Accolades:
- Named to 2021 America East Second Team
- Selected to the 2018 America East All-Rookie Team
- Named to the 2018 America East Winter-Spring Honor Roll
2021:
- Moved into seventh place on UMBC’s all-time saves list with 370
- Led America East and finished sixth in the nation with a 9.18 goals against average
- Record personal best single season marks for wins (8), saves (118) and minutes played (686:22)
- Started all 11 games, extending his streak to 17 consecutive starts
- Logged the most minutes in a single game, making 16 saves in UMBC’s four-overtime 13-12 win over Stony Brook on March 6
- Earned America East Conference Defensive Player of the Week after an 11-save effort in UMBC’s April 3rd 10-8 win over eventual AE champion Vermont
- Made seven fourth quarter saves, one in overtime and 16 total in the Retrievers’ 14-13 extra-time victory at Stony Brook on April 24
- Set a career high by stopping 18 NJIT shots on goal in the Retrievers’ regular-season ending 14-6 victory
- Tabbed the league’s Defensive Player of the Week for the second team by virtue of his effort at NJIT
2020: Played all 200 minutes in the Retrievers’ 4-1 campaign… Performed brilliantly in the wins over Mount St. Mary’s (16 svs., 4 ga) and Sacred Heart (17 saves, 6 ga)… Earned America East Defensive Player of the Week honors on Feb. 24… Stopped 14 of Mount’s final 15 shots on goal over the final 50 minutes of play in the 9-4 Retriever triumph… A week later, he turned aside a career-high 17 shots in a 13-6 victory over SHU… Completed the abbreviated campaign with a save percentage of 59.6 and a goals against average of 8.4.
2019: Struggled with injuries throughout most of the campaign and did not compete in four of 16 games… Did start 11 of 12 games in the nets and produced huge game in relief in NCAA First Round victory at Marist… Entered the game with UMBC trailing, 5-3, early in the second quarter… Made nine saves and allowed only three goals as the Retrievers rallied for a 14-8 victory… Added two ground balls and a caused turnover versus the Red Foxes… Stopped a season-high 13 shots on goal in the Retrievers’ 13-6 triumph over Binghamton on April 6… Out of the lineup for season finale at Hartford and both America East Tournament games.
2018: Tabbed to the USILA Team of the Week and America East Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 12)… Named America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the second and third times on April 9 and 16… Led the nation in goals against average (7.33)… Recorded all five wins in net for the Retrievers in his freshman campaign... Finished fourth in America East in save percentage (54.1)… Burst onto the scene in the opener, entering the game late in the first quarter and turning aside 13 of 15 Spider shots on goal as UMBC rallied for a 9-6 victory… Got his first start at Navy the following week, the first of five consecutive starts (1-4)… After a two-game break, regained the starting assignment at UMass Lowell… Made 33 saves and allowed only 12 goals as UMBC throttled No. 1 UAlbany, Binghamton and Hartford.
Background: Highly-decorated goalkeeping prospect… Ranked No. 14 of all goalies in the class of 2017 by Inside Lacrosse…A 2017 high school All-American… Registered double-digit save totals in nine of the team’s 14 games in 2017… Earned All Long Island First Team honors by Newsday… Captained the Friars as a senior and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player… Has an older brother, Nick, and younger sister, Juliana… Nick is competing in baseball collegiately at New Paltz… Lists favorite professional team as the NBA’s New York Knicks… Enjoys surfing, snowboarding and skating… Son of Julie and Jeff Lingner.
