2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Donald Varnerin
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Westwood, Mass.
AWARDS
Second Team All-Patriot League (2026)
Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (3/24/25)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2026
Appeared in all 14 games ... Recorded 12 caused turnovers, 32 ground balls and a career-best five goals ... Secured a ground ball in all 14 games ... Notched a goal in each of the first three games and four of the opening five contests of the season ... Notched season highs in caused turnovers (3) and ground balls (5) in addition to scoring a goal in a 13-12 overtime win over Bucknell on April 11 ... Scored a 70-yard goal that was the No. 4 play on SportsCenter and also had two caused turnovers and one ground ball in a 13-5 win over Dartmouth on Feb. 15 ... Tallied two caused turnovers and four ground balls at Loyola Maryland on April 4 ... Recorded two caused turnovers, two ground balls and one goal in a 23-7 victory over Siena on Feb. 6 ... Found the back of the net at No. 2 Syracuse on Feb. 1.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025
Appeared in all 16 games, setting career highs in ground balls (48), caused turnovers (18), goals (4), assists (1) and points (5) ... Matched his career best with six ground balls, scoring a goal directly off one of those ground balls, in a 12-10 win over Lafayette in the Patriot League semifinals on May 2 ... Recorded five caused turnovers, including one that led directly to his third goal of the season, and added four ground balls at Lafayette on April 12 ... Notched six ground balls and one caused turnover in a 16-4 victory over Holy Cross on March 29 ... Secured five ground balls, forced three turnovers and helped hold the 2024 PL Offensive Player of the Year without a point in a 10-9 overtime win at then-No. 2/3 Army West Point on March 22 ... Totaled two points (1g, 1a), collected five ground balls and forced two turnovers in a 21-12 victory at Bucknell on March 8 ... Recorded five ground balls and three caused turnovers in a 15-7 triumph over Air Force on Feb. 22 ... Found the back of the net and collected two ground balls against then-No. 12 Duke on April 5.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024
Appeared in 10 games ... Totaled five ground balls, one caused turnover and one goal ... Scored his first collegiate goal and collected a career-high two ground balls in a 22-6 win at Holy Cross on March 30 ... Recorded one ground ball in his collegiate debut, an 18-8 victory over Vermont on Feb. 10 ... Secured two ground balls against Lafayette on April 13 ... Recorded his first collegiate caused turnover in a 16-10 win at Brown on Feb. 20.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Three-year starter at Westwood High School … Earned Boston Lax All-America and Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors as a senior … 2023 Tri-Valley League MVP after recording 50 points on 35 goals and 15 assists … Named a Tri-Valley All-Star and earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore and as a junior … Three-time team MVP … Also captained Westwood’s soccer team as a senior goalie, earning honorable mention all-league accolades.
PERSONAL
Son of June and Stephen … Has two siblings, Brendan and Genevieve … Enrolled in the College of Communication, majoring in advertising.
