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Jersey Number 27
Gianna Monaco
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lenape
- Hometown:
- Mount Laurel, N.J.
HONORS
2025 IWLCA Third Team All-American
2025 NCAA All-Tournament Team
2025 IWLCA All-South Region First Team
2025 Nike Lacrosse Honorable Mention Media All-American
2025 All-Big 12 Team
2025 Big 12 Tournament Team
2025 One-TIme Big 12 Attacker of the Week
2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
JUNIOR SEASON (2025)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023)
BEFORE FLORIDA
CAREER HIGHS
Goals......................................................................................................................................7, vs. Mercer (5/9/25)
Assists....................................................................................................................................4, vs. SDSU (4/5/25)
Points.....................................................................................................................................8, 2x, last vs. Mercer (5/9/25)
Shots......................................................................................................................................10, at Jacksonville (4/9/25)
Ground Balls..........................................................................................................................2, 10x, last vs. Stanford (5/11/25)
Draw Controls........................................................................................................................1, 4x, last vs. Arizona State (5/3/25)
Caused Turnovers..................................................................................................................3, vs. Kennesaw State (2/9/25)
2025 IWLCA Third Team All-American
2025 NCAA All-Tournament Team
2025 IWLCA All-South Region First Team
2025 Nike Lacrosse Honorable Mention Media All-American
2025 All-Big 12 Team
2025 Big 12 Tournament Team
2025 One-TIme Big 12 Attacker of the Week
2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
JUNIOR SEASON (2025)
- Appeared in all 23 games, making 21 starts and calculating a team high 95 points
- Recorded 73 goals, 22 assists, 22 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and three draw controls
- Has a team high 14 hat-tricks, including a combined 11 goals in the Big 12 Tournament on 5/1 vs. UC Davis and 5/3 vs. Arizona State
- Tied a UF NCAA Tournament game record of seven goals and eight points on 5/9 vs. Mercer, also setting career highs for herself
- Totaled two game winning goals in the fourth quarter/overtime, on 2/7 vs. Johns Hopkins and 3/26 at Penn
- Became the seventh player in program history to have 70 or more goals in a season on 5/11 vs. Stanford
- Tallied her 100th career point on 4/9 vs. Jacksonville, followed by her 100th career goal on 5/9 vs. Mercer
- Had six games with five or more goals, including a three-game streak from 5/1 - 5/9 where she compiled 18 goals
- Passed out a career high four assists on 4/5 vs. San Diego State, along with five other games of two assists
- Her career high seven goals on 5/9 vs. Mercer was on a .1000 percent shot percentage, she had four other games this season where she registered a hat-trick on .1000 shooting (2/9 vs. Kennesaw State, 3/28 vs. UC Davis, 4/5 vs. San Diego State, 4/15 vs. Stetson and 5/3 vs. Arizona State)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024)
- Saw the field in 19 games, garnering 7 starts
- Posted 30 goals, 10 assists, 13 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers and 1 draw control (all career highs)
- Tallied a point in 18 of 19 games played, putting up three hat-tricks and 10 multi-goal games
- Had her first multi-goal game on 2/24 at Maryland, in route to tying a career-high four points
- One of four players to score 30 goals and dish out 10 assists
- Recorded four multi-assist games, last at Virginia on 5/12
- Scooped her first career draw control on 2/24 at Maryland
- Won Multiple draw controls in three contests, last at Vanderbilt on 5/2
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023)
- Saw action in 13 games during her freshman campaign
- Scored the first goal of her collegiate career against Furman on Feb. 28
- Recorded a goal in five other games during the season as well
- Dished out a career-best two assists against Colgate on March 14
- Finished the season with six goals, four assists, two groundballs and one caused turnover
BEFORE FLORIDA
- ILWomen “On the Rise” Recruit
- Four-year varsity starter
- US Lacrosse All-American – 2021
- Two-time First Team All-Conference honoree – 2019, 2021
- Two-time First Team All-County 2019, 2021
- Two-time First Team All-South Jersey – 2019, 2021
- First Team All-Group Four – 2021
- Second Team All-Group Four – 2019
- NJ Top Attacker – 2021
- Conference Player of the Year – 2021
- Two-time Olympic Conference Player of the Week
- Two-time team captain
- Holds school record for most goals in a season
- Top-50 Stat Leader in goals, groundballs and draw controls – 2019, 2021
- NJ Midfielders and Attackers Watch List – 2021
- NJ Player of the Year Watch List – 2021
- Featured as a Top Varsity Athlete – Ready for Action in South Jersey Magazine
- Named to the NJ Group 4’s 27-Best
- Selected by school to attend an athletic leadership seminar in 2019
- Also a four-year varsity field hockey starter
- Named Field Hockey Attacker to Watch in 2021
- First Team All-Conference (Field Hockey) – 2019
- Second Team All-Group 4 (Field Hockey) – 2020
- American Select Team NJ – 2021
- Inside Lacrosse Watch List – 2021
- Named to the US Lacrosse USA Select U15 Team – 2019
- Recorded a hat trick in both games at the U15 Select game, earning a feature in the March 2020 US Lacrosse Magazine
- Featured in US Lacrosse Magazine for her performance with the US Lacrosse USA Select U15 Team
- National Tournament School Girls New Jersey South First Team – 2019
- Under Armour – Team NJ Highlight – East Regional Championship Team – 2020
- Under Armour All-America – NJ Team Command – led team in goals and was listed as a notable performer – 2019
- Under Armour All-America – NJ Team Command – Championship Team – 2018
- Lacrosse Magazine 2022 Watch List and a featured player in 2019, 2020, 2021
- WPPL Futures NJ 2022 Team – selected for Braveheart and led the team in goals in 2019
- US lacrosse TRYLAX volunteer 2019
- U17 Team USA Legacy Global Sports- Brogden Cup games - 2018
- UAAA National Championship Team - 2019
- US Lacrosse Nationals All-Tournament Team - 2018
- National Prospect Elite 80 MVP and All-Tournament Team - 2018
- Mad Dog National Select Team / UWLX Draw game 2 MVP - 2018
- Ultimate Elite National Tournament - 2018
- Selected by Club coach to attend a leadership seminar - 2018
- Ultimate Elite National Tournament Team, second place at Nationals - 2017
- Selected for OT Braveheart to win tournament for Ultimate - 2018
- Brine All Star Team - 2016
| CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot % | SOG | SOG% | GB | DC | TO | CT |
| 2023 | 13-0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | .600 | 8 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 19-7 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 49 | .612 | 44 | .898 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23-21 | 73 | 22 | 95 | 154 | .474 | 121 | .786 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 10 |
| TOTAL | 55-28 | 109 | 36 | 145 | 213 | .512 | 173 | .812 | 37 | 4 | 42 | 13 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals......................................................................................................................................7, vs. Mercer (5/9/25)
Assists....................................................................................................................................4, vs. SDSU (4/5/25)
Points.....................................................................................................................................8, 2x, last vs. Mercer (5/9/25)
Shots......................................................................................................................................10, at Jacksonville (4/9/25)
Ground Balls..........................................................................................................................2, 10x, last vs. Stanford (5/11/25)
Draw Controls........................................................................................................................1, 4x, last vs. Arizona State (5/3/25)
Caused Turnovers..................................................................................................................3, vs. Kennesaw State (2/9/25)
NCAA Lacrosse Semifinal Postgame Press Conference 5-23-25
Friday, May 23
NCAA: Florida vs Duke Highlights 5-15-25
Thursday, May 15
Florida Postgame Press Conference 5-15-25
Thursday, May 15
Florida vs Stanford (NCAA Round Two) Highlights 5-11-25
Sunday, May 11
