2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Grida, Dominic
Jersey Number 3
Dominic Grida
- Position:
- Defender/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- North Royalton, Ohio
- High School:
- North Royalton
- Prev School:
- Columbus Crew Academy
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
GREE-da
2017
Played in 15 of BG's 17 matches, making 13 starts ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI in the regular-season opener... three days later, again played all 90 minutes in another 2-0 victory, this time against Cleveland State ... was on the pitch for 76 minutes of BG's third-straight shutout win, a 3-0 triumph at Drexel ... played all 90 minutes of another shutout victory two nights later, as the Falcons downed Penn, 2-0 ... and, helped BG to a school record-tying fifth clean sheet in a row, playing all 90 minutes of the 2-0 win vs. Western Illinois ... played 76 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, and also was on the pitch for 76 minutes vs. Cincinnati, and played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' contests at No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 25 Ohio State ... was on the pitch for all 101-plus minutes of BGSU's double-OT win over Duquesne ... his pass to Charlie Maciejewski down the right side of the pitch began the sequence that concluded with the winning goal ... played all 90 minutes at SIUE ... came off the bench to play 33 minutes vs. West Virginia, with one shot attempt during that time ... returned to the starting lineup for the Fort Wayne match, playing all 90 minutes and firing two shots ... saw 12 minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Northern Illinois.
2016
Played in 14 matches, making eight starts ... started all five MAC matches ... had one assist on the season ... that assist came on a Pat Flynn goal that capped the scoring in a 2-0 win over Wright State ... made his first career start at Cincinnati on Sept. 19 and played a then career-high 56 minutes vs. the Bearcats ... played 77 minutes in the next match, vs. Dayton, and played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' shutout wins vs. No. 22 West Virginia and Northern Illinois ... played all 98-plus minutes of the overtime contest at No. 14/18 Kentucky, and was on the pitch for 89 minutes of the Akron match.
2015
Played in four matches off the bench ... saw a total of 53 minutes of action on the year ... saw 19 minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Cleveland State, and played 18 minutes in the victory against Evansville.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at North Royalton H.S. ('15) ... was an OSSCA All-Ohio Second-Team selection in 2013, helping the Bears to a 14-2-2 overall record and a second Northeast Ohio Conference championship in three years .. was the NOC Player of the Year that season, earning all-conference first-team honors for the second consecutive year after earning honorable mention as a freshman ... had a career total of 26 goals and 29 assists, including 19 of each as a junior ... captained the team in that junior season ... did not play high-school soccer during his senior year, playing academy soccer with the Crew Academy U18 team instead.
PERSONAL
Dominic Joseph Grida was born on Jan. 4, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Sam and Rena Grida ... has an older sister ... a sport management major at BGSU, with a 3.089 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2017 semester ... father played baseball and mother played softball collegiately at Mount Union ... has played club ball with the Columbus Crew Soccer Academy.
GRIDA'S CAREER STATS
GREE-da
2017
Played in 15 of BG's 17 matches, making 13 starts ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI in the regular-season opener... three days later, again played all 90 minutes in another 2-0 victory, this time against Cleveland State ... was on the pitch for 76 minutes of BG's third-straight shutout win, a 3-0 triumph at Drexel ... played all 90 minutes of another shutout victory two nights later, as the Falcons downed Penn, 2-0 ... and, helped BG to a school record-tying fifth clean sheet in a row, playing all 90 minutes of the 2-0 win vs. Western Illinois ... played 76 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, and also was on the pitch for 76 minutes vs. Cincinnati, and played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' contests at No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 25 Ohio State ... was on the pitch for all 101-plus minutes of BGSU's double-OT win over Duquesne ... his pass to Charlie Maciejewski down the right side of the pitch began the sequence that concluded with the winning goal ... played all 90 minutes at SIUE ... came off the bench to play 33 minutes vs. West Virginia, with one shot attempt during that time ... returned to the starting lineup for the Fort Wayne match, playing all 90 minutes and firing two shots ... saw 12 minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Northern Illinois.
2016
Played in 14 matches, making eight starts ... started all five MAC matches ... had one assist on the season ... that assist came on a Pat Flynn goal that capped the scoring in a 2-0 win over Wright State ... made his first career start at Cincinnati on Sept. 19 and played a then career-high 56 minutes vs. the Bearcats ... played 77 minutes in the next match, vs. Dayton, and played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' shutout wins vs. No. 22 West Virginia and Northern Illinois ... played all 98-plus minutes of the overtime contest at No. 14/18 Kentucky, and was on the pitch for 89 minutes of the Akron match.
2015
Played in four matches off the bench ... saw a total of 53 minutes of action on the year ... saw 19 minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Cleveland State, and played 18 minutes in the victory against Evansville.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at North Royalton H.S. ('15) ... was an OSSCA All-Ohio Second-Team selection in 2013, helping the Bears to a 14-2-2 overall record and a second Northeast Ohio Conference championship in three years .. was the NOC Player of the Year that season, earning all-conference first-team honors for the second consecutive year after earning honorable mention as a freshman ... had a career total of 26 goals and 29 assists, including 19 of each as a junior ... captained the team in that junior season ... did not play high-school soccer during his senior year, playing academy soccer with the Crew Academy U18 team instead.
PERSONAL
Dominic Joseph Grida was born on Jan. 4, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Sam and Rena Grida ... has an older sister ... a sport management major at BGSU, with a 3.089 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2017 semester ... father played baseball and mother played softball collegiately at Mount Union ... has played club ball with the Columbus Crew Soccer Academy.
GRIDA'S CAREER STATS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015................ 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2016................ 14-8 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 2017................ 15-13 0 0 0 7 .000 1 .143 0 0-0 TOTAL............... 33-21 0 1 1 10 .000 2 .200 0 0-0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 1, Wright State -- Sep 13, 2016 Assists: 1, Wright State -- Sep 13, 2016 Shots: 2, Fort Wayne -- Oct 24, 2017
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