Carsen Brandt

Photo by: Marquette University

Men's Lacrosse at Air Force (Feb. 3, 2024)

Position:
Attack
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Benilde St. Margaret's

Honors & Awards:

2025-
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (3/31/25)

2024-
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (2/12/24)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (2/4/24, 2/12/24)

2025 (So.): Started all 14 games on attack and finished third on the team with 22 goals and 34 points ... Posted first hat trick of the season on Feb. 15 at No. 1 Notre Dame, which launched a run of three straight games with a hat trick ... Notched five points with three goals and two assists at No. 13/12 Harvard (March 1) ... Posted a season-high four goals and six points in win over St. John's on March 29 ... Notched his fifth hat trick of the year and five total points in the regular season finale against Denver (April 25), which was MU's first regular season triumph over the Pios.

2024 (Fr.): Started all 14 games on attack as a true freshman, scoring 16 goals and adding 12 assists for 28 total points ... Third-highest point (28) and assist (12) totals ever for a MU true freshman ... Scored twice and picked up two ground balls in the season opener against Air Force (Feb. 3) on his way to BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors ... Seventh MU player in score at least two goals in an NCAA debut ... Recorded three goals, three assists, and two ground balls against Lindenwood (Feb. 9) to earn BIG EAST Freshman and Offensive Player of the Week ... Fifth MU freshman ever to have a six-point game, and the only one to ever do so with a hat trick ... His 10 points (6g, 4a) in his first three career games are and MU record for most points in first three NCAA games to begin a career ... Only Jordan Greenfield, a MU graduate transfer in 2015, had more points in first two games with the Golden Eagles than Brandt's eight ... Scored a goal and recorded three assists against then-No. 13/12 Michigan (Feb. 24) in Naples, Florida ... Scored three times and added an assist against then-No. 8/9 Penn State (March 16).

Prior to Marquette: Brandt was a four-year member of the boys' lacrosse team at Benilde St. Margaret's under head coach Giuseppe Palermo … As a junior in 2022, set records for the most points in state tournament history (21), most points in a state tournament game (10), most assists in a state tournament game (12) and most assists in one state tournament game (seven) …. Earned second team all-state as a junior in 2022 along with first team all-section, all-conference, and all-tournament team honors … Was also the team points leader as sophomore in 2021, earned second team all-state, first team all-section and all-conference honors … Played club lacrosse for True Minnesota under head coach Joe Wiechert.

Personal: Son of Jessica and Bob … Has an older brother, Tyler, and two younger siblings, Hudson and Bowen.