2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#20 Chris Conlin 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Class Graduate Student

Height 6-2

Weight 205

Hometown Chatham, NJ

High School Chatham

Bio / Statistics

HONORS & AWARDS:

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024)

Helped lead the Fighting Irish to their second national title with a final record of 16-1 on the season
Started all 17 games as a defenseman during his final season of collegiate lacrosse
Was a key player in Notre Dame leading the country in scoring defense (8.94 goals allowed per game)
Totaled 41 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers
Also scored a goal and added an assist on the season
Turned in an incredible performance in the win over No. 3 Syracuse, recording seven ground balls and causing three turnovers
Scored a goal from past midfield in the ACC Championship semifinal win over No. 5 Virginia
Registered an assist in the win at No. 3 Duke
Recorded a caused turnover and ground ball in the NCAA National title win over No. 7 Maryland

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)

Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
Started all 16 games as a defenseman in his first season with the Irish
Played a huge role in Notre Dame’s sixth-ranked scoring defense (9.69) in the country and best in the ACC despite playing nine of its 16 games against top 10 scoring offenses in the country
Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers with 16 on the season
Scooped up 34 ground balls
Caused a season-high three turnovers against No. 10 Ohio State and No. 3 Virginia
Helped hold Duke to a season-low nine goals in the national title win
Recorded a season-high four ground balls in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Johns Hopkins

AS A JUNIOR (AT HOLY CROSS 2021)

AS A SOPHOMORE (AT HOLY CROSS 2020)

Started in all seven games
Led the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.86)
Caused 20 turnovers
Led the Crusaders defense to rank fourth nationally in caused turnovers per game (10.43)
Picked up the second-most ground balls on the team with 27
Ranked 13^th in the Patriot League in ground balls per game (3.86)
Caused a career-high seven turnovers at Providence (Feb. 8)
Named to the 2020 NEILA All-New England Preseason second team
Season concluded on March 12 due to COVID-19

AS A FRESHMAN (AT HOLY CROSS 2019)

Started in all 14 games
Ranked second in the team in caused turnovers, with 27
Ranked fifth in the Patriot League and 19^th nationally in caused turnovers per game (1.93)
Picked up 36 ground balls
Recorded one assist
Helped the Crusaders to rank eighth nationally in scoring defense, averaging 9.86 goals against
Helped the Crusaders’ man-down defense to rank ninth nationally (.727)

PREP & PERSONAL

Played three seasons of varsity lacrosse under head coach Tony Calandra
Captained the team in his senior season
Named the team’s defensive MVP
An All-Conference first team selection, All-State first team selection, and an Academic All-American in 2018
In 2017 named to the All-Conference second team and All-State second team
In 2016 named to the All-Conference second team
Led his team to consecutive NJ Group 2 North runner up finishes in 2017 and 2018
Helped his team to a 2016 NJ Group 2 state championship
Posted eight goals and four assists for 12 points in his senior season
Caused 40 turnovers and picked up 80 ground balls in 2018
Played club lacrosse for Leading Edge Elite
Played two seasons of varsity basketball as a forward and was selected to the All-County Tournament team his senior year
Selected as a Morris County Scholar Athlete
A member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society