2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Sam English
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 169
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Culver Military Academy
- Prev School:
- Princeton
Bio
Honors and Awards
USILA First Team All-America (2025)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
Inside Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
Inside All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
USA Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
All-ACC Team (2025)
Tewaaraton Watch List (2023, 2025)
2nd Overall Pick in 2024 NLL Draft (Toronto Rock)
3rd Overall Pick in 2025 PLL Draft (California Redwoods)
2025: Team co-captain … consensus First Team All-American (USILA, Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse) … All-ACC Team … Inside Lacrosse Preseason and Midseason All-America Second Team … Tewaaraton Watch List Addition (March 6) … ranked 33rd in Inside Lacrosse Top 50 for 2025 … second overall pick in NLL Draft (Toronto Rock) and third overall in PLL Draft (California Redwoods) … true two-way midfielder playing offense, defense, man-down, and faceoff wings … started in all 19 games at midfield … deposited 24 goals with 14 assists for 38 points, ranking fourth on the team in points … logged two hat tricks and had at least one point in 18 of the 19 games this spring … posted 12 games with multiple points … generated seven points in the postseason, including three points in both the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 4 Princeton (May 17) and No. 3 Maryland (May 24) in the NCAA Semifinals … scored on 24.7 percent of his shots, putting 51 of his 97 chances on cage … grabbed 63 ground balls, the second most on the team behind only faceoff man John Mullen (182) … caused 11 turnovers and sat for just one 30 second penalty.
2024: USILA All-America Honorable Mention … Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … started in all 18 games as a midfielder … made his Syracuse debut against Vermont (Feb. 3) in the season opener … tallied 23 goals and 11 assists for 34 points … put 56.1 percent of his total shots on goal … racked at least one point in 15 of the 18 games this season, including the final eight games of the year … logged eight points on an even three goals and three assists in the NCAA Tournament, including a season-best four against No. 5 Denver (May 19) in the NCAA Quarterfinal Round with two goals and two assists … accounted for the game-winning goals against Hobart (March 23) and No. 4 Virginia (April 20), the latter of which with 48 seconds left to complete a four-goal come-from-behind win in the fourth quarter … collected 34 ground balls, including five twice while forcing two turnovers … helped the Orange clear at a 87.1 percent rate.
Prior to Syracuse: Played both offensive and defensive midfield at Princeton University … 2023 Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Second Team All-Ivy League (2022), Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2022) … ruptured his spleen against Syracuse (April 8) and missed the remainder of the season after a four-night hospital stay … logged time in 30 games for the Tigers, including 25 starts … started every game he played in over his final two seasons … posted a balanced 38 goals and 32 assists for 70 points in the midfield … took 125 shots, putting 88 on goal … credited with two game-winning goals and one power play strike … collected 43 career ground balls and caused a dozen turnovers, including eight during the 2022 campaign.
High School: Played for head coach Jon Posner at Culver Military Academy … helped the Eagles to a nation championship in 2019 … named Under Armour All-America in 2019 … scored 51 goals with 55 assists for Culver … also played football at Culver … played lacrosse with current and former Syracuse players Jake Stevens, Owen Hiltz, and John Cohen … played club for Edge Lacrosse.
Personal: Full name is Sam Laker English … prefers to go by Sam … son of Kim and Andrew … has three siblings: Ty, Brooks, and Sawyer … Ty plays at UNC and Brooks plays at Johns Hopkins … favorite books at the Dune series by Frank Herbert … favorite movies include The Usual Suspects, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Inglorious Basterds … favorite vacation spot is Barbados … favorite memory is watching his brothers win the Minor … most admires his parents … chose Syracuse for the history of the program and to help the Orange to a national championship … working towards a Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) from the Whitman School.
USILA First Team All-America (2025)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
Inside Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
Inside All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
USA Lacrosse First Team All-America (2025)
All-ACC Team (2025)
Tewaaraton Watch List (2023, 2025)
2nd Overall Pick in 2024 NLL Draft (Toronto Rock)
3rd Overall Pick in 2025 PLL Draft (California Redwoods)
2025: Team co-captain … consensus First Team All-American (USILA, Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse) … All-ACC Team … Inside Lacrosse Preseason and Midseason All-America Second Team … Tewaaraton Watch List Addition (March 6) … ranked 33rd in Inside Lacrosse Top 50 for 2025 … second overall pick in NLL Draft (Toronto Rock) and third overall in PLL Draft (California Redwoods) … true two-way midfielder playing offense, defense, man-down, and faceoff wings … started in all 19 games at midfield … deposited 24 goals with 14 assists for 38 points, ranking fourth on the team in points … logged two hat tricks and had at least one point in 18 of the 19 games this spring … posted 12 games with multiple points … generated seven points in the postseason, including three points in both the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 4 Princeton (May 17) and No. 3 Maryland (May 24) in the NCAA Semifinals … scored on 24.7 percent of his shots, putting 51 of his 97 chances on cage … grabbed 63 ground balls, the second most on the team behind only faceoff man John Mullen (182) … caused 11 turnovers and sat for just one 30 second penalty.
2024: USILA All-America Honorable Mention … Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … started in all 18 games as a midfielder … made his Syracuse debut against Vermont (Feb. 3) in the season opener … tallied 23 goals and 11 assists for 34 points … put 56.1 percent of his total shots on goal … racked at least one point in 15 of the 18 games this season, including the final eight games of the year … logged eight points on an even three goals and three assists in the NCAA Tournament, including a season-best four against No. 5 Denver (May 19) in the NCAA Quarterfinal Round with two goals and two assists … accounted for the game-winning goals against Hobart (March 23) and No. 4 Virginia (April 20), the latter of which with 48 seconds left to complete a four-goal come-from-behind win in the fourth quarter … collected 34 ground balls, including five twice while forcing two turnovers … helped the Orange clear at a 87.1 percent rate.
Prior to Syracuse: Played both offensive and defensive midfield at Princeton University … 2023 Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Second Team All-Ivy League (2022), Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2022) … ruptured his spleen against Syracuse (April 8) and missed the remainder of the season after a four-night hospital stay … logged time in 30 games for the Tigers, including 25 starts … started every game he played in over his final two seasons … posted a balanced 38 goals and 32 assists for 70 points in the midfield … took 125 shots, putting 88 on goal … credited with two game-winning goals and one power play strike … collected 43 career ground balls and caused a dozen turnovers, including eight during the 2022 campaign.
High School: Played for head coach Jon Posner at Culver Military Academy … helped the Eagles to a nation championship in 2019 … named Under Armour All-America in 2019 … scored 51 goals with 55 assists for Culver … also played football at Culver … played lacrosse with current and former Syracuse players Jake Stevens, Owen Hiltz, and John Cohen … played club for Edge Lacrosse.
Personal: Full name is Sam Laker English … prefers to go by Sam … son of Kim and Andrew … has three siblings: Ty, Brooks, and Sawyer … Ty plays at UNC and Brooks plays at Johns Hopkins … favorite books at the Dune series by Frank Herbert … favorite movies include The Usual Suspects, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Inglorious Basterds … favorite vacation spot is Barbados … favorite memory is watching his brothers win the Minor … most admires his parents … chose Syracuse for the history of the program and to help the Orange to a national championship … working towards a Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) from the Whitman School.
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
