Carson Lien

WRSeasons 2015–2019 (4)On the roster 2015–2019 · statistics 2015–2019Games 366'0" · 200 lbsHometown Bloomington, Ind.High school Bloomington South

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Receiving

628

44 rec · 14.3 avg · 7 TD

Points

7 TD

All-purpose yds

783

Biography

From the official athletics bio

Career: Appeared in 37 games, catching 44 passes for 628 yards and seven touchdowns.

2015: Appeared in seven games as a freshman...caught three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown...returned four kickoffs for a total of 55 yards...caught a 46-yard touchdown catch against Lakeland in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs.

2016: Made eight appearances in his sophomore capagin...caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown...returned five kickoffs for 50 yards and one punt for 38 yards.

2017: Missed season due to injury.

2018: Appeared in eight games, catching 23 passes for 369 yards and three touchdowns...caught five passes for 48 yards and two touchdowns against Millikin on Sept. 22...caught four passes for 81 yards at Carthage on Nov. 3.

2019: Started all 13 games, catching 15 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns...set season-highs with five catches for 55 yards in a win at Millikin on Sept. 28.

High school: Three-year starter...All-Conference and All-Area selection...National Honors Society...missions trips to the Dominican Republic.

Major: Business/Economics

Photographs

4 frames from 2 games, tagged by jersey number · in the gallery

Endzone catch TD secure Carson Lien ball clutchedDec 7 Wheaton vs Saint John's University5Carson Lien

Sju Carson Lien run Wheaton Stone Watson diving tackleDec 7 Wheaton vs Saint John's University5Carson Lien 31Stone Watson

Catch Carson LienDec 7 Wheaton vs Saint John's University5Carson Lien

Catch attempt ball above head Carson LienNov 23 Wheaton vs Martin Luther College5Carson Lien

Season by Season

Receiving

Season	GP	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Yds/G
2015	7	3	53	17.7	1	46	7.6
2016	8	3	28	9.3	1	14	3.5
2018	8	23	369	16.0	3	36	46.1
2019	13	15	178	11.9	2	37	13.7
Career	36	44	628	14.3	7	46	17.4

All-Purpose Yards

Season	G	Rec	PR	KR	Yds	Yds/G
2015	7	53	0	55	108	15.4
2016	8	28	38	50	116	14.5
2018	8	369	5	7	381	47.6
2019	13	178	0	0	178	13.7
Career	36	628	43	112	783	21.8

Scoring

Season	TD	Pts
2015	1	6
2016	1	6
2018	3	18
2019	2	12
Career	7	42

Punt Returns

Season	No	Yds	Avg	Long
2016	1	38	38.0	38
2018	2	5	2.5	8
Career	3	43	14.3	38

Kick Returns

Season	No	Yds	Avg	Long
2015	4	55	13.8	24
2016	5	50	10.0	15
2018	1	7	7.0	7
Career	10	112	11.2	24

Game Logs

From box scores, 1997–2025

Date	Opponent	No	Yds	Long
Oct 31, 2015	Elmhurst University	1	24	24
Nov 7, 2015	Illinois Wesleyan University	3	31	16
Sep 17, 2016	Carthage College	2	18	15
Sep 24, 2016	Elmhurst University	1	9	9
Oct 8, 2016	Millikin University	1	8	8
Oct 15, 2016	North Central College	1	15	15
Sep 22, 2018	Millikin University	1	7	7

Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Nov 14, 2015	Carthage College	2	7	0	7
Nov 21, 2015	Lakeland University	1	46	1	46
Sep 10, 2016	Kalamazoo College	2	23	1	14
Sep 22, 2018	Millikin University	5	48	2	11
Sep 29, 2018	North Central College	2	44	0	34
Oct 6, 2018	North Park University	3	51	1	24
Oct 13, 2018	WashU	2	33	0	25
Oct 27, 2018	Carroll University	1	9	0	9
Nov 3, 2018	Carthage College	4	81	0	36
Nov 10, 2018	Elmhurst University	4	58	0	18
Sep 7, 2019	Monmouth College	2	8	0	6
Sep 28, 2019	Millikin University	5	55	0	18
Oct 12, 2019	North Park University	1	37	0	37
Oct 19, 2019	WashU	1	16	1	16
Oct 26, 2019	Augustana College (IL)	1	2	0	2
Nov 2, 2019	Carroll University	1	4	0	4
Nov 9, 2019	Carthage College	1	1	1	1
Nov 23, 2019	Martin Luther College	2	34	0	26
Nov 30, 2019	Central College	1	21	0	21

Date	Opponent	TD	Pts
Nov 21, 2015	Lakeland University	1	6
Sep 10, 2016	Kalamazoo College	1	6
Sep 22, 2018	Millikin University	2	12
Oct 6, 2018	North Park University	1	6
Oct 19, 2019	WashU	1	6
Nov 9, 2019	Carthage College	1	6

Date	Opponent	No	Yds	Long
Sep 10, 2016	Kalamazoo College	1	38	38
Oct 6, 2018	North Park University	1	8	8
Oct 27, 2018	Carroll University	1	-3	0

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2015	5	WR	Freshman	6'0"	179 lbs	Bloomington, Ind.	Bloomington South
2016	5	WR	Sophomore	6'0"	190 lbs	Bloomington, Ind.	Bloomington South
2017	5	WR	Junior	6'0"	195 lbs	Bloomington, Ind.	Bloomington South
2018	5	WR	Senior	6'0"	197 lbs	Bloomington, Ind.	Bloomington South
2019	5	WR	Senior	6'0"	200 lbs	Bloomington, Ind.	Bloomington South