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2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

9 Ryan Birney

9 Ryan Birney

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    182
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Mich.
  • High School:
    Catholic Central

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 2x MAAC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • MAAC All-Academic Team (2021)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • Second Team All-Atlantic Sun (2023)
  • ASUN Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023)

2023:
  • Named Second Team All-Atlantic Sun
  • A team captain, he played in all 13 games with 12 starts and led the team with a career-high 24 goals, was third with a career-best 39 points and tied for third with five assists
  • 13th in the ASUN with 1.85 goals per game
  • Tied for the team lead with three man-up goals and had 14 ground balls and seven caused turnovers
  • Led the team with 115 shots with 53 on cage
  • Had a goal in 11 of 13 games with seven multi-goal performances and also registered a point in 12 contests
  • Started the year with a career-high five goals and five points at VMI, earning ASUN POW
  • Had two goals against Marquette
  • Recorded a goal and two ground balls at Ohio State
  • Netted two goals with an assist at Mercer and versus Bellarmine
  • Had three markers against Utah
  • Tallied four goals - all in the fourth period to put the game away - a career-high four ground balls and career-best three caused turnovers against Robert Morris
  • Had a goal and three GB's at Cleveland State
  • Ended his career playing in 36 games with 30 starts and tallied 51 goals, 11 assists, 62 points, 33 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers

2022:
  • Started all 11 games on the season and was third on the team with 12 points and fourth with nine goals
  • Added three assists, eight ground balls and a caused turnover
  • Led the team with 73 shots
  • Had a season-high two ground balls at Ohio State and against Air Force
  • Registered a ground ball and an assist at #4 Notre Dame and at Marquette
  • Posted a career-best four goals in the come-from-behind win versus VMI
  • Had a goal and an assist at High Point
  • Recorded a goal at Bellarmine and against Cleveland State
  • Ended the year with a pair of goals at Utah

2021:
  • Played in seven games with six starts and was tied for third on the team with 12 points, while standing second with 10 goals
  • Posted 47 shots, second on the team, with 26 on cage for a .533 shots on goal percentage, fourth on the squad
  • Had a goal and an assist in the season opener at Marist
  • Found the back of the net twice against Siena
  • Tallied his second career hat trick with three goals in a win over St. Bonaventure and added another one at the Bonnies in the MAAC Championship quarterfinals

2020:
  • Played in all five games with one start
  • Tied for third on the team with nine points and eight goals, while adding five ground balls and a caused turnover
  • Third on the team with 26 shots and second with 14 on net for a .538 shots on goal percentage
  • Scored a goal and had an assist at Jacksonville and found the back of the net once at #12 Ohio State and against Marquette
  • Posted two goals against Bellarmine
  • Recorded his first hat trick with three goals versus Robert Morris

Prior To Detroit Mercy:
  • A three-year varsity letter winner as a prep and team captain as a senior
  • Selected a US Lacrosse All-American, All-State First Team and All-Catholic in 2019
  • All-State Second Team and All-League as a junior
  • Helped his team to a state title in 2018 and the state finals in 2019
  • In football, he was also All-League and All-Catholic and was the team's MVP as a senior
  • Played club with Team Total

Personal:
  • Son of Lisa and Mike Birney
  • His older brothers, Mike and Sean, and older sister, Kylie, all played lacrosse at Detroit Mercy
  • Mike was the MAAC's Most Outstanding Player in 2013 helping the Titans reach the NCAA Tournament and also played in the MLL with the Ohio Machine
  • Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning a state championship as a junior in high school
  • A Business major
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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'11" 182 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Midfield
    5'11" 182 lbs
    7
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Midfield
    5'11" 182 lbs
    9