2020-21 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#99 Will Yorke Men's Lacrosse Roster

Attack


Class Grad Student
Height 6-4
Weight 215
Hometown Chicago, IL
High School Saint Ignatius/Hotchkiss School
Will Yorke - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

CAREER HONORS & RECORDS

  • 2020 Inside Lacrosse Breakthrough Player of the Year
  • 2019 All-Patriot League Second Team
  • Bucknell record holder in single-game goals (9, vs. Marist in 2020), single-game points (11, vs. Marist in 2020)
  • Patriot League record holder in single-game goals (9, vs. Marist in 2020)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021)

  • Earned seven starts and appeared in all 12 games as an attackman for the Irish in his grad season
  • Ranked second on the team in goals scored with 25 on the season
  • Recorded the fourth most points of any Irish player with 26
  • Ranked second in the country and led the ACC in man-up goals with nine on the year
  • Scored multiple goals in 9-of-12 games in 2021
  • Notched a season-high five goals against No. 9 Virginia (3/27)
  • Turned in a four-goal performance in the road win over No. 4 Syracuse (4/3)
  • Scored two goals in his Notre Dame debut in the season-opening win over Robert Morris (2/27)

AS A SENIOR AT BUCKNELL (2020)

  • Selected as a team captain
  • Inside Lacrosse Breakthrough Player of the Year
  • Appeared on the final Tewaaraton Award Watch List
  • Team leader in goals (25) and points (31)
  • Ranked second among Bison in assists (6)
  • Finished the abbreviated season as the Patriot League leader in goals per game (4.17), a figure good for third nationally
  • Third in the Patriot League in points per game (5.17), a number tied for 15th nationally
  • Netted at least a hat trick in five games
  • Logged at least five points three times
  • Voted as the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (2/3) after netting five goals in season-opening victory over Furman
  • Captured four weekly awards after breaking the school record in goals (9) and matching the school standard in points (11) in win over Marist and also tied the Patriot League record in goals in that contest and total of goals and points were the second highest posted in the NCAA during abbreviated season
  • Added 17 ground balls and six caused turnovers on the season
  • No-look, behind-the-back goal against then No. 17/19 Ohio State was featured as Lax Sports Network‘s No. 5 Play of the Week
  • Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS S JUNIOR AT BUCKNELL (2019)

  • All-Patriot League Second Team
  • In first season as starting attacker, led the Bison in goals (34) and points (45) and finished tied for third in assists (11)
  • Started 14 of 15 appearances
  • Collected 23 ground balls and caused six turnovers
  • Posted a season-best seven points (6g-1a) at No. 11/10 Ohio State
  • Had five-point efforts against Bryant (5g), against Holy Cross (2g-3a) and at Lehigh (3g-2a)
  • Netted at least a hat trick six times
  • Collected multiple ground balls seven times, topping out at four at Navy.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT BUCKNELL (2018)

  • Appeared in seven games as a second-line midfielder
  • Netted two goals against No. 19 Lehigh
  • Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN AT BUCKNELL (2017)

  • Saw action in five games at attack, including his first career start in the Navy game … attempted seven shots
  • Recorded four ground balls
  • Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

PREP & PERSONAL

  • Member of lacrosse and hockey teams at Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago
  • Spent post-grad year at Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
  • Played lacrosse and hockey at Hotchkiss School
  • Two-time Chicago Catholic League All-Conference selection for lacrosse
  • Named Illinois High School Lacrosse All-State
  • Member of USA Today All-Illinois Boys Lacrosse Team
  • Saint Ignatius lacrosse co-captain, team MVP and two-time leading scorer
  • Saint Ignatius hockey captain, leading scorer and MVP
  • Named Chicago Catholic Hockey League All-Conference twice
  • Two-time Illinois High School Hockey All-State nominee
    Totaled 138 goals and 188 points in high school lacrosse career
  • Registered 47 goals and 82 points in high school lacrosse career
  • Held school records in goals and points in both sports at time of graduation
  • Selected to lacrosse all-star teams at King of the Hill Tournament, Gait Cup, Philly Invitational, Blue Chip 25 and Good-to-Great
  • Son of Laurie and Charlie
  • Has older siblings Alexandra and Charlie
  • Alexandra played soccer at Colby College and was a two-time All-NESCAC selection
  • Charlie played lacrosse at DePauw University