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Rich Graessle
Rich Graessle
Jamie Sabau
Jamie Sabau
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Rich Graessle

5 Kyle Pless

  • Position Defense
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 178
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High School Mountain Vista HS

Biography

Majoring in Economics 

Drafted by the MLL's Denver Outlaws (7th Round, 63rd Overall)

Team Captain

2019: Named Honorable Mention All-American (USILA), Second Team All-Big Ten and All-ECAC ... starter on defense in all 15 games ... led team with 24 caused turnovers and second with 35 ground balls ... scored one goal and had one assist ... had three ground balls and caused two turnovers in win over Lafayette (Feb. 2) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 5) ... collected three ground balls and caused a turnover in 19-15 comeback win at St. John's (Feb. 9) ... had two ground balls and caused a turnover against No. 19 Army (Feb. 16) ... had two ground balls and caused two turnovers against No. 1 Loyola (Feb. 23) ... had two ground balls and one caused turnover  in win at Fairfield (March 2) ... picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover in 9-8 win over rival Princeton (March 9) ... had an assist, three ground balls and caused four turnovers against No. 16 Lehigh (March 12) ... scooped two ground balls and was 1-of-3 on faceoffs at No. 13 Syracuse (March 16) ... caused four turnovers against Hofstra (March 23) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 25) ... had team-high five ground balls and two caused turnovers in 14-6 win at No. 4 Ohio State (March 31) as RU held OSU to a season-low in goals ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (April 2) ... caused one turnover at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (April 6) ... had a ground ball and caused turnover against No. 3 Maryland (April 14) ... scooped two ground balls and caused one turnover  in 11-9 win against Michigan (April 20) ... had two ground balls and caused two turnovers at No. 1 Penn State (April 27) ... scored first career goal and caused a turnover ... against No. 1 Penn State in Big Ten Semifinals (May 2)

2018:
Played in all 15 games at long-stick midfield, compiling 28 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and two assists ... was 4-of-20 on faceoffs ... had an assist, four ground balls, and caused a turnover  in season-opening win over Robert Morris (Feb. 3) ... had two ground balls and was 2-of-6 on faceoffs in win over St. John's (Feb. 10) ... scooped five ground balls at No. 12 Army West Point (Feb. 17) ... collected six ground balls and an assist in win over Fairfield (Feb. 24) ... caused three turnovers in win at Brown (March 3) ... had a ground ball and was 1-of-3 on faceoffs in overtime loss at Princeton (March 10) ... had ground ball and caused turnover in win at No. 17 Lehigh (March 14) ... had a ground ball and a caused turnover in win over No. 12 Syracuse (March 18) ... went 1-of-2 in faceoffs and had a ground ball and caused a turnover in win over Delaware (March 24) ... had one ground ball in Big Ten opener against No. 6 Johns Hopkins (April 1) ... caused two turnovers in win over No. 11 Penn State (April 22) ... had two ground balls and a caused turnover at No. 19 Ohio State (April 28) ... had two ground balls and a caused turnover in Big Ten Semifinals vs. No. 2 Maryland (May 3)

2017:
Played in all 14 games at long-stick midfield, recording 34 ground balls, causing 16 turnovers and adding an assist ... also went 3-of-11 on faceoffs ... had three ground balls and a caused turnover in game at No. 9 Penn State (April 23) ... scooped two ground balls and caused a turnover in a 14-7 win at Michigan (April 8) ... collected two ground balls and caused a turnover at No. 13 Johns Hopkins (March 31) ... had a caused turnover and ground ball at Delaware (March 25) ... caused two turnovers and collected one ground ball in win over NJIT (March 17) … caused a turnover in win over No. 15 Princeton (March 15) ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 14) ... s
cooped five ground balls and caused two turnovers in win over No. 14 Stony Brook (March 10) ... collected two ground balls in win over No. 19 Brown (March 4) ... recorded one assist and collected five ground balls in win over Wagner (Feb.28) ... collected three ground balls in win at Fairfield (Feb. 25) ... made his first appearance at the faceoff "X", going 3-of-5, scooped three ground balls and caused one turnover in win against Army (Feb. 18) ... collected three ground balls and caused one turnover in win at St. John's (Feb. 11). 

2016:
Played in all 16 games at long-stick midfield ... had three assists, 18 ground balls and eight caused turnovers ... h
ad two GB and one caused turnover in win over No.17 Penn State... scooped one ground ball in win over Michigan (Apr. 10) ... had two ground balls in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins (April 2) ... scooped one ground ball and caused a turnover in win over Delaware (Mar. 26) ... had two ground balls and caused turnover at Princeton (March 14) ... assisted on goal in win over Monmouth (March 5) ... had two assists and caused turnover in win at Wagner (March 1) ... scooped one ground ball and caused one turnover in win over Fairfield (Feb. 27) ... had four ground balls and two caused turnovers in career debut in season opener vs. St. John’s (Feb. 12)

Prior to Rutgers:
US Lacrosse All-American as a junior and senior … two-time all-state … two-time varsity captain … named Defensive MVP … team made it to Colorado State semifinals for first time in school history … played club for 3D Colorado … scored four goals as a senior and collected 70 ground balls … also played football … parents are Sheri and Dennis … has four siblings, Zach, Austin, Ryan and Dillon.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 (vs. No. 1 Penn State, 5-2-19)
Assists: 2 (at Wagner, 3-1-16)
Points: 2 (at Wagner, 3-1-16)
Ground Balls: 6 vs. Fairfield, 2-24-18
Caused Turnovers: 4 (2x, last vs. Hofstra, 3-23-19)
Faceoffs Won: 3 (Army, 2-18-17)

VIDEO
- Caused Turnover leads to Goal at Ohio State, 4-28-18

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016Freshman

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'10" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'10" 178 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    Long-Stick Midfield
    5'10" 178 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    Defense
    5'10" 178 lbs
    5
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