Chris Collins
Born	April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12) (age 27)
Position	Goaltender
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 pounds (88 kg)
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
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Chris Collins (b. April 12, 1982) is a professional lacrosse player with the Washington Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.^[1]

Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 Post-Collegiate Career 4 Personal 5 Stats 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Professional career

2007: Played in three games as a goalkeeper for the Washington Bayhawks recording a GAA of 25.63 and making 6 saves.

2006: Spent the year on the Washington Bayhawks practice squad.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Personal

Currently works as a high school special education teacher and assistant coach at Delaware. His hobbies include listening to music, going to the beach, following the New York Yankees, and playing the trumpet. His favorite actor is Russell Crowe. 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• University of Delaware Men's Lacrosse

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Washington Bayhawks Profile
• Delaware Coaches Bio