2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
Tagged Content: will-schaller
SCHALLER'S HONOR ROLL:
- 2025 USILA First Team All-American
- 2025 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2025 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 2025 First Team All-Big Ten
- 2x 2025 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/4, 3/18)
- 2024 Academic All-Big Ten
As a Junior in 2025:
- Part of defensive effort that held Richmond scoreless for entire first half (2/1)
- Helped hold Loyola to just seven goals for second straight game (2/8), tallied a CT and three groundballs
- Part of holding #2 Syracuse to seven goals, 11 below their average (2/15), held Joey Spallina to three less points than averaged
- Helped hold #5 Princeton to single-digits (2/22), marked fourth straight game the Maryland defense did so
- Tied career high with two CTs with one GB in 11-10 win over #1 Notre Dame (3/1)
- Helped hold the Irish to their lowest goal total since April 30, 2023
- Helped hold Delaware (3/8) to just three goals, lowest goals allowed by the Terps since 2012, caused two turnovers
- Two GBs and one CT in 12-6 win at #18 Virginia (3/15), helping hold the Cavaliers to six goals below their season scoring average
- Tied career high with three GBs along with one CT in 11-10 3OT loss to Michigan (3/22)
- Helped hold the Wolverines scoreless for 29:38
- Set career-highs with four GBs and three CTs in 13-8 win over #7 Penn State (3/29)
- Helped hold the Nittany Lions scoreless for 22:07, spanning the first and third quarters
- Three GBs and two CTs in 8-6 loss at Rutgers (4/5)
- Helped hold the Scarlet Knights scoreless for 28:00, spanning the first to third quarters
- One GB and three CTs in 13-8 win at #2 Ohio State (4/12)
- Helped hold the Buckeyes scoreless for 22:27, spanning the second and third quarters
- One GB and two CTs in 11-8 win over Johns Hopkins (4/18)
- Two GBs and one CT in 10-8 win over #7 Penn State (5/1) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals
- Helped hold the Nittany Lions scoreless for 22:35, spanning the second to third quarters
- One GB and two CTs in 14-10 loss to #5 Ohio State (5/3) in the Big Ten Tournament finals
- One GB in 13-5 win over Air Force (5/11) in NCAA Tournament first round
- Helped hold the Falcons scoreless for 23:10, spanning the second to fourth quarters
- One GB in 9-6 win over Georgetown (5/18) in NCAA Quarterfinals
- Helped hold the Hoyas scoreless for stretches of 16:48 and 15:17
- One GB and one CT in 14-8 win over No. 6-seed Syracuse (5/24) in NCAA Semifinals
- Helped hold the Orange scoreless for 25:54, spanning the first and second quarters
- Two GBs in 13-10 loss to No. 1-seed Cornell (5/26) in NCAA Finals
As a Sophomore in 2024:
- Appeared in all 17 games at close defense, making four starts
- Finished season in a tie for third on the team with 10 caused turnovers, also scooped 17 groundballs
- Caused two turnovers in each of two games vs. Virginia while covering McCabe Millon
- Two caused turnovers and two groundballs vs. Ohio State (4/6)
As a Freshman in 2023:
- Appeared in 11 games at both LSM and close defense, starting the last four of the season at close defense.
- Totaled one assist, eight groundballs, and five caused turnovers.
Before Maryland:
- Graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he played with classmate Eric Kolar.
- Served as a team captain.
- Honored with the Team of 1962 Lacrosse Cup, presented to that member of the Varsity Lacrosse Team who through his outstanding play and aggressive spirit provided the team with a source of inspiration and optimism.
- Starred in both lacrosse and hockey at The Hill.
- Ranked overall No. 8 recruit and No. 1 LSM by Inside Lacrosse for 2022.
- Senior All-American by Wave 3.
- Played club lacrosse for Team 91 Maryland.
- On the ice, scored 19 goals and assisted on 17 for 36 points in his prep career for The Hill.
Personal:
- Son of Chris and Becky Schaller.
- Father played lacrosse at Michigan State and Penn State.
- Mother was a gymnast at Michigan State and went on to coach in college at Towson. She was also a USA Gymnastics Level 10 National Qualifier.
- Points: 1 at Johns Hopkins (5/4/23)
- Assists: 1 at Johns Hopkins (5/4/23)
- Groundballs: 4 vs. Penn State (3/29/25)
- Caused Turnovers: 3 (2x), last at Ohio State (4/12/25)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2023Freshman
Long Stick Midfielder
6'0"
204 lbs
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2024Sophomore
Defense
6'0"
210 lbs
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2025Junior
Defense
6'0"
210 lbs
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2026Senior
Defense
6'0"
210 lbs
