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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...one of the top midfielders in the Colonial Athletic Association...team co-captain...will key Blue Hens' No. 1 midfield unit...hard dodger with one of the team's hardest shots...Inside Lacosse Pre-Season Honorable Mention All-American selection...has appeared in 44 career games with 31 starts and his 64 goals and 84 points are tops among active Blue Hen players...needs just 16 points to become the 25th player in UD history to reach 100 career points...has 10 career three-goal games...also has 218 career shots and 66 groundballs...outstanding outside shooter who can also create scoring opportunities for teammates....called "the classic middie" by Bob Shillinglaw...2003: Faceoff Magazine pre-season third team All-American...earned second team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors...played in 15 games with seven starts as part of No. 1 midfield unit...ranked fourth on team with 19 points on 15 goals and four assists...also collected 17 groundballs...scored two or more goals four times with season-high three goals vs. Towson...2002: Came back strong after missing entire season with a knee injury...played in 13 games with12 starts at midfield...was team's third leading scorer with 23 points on 19 goals and four assists...second on team with 62 shots...also had 23 groundballs...netted a career-high four goals in season-opening loss to Loyola...scored two more more goals six times, including three each vs. Rutgers and Mt. St. Mary's...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 Wilson 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's Career Stats
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