University of Massachusets Athletics
2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Connolly, Chris
Jersey Number 10
Chris Connolly
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Glastonbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Xavier (Conn.) / Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.)
Bio
Career Notes
• Is the second-highest scoring active player on the roster (139 points) and ranks in the top-20 all-time for most points in program history
2022 • Graduate Student
• NEILA Preseason All-New England First Team
• Named to Tewaaraton Award watch list
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• Served as a team captain
• Played and started 3 games
• Suffered a season-ending injury against Boston University (2/26)
• Had 7 points by way of 3 goals and 4 assists
2021 • Senior
• Preseason All-CAA Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared as a starter on attack in two games
• Scored three times and grabbed a pair of groundballs in the season-opening win over Fairfield (3/14)
• Suffered a season-ending injury during the second quarter of the 13-7 win over Drexel (3/20)
2020 • Junior
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Preseason All-CAA Team
• Preseason All-NEILA Second Team
• Appeared in and started all seven games at attack
• Led the team with 23 points via nine goals and 14 assists
• Ranked tied for fifth in the CAA and tied for 29th in the NCAA with 2.00 assists per game
• The 14 assists also led the team, while the nine goals were the fifth-most
• Picked up seven groundballs as well
• Had at least one point in all seven games
• Recorded an assist in six of seven outings and at least one goal in five games
• Also contributed to Massachusetts ranking second in the CAA and 10th nationally for lowest opponent clearing percentage (.780)
• Dished out three assists in the win at UMass Lowell (2/25)
• Went for a career-high-tying eight points on four goals and four assists in the win over UAlbany (3/3)
• Capped the season with five points via two goals and three assists against LIU (3/10)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 • Sophomore
• NEILA All-Region Second Team
• All-CAA Second Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started and played in 14 games at attack
• Led UMass with 63 points on 27 goals and 36 assists while he added 28 groundballs and seven caused turnovers
• Had at least one point in all 14 appearances with at least one goal in 11 games and at least one assist also in 11 games
• Finished the year with a .435 shooting percentage (62 shots, 27 goals)
• Provided hat tricks at Harvard (3/23) and against Utah (3/17), Brown (3/23), Drexel (3/30) and Delaware (4/26)
• Dished out three or more assists in eight games, including five or more handed out in three outings
• Became the 43rd all-time member of the program's 100-Point Club during the season, the first sophomore to reach 100 career points since Jim McAleavey did so in 1989
• Opened the year with a seven-point outing against Army (2/9) which included two goals and five assists, as well as four groundballs
• Scored five times in the 12-9 win at Harvard (2/23)
• Totaled six points via a goal and five assists, and had three groundballs with two caused turnovers, at NJIT (3/9)
• Earned a career-high eight points through four goals and as many assists in the win over Utah (3/17)
• Put up three goals, three assists and two groundballs during the 14-7 triumph over Brown (3/23)
• Posted four goals during the comeback victory over Drexel (3/30)
• Earned four points through a goal and three assists at Hofstra (4/6)
• Joined the UMass Men's Lacrosse 100-Point Club with his final of four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the upset win at No. 9 Towson
• Added another eight-point game with two goals and six assists during the victory over Fairfield (4/20)
• Scored three times and grabbed a pair of groundballs against Delaware (4/26)
2018 • Freshman
• CAA Rookie of the Year
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• CAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 20)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (March 26)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (April 16)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (April 23)
• Totaled 50 points as a starter on attack in all 17 games via 25 goals and 25 assists
• His 50 points made Connolly the highest-scoring UMass freshman since Jeff Spooner (1974; 73 points) and makes Connolly and Spooner the only UMass freshmen with 50 or more points in a season
• Provided the most groundballs among all CAA attackman with 33 and caused nine turnovers
• Scored twice during man-up situations and earned a pair of game-winning goals
• Put 42 of his 59 shots on-target (.712 shots on-goal percentage) and scored on 59.5 percent of his on-target attempts
• Recorded three hat tricks during the season: against Hartford (6), Sacred Heart (4) and Towson during the CAA Championship Game (3)
• Had at least one point in all 17 games, with multiple during 12 appearances
• Totaled five or more points on five occasions, doing so against Brown (5), Fairfield (5), Hartford (6), NJIT (5) and Towson during the CAA Championship Game (6)
• Kept three or more possessions alive via groundballs in six games, including versus Drexel (3), Hofstra in the CAA Semifinal Round (3), Sacred Heart (3), Towson in the CAA Championship Game (3), UMass Lowell (4) and Yale during the regular season (9)
• Opened his collegiate career with two assists as a starter on attack at No. 16 Army (2/10)
• Scored four goals, including the eventual game-winner, and grabbed three groundballs during the win over Sacred Heart (2/13)
• His hat trick-securing goal against Sacred Heart came on a behind-the-back, underhanded shovel shot at the goalie crease
• Scored once, dished an assist, caused a turnover and grabbed a groundball against Harvard (2/24)
• Posted a career-best nine groundballs and scored once while primarily playing at X against No. 11 Yale (2/27)
• Provided a career-best four assists and tallied a goal during the 17-3 win over NJIT (3/10)
• Scored six goals - a career-high - on only nine shots against Hartford (3/17)
• Had two goals, three assists and a pair of groundballs during the 14-12 win at Brown (3/24)
• Put in one goal, which gave the Minutemen the lead for the first time at 8-7, and added an assist during the win at Delaware (4/6)
• Totaled a goal and assist alongside two groundballs during the win over Towson (4/14)
• Handed out five assists and caused a turnover in the 11-4 win over Fairfield (4/21)
• Earned two goals, totaled an assist and caused one turnover against Hofstra (4/27)
• Provided a hat trick on three goals and dished out three assists while also scooping up a trio of groundballs in the 2018 CAA Championship Game victory over Towson (5/5)
• Scored once, handed out two assists, scooped up a groundball and caused two turnovers during the team's NCAA Championship First Round game at No. 3 seeded and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12)
• Is the second-highest scoring active player on the roster (139 points) and ranks in the top-20 all-time for most points in program history
2022 • Graduate Student
• NEILA Preseason All-New England First Team
• Named to Tewaaraton Award watch list
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• Served as a team captain
• Played and started 3 games
• Suffered a season-ending injury against Boston University (2/26)
• Had 7 points by way of 3 goals and 4 assists
2021 • Senior
• Preseason All-CAA Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared as a starter on attack in two games
• Scored three times and grabbed a pair of groundballs in the season-opening win over Fairfield (3/14)
• Suffered a season-ending injury during the second quarter of the 13-7 win over Drexel (3/20)
2020 • Junior
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Preseason All-CAA Team
• Preseason All-NEILA Second Team
• Appeared in and started all seven games at attack
• Led the team with 23 points via nine goals and 14 assists
• Ranked tied for fifth in the CAA and tied for 29th in the NCAA with 2.00 assists per game
• The 14 assists also led the team, while the nine goals were the fifth-most
• Picked up seven groundballs as well
• Had at least one point in all seven games
• Recorded an assist in six of seven outings and at least one goal in five games
• Also contributed to Massachusetts ranking second in the CAA and 10th nationally for lowest opponent clearing percentage (.780)
• Dished out three assists in the win at UMass Lowell (2/25)
• Went for a career-high-tying eight points on four goals and four assists in the win over UAlbany (3/3)
• Capped the season with five points via two goals and three assists against LIU (3/10)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 • Sophomore
• NEILA All-Region Second Team
• All-CAA Second Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started and played in 14 games at attack
• Led UMass with 63 points on 27 goals and 36 assists while he added 28 groundballs and seven caused turnovers
• Had at least one point in all 14 appearances with at least one goal in 11 games and at least one assist also in 11 games
• Finished the year with a .435 shooting percentage (62 shots, 27 goals)
• Provided hat tricks at Harvard (3/23) and against Utah (3/17), Brown (3/23), Drexel (3/30) and Delaware (4/26)
• Dished out three or more assists in eight games, including five or more handed out in three outings
• Became the 43rd all-time member of the program's 100-Point Club during the season, the first sophomore to reach 100 career points since Jim McAleavey did so in 1989
• Opened the year with a seven-point outing against Army (2/9) which included two goals and five assists, as well as four groundballs
• Scored five times in the 12-9 win at Harvard (2/23)
• Totaled six points via a goal and five assists, and had three groundballs with two caused turnovers, at NJIT (3/9)
• Earned a career-high eight points through four goals and as many assists in the win over Utah (3/17)
• Put up three goals, three assists and two groundballs during the 14-7 triumph over Brown (3/23)
• Posted four goals during the comeback victory over Drexel (3/30)
• Earned four points through a goal and three assists at Hofstra (4/6)
• Joined the UMass Men's Lacrosse 100-Point Club with his final of four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the upset win at No. 9 Towson
• Added another eight-point game with two goals and six assists during the victory over Fairfield (4/20)
• Scored three times and grabbed a pair of groundballs against Delaware (4/26)
2018 • Freshman
• CAA Rookie of the Year
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• CAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 20)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (March 26)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (April 16)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (April 23)
• Totaled 50 points as a starter on attack in all 17 games via 25 goals and 25 assists
• His 50 points made Connolly the highest-scoring UMass freshman since Jeff Spooner (1974; 73 points) and makes Connolly and Spooner the only UMass freshmen with 50 or more points in a season
• Provided the most groundballs among all CAA attackman with 33 and caused nine turnovers
• Scored twice during man-up situations and earned a pair of game-winning goals
• Put 42 of his 59 shots on-target (.712 shots on-goal percentage) and scored on 59.5 percent of his on-target attempts
• Recorded three hat tricks during the season: against Hartford (6), Sacred Heart (4) and Towson during the CAA Championship Game (3)
• Had at least one point in all 17 games, with multiple during 12 appearances
• Totaled five or more points on five occasions, doing so against Brown (5), Fairfield (5), Hartford (6), NJIT (5) and Towson during the CAA Championship Game (6)
• Kept three or more possessions alive via groundballs in six games, including versus Drexel (3), Hofstra in the CAA Semifinal Round (3), Sacred Heart (3), Towson in the CAA Championship Game (3), UMass Lowell (4) and Yale during the regular season (9)
• Opened his collegiate career with two assists as a starter on attack at No. 16 Army (2/10)
• Scored four goals, including the eventual game-winner, and grabbed three groundballs during the win over Sacred Heart (2/13)
• His hat trick-securing goal against Sacred Heart came on a behind-the-back, underhanded shovel shot at the goalie crease
• Scored once, dished an assist, caused a turnover and grabbed a groundball against Harvard (2/24)
• Posted a career-best nine groundballs and scored once while primarily playing at X against No. 11 Yale (2/27)
• Provided a career-best four assists and tallied a goal during the 17-3 win over NJIT (3/10)
• Scored six goals - a career-high - on only nine shots against Hartford (3/17)
• Had two goals, three assists and a pair of groundballs during the 14-12 win at Brown (3/24)
• Put in one goal, which gave the Minutemen the lead for the first time at 8-7, and added an assist during the win at Delaware (4/6)
• Totaled a goal and assist alongside two groundballs during the win over Towson (4/14)
• Handed out five assists and caused a turnover in the 11-4 win over Fairfield (4/21)
• Earned two goals, totaled an assist and caused one turnover against Hofstra (4/27)
• Provided a hat trick on three goals and dished out three assists while also scooping up a trio of groundballs in the 2018 CAA Championship Game victory over Towson (5/5)
• Scored once, handed out two assists, scooped up a groundball and caused two turnovers during the team's NCAA Championship First Round game at No. 3 seeded and No. 5 nationally ranked Yale (5/12)
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