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2020 Men's Lacrosse

6 Connor Kirkwood

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Millburn, N.J.
  • High School St. Peter's Prep
  • Position A
  • Major Economics

Biography

  • Three-year letter-winner who has played in 45 games and made 42 starts
  • Has scored 95 goals with 23 assists for 118 points.
  • Enters senior year ranked sixth in Scranton history in goals and 13th in points
  • Is a two-time All-Landmark Conference honoree, earning First Team honors as a sophomore and Second Team accolades as a junior

Junior Year (2019)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Was one of three Royals to start all 18 games on the season and earned Second Team All-Landmark Conference honors
  • Ranked third on the team in scoring with 49 points on 32 goals and 17 assists
  • Tied for the 18th most goals in a season and tied for the 21st most points in a season in Scranton history
  • Scored two man-up goals and had one man-down goal on the season
  • Picked up 28 ground balls and had four caused turnovers
  • Attempted 112 shots and placed 73 shots on goal for a .652 shot-on-goal percentage
  • Had at least one point in 16 of the team's 18 games on the season
  • Totaled 14 multi-point games on the year
  • Had a season-high five points twice with three goals and two assists in an overtime loss to Stockton on March 30 and four goals and one assist in a win over Goucher at Weiss Field on April 6
  • Had seven hat tricks on the year including in three straight games from March 30-April 6 and again in the Landmark Conference semifinals vs. Susquehanna on May 1 at Weiss Field

Sophomore Year (2018)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in all 17 games, including 16 as a starter, on the attack.
  • Scored 45 goals with four assists for 49 points.
  • His 45 goals are the most in a single season in program history and his 49 points rank 16th.
  • Scored at least one goal in 14 different games and scored three or more 10 times.
  • His seven goals in a 16-6 win over Catholic on March 29 were one shy of matching the school record.
  • Also had six goals in a 17-5 win over Moravian on April 7.
  • Scored 23 goals in a five-game stretch in the middle of the season.
  • Took 163 shots, 92 of which were on goal.
  • Also had 43 ground balls and five caused turnovers.

Freshman Year (2017)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 10 games, including eight starts, on attack while overcoming a midseason injury.
  • Finished with a team-high 18 goals to go along with two assists for 20 points.
  • Was second on the team with 59 shots, 32 of which were on goal.
  • Also had 12 ground balls and two caused turnovers.
  • Scored five goals, the most in a single game by a Royal on the season, in his collegiate debut in a 14-5 win over Muhlenberg on Feb. 25 at Fitzpatrick Field.
  • Scored twice each in losses to a pair of nationally ranked opponents -- at Cortland State (15-9 on March 1) and at RIT (14-3 on March 5).
  • Scored three goals in back-to-back wins over Goucher (8-4 on March 25) and SUNY Potsdam (13-7 on March 28) at Fitzpatrick Field.

Awards & Honors

  • All-Landmark Conference First Team (2018)
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team (2019)
  • Landmark Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week (April 2, 2018)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (March 27, 2017)

High school/personal

  • Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse at St. Peter's Prep.
  • Son of Eugene and Ellen Kirkwood.
  • Has two siblings, Brighid and Ryan.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2017Freshman

    A
    6'2" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018Sophomore

    A
    6'2" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2019Junior

    A
    6'2" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2020Senior

    A
    6'2" 170 lbs
    6
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