2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Gavin Baker

24 Sam Parkinson

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 165
  • Hometown San Francisco, Cal.
  • High School St. Ignatius College Prep

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

On Parkinson: Veteran midfielder who played in 60 career games for the Wildcats … Career totals include six goals on 39 shots, including 19 shots on goal … Had 36 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers … Five-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and eight-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2024: Appeared in all 16 games on the season... Recorded a goal in the BIG EAST semi-final win against Denver... Finished the season with 12 ground balls and a career high eight caused turnovers.

2023: Saw action in all 15 games for the Wildcats… Recorded an assist against Brown and had six shots on the year… Picked up 7 ground balls and five caused turnovers including two each in the win over Monmouth.
 
2022: Appeared in all 15 games during the season … Scored two goals on five shots … Credited with 15 ground balls and seven caused turnovers … Tallied a goal in a win over Providence during the regular season and against Denver in the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Championship … Had a career-high three ground balls in a win over Marquette … Notched two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a win over Delaware.
 
2021: Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games during the year … Scored two goals while attempting 14 shots and placing six shots on goal … Had two ground balls … Tallied goals against Marquette and Georgetown … Had a season-high three shots in the Georgetown game … Picked up two ground balls versus St. John’s.
 
2020: Saw playing time in three games during the abbreviated season … Scored his first collegiate goal in a win over Hofstra … Had two shots in the Hofstra game and three against Drexel.
 
St. Ignatius College Prep: Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse … As a senior was the WCAL Player of the Year … Senior team captain and was the winner of the John M Sayard Award … Played freshman football and was the freshman team’s captain … Achieved Principal’s Honor Roll status academically all four years … National Latin Exam silver medal as a junior after being a bronze medalist as a freshman and a sophomore.
 
Personal: Born 7/1/00 in San Francisco, Calif. … Younger of two children of Jeff and Liz … Mother was a collegiate rower and a coxswain at Brown … Enjoys fishing, skim boarding, running, hiking and biking in his spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because it was a place he could see himself when he visited campus … Noted that the opportunity to continue his lacrosse career was a factor in deciding to enroll.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    5'11" 165 lbs
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    2021Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'11" 165 lbs
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    2022Junior

    Midfield
    5'11" 165 lbs
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    2023Senior

    Midfield
    5'11" 165 lbs
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    2024Graduate Student

    Midfield
    5'11" 165 lbs
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