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2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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

Midfield


Class Senior
Height 6-5
Weight 235
Hometown Fleming Island, FL
High School Fleming Island
Eric Dobson - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2024 USILA Second Team All-American
  • 2024 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
  • 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (HM)
  • 2024 All-ACC Team Selection
  • 2024 USA Lax Mag Preseason Midfielder of the Year
  • 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 SENIOR (2024)

  • Played a key role in the Fighting Irish win the 2024 NCAA National Championship title, becoming the first program in a decade to win back-to-back titles in consecutive seasons
  • Totaled 31 points on the season off 17 goals and 14 assists
  • His 14 assists marked a career high for the senior
  • Recorded multiple points in 12 of 17 games
  • Scored a season-high three goals in the win over No. 10 Cornell
  • Totaled a goal and an assist in the NCAA Championship title game against No. 7 Maryland
  • Scooped up a career-high five ground balls in the regular-season finale win over

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