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2026 Lacrosse Roster

Christian Daikeler
Justin Veres
Christian Daikeler
Jeff Harwell

22 Gracin Emerson

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • Position Attack
  • Hometown East Lansing, MI
  • High School East Lansing
  • Prev School Temple

Biography

SHOP GRACIN EMERSON NIL STORE

NCAA CAREER STATS

HONORS
  • Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2026)
  • 2x A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
  • NCAA Statistical Champion (2026 — Assists Per Game)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
  • Set Single-Season Assist Record for Duquesne program and Atlantic 10 Conference (66 — 2026)
  • No. 2 in single-season assists per game in NCAA Division I history (4.40 — 2026)
  • No. 4 in Duquesne program history in career assists (93 — after junior season)
  • Tied No. 3 in Duquesne program history in single-season points (77 — 2026)
  • Duquesne Single-Game Records
    • Tied No. 1 Assists — 7 at Mercyhurst (2026), 7 vs. Mount St. Mary's (2026)
    • Tied No. 2 Assists — 6 at Saint Joseph's (2026), 6 at Butler (2026)
    • Tied No. 5 Assists — 5 vs. Davidson (2026), 5 at Robert Morris (2026), 5 at Akron (2026)
    • Tied No. 10 Points — 8 at Mercyhurst (2026), 8 vs. Mount St. Mary's (2026)
As a Junior (2026)
  • A-10 All-Academic Team
  • Set Duquesne single-season program record and Atlantic 10 Conference record with 66 assists — 22 more than the previous Duquesne record 
  • Led the nation in assists per game (4.40) — the second-highest single-season average in NCAA Division I history 
  • Led A-10 with 34 assists in conference play (3.78 per game) 
  • Tied the single-game program record twice with seven assists — one of just four Division I players with multiple seven-assist games this season
    • 7 assists vs. Mount St. Mary's and at Mercyhurst
  • Recorded multiple assists in every game, including five or more in six contests 
  • Added 11 goals for 77 total points, ranking top 15 nationally in points per game (5.13) 
As a Sophomore (2025)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Started all 15 games
  • Led team with 24 assists; 1.60 assists per game ranked 10th in the Atlantic 10
  • Dished out five assists in season-opening win at Akron, tied for third-most in a game in program history
  • Recorded multiple assists in six games (5 once, 4 twice, 3 once, 2 twice)
  • Scored 12 goals, including eight in conference play
  • Posted five points in both the season opener (5 assists at Akron) and season finale (career-high 3 goals, 2 assists vs. Rhode Island)
  • Tallied multiple goals twice (2 vs. Mercyhurst; 3 vs. Rhode Island)
  • Registered at least one point in 13 of 15 games
As a Freshman (2024)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 13 games
  • Scored one goal and dished out three assists (four points)
  • Had assists in back-to-back games in wins over Youngstown State and Detroit Mercy ... Added third assist in conference play against UMass.
  • First career goal scored in the win at Radford
BEFORE DUQUESNE
  • Committed to Temple as one of the first ever Temple lacrosse players from the Midwest
  • Did not compete in 2022-23 as a freshman
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Three-sport athlete at East Lansing HS (lacrosse, volleyball, and basketball)
  • Earned Captain's Award in all three sports
  • Honorable Mention All-State in lacrosse and volleyball
  • Led lacrosse team in goals, ground balls, and caused turnovers
  • All-Academic and Distinguished Scholar honoree
MAJOR: Sociology

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2024Freshman

    Attack
    5'5"
    22
  • 22

    2025Sophomore

    Attack
    5'5"
    22
  • 22

    2026Junior

    Attack
    5'5"
    22

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