SPARKS, Md. — Former Seawolf Ryland Rees has represented his alma mater on a multitude of lacrosse platforms, including with the Premier Lacrosse League's Waterdogs and National Lacrosse League's Rochester Knighthawks.

This weekend, he'll be representing his school and his country at the US Lacrosse Fall Classic, as he was named to the Team Canada roster for a dynamic weekend at the USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md.

The national teams on both sides of the border will be taking the field for the first time in close to two years on Friday night when the reigning gold (USA) and silver (Canada) medalists at the most recent World Lacrosse Championships clash in the opener of the six-game weekend. The matchup is slated for a 5:30 p.m. start. Rees' Canadians will then take on Virginia in the first of a four-game Saturday, with faceoff scheduled for Noon.

He will be joined by fellow America East alum Warren Jeffrey, who also finished his collegiate campaign during the 2019 season.

A 2019 graduate of the Seawolves, Rees was named America East Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-America East after leading the Seawolves with 40 ground balls and 16 cause turnovers in 11 starts for Stony Brook. He also earned First Team honors during the 2017 and 2018 campaigns, starting all 25 contests for the Seawolves. Before his time with Stony Brook, he was the youngest member on Team British Columbia's U19 squad and was one of 63 players across Canada to be invited to the Team Canada U19 camp. 

The Port Coquitlam, British Columbia native showed out in this year's PLL campaign, recording a trio of two-point goals and a pair of multi-CT games during the regular season. He recorded two caused turnovers and four ground balls in the Waterdogs' postseason matchup.

His alma mater is coming off an 8-6 campaign that featured a 6-3 record in America East play.