2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Mark, Will

Jersey Number 88
Will Mark
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Danville, Calif.
- High School:
- Proctor Academy
- Prev School:
- LIU
Bio
Honors and Awards
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2022, 2024)
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Third Team (2023, 2024)
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention (2023, 2024)
Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee (2023, 2024)
All-ACC Team (2024)
ACC Defensive Player of the Week (x2)
NEC Defensive Player of the Year (2021, 2022)
First Team All-NEC (2021)
2024: Served as a team co-captain … USILA, Inside Lacrosse, and USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention … All-ACC Team … ACC Defensive Player of the Week (March 19) … TLN Player of the Week (March 11) … USILA Team of the Week (March 26) … Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Third Team and Honorable Mention, respectively … finished his career with 911 saves, which ranks sixth all-time in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse history and is the best this century … started in all 18 games as a graduate student netminder … logged 1,006 minutes of action this spring, making 205 saves … first Syracuse keeper with 200-plus saves in consecutive seasons since Rob Mulligan in 1999 and 2000 … made saves at a 52.4 percent clip … finished with an 11.08 goals against average, the best by a starting goalie in the Gary Gait Era (2022) … backstopped Syracuse to an 11.00 goals against average during ACC play, the best this decade and one of the best since joining the ACC … held eight opponents to single figures, including just four goals allowed against No. 3 Duke (March 20), the fewest scored by the Blue Devils in a league game since 2012 … scored his first career point with an assist against No. 4 Virginia, assisting on Wyatt Hottle’s first career goal in the first quarter … grabbed 29 ground balls and caused eight turnovers.
2023: Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee (Top 25) … USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America Honorable Mention … ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 8) … started in all 15 games as a netminder in his first season with the Orange … logged 868 minutes and 24 seconds in goal, including the final 300 minutes of the year … made 207 saves, averaging 13.8 per game … stopped double-digit shots in 13 games, including a season-best 22 against No. 5 Duke (March 5) at the JMA Dome … finished the season with a 54.2 save percentage and a 12.09 goals against average … faced 649 total shots on the year … snagged 27 ground balls while causing three opponent miscues.
At LIU: Played three seasons as a goalie at Long Island University for head coach Jordan Levine … 499 career saves … single game save record holder (30) … 2022 USILA honorable mention All-American … 2021 and 2022 NEC Defensive Player of the Year … 2021 First-team All-NEC and LIU Male Athlete of the Year … led the nation in saves per game in 2020 and 2021.
High School: Played four seasons at Proctor Academy for head coach Josh Dionne … earned All-League senior year … played in the 2017 National Championships … played club lacrosse for 3D NorCal.
Personal: Full name William C. Mark … prefers to go by Will … son of Suzanne and Chris … has four siblings, Jack, Stella, Ava and Frankie … most admires his father … favorite professional team is the Minnesota Vikings … enjoys skiing, snowboarding and coaching lacrosse … hopes to start a company one day … majoring in Communication Rhetorical Studies in the school of Visual and Performing Arts.
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2022, 2024)
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Third Team (2023, 2024)
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention (2023, 2024)
Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee (2023, 2024)
All-ACC Team (2024)
ACC Defensive Player of the Week (x2)
NEC Defensive Player of the Year (2021, 2022)
First Team All-NEC (2021)
2024: Served as a team co-captain … USILA, Inside Lacrosse, and USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention … All-ACC Team … ACC Defensive Player of the Week (March 19) … TLN Player of the Week (March 11) … USILA Team of the Week (March 26) … Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Third Team and Honorable Mention, respectively … finished his career with 911 saves, which ranks sixth all-time in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse history and is the best this century … started in all 18 games as a graduate student netminder … logged 1,006 minutes of action this spring, making 205 saves … first Syracuse keeper with 200-plus saves in consecutive seasons since Rob Mulligan in 1999 and 2000 … made saves at a 52.4 percent clip … finished with an 11.08 goals against average, the best by a starting goalie in the Gary Gait Era (2022) … backstopped Syracuse to an 11.00 goals against average during ACC play, the best this decade and one of the best since joining the ACC … held eight opponents to single figures, including just four goals allowed against No. 3 Duke (March 20), the fewest scored by the Blue Devils in a league game since 2012 … scored his first career point with an assist against No. 4 Virginia, assisting on Wyatt Hottle’s first career goal in the first quarter … grabbed 29 ground balls and caused eight turnovers.
2023: Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee (Top 25) … USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America Honorable Mention … ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 8) … started in all 15 games as a netminder in his first season with the Orange … logged 868 minutes and 24 seconds in goal, including the final 300 minutes of the year … made 207 saves, averaging 13.8 per game … stopped double-digit shots in 13 games, including a season-best 22 against No. 5 Duke (March 5) at the JMA Dome … finished the season with a 54.2 save percentage and a 12.09 goals against average … faced 649 total shots on the year … snagged 27 ground balls while causing three opponent miscues.
At LIU: Played three seasons as a goalie at Long Island University for head coach Jordan Levine … 499 career saves … single game save record holder (30) … 2022 USILA honorable mention All-American … 2021 and 2022 NEC Defensive Player of the Year … 2021 First-team All-NEC and LIU Male Athlete of the Year … led the nation in saves per game in 2020 and 2021.
High School: Played four seasons at Proctor Academy for head coach Josh Dionne … earned All-League senior year … played in the 2017 National Championships … played club lacrosse for 3D NorCal.
Personal: Full name William C. Mark … prefers to go by Will … son of Suzanne and Chris … has four siblings, Jack, Stella, Ava and Frankie … most admires his father … favorite professional team is the Minnesota Vikings … enjoys skiing, snowboarding and coaching lacrosse … hopes to start a company one day … majoring in Communication Rhetorical Studies in the school of Visual and Performing Arts.
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24