2013 Men's Soccer Roster
Matt Griesinger
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Strongsville, Ohio
- High School:
- Strongsville
- Prev School:
- Columbus Crew Academy
2013Played in seven matches, starting five ... saw a total of 354 minutes of action ... played a season-high 82 minutes in the Falcons' 1-1 tie vs. Michigan (Sept. 2), and was on the pitch for 71 minutes of the Marquette match four days later (Sept. 6) ... in his BGSU career, played in 42 matches, starting 27.
2012
Earned honorable mention on the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 13 matches, starting five, at an outside defender spot ... saw action in four MAC matches, with a pair of starts ... was in the starting lineup for the Saint Bonaventure (Aug. 25), Akron (Sept. 22), Milwaukee (Sept. 25), Buffalo (Oct. 13) and IPFW (Oct. 16) contests ... played a season-high 72 minutes vs. SBU, and was on the field for 70 minutes at IPFW ... played 66 minutes of BG's shutout win vs. UB ... the Falcon defense posted shutouts in six of the 13 matches in which he saw action, compared with just one of the seven contests in which he did not play.
2011
Played in six matches, making five starts ... had one assist on the year ... came off the bench to play 67 minutes in the season-opening 2-0 win over #9 Michigan (Aug. 26), then started the next two matches, vs IPFW (Aug. 31) and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... played all 90 minutes of the latter game ... also started the Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18) and Wright State (Nov. 1) games ... assist came vs. IPFW, as Zach Lemke nodded home his right-side diagonal ball late in the first half ... played 94 of the 110 minutes at LU, and played all 90 minutes at WSU ... was on the pitch for a total of 455 minutes on the year.
2010
Played in 16 matches, starting 12 ... played a total of 1186 minutes on the year, ranking sixth on the team ... made his first collegiate start at Valparaiso (Sept. 19), beginning a stretch in which he started 10 consecutive contests ... played the entirety of eight matches, including the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Strongsville H.S. ('10) ... a 2009 NSCAA Scholastic All-American ... helped the Mustangs to four conference titles in as many years ... holds the school’s career record for most games played (79) ... an All-Northeast Ohio Conference selection in 2009 ... helped SHS to a four-year record of 57-10-14 overall and 19-0-3 in the league ... had 10 career goals and 11 assists, including a five-goal, eight-assist campaign as a junior ... Mustangs won four sectional championships, two district titles and a pair of regional crowns during his four years ... National Honor Society ... editor of his high-school newspaper.
PERSONAL
Matthew Brian Griesinger was born on Nov. 13, 1991, in Parma, Ohio ... adolescent/young adult/secondary education major ... had a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2013 semester at BGSU ... son of Brian and Rosa Griesinger ... has a younger sister ... father played basketball at St. Mary’s College ... played two years of club ball for the Crew Soccer Academy, after a lengthy tenure with Cleveland United Soccer Club ... has ODP experience at the state level as well.
GRIESINGER, Matt
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16-12 | 1186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2011 | 6-5 | 455 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2012 | 13-5 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2013 | 7-5 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 42-27 | 2481 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0-0 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 Assists: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 Shots: 1, Malone -- Aug 30, 2013 ; at Michigan -- Oct 27, 2010 ; Michigan -- Sep 02, 2013 |
