University of Scranton

• Ranks fourth in program history in ground balls (254)

Graduate Year (2024)

• Started all 22 games on defense for the Royals
• Tallied one assist, 90 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers
• Ranked sixth in the conference in ground balls and T-9th in caused turnovers
• Recorded four ground balls and four caused turnovers versus Salisbury (Feb. 17)
• Collected career-high nine ground balls and caused three turnovers in win over Montclair State (Mar. 6)
• Matched career-high with nine ground balls in victory over Catholic (Apr. 6)
• Caused four turnovers in a win versus Susquehanna (Apr. 20)

Senior Year (2023)

• Started all 20 games on defense for the Royals
• Led the team with 34 caused turnovers and added 79 ground balls
• Ranked tied for second in the Landmark in CTs
• Registered six ground balls and three caused turnovers in a victory at Eastern (Mar. 18)
• Collected a season-high eight ground balls and added three caused turnovers in a win versus Drew (Apr. 12)

Junior Year (2022)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started all 18 games for Scranton
• Recorded 62 ground balls and 25 caused turnovers defensively
• Scored his first career goal in a 21-7 win at Drew (Apr. 20)

Sophomore Year (2021)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started in all eight games for the Royals
• Finished the season with 23 ground balls and six caused turnovers

Freshman Year (2020)

• Saw no playing time during the shortened 2020 season

Awards/Honors

• USILA Honorable Mention All-American (2024)
• USILA Scholar All-American (2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024)
• Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
• All-Landmark Conference First Team (2023, 2024)
• All-Landmark Conference Second Team (2022)
• Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) 

Personal/High School

• Prepped at Chatham High School, where he earned three varsity letters in lacrosse and four in ice hockey
• Helped the lacrosse team win the New Jersey Group 3 North Sectional Championship during his career
• Was the 2019 lacrosse team MVP and served as team captain
• Recorded 62 career ground balls and caused 21 turnovers
• The son of Ann and Russell Pierce
• Parents are alums of Susquehanna University
• Has two older brothers - Brendan and Austin
• Austin attends Lehigh University, where he is a member of the lacrosse team