Connor Maher

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Position:
Defensive Midfielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
187
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Timonium, Md.
High School:
Calvert Hall

2023 (Graduate): Appeared in all 14 games during the 2023 season • Finished the year with 32 groundballs • Had 14 caused turnovers, second most on the team • Had multiple groundballs in nine contests • Recorded a season best five groundballs in the win over Brown (3/11) • Had three games with multiple caused turnovers • Posted three caused turnovers against Denver (3/4) and Dartmouth (3/19) • Had a career best three points while adding four groundballs in the season opener against Mercer (2/10) • Added four groundballs on three occasions • Scored a season-high two goals in the victory against Dartmouth (3/19) • Named to the Preseason All-ACC Team • Named to the USILA, USA Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-America list • Voted a team captain prior to the season for the second-straight year • Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022 (Senior): Saw action in all 14 games with 43 ground balls and nine caused turnovers • On the offensive side, he scored one goal and one assist • His 43 ground balls were second best on the team • Named a 2021-22 team captain • Collected two ground balls and two caused turnovers in the season opener against Richmond (2/11) • Picked up five ground balls versus Brown (2/23) and Denver (3/5) • Notched a season-high six ground balls against Syracuse (4/16) • Earned three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the season finale versus Duke (5/1) • Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team • All-ACC team selection • Named Inside Lacrosse Media, USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-America • Named as a Top-10 UNC Scholar-Athlete • Named to the ACC All-Academic team and ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021 (Junior): Played in all 16 games with 65 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers • On the offensive side, he scored one goal on five shots with two assists • His 65 ground balls were second best on the team • Picked up six ground balls, caused two turnovers, and added an assist in the season opener versus Denver • Earned six ground balls, one caused turnover, and scored a goal against Virginia • Collected six ground balls and one caused turnover in the NCAA Final Four against Virginia • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • All-ACC Team selection • Second Team USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America

2020 (Junior): Named to Inside Lacrosse’s All-America honorable mention team at the end of the shortened season • Picked up 23 ground balls, the team’s second most only behind face-off specialist Zac Tucci, and caused three turnovers • Twice had a career-high six ground balls at Denver and again versus Bryant • Scored the first goal of his collegiate career, had a ground ball and caused a turnover at Furman • Tallied four ground balls and one caused turnover in the season opener against Colgate • Picked up two ground balls for three consecutive games against Mercer, Lafayette and at Johns Hopkins • Remainder of season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Voted onto the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Preseason All-ACC Team as a short-stick midfielder • Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete for the spring and fall semesters of 2019.

2019 (Sophomore): Voted onto the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Preseason All-ACC Team as a short-stick midfielder.

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 games and totaled 32 ground balls, the team’s fourth-most of the season and the second-most by a freshman • Also had the team’s fourth-most caused turnovers with nine, the most by a freshman • Opened his collegiate career with four ground balls at Mercer • Had three ground balls and caused one turnover versus Furman • Took his first shot against Harvard while picking up a career-high five ground balls and adding another caused turnover • Had four ground balls and one caused turnover against Johns Hopkins • Forced two turnovers and had three ground balls versus Bucknell • Picked up another caused turnover and two ground balls against Cleveland State • Added a ground ball at Maryland • Had three ground balls and a caused turnover against Duke • Picked up one ground ball at Virginia • Had his fourth game with four ground balls or more against Syracuse • Wrapped the regular season by matching his career-best two turnovers at Notre Dame • Had two ground balls in the ACC semifinal game against Virginia • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Attended Calvert Hall High School in Towson, Md., from 2014-18 where he was coached by Bryan Kelly • Also played club lacrosse for FCA Maryland where he was coached by Kelly • Academic All-America honoree • played on teams which won 2017 and 2018 MIAA championships • Was a member of his high school’s honors program • Active all through high school in community service • Did service work at Campfield Early Learning Center in Baltimore and at St. Vincent’s Villa • Assisted in coaching a middle school FCA Team.

Personal: Connor Patrick Maher is the son of Tim and Karen Maher • Born February 10 in Baltimore, Md. • Has two older siblings, brother Tom and sister Bridget • Majoring in business administration.