2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Connor McClelland
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Brampton, Ontario
- High School:
- Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.)
Honors and Awards:
2020-
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (Feb. 10)
USILA Team of the Week (Feb. 11)
Team captain
2018-
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (Feb. 19)
2020 NLL Entry Draft - First round, 12th overall (Saskatchewan)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20)
Career Totals: 56 GP/39 GS, 45 g, 16 a, 61 pts, 34 gb
2021 Season (R-Sr.): Started all 12 games in the midfield, posting 12 goals and five assists for 17 points ... Scored in each of the first three games of the season, BIG EAST contests against No. 9/10 Denver (Feb. 20), Villanova (Feb. 27) and No. 4 Georgetown (March 6) ... Posted a season-high three goals at No. 18 Villanova (April 24) ... Team captain.
2020 Season (RS - COVID): Played in first three of seven games, scoring seven goals and adding a pair of assists ... Posted a career-high six points (four goals, two assists) in the home opener against Bellarmine (Feb. 8) ... Earned BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (Feb. 10) and USILA Team of the Week (Feb. 11) honors for his play against Bellarmine ... Scored twice against Jacksonville (Feb. 15).
2019 Season (Jr.): McClelland started a total of 10 games this season while adding 19 points on 12 goals and nine assists ... Tallied an assist in the win against Bellarmine (Feb. 9) ... Registered two points on his first goal of the season and an assist against Jacksonville (Feb. 15) ... Notched two goals and an assist on two shots against Detroit Mercy (Feb. 23) ... Netted two goals in the effort against Ohio State (March 2) ... Potted a pair of goals and a ground ball in the victory over Robert Morris (March 12) ... In the match against Michigan (March 16) put up two assists ... Picked up a pair of ground balls and dished out an assist in the close win over Georgetown (March 23) ... Put away two goals and an assist in the effort against Villanova (March 30) ... In the match against St. John's (April 6), found the back of the net for a goal.
2018 Season (So.): Started all 14 games as a sophomore as an offensive midfielder, posting 14 goals and a pair of assists ... Scored four goals in the win against Jacksonville (Feb. 17)... Scored a goal and grabbed a ground ball against Michigan (March 17) ... Potted a pair of goals off three shots in the OT victory over No. 16 Georgetown (March 24) ... Added one goal and one assist to his stat line, along with one ground ball against No. 8 Villanova (March 31) ... Potted two goals and an assist in the OT win over St. John's (4/7) ... Posted a goal off four shots against No. 14/15 Notre Dame (April 11) ... Netted a pair of goals to help MU to victory over Providence (April 14) ... Got off two shots, grabbed two ground balls and caused a turnover against No. 3 Duke (April 20).
Prior to Marquette: Spent a post-graduate year at Trinity-Pawling in New York after attending St. Michael’s College School in York, Ontario … Played lacrosse for one year at Trinity-Pawling and two year at St. Michael’s … Was named all-conference in the New England West 1 High School Lacrosse League at Trinity-Pawling in 2016 … Won a provincial championship with St. Michael’s in 2015 … Played with Team Ontario, with whom he captured box lacrosse national championships in 2009, 2011 and 2013 as well as a field title in 2015 … Played with Marquette midfielder Tanner Thomson while at St. Michael’s.
Personal: Born June 8, 1997 in Brampton, Ontario … Son of Caryl and Glenn McClelland … Has an older brother, Ryan, who played lacrosse at Colgate … Also has a sister, Courtney … Majors in advertising.
