High School : Standout in basketball and lacrosse at Moorestown High School...played midfield in lacrosse and power forward in basketball...earned All-State honors in lacrosse as both a junior and senior.
At Delaware: Fourth-year member of the squad and one of the team's most experienced and talented players...three-year letterwinner...key member of starting attack unit...big, strong player with one of team’s hardest shots...explosive finisher and an outstanding dodger...has played in 45 career games with 20 starts and is team's No. 3 active scorer entering the season with 41 goals and 14 assists for 55 points...also has 194 career shots and two career hat tricks.
2007 Season: Played a major role in leading Delaware to the Colonial Athletic Association title and an NCAA Final Four berth... ranked fifth on the team in scoring with 24 points on 16 goals and eight assists despite missing five games...ranked third on the team with 80 shots and added 16 groundballs...played in 14 games - all starts - and missed five mid-season games vs. Albany, Georgetown, Hofstra, Duke, and Drexel with an injury...scored three goals vs. Saint Joseph's in season opener and added two each vs. Mt. St. Mary's, Villanova, Sacred Heart, and in NCAA opening round win over Virginia...scored game-winnning-goals vs. Saint Joseph's and Virginia...had season-high 12 shots vs. Saint Joseph's...scored a goal in each of Hens' CAA Tournament wins over Drexel and Towson.
2006 Season: Moved from midfield to attack and was team's seventh leading scorer...played in 14 games with six starts and recorded 10 goals and five assists for 15 points...also had 55 shots on goal and eight groundballs...missed three games, including the first two games of the season, with an injury...scored season-high three goals in late-season win over Villanova and had single goals in seven other games....had one goal and one assist in CAA semifinal win over Towson...scored goals in four of the final five games of the season.
2005 Season: Earned spot on the CAA All-Rookie team in leading Blue Hens to the CAA regular season title and NCAA Tournament berth...earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors three times during the season...played in all 17 games in a reserve role at midfield as a freshman...team’s seventh leading scorer with 16 points on 15 goals and one assist...had 59 shots and two groundballs...scored two goals in a game vs. Mt. St. Mary’s, Villanova, Drexel, and in CAA championship game vs. Towson...scored goal in CAA semifinal win over Hofstra...scored goal in collegiate debut vs. Saint Joseph’s.
Personal: Vincent Joseph Giordano (“jee-or-dano”)...son of Gaeano and Carol Giordano...one of four children...history major at Delaware...enjoys playing basketball, snowboarding, darts, bowling, and skateboarding during his spare time. |
