Lacrosse in Pennsylvania
Player Team Years Comments
Avery Blake Sr Swarthmore 1931-1969 Long time Swarthmore - Pennsylvania coach . Coached Swarthmore 1953 squad to USILA Class B National title . Blake Sr. and Blake Jr. are both in National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Avery Blake Jr Swarthmore 1950-1953 Two time 1st team All American midfield and attack , first 4-time lacrosse All-American from Pennsylvania . Avery Blake Sr. , long-time coach at Swarthmore and Penn , as well as Blake Jr. are both in National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Kyle Barrie Johns Hopkins 2002-2005 Two time All-American at attack . Key contributor on 2003 Hopkins ' finals team . Won national title in 2005 with Johns Hopkins . Among Hopkins all-time leading scorers . Prep All American at The Haverford School
Eric Bishop Salisbury 2004-2007 1st team All-American at attack . Key contributor on 2004 , 2005 and 2007 championship teams . Prep All American at Penncrest High School . Assistant coach at Swarthmore
Karen Emas Borbee Delaware 1980-1983 3 time All American at University of Delaware . Led Delaware to Championships in 1981 , 1982 , and 1983 . Prep star at Penncrest High School
Johnny Christmas Virginia 2002-2005 2 time All-American attackman . Key contributor to the 2003 Virginia national title and 2005 Final Four teams . Prep All American at Lower Merion
Brian Christopher Johns Hopkins 2006-2009 All-American midfielder and key contributor to 2007 Johns Hopkins national title team . Prep All-American at Springfield High School
Ken Clausen Virginia 2007-2010 3 time 1st team All-American defenseman . Led UVA to 3 straight national semi-finals . Prep All American at The Hill School
Ralph Rip Davy North Carolina 1976-1979 1st team All-American defenseman playing under Willie Scroggs , helped develop UNC lacrosse into national power . UNC 's first ever 1st team Division I All-American . Prep star at The Hill School
Brian Dougherty Maryland 1993-1996 Two-time 1st team All-American and two-time NCAA Goaltender of the Year . Named 1995 NCAA Championship Outstanding Player leading Terps to finals . Prep All American at Episcopal Academy
Tucker Durkin Johns Hopkins 2010-2014 3 time All-American , 2 time 1st team All American , key to defensive unit that led Hopkins to two NCAA Quarterfinals in 2011 and 2012 . Prep All American at La Salle College High School
James Ferguson Johns Hopkins 1971-1973 2 time All-American , key to defensive unit that led Hopkins to NCAA Finals in 1972 and 1973 under legendary coach Bob Scott . Prep All American at Lower Merion , one of the first PA Prep stars to play on top tier college lacrosse program
Dennis Fink Drexel 1976-1978 All-American attackman , led nation in scoring in his senior season with 98 points . Among NCAA Division I all-time leading scorers , 1st all-time in single season points-per-game . Prep star at Springfield High School
Candy Finn Penn State 1979-1982 3 time All-American led the Nittany Lions in scoring in each of her four years ( 1979-1982 ) , with two USWLA national championships . Holds Penn State record for goals scored in a game ( 14 ) . Ranks second in career points ( 334 ) and career goals ( 265 ) for PSU . Three sport prep star at Penncrest High School
Chris Flynn Penn 1986-89 1st team All-American midfielder . Prep All-American at Episcopal Academy . Key contributor to Philadelphia Wings from 1990 to 1999 , including four NLL championship
Kathleen Geiger Temple 1983-1986 2 time All American , 1st team All American in 1985 . Led Temple to Championship in 1984 . Prep star at Lansdowne-Aldan High School
John Haldy Virginia 2008-2011 Key contributor to 3 straight national semifinal teams and captain of the 2011 Virginia national title team . Prep All-American at The Haverford School
George A. Kruse Kutztown 1975-77 All- American attack and longtime lacrosse official . Among all-time leading Division II scorers . From 1975 to 1977 averaged 7.9 points per game , which is 1st all time in Division II
Kurt Lunkenheimer Princeton 1995-1998 2 time All-American Defenseman on 1996 , 1997 and 1998 national title teams . Prep All-American at Episcopal Academy
Jeff MacBean Princeton 1993-1996 All-Ivy midfielder on 1994 and 1996 national title teams . Overtime assist to Kevin Lowe in 1994 finals gave Princeton the title . Prep All-American at Episcopal Academy
Notable college players and coaches from Pennsylvania
Lacrosse has been played in Pennsylvania since the 19th century. There are many respected amateur programs at the club, college, and high school level, as well as several respected past and present professional teams in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Major League Lacrosse (MLL).