University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass’ Connolly Named To Tewaaraton Award Watch List
February 10, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse
The graduate student is one of four CAA players on the men’s list.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse graduate student attackman Chris Connolly is among 51 players named to the Watch List for the 2022 men's Tewaaraton Award, it was announced on Thursday. The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Connolly was a preseason All-CAA selection last spring as a senior, but had his season cut short due to injury two games into the 2021 campaign. Through four seasons in a UMass uniform the Glastonbury, Connecticut native has appeared in 40 games and has amassed 139 points on 64 goals and 75 assists to rank 21st in program history in points, the highest scoring active player on the roster. The attackman ranks 11th all-time in assists, as well, and has 71 career ground balls and 16 caused turnovers heading into 2022.
Watch list additions will be announced on March 11 and April 1, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees on April 21. Nominees can be players from the watch lists or not from the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.
Connolly was a preseason All-CAA selection last spring as a senior, but had his season cut short due to injury two games into the 2021 campaign. Through four seasons in a UMass uniform the Glastonbury, Connecticut native has appeared in 40 games and has amassed 139 points on 64 goals and 75 assists to rank 21st in program history in points, the highest scoring active player on the roster. The attackman ranks 11th all-time in assists, as well, and has 71 career ground balls and 16 caused turnovers heading into 2022.
Watch list additions will be announced on March 11 and April 1, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees on April 21. Nominees can be players from the watch lists or not from the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.
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