Chris Harvey was one of the greatest lacrosse players to compete
in New England. The attackman played two seasons for Boston State
College and finished his career with one tremendous season at UMass
Boston after Boston State merged with UMass Boston in 1982.
Harvey's senior season at UMass Boston was a memorable one as he
earned a spot on the Division III United States Intercollegiate
Lacrosse Association All-American team and was named a Colonial
Division All-Star as well. The 1987 UMB graduate racked up 93
points in 13 games, while amassing 58 goals and 35 assists that
year to rank within the top three national leaders in points per
game and goals per outing for the Beacons, while leading them to
the Colonial Division title and an ECAC Semi-final showdown with
Bowdoin College. His point total that season is the fifth-highest
in UMass Boston history and his goal tally is the fourth-highest,
while his assist mark ranks eighth all-time at UMB. Harvey really
shined on March 30, 1982, however, when he set a New England record
by registering 17 points, including a then New England record-tying
11 goals vs. Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Harvey also
established school-records in that contest with seven points and
four assists in a single period of play. His single-game goal total
is still the second-highest mark of any UMass Boston player. His
play that season also made him the first player in UMB history to
earn a selection to the prestigious National North-South All-Star
game and was also named to the New England East-West Senior
All-Star tilt. In his two seasons with Boston State College, he
ripped 55 goals and tallied 76 assists for 131 points in 27 career
games to give him a three-year career total of 224 points on 113
goals and 111 assists in 40 games. Harvey also holds the Warriors'
single-season mark for assists with 40 in 1980.