letters in lacrosse and football.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 18 Benedictine W, 9-8
Apr 19 at Concordia Chicago W, 18-1
Apr 25 at MSOE W, 9-6
Apr 28 at Cornell W, 9-8
May 2 Benedictine W, 9-6
May 5 at Aurora L, 16-3
  Overall Conf
Games 19 9
Points 4 3
Goals 2 2
Assists 2 1
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 64 40
Turnovers 11 5
Caused turnovers 3 1
Faceoffs 148-247 88-121
Faceoff percentage 59.9 72.7
Shots 4 3
Shooting percentage 50.0 66.7
Shots on goal 2 2
Shots on goal percentage 50.0 66.7
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 17 at Olivet W, 14-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 6-9 0 - 0 -
Feb 24 John Carroll L, 12-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 0 - 0 -
Feb 28 Elmhurst L, 12-9 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7-20 0 - 0 -
Mar 3 at Dubuque W, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12-14 0 - 0 -
Mar 11 at Birmingham Southern L, 11-7 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5-15 0 - 0 -
Mar 13 at Berry L, 12-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1-8 0 - 0 -
Mar 17 Beloit W, 16-4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 14-18 0 - 0 -
Mar 20 Carthage W, 11-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2-6 0 - 0 -
Mar 28 North Central W, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10-15 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 31 at Fontbonne W, 21-4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 11-14 0 - 0 -
Apr 5 Aurora L, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5-14 0 - 0 -
Apr 7 Monmouth W, 14-0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 13-14 0 - 0 -
Apr 11 at Marian W, 10-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7-10 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 18 Benedictine W, 9-8 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 12-15 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 19 at Concordia Chicago W, 18-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3-3 0 - 0 -
Apr 25 at MSOE W, 9-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 12-17 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 28 at Cornell W, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11-16 0 - 0 -
May 2 Benedictine W, 9-6 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 10-18 0 - 0 -
May 5 at Aurora L, 16-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6-17 0 - 0 -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2016-17 13 7 0 1 1 0 0 45 5 3 106-165 6 0.0 2 33.3
2017-18 19 17 2 2 4 0 0 64 11 3 148-247 4 50.0 2 50.0
2018-19 16 13 1 3 4 0 0 72 8 5 138-243 4 25.0 2 50.0
2019-20 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 32 6 5 59-93 1 0.0 0 0.0
Total 54 42 3 6 9 0 0 213 30 16 451-748 15 20.0 6 40.0
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 19 17 2 2 4 0 0 64 11 3 148-247 4 50.0 2 50.0
Conference 9 9 2 1 3 0 0 40 5 1 88-121 3 66.7 2 66.7
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 9 8 1 2 3 0 0 29 5 1 74-124 2 50.0 1 50.0
Away 10 9 1 0 1 0 0 35 6 2 74-123 2 50.0 1 50.0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Result Wins 13 12 2 1 3 0 0 54 8 2 123-169 4 50.0 2 50.0
Losses 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 10 3 1 25-78 0 - 0 -
Month February 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 14-33 0 - 0 -
March 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 3 55-90 1 0.0 0 0.0
April 7 7 2 1 3 0 0 20 4 0 63-89 3 66.7 2 66.7
May 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 16-35 0 - 0 -

News Mentions

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Wohlford named DPOY, MLC announces postseason awards

Junior has helped Falcons defense rank as one of the top defenses in the MLC and country

May 4, 2018

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Falcons advance to the MLC Tournament Championship

Gregory scores a career-high-tying five goals to lead the offense

May 2, 2018

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Men’s Lacrosse holds off Cornell in MLC contest

Falcons will host Benedictine on Wednesday at 4 pm in a MLC Tournament game

April 28, 2018

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Men’s Lacrosse shows off man-up skills in victory

Concordia Wisconsin locks up second seed for MLC Tournament

April 25, 2018

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Donnellan, Gramarossa sweep MLC weekly awards

Falcon student-athletes helped the team to pair of league wins last week

April 24, 2018

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Preview: Men's Lacrosse vs. Benedictine

Falcons and Eagles faceoff on Wednesday at 4 pm on Fitting Field

April 16, 2018

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Falcons control MLC game at Marian

Concordia Wisconsin has scored in double-figures during each of its eight wins this season

April 11, 2018

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Men’s Lacrosse earns shutout MLC victory

Seniors perform well on both ends of the field

April 7, 2018

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Falcons cruise past Griffins in MLC victory

Concordia Wisconsin began the game with 13-straight goals

March 31, 2018

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Wohlford shines in third quarter, Falcons come alive in third quarter

Concordia Wisconsin has won three games in a row at home over the past 12 days

March 28, 2018

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Men's Lacrosse overpowers Beloit

Gregory and Day combine for seven Falcon goals

March 17, 2018

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Falcons offense overwhelms Spartans

Connolly scores four goals, including three in a row to push Concordia Wisconsin to a road victory

March 3, 2018

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Season outlook: Men’s Lacrosse

Falcons travel to Olivet for a Saturday 11 am CST non-conference game to begin the 2018 season

February 16, 2018

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