Chris Collins (lacrosse)

Chris Collins
Born	April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)
Position	Goaltender
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
NCAA Team	University of Delaware
Former NLL Teams	New York Titans
MLL Team F. Teams	Washington Bayhawks Philadelphia Barrage
Nationality	United States
Pro Career	2006–present

Chris Collins (b. April 12, 1982) is a professional lacrosse player with the Washington Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.

College career

Collins earned United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association honorable mention All American honors in 2005 after leading the nationally-ranked Blue Hens to an 11-6 record, the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The Hens, who placed second in the CAA Tournament, made just their third NCAA Tournament appearance in school history before falling to No. 5 seed Navy 9-7 in the opening round.

Collins became the first UD goalkeeper to earn All-American honors since Jim Pappas was an honorable mention pick in 1962. Collins, who earned second team All-CAA honors each of the last two seasons, was a three-year starter in the nets for the Hens and was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 2005. He also earned the team’s Sportsmanship Award and played in the annual USILA North-South Senior All-Star game.

He started all 17 games in 2005, posting a 7.56 goals against average and a .584 save percentage. He set school records for minutes played in a season (1,009:18), goals against average in a season (7.56), and goals against average in career (8.64), and ranks No. 4 all-time at Delaware with 554 saves.

Professional career

Major League Lacrosse 2010 CHICAGO MACHINE, current goaltender for the Chicago Machine 2010' CHESAPEAKE BAYHAWKS, traded to the Chicago Machine on the day of the Roster Deadline 2009' WASHINGTON BAYHAWKS,Played in three games as goaltender for the Washington Bayhawks 2008 WASHINGTON BAYHAWKS, Played in six games as goalkeeper for the Washington Bayhawks recording a GAA of 12.89 and making 19 saves in 102:26 minutes of play, earning a record as a starting goaltender of 1-1. 2007:WASHINGTON BAYHAWKS, Played in three games as a goalkeeper for the Washington Bayhawks recording a GAA of 25.63 and making 6 saves. 2006: BALTIMORE BAYHAWKS, Dressed for the first two games of the season (Week 1 @ Long Island & Week 2 @ Chicago) as back up goaltender to Scott Schroeder, and then Spent the rest of the year on the Baltimore Bayhawks practice squad.

National Lacrosse League 2009 Signed to the Philadelphia Wings Practice Squad 2008 Signed to the New York Titans Practice Squad 2007 Signed to the New York Titans Practice Squad

United States Indoor Lacrosse Developmental Team 2009 Goaltender 2008 Goaltender 2007 Goaltender

Quebec Senior Lacrosse League 2010 VERMONT VOYAGEURS

Post-Collegiate Career

During on-line voting for the 60th Anniversary All-Time Delaware Team, Collins was the top vote-getter among goalkeepers to earn a spot on the first time.

In Collins' first season on the coaching staff, he helped lead Delaware to a 12-5 record and a berth in the CAA title game before falling to No. 2 ranked Hofstra in the championship game. Delaware also advanced to the CAA semifinals in 2008 and finished with a 9-7 record.

Personal

Currently an Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach at Drexel University, directly in charge of Goaltending and the "Docking" technique. His hobbies include listening to music, going to the beach, and following the New York Yankees. His favorite store is Banana Republic, where he is always able to find the best products for a reasonable price. His favorite actor is Russell Crowe. His best friend is Hank Mardoukis. He has five younger siblings; sister Courtney played field hockey at Colgate, brother Tim played lacrosse at Widener, and his father played football at Manhattan College. He also plays a mean trumpet. He loves the expression "eh" as well. He is fascinated with Katy Perry, I know this because he made me watch "The Last Friday Night T.G.I.F" 7 times. Chris' guilty pleasure is Real Housewives of New Jersey. Chris loves Italian hoagies from Conestoga Pizza, and he often orders a side of cheese fries. A song that really gets Chris pumped up, is "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO. Chris is not your average Joe.

Stats

Season	Team		GP	Min	GA	GAA	S	Pct
2002	Delaware		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	Delaware		15	894	144	9.67	190	.569
2004	Delaware		16	935	134	8.60	174	.565
2005	Delaware		17	1008	127	7.56	178	.584
Totals			48	2837	405	8.44	542	.573

See also

• University of Delaware Men's Lacrosse

External links

• Washington Bayhawks Profile
• Delaware Coaches Bio