2023-24 Men's Lacrosse
Roster
#20 Chris Conlin 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Defense
Class
Graduate Student
Height
6-2
Weight
205
Hometown
Chatham, NJ
High School
Chatham
![Chris Conlin - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Chris Conlin - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish](https://fightingirish.com/imgproxy/lOfQ5KMbfCKICV5bqTvRtfBrO1zW9S1ToKxJMxKm8_w/fit/420/640/ce/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWdodGluZ2lyaXNoLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMi8xMC9Db25saW4tc2NhbGVkLWUxNjc1MzUxNDY4NTg2LmpwZw.jpg)
HONORS & AWARDS:
- 2023 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)
- All-Patriot League Second Team (2021)
- Patriot League All-Academic Team (2021)
- All-New England Second Team (2021)
- Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (3.1.21)
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)
- Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
- Started all 16 games as a defenseman in his final season of collegiate lacrosse
- Played a huge role in Notre Dame’s sixth-ranked scoring defense (9.69) in the country and best in the ACC despite playing nine of its 16 games against top 10 scoring offenses in the country
- Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers with 16 on the season
- Scooped up 34 ground balls
- Caused a season-high three turnovers against No. 10 Ohio State and No. 3 Virginia
- Helped hold Duke to a season-low nine goals in the national title win
- Recorded a season-high four ground balls in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Johns Hopkins
AS A JUNIOR (AT HOLY CROSS 2021)
- Started in all six games
- Led the nation for the second year in a row in caused turnovers per game (3.17)
- Caused 19 turnovers
- Led the Crusaders with 20 ground ball pickups
- Spring schedule shortened due to COVID-19
AS A SOPHOMORE (AT HOLY CROSS 2020)
- Started in all seven games
- Led the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.86)
- Caused 20 turnovers
- Led the Crusaders defense to rank fourth nationally in caused turnovers per game (10.43)
- Picked up the second-most ground balls on the team with 27
- Ranked 13th in the Patriot League in ground balls per game (3.86)
- Caused a career-high seven turnovers at Providence (Feb. 8)
- Named to the 2020 NEILA All-New England Preseason second team
- Season concluded on March 12 due to COVID-19
AS A FRESHMAN (AT HOLY CROSS 2019)
- Started in all 14 games
- Ranked second in the team in caused turnovers, with 27
- Ranked fifth in the Patriot League and 19th nationally in caused turnovers per game (1.93)
- Picked up 36 ground balls
- Recorded one assist
- Helped the Crusaders to rank eighth nationally in scoring defense, averaging 9.86 goals against
- Helped the Crusaders’ man-down defense to rank ninth nationally (.727)
PREP & PERSONAL
- Played three seasons of varsity lacrosse under head coach Tony Calandra
- Captained the team in his senior season
- Named the team’s defensive MVP
- An All-Conference first team selection, All-State first team selection, and an Academic All-American in 2018
- In 2017 named to the All-Conference second team and All-State second team
- In 2016 named to the All-Conference second team
- Led his team to consecutive NJ Group 2 North runner up finishes in 2017 and 2018
- Helped his team to a 2016 NJ Group 2 state championship
- Posted eight goals and four assists for 12 points in his senior season
- Caused 40 turnovers and picked up 80 ground balls in 2018
- Played club lacrosse for Leading Edge Elite
- Played two seasons of varsity basketball as a forward and was selected to the All-County Tournament team his senior year
- Selected as a Morris County Scholar Athlete
- A member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society