UMBC

Bio

	#5 - Rob Grimm
	Class: SO Height/Weight: 5-8, 170     Hometown: Black River, N.Y. Position: A/M     High School: Carthage

Accolades: Named to the America East Conference All-Rookie Team.

2009: Played at both midfield and attack in his first season with the Retrievers… Displayed outstanding overall skills and precise shooting and feeding abilities… One of five Retrievers to amass double digits in goals (10) and assists (17)… Finished third on the squad in assists… Registered a point in each of his first six games, including a one-goal, three-assist effort in his home debut vs. Rutgers on Feb. 21… Scored man-up goals in back-to-back games vs. Johns Hopkins (March 3) and Princeton (March 6)… Produced season highs in goals (2) and points (5) and tied his season high with three assists in the 14-4 win over Towson on March 31… Recorded a season-high four ground balls in the April 11th win at Albany… Hit the scoring column in 14 of 16 games on the season and recorded eight multiple-point games… Credited with the game-winning goal in the America East Championship game vs. Stony Brook on May 2… Led the regulars in both shooting percentage (.400) and shots-on-goal percentage (.680)… Wore No. 7 in his initial campaign.

Background: One of 44 seniors in the nation to earn a slot in the Under Armour All-America game in the summer of 2008... Represented Section 3 at the U.S. Lacrosse Showcase in Detroit, Mich.… Became just the third player in Carthage school history to earn All-America honors in consecutive seasons… Amassed 56 goals and 59 assists in a stellar senior season for the Comets… The 2008 Syracuse Post Standard All-Central New York Most Valuable Player… A four-time First-Team All-Frontier League honoree and two-time All-North MVP… Scored twice in the final 90 seconds in Carthage’s state quarterfinal win over Chenango Forks… Also earned First-Team All-State honors in football… Younger brothers Jamie and Thomas competed with Rob at Carthage and Jamie is a freshman on UMBC’s men’s lacrosse team... Considering a major in history and a career in teaching… Son of Bridgette and Gary Grimm… Born Dec. 8, 1989.