2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#22 Will Lynch 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Class Junior

Height 5-10

Weight 195

Hometown Rockville Centre, NY

High School Chaminade

Bio / Statistics

AWARDS & HONORS

AS A JUNIOR (2024)

Helped lead the Fighting Irish to back-to-back national titles with a final record of 16-1 on the season
Played in 16 games as Notre Dame’s primary FOGO during the 2024 season
Finished the year by winning 202-of-330 faceoffs for a win percentage of .612
His .612 faceoff win percentage ranked fourth in the country
Led the Irish with 113 ground balls on the year, ranking second in program history for most ground balls in a season
Scored a career-high four goals and added an assist for a career-high five points during his junior season in South Bend
Won over 50 percent of faceoffs in 12 of 16 games he played
Finished 25-of-39 from the dot over the two games at the ACC Tournament, adding a goal en route to being named to the ACC All-Tournament Team
Dominated the first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament, winning 18-of-26 against Albany, 21-of-26 in the quarterfinal victory over No. 8 Georgetown and 18-of-23 in the semifinal win over No. 5 Denver
Scored two goals in postseason play, coming in the ACC semifinal win over Virginia and the NCAA quarterfinal victory over Georgetown
Scooped up a season-high 12 ground balls in back-to-back NCAA Tournament wins over UAlbany and Georgetown

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