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2022 // Junior Year
• Member of an exceptionally young defense that returned just 1 starter (All-Patriot League defenseman Jackson Bonitz) off the 2021 squad - Navy has first-year starters at goalkeeper (Pat Ryan), 2 at close defense (Kyle Fairbanks, Nick LiCalzi), long-stick midfielder (Zach Snider) and short-stick defensive midfielder (Ryan Chase, Henry Rentz, Augie Fratt)
• Navy’s starting goalkeeper in all 15 contests where he was
ranked #11 nationally and #2 in the Patriot League in goals against average (10.07), #26 / #4 in save percentage (53.0) and #51 / #6 in saves per game (10.53) ... also led the team in ground balls with 41
• Anchored a defensive unit that finished the year ranked #12 nationally and #2 in the Patriot League, holding opponents to 10.13 goals per game ... the Mids held 6 of their 15 opponents to single digits in the spring, including 2 of the last 4 (5 Lafayette, 6 Bucknell)
• Part of a defensive effort that held three-consecutive opponents to 6 or fewer goals (5 by Mercer, 6 by Hofstra, 6 by Manhattan) ... it’s the first time Navy has achieved that mark since holding six-straight foes to 5 or fewer goals in 2008
• Named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on May 2 after playing one of the best games of his career. He made 16 saves and allowed just 5 goals for a career-best 76.2 save percentage in the win over Bucknell
• Played a pivotal role in holding Bucknell to just 1 goal over the final 24:32 of the contest ... he faced 13 shots and made 7 saves between their 5th goal and when he was relieved in goal (9:32 3Qtr - 1:56 4Qtr) ... Ryan exited the game with 1:56 left and was not in the game for the final goal by the Bison (0:59).
• Held the Bison scoreless in the 2nd quarter, making 6 saves on 15 shots in the frame
• Led the defensive effort that held #6 Army to its second-fewest goals this season in a 12-11 overtime victory (10 vs. Rutgers, 10 vs. Lehigh)
• Navy’s defense held Army scoreless for 8+ minutes on 3 occasions, including 16:07 (2nd/3rd qtrs) that allowed Navy to pull even at 6-6 in the 3rd quarter and 8:41 (3rd/4th qtrs) that allowed Navy to take its first lead in the game (10-8) since the opening goal of the game (14:02, 1Qtr).
• Produced 11 saves for Navy in his first Army-Navy appearance, including a pair that held Army without a goal over the final 5:16 of regulation.
• Anchored the defensive unit that held Lafayette to its lowest goal output (5) since 2020 when Loyola held the Leopards to 4 ... the Mids held Lafayette scoreless for the first 20:42 of the game and without a goal for another 19:38 stretch ... during both stretches, Navy put together 4-0 scoring runs
• Made 11 saves against the Leopards, while allowing 5 goals ... made 4 saves on 7 shots in the opening quarter, holding Lafayette with a goal in the first frame for the first time this season
• Turned in a career-high 17 saves while giving up 17 against Loyola
• Played the first 19:06 of the game at No. 14 Boston U. where he yielded 8 goals and made just 1 save
• The Mids held Holy Cross scoreless for 8:12 in the second quarter while Navy went on a 4-0 run and built a lead (7-2) it would not relinquish ... also held the Crusaders scoreless for an 11-minute stretch (12:40-1:37) in the final frame
• Part of a defensive unit that held #18 Johns Hopkins scoreless over the final 6:05, enabling the Mids to rally and upset the Blue Jays on their home field 11-10
• Made 4 of his 12 saves in the 4th quarter, making a huge save against JHU leading scorer Joey Epstein when the Blue Jays were a man up with 1:32 to go in the game
• Also made a doorstop save against Garrett Degnon at the crease to stop what would have been a 3-goal run by the Blue Jays ... Degnon led Hopkins with 4 goals
• Made 8 saves, while yielding 10 goals in the come-from-behind win over Colgate
• Turned in 14 saves, while allowing 11 goals in Navy’s Patriot League opener at Lehigh
• Made 10 stops, while giving up a season-high 14 goals in the Mids’ one-goal loss to High Point
• Recorded 7 saves and allowed just 6 goals in Navy’s victory over Manhattan
• Stopped 7 of Hofstra’s 13 shots on goal and grabbed 3 ground balls in the Mids’ 13-6 win
• Made 8 saves, including 6 in the first half to keep Mercer scoreless over the first 30 minutes of the game
• Held Mercer to a season-low 5 goals after the Bears scored 9 against Bellarmine and 14 against Bucknell
• Navy’s defense held Mercer to just 24 shots in the contest ... it’s the fewest shots by a Navy opponent since Furman mustered just 16 shots on Feb. 15, 2020
• After having made 3 career appearances for just under 13 minutes (3 GA, 2 Sv), he earned his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ opener against Mount St. Mary’s (2.5) where he made 16 saves and gave up 11 goals