Ben Finlay

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Photo by: Brian McWalters

Position:
Defense
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oakton, Va.
High School:
Gonzaga College Prep

At Princeton
2023
second-team All-Ivy League selection ... Academic All-Ivy League selection ... only current Tiger who has started every game of his career ... has five caused turnovers and 20 ground balls ... named to USILA Team of the Week after holding Yale’s Matt Brandau without a goal, ending Brandau’s 45-game goal scoring streak, during the regular season ... held Leo Johnson to one goal in the ILT final ... one of Princeton’s captains

2022
started every game ... had 16 caused turnovers and 26 ground balls ... had four caused turnovers against Georgetown ... had two caused turnovers in the NCAA win over BU ... had a caused turnover and four ground balls against Maryland in the regular season ... had two caused turnovers against Yale in the regular season

2020 - started all five games on defense ... had three caused turnovers and 12 ground balls ... had all three caused turnovers against Rutgers ... became the first freshman since 2014 to start first game on defense

At Gonzaga - three-time Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Champion ... lacrosse captain ... two-time first-team All-WCAC ... two-time first-team All-Met ... 2019 Under Armour All-American ... 2016 Under Armour Underclass All-American ... US Lacrosse All-American ... 171 high school ground balls ... played club lacrosse with Sweetlax.

Personal - Born July 7, 2000 ... son of Chris and Rebecca Finlay ... both parents graduated from the University of South Carolina ... father was a United States Marine ... older brother Ryan plays lacrosse at Brown ... younger sister Meghan rides equestrian and attends Flint Hill School ... younger sister Molly plays lacrosse at Georgetown Visitation.