Will Dalton

College career

As a freshman (2005) for the University of Maryland Terrapins, Dalton scored his first career goal in his collegiate debut in a 13-6 season-opening win over No. 5 Georgetown (2/26); scored one shot, one groundball and one caused turnover in a 10-8 loss to Duke (3/5); won his first collegiate face-off at the start of the third quarter in a 9-5 win at No. 9 Towson (3/12); was one for three in face-offs and picked up a groundball in a 14-10 win at No. 18 Bucknell (3/15); won two-of-five face-offs and picked up a groundball in a 16-10 win over UMBC (3/19); had a tremendous game in the face-off circle, winning six of nine draws all in the second half, in a 9-4 win over No. 19 North Carolina (3/26); won his only face-off in an 11-6 loss to No. 1 Johns Hopkins (4/15); and gave the team a boost by winning seven-of-11 face-offs in an 8-7 overtime victory over No. 3 Virginia in the ACC Semifinals (4/29); and picked up where he left off in the UVa game by winning seven-of-10 face-offs in a 9-5 win over No. 2 Duke (5/1) to win the ACC championship (he also picked up four groundballs vs. the Blue Devils). Dalton was selected to the ACC All-Tournament team; received honorable mention for national player of the week award by Inside Lacrosse for his performance in the ACC Tournament; scored his first goal since the season opener in a 21-6 drubbing of Penn (5/7) at Lincoln Financial Field; won two-of-six face-offs, picked up one groundball and caused a turnover in a 14-10 win over No. 11 Penn State (5/14) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament; and won six-of-19 face-offs and picked up one groundball in 18-9 loss to No. 2 Duke (5/28) in the NCAA Semifinals.

As a sophomore (2006), Dalton saw his first action of the season, taking one face-off in a 7-6 loss in double overtime to Bucknell (3/14); saw time with the second midfield unit in a 9-4 victory at UMBC (3/18); scored his first goal of the season in a 14-2 win over Dartmouth (3/21); won four of five face-offs in a 15-5 loss to No. 1 Virginia (4/1); won three of five face-offs in an 18-2 win over Sacred Heart (4/18) and also picked up a groundball; won five-of-seven face-offs and picked up four groundballs in a 10-9 win over North Carolina (4/28) in the ACC Semifinals; won 12-of-22 draws vs. Denver's Geoff Snider (the NCAA's leading face-off man (69.5%)) picked up four groundballs in a 16-8 win over No. 12 Denver (5/13) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament; and won one-of-three face-offs in 8-5 loss to No. 10 UMass (5/27) in NCAA Semifinals.

As a junior (2007), Dalton won 12-of-18 face-offs, made his first start with the first midfield unit, scored the first game-winning goal of his career, and had seven groundballs in an 11-6 season-opening win over Bellarmine (2/17). Dalton had dominating face-off performance in a 16-7 win over Vermont (2/20), winning 18-of-22 face-offs and picking up a career-best eight groundballs. In an 8-6 loss to No. 4 Georgetown (2/24), he won six-of-14 face-offs and collected two groundballs. He scored a goal and won 11-of-22 face-offs and picked up five groundballs in a 14-7 loss to No. 2 Duke (3/2). Dalton won nine-of-18 face-offs and picked up four groundballs in a 13-4 win over Lafayette (3/13). He won 10-of-14 face-offs, scored a goal, and picked up six groundballs in an 18-3 win over Mount St. Mary's (3/20). Daktib scrounged two groundballs in a 14-8 win over No. 11 North Carolina (3/24). He won 5-of-9 face-offs and picked up two groundballs in a 12-8 loss at No. 2 Virginia (3/31); scored a goal and went five-of-14 in a 14-10 win at Penn (4/21); gathered up three groundballs in a 12-4 win over Yale (5/5); and won five-of-10 face-offs in a 13-9 loss to UMBC (5/13) in the NCAA tournament. He competed for most of 2007 with a separated shoulder.

As a senior, Dalton was the 2008 Team Captain. At the end of the year, he was given the school's "Big Man" award. In an 11-6 win over No. 4 Georgetown (2/23), Dalton scored one goal and collected three ground balls and six out of 17 face-offs. Dalton tallied one goal, three ground balls, and five of 10 face-offs in a 17-7 victory over Mount St. Mary's (2/25). In a 7-15 loss to No. 2 Duke (3/1), Dalton collected one ground ball, but managed to win none of his four face-off attempts. Dalton won seven of 10 face-offs, collected four ground balls, and scored a goal in a 12-10 win over No. 18 Towson (3/8). Dalton scored a goal, collected 11 ground balls, and won 12 of 18 face-offs in a three overtime loss to No. 19 UMBC (3/14). In a 16-4 victory over Air Force (3/16), he scored two goals, harvested two ground balls, and won four out of 12 face-offs. While beating No. 4 North Carolina (3/22) 13-8, Dalton scored one goal, but won zero out of five face-offs. In a 13-7 win over No. 1 ranked Virginia (3/29), Dalton won 8-of-14 face-offs and scored a goal. In a 5-4 loss to Navy (4/4), Dalton won one of three face-offs. While the team dropped a 10-4 decision at No. 15 Johns Hopkins (4/12), Dalton won three of 10 face-offs. Maryland beat Penn (4/19) 4-9 and Dalton collected 3 ground balls and three out of four face-offs. In a 16-10 win over Yale (5/3), Dalton scored two goals, collected five ground balls, and won 6 of 14 face-offs. Dalton won six of nine face-offs and collected two ground balls in a 7-8 overtime loss to No. 2 Virginia (5/17). In a 10-7 victory over Denver (5/10), he took two of seven face-offs and collected three ground balls. Over the season, he controlled 69 of 145 face-offs for a 47.6 percentage.

NLL career

Dalton begins his NLL career as an undrafted free agent with the San Jose Stealth, replacing Tim Booth on face-offs. In his first experiences with the team, he is notable for breaking sticks.

Coaching career

Dalton coaches an 8th grade select team out of Annapolis