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

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