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Rich Graessle
Rich Graessle
Rich Graessle

21 Puck Winter

  • Position Back
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Deventer, Netherlands
  • Highschool Centre for Sports and Education
  • Major Communication/DCIM

Biography

Rutgers' All-Time Leader in Defensive Saves (25)
Led NCAA in Defensive Saves in 2023 (12) and 2024 (9)

2025 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
2025 NFHCA Collegiate Watch List

2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2025 NFHCA National Academic Squad Honoree

2025 Rutgers Junior of the Year

2024 Second Team All-Big Ten
2024 First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region 

2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2024 First Team All-ECAC

2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 NFHCA Collegiate Watch List
2024 Big Ten Player to Watch

2024 Rutgers Athletics Sophomore of the Year
2024 AD's Excellence Award
2024 Werblin Award
2024 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2024 NFHCA National Academic Squad
2023 Second Team All-American
2023 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
2023 First Team All-Big Ten
2023 First Team All-Region
2023 First Team All-ECAC
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 NFHCA Collegiate Watch List 

2023 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
2022 Second Team All-Region

2022 Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year
2022 NFHCA Collegiate Watch List Member
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 20, 2022)
Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16, 2023)
NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18, 2023)

NFHCA Honorable Mention (Sept. 12, 2023)

2025:
Starter at back ... scored on penalty stroke in win at Vermont (August 31)

2024: Starter at center back in all 17 games ... recorded nine defensive saves, leading nation for second straight season ... also had one goal ... had defensive save in season-opening win against Vermont ... made two defensive saves against UConn (Sept. 8) ... also had a defensive save against Maryland (Sept. 20) and Princeton (Sept. 22) ... scored the game-winning goal in 1-0 shutout win over No. 17 Penn State (Oct. 25) ... made career-best four defensive saves against No. 1 Northwestern in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (Nov. 8)

2023: Starter in all 20 games at back ... Second Team All-American, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-Region ... had eight goals, second on the team ... recorded 12 defensive saves, tied for the nation's lead and second most in a single-season in RU history ... scored the game-winning goal at Stanford (Aug. 27) ... tallied at Cal (Aug. 28) ... had a defensive save in 2-1 win at No. 15 UConn (Sept. 1) ... posted a hat trick and had a defensive save in win at Villanova (Sept. 8) ... scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime in 2-1 win at No. 15 Princeton (Sept. 10) ... named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11) ... earned recognition from the NFHCA as Honorable Mention in national Defensive Player of the Week release (Sept. 13) ... scored goal and had defensive save against La Salle (Sept. 17) ... had defensive save at No. 18 UMass (Sept. 24) ... had a defensive save in 3-2 penalty shootout win vs No. 8 Maryland (Sept. 28) ... had a defensive save in win vs No. 15 Michigan (Oct. 6) ... posted a defensive save in 1-0 win over No. 9 Ohio State and defensive save in 3-1 win at Michigan State ... named NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct 18) ... had a penalty stroke goal in win vs Indiana (Oct. 20) ... recorded a defensive save against No.1 Northwestern (Oct. 22) ... had two defensive saves in 1-0 win in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals over No. 16 Michigan (Nov. 2) ... made a defensive save against No. 9 Harvard in the NCAA Tournament

2022: Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year ... starter in all 18 games at center back ... posted three goals with one assist and a team-high four defensive saves ... was third in Big Ten (15th nationally) in defensive saves ... had an assist and defensive save in game against No. 17 Princeton (Sept. 11) ...  earned her first collegiate goal during the 3-2 win at Michigan State (Sept. 16), and also had key defensive save in overtime ... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 20) ... notched defensive save at Michigan (Sept. 25) ... scored a goal in 3-0 win over No. 19 James Madison (Oct. 30) ... scored a goal in the Big Ten Tournamnet Quarterfinals against No. 4 Northwestern (Nov. 3)

Prior to Rutgers: Played for Dutch U-15 and U-16 team in contests across Europe … played for Dutch Hoofdklasse at SCHC on their First Team as a 16-year-old … trains with Dutch A- internationals at SCHC … teammate as youth with Rutgers classmate Indy van Ek as well as teammate Iris Langejans

Personal: Parents are Michael and Jeantine … has two siblings, Mette and Karlijn … sister, Mette, plays for First Team of SCHC, a Dutch Hoofdklasse Top 3 Club (highest level in the Netherlands) and plays for Dutch U-21 team

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