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22 Ryan Decker

22 Ryan Decker

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chatham, N.J.
  • Previous Team:
    Chatham
  • Major:
    History

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 36/1
Colgate Debut: March 30, 2019, at Loyola University
First Career Start: Feb. 1, 2020, at University of North Carolina
Stats Through End of 2022: Seven goals and five assists for 12 points; 50 ground balls and nine caused turnovers.

Awards
Two-Time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Three-Time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll

2022 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 13/0
Position: M (Captain)
Stats: Two goals for two points ... 14 ground balls ... Three caused turnovers.
Best Games: Playing short stick defensive midfield scored single goals in wins over Air Force and Holy Cross ... Added two ground balls against Air Force ... Three ground balls apiece in home games against 6th ranked Cornell and #7 Harvard, a game in which he also caused a turnover ... Forced a pair of turnovers and had a pair of ground balls in upset of #17 Lehigh ... single ground balls against Navy, Lafayette and Cornell.

2021 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 10/0
Position: M
Stats: Two goals and two assists for four points ... Third on team among position players with 25 ground balls ... Four caused turnovers.
Best Games: Dependable midfielder contributed at least one ground ball in all 10 games ... Matched career high with five at Albany ... Scored one goal and one assist to go with career-high two caused turnovers that afternoon ... Also scored one goal and one assist against Lehigh in Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship Semifinals ... Four ground balls in Patriot League tourney quarterfinal win at Boston University as Raider tally of 51 tied for 10th-most in Division I during 2021 season ... One caused turnover in 10-9 victory at Bucknell and one in tourney victory at BU ... Three ground balls apiece in home games against Robert Morris and Boston University ... Regular season limited to eight games because of Covid-19 Pandemic.

2020 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 5/1
Position: M
Stats: Two goals and two assists for four points ... 11 ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Best Games: Made collegiate starting debut in season opener at No. 10 North Carolina, scoring second career goal ... Added goal and assist at Princeton ... One assist to go with career-high five ground balls at Navy ... Finished season with three straight games of multiple ground balls ... Caused turnovers at North Carolina and Hobart ... Season halted after coronavirus outbreak led to university's closure and international sport cancellations.

2019 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 3/0
Position: M
Stats: One goal and one assist for two points.
Best Games: Scored first collegiate goal at No. 6 Loyola ... Contributed first career assist against Hobart ... Played in each of season's last seven games.

Before Colgate
Attended Chatham High School in Chatham, New Jersey.
Stats: Scored 61 career goals with 47 assists ... As senior, scored 31 goals and added 17 assists.
Honors: 2018 All-State First Team, All-NJAC First Team and Gill Gibbs All-Star ... Two-time All-Conference First Team ... 2017 All-State Second Team ... 2016 All-Conference Second Team ... Helped Cougars to 2016 Group 2 state championship and two Group 2 North state runner-up finishes ... 2018 Morris County tournament runner-up.
Get to Know: Also lettered in basketball ... National Honor Society member ... German Club and FBLA Club members.

Personal
Born: Ryan Christopher Decker in Livingston, New Jersey.
Family: Parents are Scott and Megan Decker ... Has three brothers.
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Historical Player Information

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    2019First Year

    Midfield
    6'0" 185 lbs
    20
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    2020Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    22
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    2021Junior

    Midfield
    6'0" 195 lbs
    22
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    C

    2022Senior

    Midfield
    6'0" 195 lbs
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    C