[7] Tierney was the 2001 national statistical champion for goals against average (GAA) (5.70) and save percentage (.671).

[8] He held NCAA the career (6.65) and single (5.70) season GAA record from 2001 until they were both surpassesd in 2006 by Navy's Matt Russell.

[10] During his four-year career, Princeton went undefeated in Ivy League Conference play with consecutive 6–0 records.

[14] In the 1998 NCAA championship quarterfinals, he came in as a substitute with his team behind by four goals and shut out Duke for 32 minutes as Princeton rallied for an 11– 9 victory.

[16] Corey Popham ended up playing and earning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

[2] In the semifinals of the 2000 NCAA championship, Trevor made 14 saves as his younger brother Brendan Tierney scored two fourth quarter goals to lead Princeton to a 12–11 victory over Virginia.

[17][18] In 2001, Trevor was one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Trophy as the outstanding male player in college lacrosse.

[28] Trevor Tierney represented Team USA at the 2002 and 2006 World Lacrosse Championships earning a gold and silver medal, respectively.

[21] In the semifinal match that year Trevor made seven first half saves as Team USA built a 9–2 lead over the Iroquois Nationals.

[30] He was nominated as a finalist (one of 5 goaltenders) for MLL's first All-decade team in celebration of the first ten years of the league.