Career Stats
2013: Emerged as a top defender in the league this season for the WildCats as a junior ... technically one of the best sticks on the team ... shows good positioning and footwork ... smart player ... played close defense for Randolph, leading the team in caused turnovers as a junior with 29 ... picked up 42 ground balls ... assisted on one goal ... played all 16 games, starting in 13 of those contests ... was sixth in the league in caused giveaways ... fourth in the league in conference-only games with 17 forced turnovers ... had a season-high five caused turnovers against ODAC regular season champion Roanoke March 15 ... posted three caused turnovers five times, including in back-to-back games to end the season against Hampden-Sydney and Randolph-Macon ... registered six ground balls in a season-opening win over Southern Virginia ... had five ground balls against Greensboro (February 27), Bridgewater (March 30) and R-MC (April 20) ... posted four ground balls and two caused giveaways against Guilford ... returns as a senior to lead the defense in 2014.
2012: Was one of the WildCats top performers in his sophomore season ... put on some muscle which allowed him to keep defenders out of the shooting lanes ... long stick started all 15 games at close defending ... finished the season with 41 ground balls, fourth most on the team and second-most of non-faceoff players or goalkeepers ... registered a career-high nine ground balls against Ferrum College February 25 ... added five ground balls twice ... was second on the team with 23 caused turnovers ... highlighted his forced turnover total with six against Mitchell College ... had four caused turnovers against Huntingdon ... only committed three penalties all season.
2011: Settled in as one of the best defenders for the WildCats...became very consistant towards the end of the 2011 campaign...played in all 13 games, starting the last 12...picked up 22 ground balls...had four ground balls against Aurora, a season-high...had eight games with double-digit ground balls...caused 11 turnovers on the year, including two each in the Aurora, Hood and Randolph-Macon games...will only get better with time.
High School: Ryan attended North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, NJ… a year on the varsity wrestling team…started at 171 lbs…started a year on the varsity lacrosse team.
Personal: Son of Glenn and Donna Pearson…Biology major.
