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Stony Brook Seawolves

2017 Men's Lacrosse Roster

9 Ryan Bitzer

  • Position Attack
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Riverhead, N.Y.
  • High School Riverhead High School

Biography

Career: Ranks eighth on the all-time single-season list with 31 assists in his final season ... Is tied for ninth on the all-time career with with 62 career assists.

2017: Start all 14 games ... Was named to the All-America East First Team ... Finished his career on a 35 game point earning streak, dating back to the 2015 season ... Led the team with 31 assists and 50 points on the year ... Scored a goal and grabbed four ground balls in the season opener at Sacred Heart ... Tallied five assists and a goal in the win at St. John's ... Made it back-to-back six-point games with three goals and three assists at No. 10 Brown ... Had two assists and a goal against Fairfield ... Had two goals and five ground balls at No. 7 Rutgers ... Assisted two goals against UMBC ... Scored two goals and assisted four more at No. 7 Hofstra ... Had four goals and an assist at Hartford ... Assisted two goals against No. 8 Albany ... Tallied four points against No. 13 Princeton and at Vermont ... Assisted six points, including the overtime game-winner at UMass Lowell ... Had two assists against Binghamton ... Scored a goal in the America East semifinal game against Albany. 

2016: Started all 16 games ... totaled 23 goals and 18 assists ... scored two goals vs. Vermont (5/5) ... had a goal, an assist and two ground balls vs. Hartford (4/30) ... tallied an assist and a ground ball at Binghamton (4/24) ... had a goal, two assists and two ground balls vs. UMass Lowell (4/16) ... tallied an assist vs. Marist (4/12) ... scored two goals at Princeton (4/9) ... had two goals and two assists vs. Vermont (4/2) ... scored a career-high five goals at Lehigh (3/29) ... tallied two goals, an assist and two ground balls at UMBC (3/26) ... scored a goal vs. No. 11 Albany (3/19) ... tallied two assists vs. No. 12 Hofstra (3/15) ... totaled a goal, an assist and four ground balls vs. No. 16 Rutgers (3/11) ... scored two goals and added an assist and two ground balls at Fairfield (3/5) ... totaled a goal, an assist and two ground balls vs. No. 9 Brown (2/27) ... had two assists and a ground ball vs. St. John's (2/21) ... career-highs of three goals and five points vs. Sacred Heart (2/16).

2015: Played in all 18 games, starting four ... career-highs of 13 goals and eight assists ... added eight ground balls ... scored a goal vs. No. 7 Albany (5/2) ... tallied a goal, an assist and a ground ball vs. Vermont (4/30) ... recorded game-tying goal in fourth quarter at Hartford (4/24) ... scored a goal vs. Binghamton (4/19) ... had an assist and a ground ball vs. No. 6 Duke (4/15) ... scored a goal and added an assist at UMass Lowell (4/10) and vs. No. 12 Princeton (4/4) ... had a goal and an assist vs. Quinnipiac (3/31) ... recorded two goals at Vermont (3/28) ... scored a goal against No. 15 Albany (3/14) and Rutgers (3/8) ... tallied two assists at Marist (3/4) ... recorded a goal vs. Fairfield (2/28) ... accounted for a goal and an assist vs. NJIT (2/20).

2014: Played in all 16 games, starting four ... two goals and five assists ... led Seawolves freshmen in points ... had an assist vs. Albany (5/1) ... posted a career day with a goal, two assists and three ground balls vs. Hartford (4/25) ... tallied an assist at UMBC (3/28) ... had a ground ball vs. Sacred Heart (3/11) ... tallied first career points with a goal and an assist vs. Rutgers (3/1) ... took a shot and had a ground ball at Duke (2/23) ... had a ground ball vs. Lafayette (2/18) ... took a shot vs. Marist (2/14).

High School: A 2013 graduate of Riverhead High School ... a two-time all-division and all-county selection in lacrosse ... led the Blue Waves to first postseason appearance ... tallied 38 goals and 18 assists as a senior ... played club lacrosse for Team 76 ... Division II MVP and all-county in football ... passed for more than 1,900 yards and 21 touchdowns ... all-conference in basketball.

Personal: Son of Richard and Barbara Bitzer ... brother of Taryn and Jordyn.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2014Freshman

    Midfield
    6'0" 170 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2015Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'1" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2016Junior

    Attack
    6'1" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Senior

    Attack
    6'1" 190 lbs
    9
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