2016 Lacrosse Roster

Frank Fumelli
Jim Burgess
Frank Fumelli
Andy Mead
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

16 Nicole Graziano

  • Position M
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School West Morris Mendham
  • Hometown Mendham, N.J.

Biography

HONORS

2016 All-BIG EAST First Team

2016 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year

2016 IWLCA All-South  Region First Team

2016 IWLCA, Lax Magazine First Team All-American

2016 Tewaaeaton Award Top-five Finalist

2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2015 All-BIG EAST Second Team

BIG EAST Honor Roll (3/10/15)

BIG EAST Honor Roll (2/17/15)

2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2013 ALC Academic Honor Roll

2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

 

REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON (2016)

  • 2016 Team Captain
  • Tewaaraton Award Top-Five Finalist 
  • IWLCA All-America First Team (1st Team All-Region)
  • BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
  • BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous selection)
  • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after having 5G, 7PTS, 3GB, 6DC, 3CT and 3-4 FPG
  • Sixth Gator to reach 100 career goals
  • Five-time BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (March 1, 8, 15 & 29 and April 12)
  • Had a school record five caused turnovers in UF’s win against No. 17 Towson
  • Her 84 games played ties for second-most among all players in Florida history. Her 158 career points rank fifth all-time and her 107 career goals place her sixth all-time in Gator history
  • Marked Taylor Cummings (Maryland) and Erica Bodt (Syracuse)
  • Led Florida against ranked opponents in 2016 in goals, points, draw controls and caused turnovers
  • Ended her career with a goal in 19 straight games and a draw control in nine straight


REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2015)

·           Rebounded from missed season and finished third on the team in points (40), tied for second in assists (14), fifth in goals (26), second in draw controls (40) and third in caused turnovers (18)

·           Set career highs in goals, assists, points, shots, shot percentage, ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers

·           Tallied four points on two goals and two assists in NCAA First Round win vs. Stanford (5/8)

·           Had three points on a goal and two assists in BIG EAST Semifinal win vs. Villanova (4/30)

·           Recorded a career-high ground balls, while adding one goal and two assists against Georgetown (4/4)

·           Notched three ground balls and one assist in BIG EAST win at Vandy (3/22)

·           Dished out two assists in game vs. No. 1 Maryland (3/14)

·           Scored a season-high five goals on five shots against Loyola (3/3)

·           Registered three draw controls, one goal, one assist and one ground ball against Dartmouth (2/28)

·           Tied a program record with four free-position goals against Loyola

·           Won three draw controls and tallied two goals at Jacksonville (2/11)

·           Opened the season against UNC scoring two goals, dishing two assists, winning six draw controls, and recording three ground balls and two caused turnovers (2/7)

 

JUNIOR SEASON (2014)

·           Played in the North Carolina game

 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)

·         Assisted the Gators in a win over Vanderbilt with two goals, one assist and one ground ball

·         Added one goal, two ground balls and a draw control against No. 17 John Hopkins

·         Recorded a goal and two ground balls against Ohio State

·         Played a well-rounded game for the Gators in a win over Lehigh adding two goals, one assist, a ground ball and draw control

·         Recorded one goal, one ground ball, one draw control and caused a turnover against No. 13 Dartmouth

·         Had two assists and one ground ball against No. 9 Loyola

·         Tallied one goal, one assist, one ground ball and had a draw control against UAlbany

·         Scored two goals on two shots and had one draw control at High Point

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)

·         Tied for fifth on the team in both caused turnovers (11) and draw controls (19), and tied for third with three game-winning goals (3)

·         Had a goal, a ground ball and a draw control against Penn State in the NCAA Quarterfinals

·         Registered a goal, two ground balls, a draw control and a caused turnover against UAlbany in the NCAA First Round

·         Had an assist, a ground ball and two draw controls against No. 1 Northwestern in the ALC Championship

·         Scored the final two goals and added two ground balls and a caused turnover against Ohio State in the ALC Tournament

·         Led the Gators with two assists, two caused turnovers and two ground balls, adding a goal and a draw control to greatly contribute the Gators’ first-ever overtime victory at No. 19 Johns Hopkins

·         Led the Gators with a career-high six goals, seven points and four draw controls against Fresno State, and added two ground balls

·         Registered a goal, a ground ball, a draw control and a caused turnover against No. 9 Syracuse

·         Caused a season-high three turnovers against Detroit, adding three ground balls, a goal, two assists and a draw control

·         Scored a team-high five goals at UMBC, while adding three draw controls and a caused turnover

BEFORE FLORIDA

·         Four-year starter for West Morris Mendham High School

·         Named First-Team All-America, first-team all-state, first-team all-county, first-team all-conference and first-team all-area her junior and senior seasons

·         Selected US Lacrosse All-America Player of the Year for New Jersey as a senior

·         Second-team all-area 2008, first team 2009, 2010, 2011

·         Second-team all-county 2008, first team 2009, 2010, 2011

·         First-team all-conference 2009, 2011

·         North Jersey Team #1 in WDNT 2009

·         Selected to the 2009 Under Armour Underclassmen Games

·         2011 Daily Record Scholar-Athlete of the Year

·         Played three seasons for STEPS Lacrosse in Chester, N.J.

·         Named to the Club National Championship All-Tournament Team as a freshman and won the Lax for the Cure New Egypt as a junior

·         Also played soccer (first-team all-county, all-conference and Group III 2010, 2011, defensive MVP 2009, team MVP 2010), and ran indoor track

MAJOR: Sociology

MINOR: Communication Studies

CAREER STATS

Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT

2012

22-4

24

12

36

46

.522

36

.783

19

19

18

11

2013

20-2

13

8

21

36

.361

27

.750

14

8

8

2

2014

1-0

0

0

0

1

.000

1

1.000

0

0

2

0

2015

21-18

26

14

40

48

.542

40

.833

21

40

16

18

2016 20-20 44 17 61 88 .500 65 .739 31 45 29 22

TOTAL

84-44

107

51

158

219

.489

169

.772

85

112

73

53

 

CAREER HIGHS

Goals.............................................................................. 6 vs. Fresno State (3/28/12)

Assists............................................................................ 2, 13x, last vs. Georgetown (5/5/16)

Points............................................................................. 7 vs. Fresno State (3/28/12)

Shots............................................................................. 10 vs. UConn (4/24/16)

Ground Balls................................................................. 4 vs. Georgetown (4/6)

Draw Controls............................................................... 6 vs. UNC (2/7/15)

Caused Turnovers........................................................ 5 vs. Towson (3/14/16)

 
*Graduated in May of 2015 with a degree in Sociology and earned her Master's in Management in April of 2016  

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2012Freshman

    M
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2013Sophomore

    M
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2014Junior

    M
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2015Redshirt Junior

    M
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2016Redshirt Senior

    M
    5'7"
    16