#22 Will Lynch 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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