SDSU’s Griffin Grabs PEARL Goalie Award

ATLANTA – After leading the Aztecs to an impressive road victory over a national semifinalist, San Diego State sophomore netminder Eli Griffin is the MCLA Division I PEARL Goalie of the Week for the period ending Feb. 2.

San Diego State traveled to Isla Vista on Saturday to face UC Santa Barbara – a team that came within an overtime goal from playing for a national title last spring. Thanks to 13 stops from the Seattle product, the Aztecs were able to post the 10-9 road triumph.

“Eli was an instrumental part of our win against a very good UCSB team,” said San Diego State coach Bryan Bome. “Despite being unavailable for the first quarter, Eli came up with 13 crucial saves including a save in the fourth quarter that preserved our one-goal lead and ultimately resulted in a hard-fought win.”

As the recipient of the PEARL Goalie of the Week honor, Griffin will receive a PEARL swag bag of goodies that will include PEARL lacrosse balls – the official ball of the MCLA.

PEARL Honor Roll

Riley Corcoran, Sonoma State
Held Oregon State to just a goal while posting a 85.7 save percentage.

Tucker Hoffman, Georgia
Turned away 62.2 of the shots he faced in a pair of season-opening wins.

Kyle Iamsuri, Florida
Posted a 73.3 save percentage in shut-down performance against South Carolina.