2023-24 Men's Lacrosse
Roster
#22 Will Lynch 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Faceoff/Midfield
Class
Junior
Height
5-10
Weight
195
Hometown
Rockville Centre, NY
High School
Chaminade
![Will Lynch - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Will Lynch - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish](https://fightingirish.com/imgproxy/uAE-4kw3A7H1T0Dvou_zaQGf05fkaAYOOh4Xr-R3EgU/fit/420/640/ce/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWdodGluZ2lyaXNoLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMS8xMi9XaWxsLUx5bmNoLXNjYWxlZC1lMTcwNTY5NDc0MTQ3MC5qcGc.jpg)
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2023 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)
- 2x ACC Defensive Player of the Week (4/12/22, 4/4/23)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
- Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
- Played in all 16 games for the Irish as a FOGO during his sophomore year
- Went 156-for-313 at the dot for a faceoff percentage of .498, despite consistently facing the best faceoff guys in the country
- Led the Irish in ground balls with 94
- Scored a goal and added an assist on the year
- Turned in three big performances at the dot in the NCAA Tournament to help the Irish win the national title
- Finished 15-of-19 with 13 ground balls in the NCAA first round victory over Utah
- Went 13-for-22 with seven ground balls and a caused turnover in the NCAA semifinal win over No. 2 Virginia, including winning the faceoff in overtime that the Irish immediately scored from
- Won 12-of-19 faceoffs in the NCAA national title game win over No. 1 Duke, adding five ground balls
- Recorded a career-high 23 faceoff wins (23-for-33) in the win at Syracuse, scooping up 13 ground balls
- Posted a goal and an assist in the victory at UNC
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
- Played in all 12 games as the primary FOGO for the Irish in his rookie season
- Went 122-for-250 from the spot in his debut season
- Led Notre Dame in ground balls with 63
- Won double-digit faceoffs in 9-of-12 games, including each of the last seven games of the year
- Totaled three points off a goal and two assists
- Scored the first goal of his career in the win at Duke
- Won a season-high 19 faceoffs in the win at Duke, finishing 19-for-35
PREP & PERSONAL
- Inside Lacrosse five-star recruit for the class of 2021
- Inside Lacrosse #2 face-off recruit for the class of 2021
- National Lacrosse Federation (NLF) #2 face-off recruit for the class of 2021
- Under Armour All-America Senior Game Selection
- Nike National Senior All-Star Game Selection
- Nike National Senior All-Star Game – Senior Standout
- Chaminade HS Varsity Lacrosse – Recipient of the Sergeant James J Regan Award
- Chaminade HS Varsity Lacrosse – Most Valuable Offensive Player
- Chaminade HS Junior Varsity Lacrosse – Most Valuable Player
- Newsday’s All-Long Island boys lacrosse team 2021
- USA Lacrosse Magazine High School Boys Players of the Week (Northeast Notable 5/26/21)
- Faceoff MVP – Long Island Top 50 Senior Game (Fall 2020)
- 2020/2021 LILJ Winter League (All Tournament Team – Midfield)
- 2018 Face-off Academy National Showcase Semifinalist
- Four year letterwinner at Chaminade as a midfielder and FOGO
- Played club lacrosse with LI Express
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Four year Academic Honor Roll recipient
- Earned the President’s Award for Educational Excellence
- Son of Bill and Colleen Lynch and has two brothers, Jude and Gavin