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2014 Men's Lacrosse

6 John Gregitis

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wayne, Pa.
  • Highschool St. Joseph's Preparatory

Biography

Career Statistics

  • Four-year starter at midfield
  • Appeared in 65 games and started 61 times
  • Finished his career with 42 goals and 47 assists for 89 total points
  • Is ninth in assists (47), 26th in total points (89), and 35th in goals scored (42) all-time in Royals' history
  • Also recorded 7 game-winning goals, 95 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers
  • Three-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • One of two players in Royals' history to earn Scholar All-America honors by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA)

Senior Year (2014) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Started all 17 games and led Royals in total points (42), assists (20), shot attempts (114), and game-winning goals (5)
  • Was also third on the team in goals (22)
  • Scored game-winning goals against Marywood (March 11), Catholic (March 14), King's (March 19), Washington & Jefferson (March 29), and Elizabethtown (April 20)
  • Scored the game-winner against Catholic University with just three seconds remaining in the fourth period and tallied the game-winner against King's with 1:38 left in the first overtime period
  • Accounted for at least one point in all 17 games and scored at least two points 13 times
  • Scored a season-high four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in a 12-5 win at Lycoming on March 8 and in a 9-5 win (3 goals, 1 assists) over Elizabethtown on April 2 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Over 51 percent of his shot attempts were on goal (59 of 114)
  • One of nine players on the roster to scoop up at least 20 ground balls
  • Recorded at least one assist in 14 games and at least two five times

Junior Year (2013) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Started 12 of 15 games
  • Finished second on the team in assists with 10 and third in total points with 18
  • Also attempted 58 shots and scooped up 20 ground balls
  • Accounted for at least one point in 10 games
  • Opened the season with two goals in the Royals' 9-3 victory over Farmingdale St. on February 23 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Had a goal and two assists in a 10-7 victory over Drew University on March 28 in Madison, New Jersey, and had a goal and an assist in wins over Marywood and Merchant Marine Academy on March 16 and April 6, respectively
  • Scored the Royals' first goal to erase a 2-0 first-period deficit en route to a 7-6 loss in overtime against defending Landmark Conference champion Goucher College on April 20 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Cut a two-goal deficit down to one with a late third-period goal in the Royals' 7-6 loss in overtime to Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on April 9
  • Had an assist on Matt Tibbitts's first-period goal as the Royals opened up a 2-0 lead on their way to an 8-3 loss to then second-ranked Cortland St. in Cortland, New York, on March 6
  • Scooped up at least 20 ground balls for the third straight year

Sophomore Year (2012) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Played in all 16 games
  • Finished with six goals and 11 assists, one of four Royals with double-digits in assists
  • Finished sixth on the team with 71 shot attempts
  • Also had 28 ground balls and seven caused turnovers
  • Had three assists, three ground balls and four caused turnovers in a season-opening 11-5 win at Farmingdale State on February 25
  • Had a goal and an assist in a 13-8 win over Centenary on March 21 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Also had a goal and an assist in a 13-7 win at Washington & Jefferson on March 24 in Washington, Pennsylvania
  • Recorded two assists and four ground balls in a 10-8 loss to Drew on March 31 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Scored a goal and scooped up four ground balls in a 12-9 loss to Susquehanna on April 14 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
  • Scored a goal in each of the Royals' last three games -- a 12-9 loss to Franklin & Marshall on April 25; a Landmark Conference tournament berth-clinching 13-7 win over Catholic on April 28; and a 15-9 loss to Drew in a Landmark Conference semifinal on May 2

Freshman Year (2011) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • One of 10 players to see action in all 17 games
  • Finished the season with six goals and six assists for 12 total points, 23 ground balls, and six caused turnovers
  • Scored a season-high two goals in a 9-8 loss in overtime to St. John Fisher on April 5 at Fitzpatrick Field; scored both of his goals against St. John Fisher late in the third period to help the Royals erase an 8-5 deficit
  • Played a key role in the Royals' 12-9 victory over Catholic University in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament at Fitzpatrick Field, finishing with a goal and three assists; in that game, set up Taylor Nelson's goal with 4:50 left in the fourth period to give the Royals' a three-goal cushion after the Cardinals narrowed the gap to two three minutes earlier
  • Scored his first career goal in a 15-9 loss to Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, on March 9, and recorded his career point with an assist in the Royals' 10-3 victory over DeSales on February 26 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Scored the game-winning goal in a must-win situation for the Royals in a 12-10 victory over Catholic University in the Landmark Conference regular-season finale on April 30 in Washington, DC
  • Finished tied for fourth on the team in assists with six
  • Scooped up at least one ground ball in 12 of 17 games and had seven multi-ground ball games

High School/Personal

  • Lettered in lacrosse, football, golf and soccer
  • Finished his lacrosse career with 27 goals, including 19 his senior year
  • Second-team all-Philadelphia Catholic League selection
  • Was twice named to the honor roll
  • Son of John and Rose Mary Gregitis
  • Has three siblings:  Kelly, Megan and Taylor

Awards & Honors

  • USILA Scholar All-American (2014)
  • Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2014)
  • Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Week (March 17, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2011Freshman

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    2012Sophomore

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    5'10" 165 lbs
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    2013Junior

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    5'10" 165 lbs
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    2014Senior

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    5'10" 165 lbs
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