2013 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Ryan Snyder
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Kent School
- Major:
- Finance
Snyder’s 2012 Season Blog • 2012 Ryan Snyder Photo Gallery
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh provides a combination of academics and athletics that is ideal for a student-athlete. Here I will be able to receive an excellent education while playing Division I lacrosse at its highest level for a great coaching staff.”
AS A JUNIOR (2012): Named a Second Team All-Patriot League honoree … Finished the season winning 50 percent of his faceoffs (141-282), scooping 97 groundballs to up his career total to 239 … Also scored two goals and added an assist … Named a Preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse … Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Earned a spot on the Patriot League All-Tournament Team … Won nine faceoffs in NCAA First Round Game vs. #10 Maryland (5/13), while scoring a key goal to give Lehigh a 7-6 lead … Stellar bounceback in Patriot League Title Game at #10 Colgate (4/29), winning 15-of-32 faceoffs, including numerous in crunch time. Scooped nine groundballs to earn All-Tourney honors … Won 9-of-15 faceoffs while scooping seven groundballs in regular season finale at Lafayette (4/21) … Impressed in winning 13-of-18 faceoffs with five GBs vs. #18 Bucknell (4/14). Also scored a key game-tying goal in the closing minutes … Recovered from slow start to win 8-of-14 faceoffs at #19 Navy (3/30) while scooping seven groundballs … Strong bounceback game, winning 11-of-16 with seven groundballs vs. Holy Cross (3/24) … Impressed against one of the nation’s top faceoff men in R.G. Keenan of #4 UNC (3/3), winning 13-of-20 with 10 groundballs as part of thrilling 9-8 win … Stellar effort at #19 Penn (2/28), winning 12-of-17 faceoffs with eight groundballs … Began 2012 by winning 14-of-19 faceoffs, while scooping a career-high 14 groundballs at Saint Joseph’s (2/11) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Emerged as the team’s primary faceoff specialist … First Team All-Patriot League honoree after winning 61.6 percent of his draws (173-of-281), tops in the league and ninth in the nation … Also scooped a school and Patriot League record 118 groundballs. Stood fourth nationally in groundballs per game … Finished with four points on the season via three goals and an assist … Stellar in the Patriot League Semifinals at #12 Bucknell (4/29), winning 12-of-18 faceoffs while scooping eight groundballs. Also assisted on the game’s first goal, only seven seconds into the contest … Finished 7-of-13 with six groundballs vs. Lafayette (4/23) … 10-of-20 against #12 Bucknell (4/15) along with six groundballs to eclipse 100 for the season … Finished 10-of-19 vs. #20 Penn State while scooping seven groundballs … Won an incredible 90 percent (18-of-20) of his faceoffs vs. Binghamton (3/29) while tying a career-high 13 groundballs … Finished 7-of-15 at the faceoff X with six groundballs at Holy Cross (3/26) … Won 9-of-20 draws, scooped eight groundballs and scored third goal of the season at #8 Army (3/22) … Finished 13-of-15 along with nine groundballs against Presbyterian (3/19). For his efforts, he was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for the second time … Earned honorable mention on the Patriot League Weekly Honor Roll (Mar. 7) ... Won 14-of-18 faceoffs while scooping 10 groundballs at Detroit Mercy (3/6). Marked his fourth straight game with 10 or more groundballs … Won 18-of-27 faceoffs against Navy (3/1), scooping a career-high 13 groundballs and scoring a crucial third-quarter goal … Was honored with the season’s first Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honor on Feb. 21 … Scored a goal, while winning 16-of-21 faceoffs at Villanova (2/19) … Opened the season by winning 17-of-21 against Saint Joseph’s (2/12).
AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Saw time in 13 games, starting one … Recorded one assist … Scooped up 24 groundballs … Member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-time varsity letterwinner … Team captain …. Team MVP … First Team All-Western New England … Runner-up for Midfielder of the Year ... Team’s leading scorer with 32 goals and 16 assists … Picked up 182 ground balls and won 187-of-245 face-offs … Also captain of the hockey team … Member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Son of Lauren and Steven Snyder. Has one sister, Jenna.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
Shots
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
GB
|
TO
|
CT
|
Faceoff
|
Pct.
|
|
2010
|
13-1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
.000
|
1
|
.500
|
24
|
3
|
2
|
38-88
|
.432
|
|
2011
|
16-0
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
15
|
.200
|
7
|
.467
|
118
|
20
|
0
|
173-281
|
.616
|
|
2012
|
17-1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
21
|
.095
|
9
|
.429
|
97
|
12
|
2
|
141-282
|
.500
|
|
Total
|
46-2
|
5
|
3
|
8
|
38
|
.132
|
17
|
.447
|
239
|
35
|
4
|
352-651
|
.541
|
Favorite Food: Chipotle burritos
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Kenny Chesney
Favorite Movie: No Strings Attached
Favorite TV Show: Californication
Favorite Website: Pandora
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Kevin Cassese
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Flyers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Patty Kane
Hobbies: Lifting, golfing, traveling
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Men's Health
Place I'd Like To Visit: Lincoln Financial Field
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: All good things come in 2's.
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give it all to my parents.
