#8 Eric Dobson 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2023 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)
• 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 2023 USA Lax Magazine All-American (1st Team)
• 2023 Inside Lacrosse All-American (2nd Team)
• 2023 USILA All-American (2nd Team)
• 2023 All-ACC Team Selection
• 2023 CSC Academic All-Region
• 2022 Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention
• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention
• 2022 USILA All-America Honorable Mention
• 2022 All-ACC Team

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

• Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
• Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team
• Started all 16 games as a midfielder in his junior season in South Bend
• Recorded career highs in points (45), goals (34) and assists (11) during the 2023 campaign
• Ranked second on the team in goals and led the Irish midfield in goals and points
• Posted multiple goals in 11 games, including eight hat tricks
• Had a career day in the NCAA semifinal overtime win over No. 2 Virginia, leading the team in goals (4) and points (5)
• Scored two goals in the national title game win over No. 1 Duke
• Totaled five points off four goals and an assist in the win over No. 10 Ohio State
• Posted hat tricks in three straight ACC wins over Virginia, Syracuse and UNC

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

• Started 11 games as a midfielder for the Irish in his second season
• Totaled 32 points off 22 goals and 10 assists, ranking third on the team in points
• Finished the year tied for third on the squad in goals (22) and third in assists (10)
• Recorded multiple goals in eight of the 11 games he played
• Was lethal on the EMO for the Irish, scoring six goals in man-up possessions
• Ended the year playing his best lacrosse of the season, posting three straight hat tricks in wins over UNC (4G), Syracuse (3G) and Duke (3G)
• The four goals against UNC marked a career high, all coming in the second half of the victory over the Tar Heels
• Dobson produced a career-high three assists in the blowout victory over Syracuse at Arlotta Stadium

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Started all 12 games at a midfield position in his rookie season with the Irish
• Ranked fourth on the team in goals (16) and fifth in assists (8) and points (24)
• Also collected 12 ground balls and caused a turnover
• Produced a season-high three points in four separate outings
• Scored at least one goal in 10 of 12 games
• Scored a season-high three goals in the first hat trick of his career against No. 9 Virginia (3/27)
• Dished out a season-high two assists in the season-opening win over Robert Morris (2/27)
• Made his Notre Dame debut in the season-opening win over Robert Morris (2/27), scoring a goal and adding an assist

PREP & PERSONAL

• Inside Lacrosse four-star midfielder for the class of 2020
• US Lacrosse All-American
• First Team All-State selection in Florida
• Two-time team captain and three-time team MVP selection at Fleming Island High School
• Totaled 149 goals and 91 assists in his high school career
• Played at the club level for Sweetlax Florida and Sweetlax National
• Named a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school and graduated in the top two percent of his class while earning an AICE diploma with merit
• Son of Rhonda and Chip Dobson and has two sisters, Caitlin and Jackie