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2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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27 Connor Fletcher

  • Position Midfield
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newtown, Pa.
  • Highschool Princeton Day School

Biography

• Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Media Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
• Inside Lacrosse Preseason Media Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
• USILA Scholar All-America Team (2020)
• Second Team All-Ivy (2019)

As a senior (2020)

• Named an Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Media Honorable Mention All-American.
• Also earned Honorable Mention Preseason All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse.
• Elected team captain during senior campaign.
• Started all five games on the Big Red’s offensive midfield before the season came to an abrupt end due to COVID-19.
• Started every game in which he played (50) over the last four seasons.
• Notched six goals and five assists for 11 points.
• Ranked fourth on the team in assists (5).
• Registered a hat trick against Towson on Feb. 21, adding an assist for a season-best four points.
• Also notched double-digit points against UAlbany and Penn State, dishing out a season-high two assists against the Great Danes.
• Finished the season with four ground balls.

As a junior (2019)

• Second Team All-Ivy.
• Had the most balanced numbers of any midfielder on the team with 10 goals and nine assists for 19 points.
• Registered at least one point in 10 games during the season.
• Posted a season-high four points vs. Albany, including the game-winning goal with 14 seconds to play in a 17-16 decision over the Great Danes. 
• Scored twice against Penn State and Syracuse.
• Finished the year with eight ground balls and caused two turnovers.

As a sophomore (2018)

• Started all 18 games on the first offensive midfield.
• Was part of the third-highest scoring first offensive midfield units in the nation.  
• Ranked sixth on the team in goals (18), assists (9) and points (27).
• Had a season-high four goals vs. Dartmouth.
• Scored twice against both Binghamton, Yale, and Princeton.
• Posted a season-high three assists vs. Maryland in the NCAA Tournament.
• Registered a pair of assists against Penn and Dartmouth.
• Picked up 12 ground balls on the year.

As a freshman (2017)

• Fletcher had a brilliant campaign as a rookie, starting all 13 games and ranking second on the team in points (32) and goals (22).
• His 22 goals and 32 points are the sixth most ever scored by a Big Red freshman, while his 10 assists rank eight overall.
• Registered at least one point in all but two contests.
• Had multiple points in eight games, including a season-high five goals vs. Penn, tied for the second-most ever scored in a game by a Big Red freshman.
• Also picked up 15 ground balls on the year.

Prior to Cornell

• A four-year letter winner at the Princeton Day School.
• Served as team captain during his senior season and won the Bob Krueger Memorial Award as his team’s MVP.
• Helped the Panthers to a pair of Prep B State Championships (2014, 2016) and a Mercer County Tournament Championship (2016). 
• A two-time first-team All-Prep selection.
• Was named all-state, NJ.com All-Prep, and Trenton Times All-Area twice during his career.
• Named first-team All-Bianchi conference as a sophomore.
• Lettered four times in ice hockey and twice in soccer.
• Won two Prep State Championships in hockey and was named first-team All-Prep, while also earning an honorable mention All-Prep selection in soccer.  

Personal

• Connor Francis Fletcher is the son of Daniel ’85 and Nancy Fletcher and he has one younger sister.
• His sister, Reilly, is a member of the Big Red women's lacrosse team.
• Great uncle, Bob Mealy ’51, is considered one of the best runners in Cornell track history and is a member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.
• Enrolled in the Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2017Freshman

    Attack
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Junior

    Midfield
    6'3" 230 lbs
    27
  • 27
    C

    2020Senior

    Midfield
    6'3" 230 lbs
    27
    C