Of Note
- Ranked as the #5 freshman in the nation by
Inside Lacrosse in 2018.
- Ranked as the #2 freshman midfielder in the nation by
Inside Lacrosse in 2018.
2021
- Second Team All-Big Ten selection.
- Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
- Made the move to attack after three years at midfield and started all 13 games.
- Led the team in goals (25), assists (20) and points(45) - all three totals were career highs.
- Led the team and finished 27th in the nation in shooting percentage (.417).
- Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in assists per game (1.54) and eighth in points per game (3.46).
- 45 points in 13 games this season is more than double his previous career high of 18 points as a freshman (16g, 2a) - that came in 17 games played.
- 25 goals, 20 assists and 45 points this season top his 39-game career totals entering the 2021 season (24g, 18a, 42p).
- Opened season with three goals and one assist for a then career-high-tying four points against Ohio State-1.
- Punched up two goals and a personal-best four assists for a career-high six points in a 14-7 win at Michigan-1 and came back with two goals at Maryland-1.
- Fueled 13-6 win over 12th-ranked Penn State with a career-high four goals and one assist. All five points came during an 11-1 run that turned a 2-2 tie into a 13-3 lead.
- Punched up two goals and two assists in a loss to seventh-ranked Rutgers-1 and added an assist in second game against Penn State.
- Matched career-high again with six points on four goals and two assists in the second game against Michigan.
- Made it six games this season with 3+ points with a three-assist effort at Ohio State-2 and scored once at Rutgers-2.
- Punched up fourth hat trick of the season and added an assist in a 14-13 loss to top-ranked Maryland-2.
- Fueled JHU’s 15-7 win at Penn State in the B1G Quarterfinals with three goals and three assists for a career-high-tying six points.
- Punched up one goal and two assists in a 12-10 win over #6 Rutgers in the Big Ten Semifinals. Lone goal and one assist came on JHU’s 11th and 12th goals after Rutgers had sliced a 10-6 Blue Jay lead to 10-9 in the fourth quarter.
2020
- Started all six games on the Blue Jays' first midfield.
- Rang up four goals and three assists for seven points.
- Had at least one point in each of the first five games of the season.
- Posted third career hat trick in 15-7 season-opening win against Towson.
- Came back with one goal at Loyola and assists against North Carolina, Princeton and Syracuse.
2019
- Tied for sixth on the team in scoring with four goals and 13 assists for 17 points.
- Ranked third on the team with 13 assists.
- Totaled one goal and one assist in the opener at Towson. This marked the seventh multi-point game of his career.
- Chipped in one assist against second-ranked Loyola, Princeton and Syracuse.
- Tallied career-high three assists in a 12-10 win over Delaware, including one on the insurance goal with just over two minutes remaining.
- Scored once in a 16-11 loss to Virginia and added assists in a 15-13 win against Rutgers and a 14-13 loss to eight-ranked Ohio State.
- Scored once against top-ranked Penn State.
- Tallied one goal and one assist in a 16-11 win at second-ranked Maryland. Both points came during an 11-2 run that turned a 5-1 deficit into a 12-7 lead.
- Added one assist in the Big Ten Championship game against top-ranked Penn State.
2018
- Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 16 goals and two assists for 18 points.
- Scored once in the loss to North Carolina and came back with two goals against Princeton.
- Scored back-to-back goals against Princeton to turn a 5-5 tie into a 7-5 lead ... these were the second and third goals in a 12-2 run that put the game away.
- Recorded the first hat trick of his career in an 18-7 victory at seventh-ranked Syracuse. Hat trick was the first by a Johns Hopkins freshman midfielder since Joel Tinney had three in a 19-7 win at Virginia in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
- Added two goals in a 13-6 win over UMBC.
- Notched second career hat trick in a 15-13 come-from-behind win at Virginia to nab Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. Scored two of three goals in the fourth quarter as JHU outscored UVA 6-2 in final 15 minutes.
- Tallied twice in the 13-12 come-from-behind win at Rutgers. Both goals came during a 7-3 game-ending run that turned a 9-6 deficit into the 13-12 win.
- Scored one goal and added one assist at 15th-ranked Penn State ... the assist was the first of his career.
- Scored 57 seconds into third quarter against Maryland (reg. season) to tie game at 3-3; Blue Jays eventually led 7-5 before falling 8-7 in triple overtime.
- Added one assist against Maryland in the Big Ten Championship game and scored once against Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
At Smithtown East
- Played lacrosse and basketball.
- Rang up 270 career points on 143 goals and 127 assists.
- Tallied 60 goals and added 54 assists as a senior, when he earned
USA Today, US Lacrosse and Under Armour All-America honors.
- Posted 39 goals and 38 assists en route to earning US Lacrosse All-America, all-county and all-metro honors as a junior.
- All-county pick as a sophomore with 29 goals and 26 assists.
- Suffolk County Rookie of the Year with 15 goals and nine assists as a freshman.
- Helped team to a four-year record of 61-12, a pair of Suffolk County Class A titles and a pair of Suffolk County runner-up finishes.
Personal
- Connor DeSimone.
- The son of Joe and Janine.
- Has one older brother, Ryan, and one younger brother, Tyler.
- Older brother, Ryan, played lacrosse at Villanova.
- Majoring in political science.
Did You Know
- Connor DeSimone became the second consecutive Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse player to be named the MVP of the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Game in 2017. DeSimone, who followed Cole Williams as the game's MVP, totaled three goals and two assists in an 18-16 win for the North.
