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College lacrosse statistics shown here are mostly records compiled by the NCAA's Director of Statistics office. But, also, career or single-season records are included here where the NCAA has not validated or officially recognized those records for players during the NCAA, post-1971 era. In addition, United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, the governing body in lacrosse going back to 1926, era records are included. These records and details provide as comprehensive a listing and as comprehensive a sourcing as well as citations for researching the history of college lacrosse, the history of college lacrosse players as can be found anywhere.

Included in this consolidation are the Men's Division I individual single-season and career leaders. Official college men's lacrosse records did not begin until the 1971 season and are based on information submitted to the NCAA statistics service by institutions participating in the weekly statistics rankings, which started in 1996. Career records include players who played at least three seasons (in a four-season career) or two (in a three-season career) in Division I during the era of official NCAA statistics.

Also included here are pre-NCAA records, college lacrosse records from prior to 1971. Compiling and validating lacrosse records prior to the "NCAA-era" is hit-or-miss. USILA, "Pre-NCAA" records can be gathered from a university's own record books through their athletic web sites. The NCAA does not officially recognize lacrosse records prior to 1971 as well as many records achieved during the NCAA era. Neither the NCAA nor the USILA maintain a searchable database of lacrosse records accessible to the public.

Career leaders

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Points

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Career points listed below are mostly post-1971, the year the NCAA organized a Division I tournament and official NCAA record keeping began. 300 career points was until recently unusual and considered a major, Hall of Fame level achievement. In the last two decades, the amount of games teams played in a season increased dramatically. COVID-19 provided players with an extra year of eligibility, a 5th year which many players took advantage of.[1] Most of the top points producers, those with 300 or more will show as having played after 2000. Six out of the top twenty in career points played an extra Covid year. One player in the top twenty career points played three years of varsity lacrosse due to freshmen not being allowed to play varsity at that time at his school.

Chris Gray, Michael Sowers, Asher Nolting, Logan Wisnauskas, Jared Bernhardt, Jackson Morrill all received an extra year of eligibility due to Covid. Chris Gray broke the career point record previously held by Lyle Thompson after transferring from Boston University to North Carolina for his fifth year.[2]

Because of the Duke lacrosse case Matt Danowski and Zach Greer were granted an extra year of eligibility. As such, Zach Greer's career points mark of 353 points is not officially recognized by the NCAA since Greer took his fifth season of eligibility at Bryant which was still reclassifying as a Division I institution that year.[3]

Syracuse brothers Casey, Mike and Ryan Powell have the most career points for a combination of brothers with 881 total points, while winning a combined four national titles over a nine year period. Mike Powell was the second winner of the Tewaaraton Award.[4] The two Albany brothers Myles and Lyle Thompson, Myles finished his career with 295 points while Lyle graduated as the all time leading scorer with 400 points for a combined 695 points. The two brothers shared the Tewaaraton Award in 2014.[5]

Lyle Thompson was one of the most highly anticipated incoming freshmen in college lacrosse, rated the number one incoming recruit for the 2011-12 class. Thompson did not commit to a traditionally top tier lacrosse school and instead committed to Scott Marr and the University at Albany leading that school to a stretch of six straight NCAA tournament invites.[6] Thompson broke the existing career points record by nearly 50 points. His career totals might have been higher except that Thompson spent his freshman year as a midfielder, not an attackman, even taking faceoffs that season before being switched to attack exclusively his sophomore year.[7]

Mike French, one of the first Canadian lacrosse players to be actively recruited by US colleges, was an early career point leader with 296 points over just three season (freshmen did not play on the varsity teams early in the NCAA era). French helped lead Cornell to a historic season in 1976, with an unbeaten record and a 16-13 overtime victory in the NCAA Championship. In the nearly five decades since, French has gone from the top career point scorer to now number 20.[8]

Player Team Years Games Goals Assists Points
Chris Gray Boston University / North Carolina 2018–2022 71 204 197 401
Lyle Thompson Albany 2012–15 70 175 225 400
Michael Sowers Princeton / Duke 2017–2021 64 158 225 383
Pat Spencer Loyola 2016–19 68 149 231 380
Connor Fields Albany 2015–18 69 199 165 364
Matt Brandau Yale 2019–24 70 198 162 360
Rob Pannell Cornell 2009–13 72 150 204 354
Matt Danowski Duke 2004–08 80 170 183 353 [a]
Zack Greer Duke / Bryant 2005–08, 09 82 248 105 353 [b]
Justin Guterding Duke 2015–18 76 212 139 351
Asher Nolting High Point 2018–2022 66 143 198 344
Joe Vasta Air Force 1983–86 56 173 170 343
Logan Wisnauskas Maryland 2018–2022 75 205 135 340
Connor Shellenberger Virginia 2021–2024 68 131 192 323
Tim Nelson NC St. / Syracuse 1982 / 1983–85 57 99 221 320
Dylan Molloy Brown 2014–17 63 197 121 318
Darren Lowe Brown 1989–92 61 111 205 316
Ben Reeves Yale 2015–18 67 174 142 316
Chris Cameron Lehigh 1986–89 55 122 186 308 [c]
Mike Powell Syracuse 2001–04 66 150 157 307
Tony Asterino Siena 1978–81 47 168 136 304
Jordan Wolf Duke 2011–14 81 184 120 304
Mike French Cornell 1974–76 47 191 105 296
Miles Thompson Albany 2011–14 61 190 105 295
Jared Bernhardt Maryland 2017–21 76 202 88 290
Casey Powell Syracuse 1995–98 58 158 129 287
Ryan Powell Syracuse 1997–2000 61 137 150 287
Grant Ament Penn State 2016–2020 55 93 192 285
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1983–86 54 78 205 283
Tim O’Hara Syracuse 1977–80 56 124 158 282
Stan Cockerton North Carolina St. 1977–80 44 193 87 280
Jeff Spooner Massachusetts 1974–77 53 134 141 275
Randy Colley Notre Dame 1992–95 55 173 100 273
Brian LaMastro Hartford 1999–2002 61 140 129 269
Steele Stanwick Virginia 2009–12 69 126 143 269
Jeff Teat Cornell 2017–2020 51 116 152 268
Jackson Morrill Yale / Denver 2017–2021 70 137 131 268
John Zulberti Syracuse 1986–89 60 109 158 267
Jim McAleavey Massachusetts 1988–91 57 95 171 266
Connor Cannizzaro Maryland / Denver 2014 / 2015–17 69 171 88 259
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1951–54 41 87 172 259 [d]
Tom Marechek Syracuse 1989–92 58 182 76 258
Matt Rambo Maryland 2014–17 75 155 102 257
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1975–77 46 92 164 256
Wesley Berg Denver 2012–15 73 188 67 255
Kieran McArdle Saint John's 2011–14 56 125 129 254
Gary Gait Syracuse 1987–90 56 192 61 253
Anthony DiMarzo Delaware 1992–95 58 98 153 251
Terry Gilmore Ohio St. 1976–79 53 123 127 250
Pat Kelly Holy Cross 1984–87 66 125 125 250
Cort Knodel Canisius 1994–97 58 172 78 250
Doug Knight Virginia 1994–97 60 165 84 249
Kevin Lowe Princeton 1994–97 60 165 84 249
Terry Riordan Johns Hopkins 1992–95 56 184 63 247
[a] Granted a fifth season of eligibility
[b] Zach Greer's career points mark of 353 points is not officially recognized by the NCAA. Greer was granted a fifth season of eligibility and Bryant was considered a reclassifying institution that year. The NCAA lists Greer's career points as 285, though he scored 42 goals with 26 assists for 68 points in 2009, for a total of 353 career points.
[c] Lehigh records have Cameron with 308 career points, while NCAA record book shows Cameron with 307 career points.
[d] Not recognized by the NCAA or Pre-NCAA

Points per game

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Career points listed above are not necessarily the best measure of a lacrosse players career achievement, since the number of games played in a season dramatically increased after 2000 and COVID-19 provided players with an extra year of eligibility.[9] Points-per-game provides another measure of the top career college lacrosse players.

Several players listed here were either pre-NCAA or in the early days of NCAA play where the individuals played on dominant teams, loaded with dominant players, where they were able to rack up consistently high point totals. Selective dominant players listed here include Ray Altman who played for the Maryland Terrapins, Canadian all-timer Stan Cockerton,[10] as well as Lacrosse Hall of Famer Johns Hopkins' Joe Cowen.

Ray Altman,[11] Joe Vasta, Joe Cowen, Frank Urso and Jimmy Lewis records listed below are not recognized by the NCAA and were gathered instead from individual school lacrosse archives and record books.

Jimmy Lewis was the star player during an historic stretch for Navy lacrosse, in the 1960s Navy won eight USILA National Titles. Lewis was on three of those national title teams, won three straight Attackman of the Year award (before college lacrosse awarded a player of the year), averaging just under five points per game.[12]

One of a very few pure midfielders in lacrosse offensive record books, Frank Urso dominated during the early to mid-1970s when the lacrosse stick modernized from the old-style wooden design, and offense and scoring increased. Urso adapted his football background to the lacrosse field, leading the Terps to four straight national title games and winning two championships. An all-timer, Urso was selected first team All American all four years in college while averaging over 5 point a game in his college career.[13]

Jeff Teat[14]

Player Team Years Games Goals Assists Points PPG
Ray Altman Maryland 1961–63 30 68 146 214 7.13 [a]
Tony Asterino Siena 1978–81 47 168 13 6 304 6.47
Roger Goss Maryland 1958-60 30 78 114 192 6.40 [a]
Stan Cockerton North Carolina St. 1977–80 44 193 87 280 6.36
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1951–54 41 87 172 259 6.32 [a]
Mike French Cornell 1974–76 47 191 105 296 6.30
James Trenz Penn State/Cornell 1971–72,74 34 117 94 211 6.21
Joe Vasta Air Force 1983–86 56 173 170 343 6.13 [a]
Michael Sowers Princeton / Duke 2017-2021 64 158 225 383 5.97
Joe Cowen Johns Hopkins 1967–69 33 74 123 197 5.97 [a]
Dennis Fink Drexel 1976–78 35 80 126 206 5.89
Lyle Thompson Albany 2012–15 70 175 225 400 5.71
Joe Seivold Washington College 1955–58 40 167 60 227 5.68 [a]
Tim Nelson NC St. / Syracuse 1982 / 1983–85 57 99 221 320 5.61
Jack Thomas Johns Hopkins 1972–74 40 103 121 224 5.60
Chris Cameron Lehigh 1986–89 55 122 186 308 5.60
Pat Spencer Loyola 2016–2019 68 149 231 380 5.59
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1975–77 46 92 164 256 5.57
John Grant, Jr. Delaware 1998–99 32 96 81 177 5.53
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1983–86 53 78 205 283 5.34
Connor Fields Albany 2015–18 69 199 165 364 5.28
Jeff Teat Cornell 2017–20 51 116 152 268 5.25
Grant Ament Penn State 2016–2020 55 93 192 285 5.18
Jeff Spooner Massachusetts 1974–77 53 134 141 275 5.18
Darren Lowe Brown 1989–92 61 111 205 316 5.18
Frank Urso Maryland 1973–76 41 130 79 209 5.10 [a]
Tom Baldwin Siena 1978–81 47 142 96 238 5.06
Dylan Molloy Brown 2014–17 63 197 121 318 5.05
Tim O’Hara Syracuse 1977–80 56 124 158 282 5.04
Jimmy Lewis Navy 1964–66 34 78 91 169 4.97 [a]
Randy Colley Notre Dame 1992–95 55 173 100 273 4.96
Casey Powell Syracuse 1995–98 58 158 129 287 4.95
Rob Pannell Cornell 2009–13 72 150 204 354 4.92
Pete von Hoffmann Bucknell 1976–79 45 82 138 220 4.89 [a]
Al Rimmer Cornell 1969–71 36 80 82 162 4.50 [a]
[a] Not recognized by the NCAA or Pre-NCAA

Goals

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Zach Greer's career goals total of 248 is not officially recognized by the NCAA due to Bryant University reclassifying as a Division I institution for Greer's fifth year. Stan Cockerton is considered one of the prolific College goal scorers, getting nearly 200 goals in the least amount of games of any of the players shown below, while leading the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team to its only Final Four appearance before the program was disbanded.[15]

Payton Cormier, the current all-time leader, and several of the top career goal scorers are the beneficiaries of the extra COVID year giving these players several extra games to boost their career totals. Jared Bernhardt among the all time leaders at over 200 career goals used his extra year of non-lacrosse athletic eligibility to play football at Ferris State, winning a Division II National Title in 2021.[16]

Player Team Years Games Goals
Zack Greer Duke / Bryant 2005–08, 09 82 248 [a]
Payton Cormier Virginia 2020–24 73 224
Mac O'Keefe Penn St. 2017–21 66 221
Justin Guterding Duke 2015–18 75 212
Dyson Williams Duke 2020–24 78 212
Brennan O’Neill Duke 2021–24 72 207
Logan Wisnauskas Maryland 2018–22 75 205
Chris Gray Boston U./North Carolina 2018–19/2020–22 71 204
Jared Bernhardt Maryland 2017–21 76 202
Max Quinzani Duke 2007–10 78 199
Connor Fields Albany 2015–18 69 199
Matt Brandau Yale 2019–20,22–24 70 198
Dylan Molloy Brown 2014–17 63 197
Stan Cockerton North Carolina St. 1977–80 44 193
Gary Gait Syracuse 1987–90 56 192
Mike French Cornell 1974–76 47 191
Miles Thompson Albany 2011–14 61 190
Merrick Thomson Albany 2004–07 65 188
Wesley Berg Denver 2012–15 73 188
Jordan Wolf Duke 2011–14 81 184
Terry Riordan Hopkins 1992–95 56 184
Tom Marechek Syracuse 1989–92 58 182
Brody Eastwood Stony Brook 2013–16 66 182
Sam Englehart Washington and Lee 1970–73 53 180 [b]
John DiMento Air Force 1987–90 62 176
Jeff Reh Adelphi 1987–90 53 175
David Hope VMI 1986–89 54 175
Jordan McBride Stony Brook 2008–11 60 175
Lyle Thompson Albany 2012–15 70 175
Ben Reeves Yale 2015–18 67 174
Randy Colley Notre Dame 1992–95 55 173
Joe Vasta Air Force 1983–86 56 173
Cort Knodel Canisius 1994–97 58 172
Connor Cannizzaro Maryland / Denver 2014–17 69 171
Matt Danowski Duke 2004–08 80 170
Tony Asterino Siena 1978–81 47 168
Joe Seivold Washington College 1955–58 40 167 [b]
Joseph Radin Marist 2013–16 63 166
Doug Knight Virginia 1994–97 60 165
Peter Baum Colgate 2010–13 62 164
[a] Zach Greer's career goals of 248 are not officially recognized by the NCAA, because Greer was granted a fifth season of eligibility and Bryant was considered a reclassifying institution. Greer scored 42 goals in 2009 for Bryant.
[b] Not recognized by the NCAA or Pre-NCAA

Kevin Lindley, Loyola Maryland 2018–22 72 196 Jake Carraway, Georgetown 2017–20 70 195

Goals per game

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During the USILA, pre-NCAA era, Washington College had several powerhouse lacrosse teams and National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Joe Seivold led one of these top teams. The 1954 Washington College team lost only to the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club and national champion Navy that year, while finishing the season ranked fifth in the nation and being named USILA Laurie Cox Division Co-National Champion. Seivold finished his career with 167 goals and is second all time in career goals per game. Seivold's son Gary Seivold was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player in leading North Carolina to the 1986 National Title.[17][18][19]

Player Team Years Games Goals GPG
Stan Cockerton North Carolina St. 1977–80 44 193 4.39
Joe Seivold Washington College 1955–58 40 167 4.18 [a]
Mike French Cornell 1974–76 47 191 4.06
Brooks Sweet Massachusetts 1978–79 27 106 3.93
Tony Asterino Siena 1978–81 47 168 3.57
Oliver Marti Brown 1991–93 41 144 3.51
Mac O'Keefe Penn State 2017– 54 189 3.51
Jim Trenz Penn State / Cornell 1971–72 / 1974 34 117 3.44
Gary Gait Syracuse 1987–90 56 192 3.43
Sam Englehart Washington and Lee 1970–73 53 180 3.40 [a]
Frank Garahan Massachusetts 1973, 1975 27 91 3.37
Avery Blake Jr. Swarthmore 1950–53 40 132 3.30 [a]
Jeff Reh Adelphi 1987–90 53 175 3.30
Terry Riordan Johns Hopkins 1992–95 56 184 3.29
David Hope VMI 1986–89 54 175 3.24
Jeff Miller Drexel 1974–77 46 147 3.20
Randy Colley Notre Dame 1992–95 55 173 3.15
Tom Marechek Syracuse 1989–92 58 182 3.14
Dylan Molloy Brown 2014–17 63 197 3.13
[a] Not recognized by the NCAA or Pre-NCAA

Assists

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The all time leader in assists Pat Spencer, voted the 2019 Tewaaraton Award winner, used his extra year of non-lacrosse college athletic eligibility to play basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats, and is currently on contract with the Golden State Warriors. Spencer was passed over by top-tier Division I programs in the days of early recruiting (getting commitments from 8th and 9th graders) due to his then small size, such that his coach advised Spencer to play on the junior varsity team as a sophomore.[20][21]

The prior assists leader, Tim Nelson, held that record for 30 years. Nelson initially played for the now defunct North Carolina State lacrosse team. As a sophomore, Nelson was key to the Syracuse Orange team which won their initial NCAA Title in 1983 in one of the most dramatic finals defeating Johns Hopkins 17-16.[22][23][24]

Michael Sowers was a top ten rated recruit from the vaunted class of 2016, incoming freshmen that included Jeff Teat, Jared Bernhardt, Mac O'Keefe, Jackson Morrill, Austin Staats, Ryan Tierney, Logan Wisnauskas and T. D. Ierlan. He is tied with Lyle Thompson for second all time in career assists.[25][26] https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/35918423/for-princeton-all-scorer-michael-sowers-playing-lacrosse-again-means-making-move-duke

John Howard

Player Team Years Games Assists
Pat Spencer Loyola 2016–2019 68 231
Lyle Thompson Albany 2012–15 70 225
Michael Sowers Princeton / Duke 2017–20, 2021 64 225
Tim Nelson NC St. / Syracuse 1982 / 1983–85 57 221
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1983–86 54 205
Darren Lowe Brown 1989–92 61 205
Rob Pannell Cornell 2009–13 72 204
Grant Ament Penn State 2016–2020 55 192
Chris Cameron Lehigh 1986–89 55 186 [a]
Matt Danowski Duke 2004–08 80 183 [b]
Tim Goldstein Hofstra / Cornell 1984–85, 87–88 55 176 [c]
Kevin Lowe Princeton 1991–94 57 174
John Howard Washington College 1952–55 46 173 [d]
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1951–54 41 172 [d]
James MacAleavy Massachusetts 1988–91 57 171
Joe Vasta Air Force 1983–86 56 170
Connor Fields Albany 2015–2018 69 165
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1975–77 46 164
Ryan Boyle Princeton 2001–04 57 162
Tim Whiteley Virginia 1993–96 63 159
Tim O’Hara Syracuse 1977–80 56 158
John Zulberti Syracuse 1986–89 60 158
Mike Powell Syracuse 2001–04 66 157
Anthony DiMarzo Delaware 1992–95 58 153
[a] Lehigh record books show Cameron with 186 career assists while NCAA records have Cameron with 185.
[b] Granted a fifth season of eligibility
[c] Tim Goldstein attended Hofstra University for two years prior to transferring to Cornell. Goldstein recorded 54 assists while at Hofstra, his total points records are incomplete but total assists include all four years. Goldstein's records while at Hofstra are sourced from the Hofstra Athletic media guide.
[d] Pre-NCAA

Assists per game

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Player Team Years Games Assists APG
Ray Altman Maryland 1961-63 30 146 4.87 [a]
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1951–54 41 172 4.20 [a]
Tim Nelson NC St. / Syracuse 1982, 1983–85 57 221 3.88
Michael Sowers Princeton 2017– 47 181 3.85
Roger Goss Maryland 1958-60 30 114 3.80 [a]
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1983–86 54 205 3.80
John Howard Washington College 1952–55 46 173 3.76 [a]
Joe Cowen Johns Hopkins 1967–69 33 123 3.72 [a]
Dennis Fink Drexel 1976–78 35 126 3.60
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1975–77 46 164 3.57
Grant Ament Penn State 2016–2020 55 192 3.50
Pat Spencer Loyola 2016–2019 68 231 3.40
Chris Cameron Lehigh 1986–89 55 185 3.36
Darren Lowe Brown 1989–92 61 205 3.36
Kris Snider Virginia 1975–78 43 144 3.35
Jay Connor Virginia 1971–72 27 88 3.26
Lyle Thompson Albany 2012–15 70 225 3.21
Tim Goldstein Hofstra / Cornell 1984–85, 87–88 55 176 3.20 [b]
Pete von Hoffmann Bucknell 1976–79 45 138 3.07
Jack Thomas Johns Hopkins 1972–74 40 121 3.03
Jim McAleavey Massachusetts 1988–91 57 171 3.00
Kevin Lowe Princeton 1991–94 60 174 2.90
Tony Asterino Siena 1978–81 47 136 2.89
Tom Aiello Adelphi 1989–92 52 150 2.88
Ryan Boyle Princeton 2001–04 57 162 2.84
Rob Pannell Cornell 2009–13 72 204 2.83
Tim O’Hara Syracuse 1977–80 56 158 2.82
[a] Pre-NCAA
[b] Tim Goldstein attended Hofstra University for two years prior to transferring to Cornell. Goldstein recorded 54 assists while at Hofstra, his total points records are incomplete but total assists include all four years. Goldstein's records while at Hofstra are sourced from the Hofstra Athletic media guide.

Single-season leaders

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Points

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The earliest record of a college lacrosse player surpassing the 100 point in a season mark is Jerry Simandl in 1955 who had 44 goals and 58 assists for 102 points with Hofstra. Simandl playing for Howdy Myers led the nation in scoring that season while also leading Hofstra to a number three national ranking.[27][28]

100 points was not surpassed again for two decades until Canadian Mike French had 65 goals, 40 assists for 105 points, setting the then-NCAA record for the historically significant 1976 Cornell Big Red National Champions.

Lyle Thompson set the current single season point total mark in 2014, winning the Tewaaraton Award (shared with his brother) that season. Thompson recorded 100 plus points in each of the three years he played exclusively at attack, the only Division I player to do this.

Player Team Year Games Goals Assists Points
Lyle Thompson Albany 2014 18 51 77 128
Grant Ament Penn State 2019 17 30 96 126
Lyle Thompson Albany 2015 19 52 69 121
Miles Thompson Albany 2014 18 82 37 119
Connor Fields Albany 2017 18 55 62 117
Dylan Molloy Brown 2016 18 62 54 116
Ben Reeves Yale 2018 20 62 53 115
Steve Marohl UMBC 1992 15 37 77 114
Pat Spencer Loyola 2019 18 49 65 114
Lyle Thompson Albany 2013 17 50 63 113
Justin Guterding Duke 2018 20 66 47 113
Mike Rooney Stony Brook 2015 18 48 63 111
Chris Gray Boston U 2019 17 49 62 111
John Grant Jr. Delaware 1999 17 56 54 110
Joe Vasta Air Force 1986 17 33 75 108
Mike French Cornell 1976 16 65 40 105
Tim Nelson Syracuse 1984 16 36 67 103
Jordan Wolf Duke 2014 20 64 39 103
Jerry Simandl Hofstra 1955 16 44 58 102
Darren Lowe Brown 1992 16 36 66 102
Rob Pannell Cornell 2013 18 47 55 102
Chet Nowak Air Force 1981 13 51 50 101
Tim Goldstein Cornell 1987 14 27 73 100
Jason O’Neill Yale 1990 18 26 73 99
Jeff Teat Cornell 2018 18 37 62 99
George Paletta Jr. Holy Cross 1984 18 52 46 98
Bill Woolford Air Force 1975 9 51 47 98
Jim Weller Massachusetts 1981 15 62 36 98
Dennis Fink Drexel 1978 12 35 63 98
Mike French Cornell 1975 17 63 34 97
Jon Reese Yale 1990 18 82 15 97
Joe Vasta Air Force 1985 14 39 58 97

Points per game

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Player Team Year Games Goals Assists Points PPG
Bill Woolford Air Force 1975 9 51 47 98 10.89 [a]
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1953 10 18 72 90 9.00 [a]
Dennis Fink Drexel 1978 12 35 63 98 8.17
Tony Asterino Siena 1980 11 47 42 89 8.09
Ray Altman Maryland 1963 12 24 69 93 7.75 [a]
Steve Marohl UMBC 1992 15 37 77 114 7.60
Bill Morrill Johns Hopkins 1959 10 50 25 75 7.50 [a]
Tony Asterino Siena 1981 12 43 47 90 7.50
Tony Asterino Siena 1981 12 43 47 90 7.50
Grant Ament Penn State 2019 17 30 96 126 7.41
Ray Altman Maryland 1963 13 24 69 93 7.15 [a]
Tim Goldstein Cornell 1987 14 27 73 100 7.14
Kris Snider Virginia 1977 9 22 42 64 7.11
Lyle Thompson Albany 2014 18 51 77 128 7.11
Peter Cleary Marist 1986 13 47 45 92 7.08
James Trenz Penn State 1972 10 42 28 70 7.00
Joe Vasta Air Force 1985 14 39 58 97 6.93 [a]
Stan Cockerton North Carolina St. 1979 11 51 25 76 6.91
Walter Bajkowski Drexel 1972 14 36 60 96 6.86 [a]
Roger Goss Maryland 1959 11 na na 74 6.72 [a]
Mike French Cornell 1974 14 63 31 94 6.71
Pat Spencer Loyola 2019 17 49 65 114 6.71
Brooks Sweet Massachusetts 1979 13 45 42 87 6.69
Lyle Thompson Albany 2013 17 50 63 113 6.65
Chris Cameron Lehigh 1986 14 40 53 93 6.64
Chet Nowak Air Force 1981 11 37 36 73 6.64
Miles Thompson Albany 2014 18 82 37 119 6.61
Tom Cafaro Army 1971 13 51 34 85 6.54
[a] - Not recognized by the NCAA or "Pre-NCAA"

Mike French, Cornell 1976 16 65 40 105 6.56 Stan Cockerton, NC State 1977 11 52 20 72 6.55

Goals

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The first west coast based player, Peter Baum, to be selected winner of the Tewaaraton Award, Baum was a star player at Lincoln High School in Oregon. He led Colgate to their finest lacrosse season in 2012, a 14-4 record as well as a first round upset of 6th seeded UMass in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Baum is among the top single season goal scorers with 67 goals.[29][30]

Jon Reese

Player Team Year Games Goals
Jon Reese Yale 1990 18 82
Miles Thompson Albany 2014 18 82
Mac O'Keefe Penn State 2019 18 78
Mike McDonald Air Force 1978 13 74
John DiMento Air Force 1990 16 71
Gary Gait Syracuse 1988 15 70
Max Quinzani Duke 2010 19 68
Zack Greer Duke 2007 20 67
Peter Baum Colgate 2012 18 67
Justin Guterding Duke 2018 20 66
Connor Fields Albany 2015 19 66
Mike French Cornell 1976 16 65
Zack Greer Duke 2008 19 65
Don Swan Delaware 1951 13 65 [a]
Jordan Wolf Duke 2014 20 64
Mike French Cornell 1974 14 63
Mike French Cornell 1975 17 63
Justin Zackey Bucknell 1993 15 63
Kylor Bellistri Brown 2016 19 63
Ray Wood[31] Washington College 1950 13 62 [a]
[a] Not recognized by the NCAA

Goals per game

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Jim Brown was an All American lacrosse player for the Syracuse Orange before becoming an NFL Hall of Famer. In 1951 Brown was selected first-team All-America and finished second in the nation in goals scored averaging 4.30 goals per game (14th all time single season). He was key to Syracuse’s 10 and 0 team, the first Syracuse team to have a perfect record since 1922, with wins over Yale, Hobart, Penn State, Cornell and Army that year. Brown was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.[32][33][34]

Don Swan was on the first Delaware Men's lacrosse teams. He led the nation in 1951, scoring 65 goals while averaging 5 goals a game. The record of 65 goals in a season stood until Mike McDonald of Air Force broke Swan's record almost 30 years later. Swan made second team All American and is currently third all time in single season goals-per-game.[35]

Player Team Year Games Goals GPG
Bill Woolford Air Force 1975 9 51 5.66 [a]
Joe Seivold Washington College 1956 10 51 5.10 [a]
Don Swan Delaware 1951 13 65 5.00 [a]
Bill Morrill Johns Hopkins 1959 10 50 5.00 [a]
Scott Helgans Lehigh 1978 12 58 4.83
Ray Wood Washington College 1950 13 62 4.77 [a]
Don Swan Delaware 1950 12 57 4.75 [a]
Stan Cockerton North Carolina State 1977 11 52 4.72
Gregg Perry Colgate 1990 11 52 4.72
Jeff Hickey Dartmouth 1979 12 56 4.67
Gary Gait Syracuse 1988 15 70 4.67
Stan Cockerton North Carolina State 1979 11 51 4.64
Jon Reese Yale 1990 18 82 4.56
Miles Thompson Albany 2014 18 82 4.56
Mike French Cornell 1974 14 63 4.50
Tony Asterino Siena 1979 11 49 4.45
Brooks Sweet Massachusettes 1978 14 61 4.36
Mac O'Keefe Penn State 2019 18 78 4.33
Jim Brown Syracuse 1957 10 43 4.30 [a]
Tony Asterino Siena 1980 11 47 4.27
Tracey Kelusky Hartford 2000 14 59 4.21
Tom Cleaver Maryland 1971 14 63 4.20
James Trenz Penn State 1972 14 63 4.20
Justin Zackey Bucknell 1993 15 63 4.20
Mike Faught Harvard 1978 14 58 4.14
Jim Weller Massachusetts 1981 15 62 4.13
Stan Cockerton North Carolina State 1980 11 45 4.09
Mike French Cornell 1976 16 65 4.06
Jeff Reh Adelphi 1989 15 60 4.00
Tom Cafaro Army 1967-71 13 51 3.93 [a]
Avery Blake Jr. Swarthmore 1952 10 38 3.80 [a]
[a] Not recognized by the NCAA or Pre-NCAA

Assists

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Grant Ament set the single season assist record [36] in 2019 teaming with record setting Mac O'Keefe while leading Penn State to it first Final Four in lacrosse.

UMBC's Steve Marohl set the prior record for assists which he held for 27 years (tied by Lyle Thompson in 2014).[37]

Swarthmore's Orville Wright was coached by Hall of Famer Avery Blake when Swarthmore was still competitive with the top tier college teams, Swarthmore won five USILA era National Titles. In 1953 Wright recorded 72 assists in 10 games, the then college single season record, and held that record for over 30 years. He teamed with Hall of Famer Avery Blake Jr. to form one of the top high scoring duos of that era.[38][39]

Player Team Year Games Assists
Grant Ament Penn State 2019 17 96
Steve Marohl UMBC 1992 15 77
Lyle Thompson Albany 2014 18 77
Joe Vasta Air Force 1986 17 75
Tim Goldstein Cornell 1987 14 73
Jason O'Neill Yale 1990 18 73
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1953 10 72 [a]
Lyle Thompson Albany 2015 19 69
Ray Altman Maryland 1963 13 69 [a]
Tim Nelson Syracuse 1984 16 67
Darren Lowe Brown 1992 16 66
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1975 17 65
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1984 14 65
Rick Handelman Brown 1980 13 65
Pat Spencer Loyola 2019 18 65
Tim Nelson Syracuse 1985 16 64
Dennis Fink Drexel 1978 12 63
Ned Crotty Duke 2010 20 63
Lyle Thompson Albany 2013 17 63
Mike Rooney Stony Brook 2015 18 63
Connor Fields Albany 2017 18 62
Jeff Teat Cornell 2018 18 62
Chris Gray Boston University 2019 17 62
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1976 16 61
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1986 14 61
[a] Not recognized by the NCAA

Assists per game

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Player Team Year Games Assists APG
Orville Wright Swarthmore 1953 10 72 7.20 [a]
Grant Ament Penn State 2019 17 96 5.65
Ray Altman Maryland 1963 13 69 5.31 [a]
Dennis Fink Drexel 1978 12 63 5.25
Bill Woolford Air Force 1975 9 47 5.22 [a]
Tim Goldstein Cornell 1987 14 73 5.21
Mickey Webster Johns Hopkins 1959 10 52 5.20 [a]
Roger Goss Maryland 1960 10 52 5.20 [a]
John Howard Washington College 1954 10 51 5.10 [a]
Rick Handelman Brown 1980 13 65 5.00
Kris Snider Virginia 1977 9 42 4.67
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1984 14 65 4.64
Scott Montgomery Vermont 1986 14 61 4.36
Walter Bajkowski Drexel 1972 14 60 4.29 [a]
Michael Sowers Princeton 2018 13 56 4.31
Lyle Thompson Albany 2014 18 77 4.28
Tim Nelson Syracuse 1984 16 67 4.19
Jon Danowski Rutgers 1973 13 54 4.15
Darren Lowe Brown 1992 16 66 4.13
Steve Marohl UMBC 1992 15 77 4.11
Spencer Ford Towson 1999 13 53 4.08
Jason O'Neill Yale 1990 18 73 4.06
Tim Nelson Syracuse 1985 16 64 4.00
Rich Mills Delaware 1975 12 47 3.92
Tony Asterino Siena 1981 12 47 3.92
Bob Boneillo Maryland 1978 10 39 3.90
Jay Connor Virginia 1972 15 58 3.87
Fred Menna Massachusetts 1977 15 58 3.87
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1975 17 65 3.82
Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1976 16 61 3.81
Lyle Thompson Albany 2013 17 63 3.71
Lyle Thompson Albany 2015 19 69 3.63
Pat Spencer Loyola 2019 18 65 3.61
Bobby Griebe Towson 1975 17 58 3.41
[a] Not recognized by the NCAA or Pre-NCAA

Goaltender Save Statistics

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Career Goals Against Average for goalies are shown below. Statistics for goalies aren't completely reliable going back decades, so mostly these records occur after 1998 when goalie stats were more officially tracked. In cases where the goalie played prior to 1998 individual school records are assessed.

Trevor Tierney, John Galloway, Kip Turner and Jesse Schwartzman (from below chart) all won Division I National Titles.

The NCAA introduced a shot clock for the 2019 season which increased the pace of play, number of possessions, goals scored and also had an impact on goaltender save statistics. With goaltenders generally facing more shots per game, this has negatively effected goalies where there tend not be nearly as many goalies with an over 60% save percentage (save percent is not an official NCAA stat).[40][41][42]

Matt Russell, the career leader in goals against average, led Navy to the 2004 Championship Finals. This was the closest Navy has come to a title in the NCAA era, they have 17 pre-NCAA national titles. Russell played the 3rd quarter of the championship game with a dislocated shoulder.[43]

Player Team Year Games Goals Against Goals Against Avg
Matt Russell Navy 2003-06 49 288 6.28
Trevor Tierney Princeton 1998-2001 49 229 6.65
Scott Rodgers Notre Dame 2006-10 38 207 6.70
Robert Bryan Providence 2006-09 38 205 6.99
Brent Herbst Siena 2007-10 63 410 7.02
Joe Kemp Notre Dame 2005-08 58 383 7.20
Matt McMonagle Cornell 2004-07 55 383 7.27
John Galloway Syracuse 2008-11 67 461 7.33
Andrew McMinn Providence 2002-05 48 298 7.34
Niko Amato Maryland 2011-14 67 475 7.39
Kip Turner Virginia 2004-07 49 308 7.40
Jesse Schwartzman Johns Hopkins 2004-07 55 363 7.48
John Kemp Notre Dame 2010-13 50 346 7.51
Jordan Burke Brown 2006-09 46 318 7.51
Brian Phipps Maryland 2007-10 59 334 7.56
Peter Littell Providence 2004-07 46 290 7.59
Kyle Bernlohr Maryland 2013-16 53 334 7.62

Faceoff Statistics

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Faceoff Winning Percentage for midfielders who specialize in facing off are shown below. In cases where the midfielder played prior to 2000, individual school record books may be used. These records are dominated by the Face Off Get Off (FOGO) specialists who developed primarily after 2000.[44]

Alex Smith was one of the first influential specialty faceoff men in college lacrosse, a Boys Latin product he helped pave the way for the position to become as crucial as it is today, and also led the University of Delaware to its only Final Four tournament appearance.[45]

Trevor Baptiste was just the sixth lacrosse player since 1922 to earn First Team All-America honors all four years, while also playing a critical role in the Denver Pioneers 2015 National Title. Baptiste was originally comitted to Franklin & Marshall College when Bill Tierney convinced Baptiste to change his committment to Denver.[46]

Lehigh's Mike Sisselberger holds the current record for single-season Faceoff Wins Percent of .795.

Player Team Year Games Faceoffs Won Faceoffs Attempts Faceoff Win Pct
TD Ierlan UAlbany/Yale/Denver 2017-18/2019-20/2021 69 1,245 1,657 .751
Trevor Baptiste Denver 2015-18 69 1,158 1,622 .714
Steve Shaw Delaware 1983-86 57 838 1,186 .707
Mark Goers Towson 1993-95 34 375 535 .701
Alex Smith Delaware 2004-07 69 1,484 1,186 .692
Kevin Massa Bryant 2012-15 69 1,117 1,638 .682
Mike Sisselberger Lehigh 2020-23 48 742 1,094 .678
Jude Collins North Carolina 1993-96 63 429 642 .668
Chris Cercy Syracuse 1998-01 61 622 938 .663
Zach Cole Saint Joseph’s 2018-23 64 1,042 1,573 .662

Most Wins and National Titles by a program

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The NCAA does not officially recognize lacrosse records prior to 1971, and the USILA does not maintain a database of lacrosse records. USILA era lacrosse records, nonetheless, have been included below. National titles include all NCAA, USILA, all divisions.

Johns Hopkins is the all time Top Tier college lacrosse leader in wins and national titles with 44, including nine NCAA Division I titles and 35 USILA/USILL/ILA titles. From 1972 through 1987, Hopkins appeared in thirteen national title games, winning seven and losing six.[47]

University Initial Season Total Seasons All-time Wins All-time Losses Total Games Winning Percent National Titles
Johns Hopkins 1883 137 1,027 374 1,416 .731 44
Syracuse 1916 100 917 352 1,285 .720 15
Maryland 1924 94 839 276 1,119 .752 12
Navy 1908 113 807 366 1,187 .686 17
Army 1907 103 805 396 1,208 .669 8
Hobart 1898 114 788 512 1,320 .605 16
Cornell 1892 128 773 485 1,285 .612 7
Harvard 1881 134 708 707 1,438 .500 13
Princeton 1881 103 666 460 1,109 .591 12
Yale 1881 101 661 528 1,195 .556 2
Virginia 1925 88 661 372 1,039 .639 8
Rutgers 1887 96 623 522 1,159 .544 2
Lehigh 1885 130 616 707 1,340 .466 10
Duke 1938 81 588 424 1,013 .581 3
Hofstra 1949 72 581 405 990 .589 1
Massachusetts 1954 67 560 310 873 .643
Penn State 1913 107 549 526 1,083 .511
Loyola 1938 82 537 408 952 .568 1
Brown 1926, 1961 57 527 370 901 .587
Delaware 1948 73 523 471 997 .526
Penn 1900 103 519 631 1,159 .452
North Carolina 1949 63 509 310 768 .621 5
Ohio State 1953 67 498 426 929 .539
Dartmouth 1926 94 490 606 1,100 .447

Winningest coaches

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Main article: List of college men's lacrosse coaches with 250 wins

See also

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Sources

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  • NCAA Official Men's Lacrosse Statistics and Records [48]
  • Johns Hopkins University Men’s Lacrosse Record Book [49]
  • University of Maryland Men’s Lacrosse Record Book [50]

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