Rossie's Career Stats
2011:
Ranked No. 25 in NCAA in ground balls per contest with 4.92 per game ... Will contribute in all
aspects of the game including faceoff ... Went 4-of-5 in the faceoff X against
Navy (2/12) ... Had 7 ground balls and was 2-4 on faceoffs against Mercer
(2/16) ... Collected 4 ground balls against Army (2/19) ... Went 1-of-1 on
faceoffs against UVA while picking up a team-best eight ground balls ... Scored
first goal of season with one second left in first half against PC (3/12) ... Collected
6 ground balls and was 3-of-5 on faceoffs against the Blue Hose ... Had five
ground balls against Bellarmine (3/16) and seven against Detroit (3/19) ... Tallied
second score of the season against Mount St. Mary’s (3/22) on assist from Keith
Long ... Picked up three ground balls against Manhattan (3/26) ... Had four ground balls against Marist (4/2)
... Collected four grounders against Canisius (4/9) ... Matched season-high with seven ground
balls against Jacksonville (4/24) ... Scooped up a trio of ground balls against
Siena (4/30).
2010: Played in 13 games on the year ... Was 18 for 36 at the faceoff X ... Had 25 groundballs, nine of which came in a two-game stretch against Presbyterian and Robert Morris ... Was 3-for-4 at the X against Army ... Notched perfect two for two performances in faceoffs versus Navy and Jacksonville.
2009: Was part of VMI's two-man rotation at the faceoff X, teaming with fellow freshman Stephen Robarge to create one of the top duo’s in the country ... Won 44% of his faceoff … In games against Presbyterian, Manhattan and Mount St. Mary's, won 67% of his duels at the X ... Tied for the team lead in groundballs with 38 ... Notched first collegiate point March 7 versus Robert Morris, as he assisted on a goal.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Heritage HS ... Named All-District and All-Region following the 2007 and 2008 seasons ... Holds all face-off and groundball records at Heritage ... Played on NOVA West Crusaders Summer LAX team ... Has been a member of POLA (Potomac Area Lacrosse Officials) the past three seasons ... coached for Western Loudoun Lacrosse, a youth program, for two seasons ... Made honor roll all eight semesters of high school.
Personal: Son of Douglas and Aurora Rossie … Full name is Christopher Andrew Rossie ... Has two sisters, Emily and Jessica … Born July 21, 1990 … Business and Economics major.
