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RYAN METZBOWER

Sophomore

Attack / Midfield

6-0 • 185

St. Mary's High School (Bridgton Academy)

Severna Park, MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002 Updated Individual Statistics

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout lacrosse and football player at St. Mary's HS before post-graduate year at Bridgton Academy in Maine...led team to 17-0 record as a senior in lacrosse..played quarterback in football...All-State in both sports.

AT DELAWARE: All-American candidate...will be one of the premier midfielders in the Colonial Athletic Association...looking to come back at 100 percent after missing all of the 2001 season with torn knee ligaments suffered in a pre-season scrimmage...outstanding outside shooter who can also create scoring opportunities for teammates...could switch between midfield and attack...called "the classic middie" by Bob Shillinglaw...solid, consistent player at midfielder... Faceoff Magazine pre-season third team All-American...2001: Missed entire season after suffering torn knee ligaments in pre-season scrimmage...Inside Lacrosse and Lacrosse USA Pre-Season Player to Watch... 2000: Stepped right into Blue Hen lineup as a freshman and enjoyed outstanding season...named America East Rookie of the Year and was second team All-America East...America East Rookie of the Week three times...led team with 30 goals and was second in scoring with 42 points...30 goals was the third highest ever by a UD freshman (record 38 by Kevin Lavey in 1996)...scored season-high four goals three times vs. Mt. St. Mary's, North Carolina, and Towson...scored three goals in four other games...led team with 100 shots on goal.

PERSONAL: Ryan Metzbower. (Mets-Bow-Uhr)..born Nov. 20, 1979...son of Dick and Anita Metzbower...nephew of former UD lacrosse standout and current Princeton assistant lacrosse coach Dave Metzbower...parks and recreation major at Delaware.

Metzbower at Delaware

Yr.

G/S

Goals

Assists

Points

Shots

Groundballs

Penalties

Faceoffs

2000

16/12

30

12

42

100

26

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