Eastern Michigan Athletics
Lacrosse Welcomes Four Transfers to the Program for 2024
7/25/2023 3:36:00 PM | Lacrosse
Newcomers bring wealth of scoring, experience to Ypsilanti
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan University lacrosse has added five newcomers to its 2024 roster, Head Coach Sara Tisdale announced today, July 25. The group includes four transfers and one freshman with all five student-athletes set to join the program this fall and compete in the Eagles' second varsity season in 2024.
"Liv, Addie, Laurelle, Mak, and Kloey were all recruited to EMU because they already live our program values," Tisdale said. "These players are proven champions on the field and in the classroom and we are confident they will have an immediate impact on our program. We will look for them to add strength to our offensive end, transition game, and around the draw circle."
The newest members of the team features four transfers in graduate students Liv Dameron (Macomb, Mich./Dakota/Albion) and Addie Pastor (Kalamazoo, Mich./Mattawan/Albion), redshirt sophomore Laurelle Weisbrod (Delta, B.C./Ecole South Delta Secondary/Concordia-St. Paul), and redshirt freshman Mak Grisinger (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Central Michigan) along with incoming freshman Kloey Merenuk (Hartland, Mich./Hartland).
Dameron comes to Eastern after graduating from Albion College where she was a two-year member of the lacrosse team while also playing four years for the basketball program. In her two seasons of lacrosse, Dameron tallied 30 goals and nine assists for 39 points, including 27 scored in 2023 when she ranked third on the team. She had a career day in her final game with AC, a 16-10 victory at Trine University, as she tallied five goals and added two assists for seven points while also collecting five ground balls. Overall, the 2023 All-MIAA Second Team honoree helped the Britons capture the 2022 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference title.
Pastor, who also comes to EMU after graduating from Albion, was the Britons' top scorer in 2023 and one of the best in nation among NCAA Division III schools as she averaged 4.38 goals per game, the 14th-highest scoring clip nationally. Pastor poured in an AC-record 70 goals in 2023 to bring her career total to 152. On her way to the top scoring mark, she tallied double-digit goals totals in two games, including a school-record 13 goals at Hanover College, Feb. 28, a total that tied for the most by any player in all three NCAA divisions in 2023 while also ranking tied for seventh across all three divisions in NCAA history. Pastor, a three-year team captain for the Britons, also was strong in other areas on the field as she averaged 2.7 draw controls and 1.4 ground balls per game throughout her career.
Grisinger is the lone transfer coming into the program that has not played in a collegiate game yet as she redshirted her freshman season with the Chippewas during the team's 2023 season. Prior to arriving in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Grisinger was a standout at Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Ill., where she was a three-year varsity captain playing under her father, Andy. During that time, she netted 152 career goals, 76 of which came her senior season (2022). An all-state honoree as a senior, the two-time team MVP also played two years of volleyball and four years of basketball for BHS.
Merenuk is a 2023 graduate of Hartland High School in Hartland, Mich., where she played midfield for four years for the Eagles while serving as the team's captain her senior year. She tallied a team-high 58 goals as a senior as HHS advanced to the state semifinals for the second year in a row. An all-state and all-conference honoree, Merunuk, who also earned two varsity letters in golf, was named Hartland's female athlete of the year in 2023.
Weisbrod comes to Eastern after two previous stops, including Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2021, before her most recent stop at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., for the past two seasons. Weisbrod, who did not play for the Dolphins, saw action in 11 contests for CSP Golden Bears where she tallied eight goals and three assists for 11 points overall. She brings a wealth of experience in numerous sports that include her playing boys' field and box lacrosse, girls' field lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and track & field. While playing on her provincial teams, she helped the girls' field lacrosse team to a gold medal while taking bronze in both soccer and boys' lacrosse.
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2024 Eastern Michigan Lacrosse Roster Additions
Liv Dameron • 5-10 • Gr. • Midfield • Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) • Albion College
Mak Grisinger • 5-10 • Fr.* • Attack • Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington) • Central Michigan
Kloey Merenuk • 5-5 • Fr. • Midfield • Hartland, Mich. (Hartland)
Addie Pastor • 5-10 • Gr. • Attack • Kalamazoo, Mich. (Mattawan) • Albion College
Laurelle Weisbrod • 5-8 • So.* • Midfield/Attack • Delta, B.C. (Ecole South Delta Secondary) • Concordia-St. Paul
Newcomer Biographies
Liv Dameron
5-10 – Gr. – Midfield
Macomb, Mich. / Dakota / Albion
EMU: Joins the Eagles for the 2024 season a graduate student… ALBION: Graduated from Albion College in 2023… four-year member of the basketball team, playing in three of those seasons, and two-year member of the lacrosse program… Helped the lacrosse team to 2022 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference title… Earned Second Team All-MIAA in 2023… In lacrosse, scored 27 goals and added nine assists for 36 points in 2023, ranking second on her team in goals and third in points… Chipped in 29 groundballs, 11 caused turnovers, and 11 draw controls won… Started in 26 of the 30 games she played, finishing with 30 goals and nine assists for 39 points… On the hardwood, saw action in 25 games in three years, averaging 0.9 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game… named Academic All-MIAA all four years playing basketball and both seasons playing lacrosse… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Dakota High School (Macomb, Mich.)… PERSONAL: Full Name: Olivia Kaitlyn Dameron… Daughter of Rob and Cindy Dameron… Has one brother, Robbie, who plays lacrosse at Albion… Her dad, Rob, played lacrosse at Michigan State… Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Mak Grisinger
5-10 – Fr.* – Attack
Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington / Central Michigan
EMU: Joins the Eagles as a transfer from Central Michigan University and will have four years of eligibility… CENTRAL MICHIGAN: Did not play during the 2023 season… team won the 2023 MAC Tournament and advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament… HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bloomington High School in 2022… Played on the varsity lacrosse team for three years and served as a team captain all three seasons… Was coached by her father, Andy, at BHS… Finished her prep career with 152 goals scored, 76 of which came in her senior season (6.3 goals per game average)… Named IHSA All-State as senior… Earned all-sectional and all-conference twice… Named to the Illinois Senior All-Star Team in 2022… Twice named her team's MVP (junior and senior years)… Named USA Academic All-American twice (2021, 2022), Big 12 Conference Athlete Award recipient three times (2020-22), and recipient of the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award three times (2020-22)… Also played two years of volleyball and four years of basketball for BHS… At the club level, was a five-year player for Redbird Elite… Helped her team to the 2017 Pipe City title… Three times named to the all-tournament team at the Indiana Prairie Showdown (2019-21)… PERSONAL: Full Name: Makenna Lee Grisinger… Parents are Andy and Jacy Grisinger… Has one brother, Andy… Two of her cousins, Tayrn Galt (Soutwestern Oklahoma State) and Abrey Galt (Oklahoma Baptist) play collegiate volleyball… Major: Business with a minor in Interior Design.
Kloey Merenuk
5-5 – Fr. – Midfield
Hartland, Mich. / Hartland
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hartland High School in 2023… Played midfield for the Eagles for four years and captained the team her senior season… Scored 58 goals her senior season to help the team to its second state semifinal in two years… Team captured regional crowns in 2022 and 2023 and won the league title in 2023… Named her school's female athlete of the year in 2023… Earned all-state honors in 2022 and was named to the all-conference team in 2022 and 2023… Also lettered in golf twice for HHS… At the club level, competed for Cyclones Lacrosse for seven years… PERSONAL: Full Name: Kloey Marie Merenuk… Parents are Matt and Sarah Merenuk… Has one brother, Keegan… Major: Business.
Addie Pastor
5-10 – Gr. – Attack
Kalamazoo, Mich. / Mattawan / Albion
EMU: Comes to Eastern Michigan as a graduate of Albion College and will have one year of eligibility… ALBION: Graduated from Albion College in 2023 after playing four years for the Britons… Started all 53 games she played, scoring 152 goals while adding 35 assists for 187 points… Scored 70 goals in 2023, averaging 4.38 goals per game, which ranked tied for 14th in NCAA Division III… Scored 13 goals at Hanover (Feb. 18, 2023) to tie for the most goals scored in a single game all season across all three divisions… Her 13 goals also ranked tied for the sixth-most in NCAA Division III history and tied for seventh across all divisions… Not only a strong scorer, she recorded nine draw controls twice in a game, averaging 2.7 controls per game in her career… Also averages 1.4 ground balls per contest… Twice earned All-MIAA accolades, including second team in 2022 and first team in 2023… Served as her team's captain for three years… HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mattawan High School in 2019… Played four years for the Wildcats' lacrosse team and served as a team captain all four seasons… Three-time all-state honoree… Also played on the varsity basketball team for two years… Named to the honor roll all four years and was inducted into the National Honor Society… PERSONAL: Full Name: Adalynne Grace Pastor… Parents are Greg and Shelly Pastor… Has one brother, Cam… Major: Integrated Marketing Communications.
Laurelle Weisbrod
5-8 – So.* – Midfield/Attack
Delta, British Columbia / Ecole South Delta Secondary School / Jacksonville / Concordia-St. Paul
EMU: Comes to Eastern Michigan as a transfer from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., and will have three years of eligibility with the Eagles… CONCORDIA: Appeared in 11 games for the Golden Bears, starting twice… Tallied eight goals and three assists, with seven goals and two assists coming during the 2023 campaign… Scored a career-best two goals on three occasions, with the last coming at home against Davenport in a 15-14 win (March 26)… Earned a spot on the GLIAC Academic Excellence team after posting better than a 3.5 GPA during the academic year… JACKSONVILLE: Was member of the Jacksonville University program for the 2021 season, but did not see any action… The Dolphins advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament in 2021… HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-sport standout at Ecole South Delta Secondary School, where she graduated in 2021… Played three seasons of soccer (goalkeeper), two seasons of basketball, two seasons of boys' field lacrosse, and ran track for one season… Also competed on a club level in girls' field lacrosse, boys' box lacrosse, soccer, and basketball… Won a gold medal at the provincial games in girls' field lacrosse while also taking bronze in boys' box lacrosse and soccer… PERSONAL: Full Name: Laurelle Helene Weisbrod… Parents are Rick and Erin Weisbrod… Has one brother, Rylan… Is fluent in both English and French… Competed in Canada's French Public Speaking Contest, the Concours d'art Oratoire.
"Liv, Addie, Laurelle, Mak, and Kloey were all recruited to EMU because they already live our program values," Tisdale said. "These players are proven champions on the field and in the classroom and we are confident they will have an immediate impact on our program. We will look for them to add strength to our offensive end, transition game, and around the draw circle."
The newest members of the team features four transfers in graduate students Liv Dameron (Macomb, Mich./Dakota/Albion) and Addie Pastor (Kalamazoo, Mich./Mattawan/Albion), redshirt sophomore Laurelle Weisbrod (Delta, B.C./Ecole South Delta Secondary/Concordia-St. Paul), and redshirt freshman Mak Grisinger (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Central Michigan) along with incoming freshman Kloey Merenuk (Hartland, Mich./Hartland).
Dameron comes to Eastern after graduating from Albion College where she was a two-year member of the lacrosse team while also playing four years for the basketball program. In her two seasons of lacrosse, Dameron tallied 30 goals and nine assists for 39 points, including 27 scored in 2023 when she ranked third on the team. She had a career day in her final game with AC, a 16-10 victory at Trine University, as she tallied five goals and added two assists for seven points while also collecting five ground balls. Overall, the 2023 All-MIAA Second Team honoree helped the Britons capture the 2022 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference title.
Pastor, who also comes to EMU after graduating from Albion, was the Britons' top scorer in 2023 and one of the best in nation among NCAA Division III schools as she averaged 4.38 goals per game, the 14th-highest scoring clip nationally. Pastor poured in an AC-record 70 goals in 2023 to bring her career total to 152. On her way to the top scoring mark, she tallied double-digit goals totals in two games, including a school-record 13 goals at Hanover College, Feb. 28, a total that tied for the most by any player in all three NCAA divisions in 2023 while also ranking tied for seventh across all three divisions in NCAA history. Pastor, a three-year team captain for the Britons, also was strong in other areas on the field as she averaged 2.7 draw controls and 1.4 ground balls per game throughout her career.
Grisinger is the lone transfer coming into the program that has not played in a collegiate game yet as she redshirted her freshman season with the Chippewas during the team's 2023 season. Prior to arriving in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Grisinger was a standout at Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Ill., where she was a three-year varsity captain playing under her father, Andy. During that time, she netted 152 career goals, 76 of which came her senior season (2022). An all-state honoree as a senior, the two-time team MVP also played two years of volleyball and four years of basketball for BHS.
Merenuk is a 2023 graduate of Hartland High School in Hartland, Mich., where she played midfield for four years for the Eagles while serving as the team's captain her senior year. She tallied a team-high 58 goals as a senior as HHS advanced to the state semifinals for the second year in a row. An all-state and all-conference honoree, Merunuk, who also earned two varsity letters in golf, was named Hartland's female athlete of the year in 2023.
Weisbrod comes to Eastern after two previous stops, including Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2021, before her most recent stop at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., for the past two seasons. Weisbrod, who did not play for the Dolphins, saw action in 11 contests for CSP Golden Bears where she tallied eight goals and three assists for 11 points overall. She brings a wealth of experience in numerous sports that include her playing boys' field and box lacrosse, girls' field lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and track & field. While playing on her provincial teams, she helped the girls' field lacrosse team to a gold medal while taking bronze in both soccer and boys' lacrosse.
Follow Us
For updates on EMU Lacrosse, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, @EMU_Lacrosse, and Twitter, @EMU_Lacrosse.
2024 Eastern Michigan Lacrosse Roster Additions
Liv Dameron • 5-10 • Gr. • Midfield • Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) • Albion College
Mak Grisinger • 5-10 • Fr.* • Attack • Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington) • Central Michigan
Kloey Merenuk • 5-5 • Fr. • Midfield • Hartland, Mich. (Hartland)
Addie Pastor • 5-10 • Gr. • Attack • Kalamazoo, Mich. (Mattawan) • Albion College
Laurelle Weisbrod • 5-8 • So.* • Midfield/Attack • Delta, B.C. (Ecole South Delta Secondary) • Concordia-St. Paul
Newcomer Biographies
Liv Dameron
5-10 – Gr. – Midfield
Macomb, Mich. / Dakota / Albion
EMU: Joins the Eagles for the 2024 season a graduate student… ALBION: Graduated from Albion College in 2023… four-year member of the basketball team, playing in three of those seasons, and two-year member of the lacrosse program… Helped the lacrosse team to 2022 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference title… Earned Second Team All-MIAA in 2023… In lacrosse, scored 27 goals and added nine assists for 36 points in 2023, ranking second on her team in goals and third in points… Chipped in 29 groundballs, 11 caused turnovers, and 11 draw controls won… Started in 26 of the 30 games she played, finishing with 30 goals and nine assists for 39 points… On the hardwood, saw action in 25 games in three years, averaging 0.9 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game… named Academic All-MIAA all four years playing basketball and both seasons playing lacrosse… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Dakota High School (Macomb, Mich.)… PERSONAL: Full Name: Olivia Kaitlyn Dameron… Daughter of Rob and Cindy Dameron… Has one brother, Robbie, who plays lacrosse at Albion… Her dad, Rob, played lacrosse at Michigan State… Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Mak Grisinger
5-10 – Fr.* – Attack
Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington / Central Michigan
EMU: Joins the Eagles as a transfer from Central Michigan University and will have four years of eligibility… CENTRAL MICHIGAN: Did not play during the 2023 season… team won the 2023 MAC Tournament and advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament… HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bloomington High School in 2022… Played on the varsity lacrosse team for three years and served as a team captain all three seasons… Was coached by her father, Andy, at BHS… Finished her prep career with 152 goals scored, 76 of which came in her senior season (6.3 goals per game average)… Named IHSA All-State as senior… Earned all-sectional and all-conference twice… Named to the Illinois Senior All-Star Team in 2022… Twice named her team's MVP (junior and senior years)… Named USA Academic All-American twice (2021, 2022), Big 12 Conference Athlete Award recipient three times (2020-22), and recipient of the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award three times (2020-22)… Also played two years of volleyball and four years of basketball for BHS… At the club level, was a five-year player for Redbird Elite… Helped her team to the 2017 Pipe City title… Three times named to the all-tournament team at the Indiana Prairie Showdown (2019-21)… PERSONAL: Full Name: Makenna Lee Grisinger… Parents are Andy and Jacy Grisinger… Has one brother, Andy… Two of her cousins, Tayrn Galt (Soutwestern Oklahoma State) and Abrey Galt (Oklahoma Baptist) play collegiate volleyball… Major: Business with a minor in Interior Design.
Kloey Merenuk
5-5 – Fr. – Midfield
Hartland, Mich. / Hartland
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hartland High School in 2023… Played midfield for the Eagles for four years and captained the team her senior season… Scored 58 goals her senior season to help the team to its second state semifinal in two years… Team captured regional crowns in 2022 and 2023 and won the league title in 2023… Named her school's female athlete of the year in 2023… Earned all-state honors in 2022 and was named to the all-conference team in 2022 and 2023… Also lettered in golf twice for HHS… At the club level, competed for Cyclones Lacrosse for seven years… PERSONAL: Full Name: Kloey Marie Merenuk… Parents are Matt and Sarah Merenuk… Has one brother, Keegan… Major: Business.
Addie Pastor
5-10 – Gr. – Attack
Kalamazoo, Mich. / Mattawan / Albion
EMU: Comes to Eastern Michigan as a graduate of Albion College and will have one year of eligibility… ALBION: Graduated from Albion College in 2023 after playing four years for the Britons… Started all 53 games she played, scoring 152 goals while adding 35 assists for 187 points… Scored 70 goals in 2023, averaging 4.38 goals per game, which ranked tied for 14th in NCAA Division III… Scored 13 goals at Hanover (Feb. 18, 2023) to tie for the most goals scored in a single game all season across all three divisions… Her 13 goals also ranked tied for the sixth-most in NCAA Division III history and tied for seventh across all divisions… Not only a strong scorer, she recorded nine draw controls twice in a game, averaging 2.7 controls per game in her career… Also averages 1.4 ground balls per contest… Twice earned All-MIAA accolades, including second team in 2022 and first team in 2023… Served as her team's captain for three years… HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mattawan High School in 2019… Played four years for the Wildcats' lacrosse team and served as a team captain all four seasons… Three-time all-state honoree… Also played on the varsity basketball team for two years… Named to the honor roll all four years and was inducted into the National Honor Society… PERSONAL: Full Name: Adalynne Grace Pastor… Parents are Greg and Shelly Pastor… Has one brother, Cam… Major: Integrated Marketing Communications.
Laurelle Weisbrod
5-8 – So.* – Midfield/Attack
Delta, British Columbia / Ecole South Delta Secondary School / Jacksonville / Concordia-St. Paul
EMU: Comes to Eastern Michigan as a transfer from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., and will have three years of eligibility with the Eagles… CONCORDIA: Appeared in 11 games for the Golden Bears, starting twice… Tallied eight goals and three assists, with seven goals and two assists coming during the 2023 campaign… Scored a career-best two goals on three occasions, with the last coming at home against Davenport in a 15-14 win (March 26)… Earned a spot on the GLIAC Academic Excellence team after posting better than a 3.5 GPA during the academic year… JACKSONVILLE: Was member of the Jacksonville University program for the 2021 season, but did not see any action… The Dolphins advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament in 2021… HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-sport standout at Ecole South Delta Secondary School, where she graduated in 2021… Played three seasons of soccer (goalkeeper), two seasons of basketball, two seasons of boys' field lacrosse, and ran track for one season… Also competed on a club level in girls' field lacrosse, boys' box lacrosse, soccer, and basketball… Won a gold medal at the provincial games in girls' field lacrosse while also taking bronze in boys' box lacrosse and soccer… PERSONAL: Full Name: Laurelle Helene Weisbrod… Parents are Rick and Erin Weisbrod… Has one brother, Rylan… Is fluent in both English and French… Competed in Canada's French Public Speaking Contest, the Concours d'art Oratoire.
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