2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Gianforcaro, Michael
Jersey Number 0
Michael Gianforcaro
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lincoln University, Pa.
- High School:
- Culver Academy
Bio
Team Captain (2025)
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025)
All-ACC Academic Team (2025)
2025 (Graduate): Started all 15 games in goal for the Tar Heels during his graduate season in Chapel Hill • Voted a team captain in the fall prior to the campaign • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List during the preseason • Logged 845:29 minutes between the pipes • Made 136 saves during the season, with a .502 save percentage • Made 10-or-more saves in six games during the season, highlighted by a season-high 13 stops against Princeton (3/2) • Made 12 saves and collected six ground balls in his Tar Heel debut against No. 14 Michigan (2/8), earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors • Stopped 12 shots, including seven second-half saves in the win over No. 12 Duke (4/12), earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors • Earned USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America and Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America recognition
2024 (Senior at Princeton): Second Team All-Ivy Selection • 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 (Junior at Princeton): Second-team All-Ivy League selection • USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America • Finished second in Division I in save percentage and led the Ivy League in save percentage and goals-against • Most Outstanding Player at the Ivy League tournament • 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
2022 (Sophomore at Princeton): Appeared in three games
2021 (Freshman at Princeton): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Prep: Attended Culver Academy • Earned three varsity letters • Named a two-time team captain in 2019 and 2020 • Helped Culver win the 2019 National Championship • A 2020 Under Armour All-America selection
Personal: Michael Gianforcaro is the son of George and Tracey Gianforcaro • Has two siblings, George and Katie
Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025)
All-ACC Academic Team (2025)
2025 (Graduate): Started all 15 games in goal for the Tar Heels during his graduate season in Chapel Hill • Voted a team captain in the fall prior to the campaign • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List during the preseason • Logged 845:29 minutes between the pipes • Made 136 saves during the season, with a .502 save percentage • Made 10-or-more saves in six games during the season, highlighted by a season-high 13 stops against Princeton (3/2) • Made 12 saves and collected six ground balls in his Tar Heel debut against No. 14 Michigan (2/8), earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors • Stopped 12 shots, including seven second-half saves in the win over No. 12 Duke (4/12), earning ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors • Earned USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America and Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America recognition
2024 (Senior at Princeton): Second Team All-Ivy Selection • 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 (Junior at Princeton): Second-team All-Ivy League selection • USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America • Finished second in Division I in save percentage and led the Ivy League in save percentage and goals-against • Most Outstanding Player at the Ivy League tournament • 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
2022 (Sophomore at Princeton): Appeared in three games
2021 (Freshman at Princeton): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Prep: Attended Culver Academy • Earned three varsity letters • Named a two-time team captain in 2019 and 2020 • Helped Culver win the 2019 National Championship • A 2020 Under Armour All-America selection
Personal: Michael Gianforcaro is the son of George and Tracey Gianforcaro • Has two siblings, George and Katie
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