Southwestern University Women's Lacrosse

Grosso was announced as Southwestern's first head women's lacrosse coach in June 2012, tasked with building the team for their inaugural season in the spring of 2014 in which he guided his team to a 7-9 record.  Grosso comes to Southwestern after serving as the head womens lacrosse coach at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. for eight seasons. Grosso has made seven straight appearances in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament and is the winningest coach in the teams history. Under his leadership, 20 Guilford student-athletes have received 31 All-ODAC, three All-Chesapeake Region and five North-South All-Star honors. Grosso guided the Quakers to an 11-7 overall record, 7-2 in the ODAC to be named 2012 ODAC Women's Lacrosse Coach-of-the-Year with a high powered offense that averaged nearly 13 goals per game supported by a tough defense that posted a save percentage of 46.5, second in the ODAC.  Prior to Guilford, Grosso was the top womens lacrosse assistant coach at Goucher College for four seasons including the 2004 and 2001 squads that went 12-5 and 14-4, respectively, and finished the season ranked 14th in the nation according to the final Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association NCAA Division III Poll. In 1999, Grosso gained his first head coaching experience at Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and was named as the Atlantic Womens Colleges Conference Co-Coach of the Year. Grosso has spent time working with the Triad Youth Lacrosse Association during the fall and has coached for the United States Athletes International. He also led the 2006 and 2007 college select teams to Australia. Grosso currently serves on the Division III North-South Senior All-Star Committee for the IWLCA and served on the Division III All-American Committee for six years, chairing the committee in 2009 and 2010. Additionally, Grosso was the color commentator for the NCAA Womens Lacrosse Semifinals webcast, covering the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Division III contests and 2009 and 2010 Division II games. He has also spent 14 years as a womens lacrosse official and held a District rating from US Lacrosse. Grosso earned a bachelors degree in historic architecture and cultural archaeology in 1997 from George Mason and a masters degree in athletic program leadership and administration from Goucher in December 2003. Grosso and his wife, Amy, live in Georgetown with their young son Keaton. THE GROSSO FILE Hometown: Springfield, Va. Alma Mater: George Mason University '92; Goucher '03 Bachelor's Degree: Historic Architecture and Cultural Archaeology Master's Degree: Athletic Program Leadership and Administration Wife: Amy Children: Keaton