FEATURE: Maric and Grana Receive Atlantic 10 Accolades (The Hawk, November 2018)
Tied for fifth-highest goal total in a season in program history (12 in 2018)
Seventh-highest point total in a season in program history (25 in 2018)
2019 Philadelphia Soccer 6 All-Star Team Forward
2019 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team Forward
2018 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team Forward
2018 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team Forward
2018 Philadelphia Soccer 6 Chris Jones Player of the Year
2018 Philadelphia Soccer 6 All-Star Team Forward
2018 SJU Offensive Player of the Year Award
Philadelphia Soccer Six Player of the Week (10/22/18)
On Hawk Hill: Transferred in from the University of Virginia with two remaining years of eligibility entering the 2018 season… Over two seasons, played and started 35 matches with 36 points on 16 goals and four assists... Won the starting forward role immediately in 2018, starting all 18 matches up top... Posted a team-best 25 points on a team-best 12 goals and one helper... Tallied at least one point in 12 matches... Led squad with four match-winning goals... Scored first SJU goal in second SJU match, vs. Saint Peter's... Scored in three consecutive matches, vs. Stony Brook, Sacred Heart, and Navy... Scored the match-winning goal against Navy to help lead SJU to its first win over the Midshipmen in program history... Scored the match-winning goal against VMI... Scored the overtime match-winning goal to upset then-#21 Fordham... Followed that performance by recording at least one point in final six matches of the season, tallying one goal at Davidson, an assist at George Mason, two goals vs. St. Bonaventure, and goals against Drexel, Rhode Island, and Saint Louis... In 2019, scored four goals and dished out three assists... Scored twice in home win over William and Mary and added scores against Saint Peter's and VCU... Dished out two assists in 2-1 road win over Fordham... Majoring in communication studies.
2016-17 (Virginia): As a freshman in 2016, played in five matches at forward... Started twice, against Coastal Carolina and James Madison... Scored first career goal off the bench against Xavier in just his second collegiate match... As a sophomore in 2017, appeared in one match, against Hofstra.
High School/Personal: Played with FC Continental Academy... Led team with 18 goals in 2015-16 and won state and regional titles in 2013... Also trained with the Philadelphia Union Academy and Penn Fusion Academy... Was an Honor Roll student at Boyertown Area Senior High School... Volunteer service experience includes helping out at local schools and participating in community clean-up efforts... Born in Ljubuski, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
