2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Will Yorke
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Saint Ignatius College Prep/Hotchkiss School (Conn.)
2020 Inside Lacrosse Breakthrough Player of the Year ... 2019 All-Patriot League Second Team ... school record holder in single-game goals (9, vs. Marist in 2020), single-game points (11, vs. Marist in 2020) and single-game shots (18, at Binghamton in 2020) ... Patriot League record holder in single-game goals (9, vs. Marist in 2020) ... registered Bucknell's fourth-highest total in single-season shots (118, 2019).
2020 (Senior): Team captain with Grayson Burns, Matt Fedorjaka and Conor Shears ... Inside Lacrosse Breakthrough Player of the Year ... appeared on the final Tewaaraton Award (national player of the year) Watch List ... team leader in goals (25) and points (31) ... ranked second among Bison in assists (6) ... finished the abbreviated season as the Patriot League leader in goals per game (4.17), a figure good for third nationally ... also third in the Patriot League in points per game (5.17), a number tied for 15th nationally ... netted at least a hat trick in five games ... logged at least five points three times ... voted as the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (2/3) after netting five goals in season-opening victory over Furman ... also honored on that week's USILA Team of the Week ... captured four weekly awards after breaking the school record in goals (9) and matching the school standard in points (11) in win over Marist ... also tied the Patriot League record in goals in that contest ... total of goals and points were the second highest posted in the NCAA during abbreviated season ... was selected as the US Lacrosse Player of the Week by US Lacrosse Magazine and the Prime Time Player of the Week by Inside Lacrosse ... also recognized as the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (3/2) and honored on the USILA Team of the Week ... earlier that week, posted seven points (4g-3a) and broke school record in shots (18) in victory at Binghamton ... added 17 ground balls and six caused turnovers on the season ... collected multiple ground balls four times, topping out at seven against Sacred Heart ... caused two turnovers against Marist ... no-look, behind-the-back goal against then No. 17/19 Ohio State was featured as Lax Sports Network's No. 5 Play of the Week ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Junior): All-Patriot League Second Team ... in first season as starting attacker, led the Bison in goals (34) and points (45) and finished tied for third in assists (11) ... started 14 of 15 appearances ... took 118 shots, the fourth-highest total in school history ... collected 23 ground balls and caused six turnovers ... posted a season-best seven points (6g-1a) at No. 11/10 Ohio State ... had five-point efforts against Bryant (5g), against Holy Cross (2g-3a) and at Lehigh (3g-2a) ... netted at least a hat trick six times ... took a season-high 11 shots against the Bulldogs, Buckeyes and Colgate ... collected multiple ground balls seven times, topping out at four at Navy.
2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in seven games as a second-line midfielder ... netted two goals against No. 19 Lehigh ... added a goal against Mount St. Mary's ... collected a ground ball against Lafayette and caused a turnover against Lehigh ... took five shots ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Freshman): Saw action in five games at attack, including his first career start in the Navy game ... attempted seven shots ... recorded four ground balls ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Member of lacrosse and hockey teams at Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago … graduated in 2015 … spent post-grad year at Hotchkiss School in Connecticut … played lacrosse and hockey at Hotchkiss School … two-time Chicago Catholic League All-Conference selection for lacrosse … named Illinois High School Lacrosse All-State … member of USA Today All-Illinois Boys Lacrosse Team … Saint Ignatius lacrosse co-captain, team MVP and two-time leading scorer … Saint Ignatius hockey captain, leading scorer and MVP … named Chicago Catholic Hockey League All-Conference twice … two-time Illinois High School Hockey All-State nominee … totaled 138 goals and 188 points in high school lacrosse career … registered 47 goals and 82 points in high school lacrosse career … held school records in goals and points in both sports at time of graduation … selected to lacrosse all-star teams at King of the Hill Tournament, Gait Cup, Philly Invitational, Blue Chip 25 and Good-to-Great.
Personal: William Porter Yorke … born Aug. 15, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois … son of Laurie and Charlie … has older siblings Alexandra and Charlie … Alexandra played soccer at Colby College and was a two-time All-NESCAC selection … Charlie played lacrosse at DePauw University ... major was accounting & financial management.
