Megan Gianforte

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Manasquan
Hometown:
Brielle, N.J.

Career Highlights
• 2021 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• 2020 VaSID Second Team
• 2019 Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• 2018 First Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2018 VaSID All-State Second Team
• 2017 First Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• 2017 VaSID All-State First Team
• 2018 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• Six-Time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week

2021 (Graduate Student)
• Started in all 12 games for the Spiders in goal, collecting a 10-2 record
• Made 82 saves in 259 shots faced for a .429 save percentage
• Allowed 109 goals for a 10.49 goal against average
• Picked up 21 ground balls, including a season-high six in a victory over Davidson (4/23)
• Named A-10 All-Academic Team

2020 (Senior)
• Started in goal in all seven contests, finishing with a 7-0 record
• Allowed 51 goals for 7.69 goals against average in 397.43 minutes, good for fourth nationally and netted 45 saves
• Led the team with 24 ground balls, averaging the 11^th best 3.43 ground balls per game nationally, and second on the squad in caused turnovers with seven
• Picked up A-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors twice (2/10 & 2/17)
• Corralled a season high 14 saves against Liberty (2/29)
• Helped the squad to hold opponents to average only 7.57 goals per game

2019 (Junior)
• Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10, starting all 21 games in goal
• Finished the season with 171 saves and a .455 save percentage
• Allowed 10.59 goals per game
• Finished second on the team with 56 ground balls
• Caused 15 turnovers on the year
• Logged 10-plus saves on 10 occasions, including a season-high 14 at Liberty (3/2) and at UMass (4/14)
• Also collected a career-high seven ground balls vs. the Minutewomen
• Stopped 11 shots in 51 minutes played in the Spiders' 20-8 A-10 Quarterfinal win over Duquesne (4/25)
• Logged 10 saves each in the Spiders' A-10 Semifinal (4/26) and Championship (4/28) wins, earning All-Tournament Team honors and overcoming the 500 save mark for her career
• Named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week on 3/4

2018 (Sophomore)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Earned A-10 All-tournament Team honors after Spiders' run to A-10 Title
• Finished season ranked 11th nationally in goal allowed average (9.46) and 19th in save percentage (.485)
• Lead team to No. 8 scoring defense in the nation (9.40 gpg)
• Started all 20 games in goal
• Finished season with 164 saves in cage and a .485 save percentage
• Second on the team with 53 ground balls
• Caused nine turnovers on the year
• Logged 14 saves in A-10 Championship win over UMass, her second-highest total of the season
• Stopped season-high 15 shots in win at Holy Cross (3/12)
• Named to the VaSID All-State Second Team
• Named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week on 2/20

2017 (Freshman)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Becomes the first rookie to win the top goalie honor since 2006
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Tabbed Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the week four times, a program record
• Started all 20 games in goal
• Stopped 186 shots on the year
• Ranked eighth nationally in saves with 186
• Finished the season with a .499 save percentage, good for first in the conference and ninth nationally
• 9.48 goals against average lead the conference
• Made career-high 16 saves against Virginia (2/22)
• First on the team with 49 ground balls
• Caused 15 turnovers on the year
• Named to the VaSID All-State First Team
• Earned Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team honors

Prep
• Four-year starter at Manasquan High for coach Maria Eldridge
• Named 2016 Asbury Park Press Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
• Two-time Asbury Park Press First Team All-Shore (2015, 2016)
• Three-time Coast Star Newspaper Defensive Player of the Season (2013, 2015, 2016)
• Named Asbury Park Press Athlete of the Week and Coast Star Athlete of the Week in 2016
• Manasquan's all-time leader in career saves (541), saves in a single season (196) and saves in a game (18)
• Named Co-captain as a senior, leading team to the Shore Conference Final and South Jersey Group II Sectional Final
• Team won Shore Conference Sportsmanship Award in 2016
• Scored three career goals
• Played at the club level for T3 Shore 2016 Black
• Also member of the varsity soccer team for four seasons, starting three
• A three-year student council representative and Student Body Vice President as a senior
• Member of both the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society
• Top 10 in the class at Manasquan, named to the High honor roll every semester

Personal
• Daughter of Karen and Mike Gianforte
• Has two brothers, Patrick and Brian
• Father wrestled at Delaware, Brother Brian wrestles at Gettysburg College and Brother Patrick played two years of rugby at Delaware

Career Highs
Saves – 16 vs. Virginia (2/22/17)
Shots Faced – 43 vs. Virginia (2/22/17)
Ground Balls – 7 at UMass (4/14/19)
Caused Turnovers – 3, 3x. last vs. American (2/23/19)