Connor Nolen

Connor Nolen celebrates his first career goal as Utah defender lays on the ground

Photo by: Duke Athletics

November 19, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Men’s Lacrosse Headshots

Position:
Midfield
Class:
Sophomore
Experience:
1
Hometown:
Newtown Square, Pa.
High School:
Haverford School

Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2025, 2026) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2025, 2026).

2026: Played in all 16 games as a midfielder … Tallied three goals and one assist for four points … Collected 17 ground balls and caused eight turnovers … Scored his first goal of the season against Utah (2/6) … Dished an assist against Vermont (2/15) … Added a goal at Air Force (3/7) … Picked up three ground balls at Syracuse (3/28) and matched the season high with three ground balls against Notre Dame (4/18) … Scored in the NCAA First Round win at Richmond (5/9) … Caused a season-high two turnovers against Princeton in the NCAA Semifinals (5/23) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2025: Played in all 18 games as a defensive midfielder … Picked up five ground balls and caused one turnover … Registered a ground ball in his first career game against Bellarmine (2/1) … Credited with his first career caused turnover in win over Syracuse (4/19) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: A four-year letterwinner for Haverford School … A four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … Ranked 42nd in Inside Lacrosse’s Power 100 rankings … 2024 Team Captain … A 2024 USA Lacrosse All-American … Picked for the National Senior All-American Game and the CSE Senior All-America Game … Helped Haverford to a 64-17 overall record in his four seasons, including a 20-2 mark and a No. 2 ranking in Pennsylvania his senior season … Also helped push the Fords to the No. 1 spot in the National Prep Rankings … Haverford won consecutive Inter-AC conference titles in 2023 and 2024 … Named All-Inter AC and All-State as a senior … Also voted conference’s Most Valuable Player his senior season.