#21 Ryder Garnsey 2017-18 Men's Lacrosse Roster

CAREER AWARDS & HONORS

• 2017 USILA Honorable Mention All-American
• 2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• 2017 Inside Lacrosse Midseason First Team All-American
• 2017 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Third Team All-American
• 2017 Preseason All-ACC Team
• 2016 ACC Freshman of the Year

AS A JUNIOR (2018)

• Appeared in all 15 games for the Irish, starting nine.
• Led the team in points, recording 43 points off 29 goals and 14 assists.
• Fired 52 shots on goal, including a season-high six SOG on four occasions.
• His 29 goals ranked second on the team.
• Twice scored five goals, recording six points total both times (5-1-6) – against Michigan (3/21/18) and at Duke in the ACC Tournament (4/27/18).
• Recovered 21 ground balls, including a season-best six at North Carolina (4/21/18).
• Forced a turnover against both Duke (4/27/18) and Denver (5/13/18).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)

• Started 14 games as an attackman for the Irish in his second season
• Led the team with 43 points and assists with 23
• Ranked fourth on the team in goals with 20
• Totaled 27 ground balls, ranking fifth on the squad
• Scored a career-high six goals and added two assists in the season-opening win over Georgetown (2/18) to finish with a career-best eight points
• Recorded a career-high four assists at Denver (3/12) while adding two goals for a six-point performance
• Posted at least one goal and one assist in 11 outings
• Scooped up a season-high six ground balls in the regular season win over Marquette (4/11)

AS A FRESHMAN

• Named the ACC Freshman of the Year
• Started five of the 15 games he played in during his rookie season, finishing with 27 goals, 12 assists, 13 ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Ranked second on the team in goals (27), third in assists (12) and third in points (39)
• Scored a career-high five goals in a 17-7 win at Syracuse (4/2)
• Posted eight multiple goal games
• Scored four goals and dished out two assists in the regular season finale against Army (5/8)
• Found the back of the net three times in the first round of the NCAA Championships against Air Force (5/14)
• Recorded at least one point in 14-of-15 games, including each of the last 10 outings

PERSONAL AND PREP

• Ranked number one by Inside Lacrosse on its 2015 Top 40 Attackmen list and number two on the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 Freshmen list
• Played a post-grad year at Phillips Academy Andover in Andover, Massachusetts
• Posted 47 goals and 46 assists under the direction of head coach Steve Moreland at Phillips Academy
• Previously suited up for Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire), where he is the all-time leading scorer
• Played club lacrosse for 3d Lacrosse
• Earned Under Armour All-America honors
• A U.S. Lacrosse High School All-America pick
• New England Player of the Year as senior
• Also played hockey all four years at Brewster Academy
• Son of Fred and Meighan Garnsey
• Has two siblings–Charlie and Erin
• Sister Erin played lacrosse at New Hampshire
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theatre major.