Owen Grant

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Photo by: Mark Campbell

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Owen Grant vs. Georgetown NCAA First Round 2022

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Photo by: Mark Campbell

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Owen Grant playing defense against UMass in the 2021 regular season finale

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Owen Grants runs down the field with the ball against Drexel

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2021 men's lacrosse team poses with the regular season championship trophy after beating UMass

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Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Newmarket, Ontario
Position:
Defense
Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
High School:
Everest Academy
Major:
Health Behavior Science

CAREER ACCOLADES

2023 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
2023 First Team All-CAA
2023 First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse
2023 Second Team All-American by USA Lacrosse magazine
2022 USILA All-America recognition
2022 Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American
2021 USILA All-American Honorable Mention
2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
2021 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
2021, 2022 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
2021, 2022 First Team All-CAA
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023)

2023 SEASON

Appeared and started in 18 games
tallied 10 points off seven goals, and three assists
collected 57 ground balls, and set the program record for most caused turnovers in a season with 38
caused at least one turnover in 17 games
caused multiple turnovers in 11 games
became the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the third year in a row, the first player in conference history to do so
was a first team All-CAA athlete, a first team All-American by Inside Lacrosse, second team All-American by USA Lacrosse magazine
became first player in Blue Hens history to cause 100 turnovers in a career

2022 SEASON

Appeared and started in all 19 games
Led the Blue Hens and finished second in the CAA in caused turnovers with 35, finished second on Blue Hens in ground balls with 51, scored seven goals, and added three assists
awarded CAA defensive player of the year, USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team, Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-America, and USILA All-America recognitions
collected at least three ground balls in 13 matches, including a season-high five against Fairfield
caused season-high four turnovers against Hofstra (4/9)
registered a goal and an assist against Duke (2/22), Villanova (3/26), and Hofstra (4/9).

2021 SEASON

Played and started in 11 games
became the program’s first-ever CAA Defensive Player of the Year
posted a team-best 26 caused turnovers to pair with 42 ground balls
tallied four points on three goals and an assist
led the CAA and ranked third nationally in caused turnovers per game (2.36)
tied the single-season program record for caused turnovers with 26
scored once and dished out an assist in a home victory opposite Saint Joseph’s (2/23)
added career-best seven ground balls and caused five turnovers versus the Hawks
caused a career-high six turnovers to pair with four ground balls against Bellarmine (2/28)
recorded a goal, five ground balls and a caused turnover versus Drexel (3/13).

2020 SEASON

Started in all six games
scored two goals on two shots
picked up 14 ground balls and led the team with 11 caused turnovers

2019 SEASON

Played in eight out of 15 games, starting in seven
notched one assist
picked up 14 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers.

HIGH SCHOOL
Drafted seventh overall in 2016 to the Toronto Beaches in the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League • named Toronto Beaches Rookie of the Year in 2017 • played two years of volleyball and three years of basketball • honor roll student.

PERSONAL
Owen Grant • born in Newmarket, Ontario • son of Dave and Melanie Grant • has one older sister, Alycia, and a younger brother, Evan • worked as a youth lacrosse coach.