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Ryan Colsey Season 2024-25

#13
ClassJunior
PositionAttack
Height6-3
Weight200 lbs
HometownRidgefield, Conn.
High SchoolRidgefield

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HONORS & AWARDS
2026 – USILA Third Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention ... USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American ... All-ACC Team ... CSC Academic All-District Team. 2025 – CSC Academic All-District Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2024 – All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2023 – ACC Academic Honor Roll.

AT VIRGINIA
2026 –
Appeared in 16 out of 17 possible games, including 15 starts ... Split time between attack and midfield ... Finished second on the team in goals with 36 and added 10 assists ... Tied for fifth among all ACC players in goals per game (2.25) ...  Concluded the season on an active 30-game goal streak ... Scored at least one goal in all 16 games, including 11 multi-goal efforts ... Scored two goals and dished out two assists in UVA's 15-10 win over Notre Dame (May 1) in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... Earned his ninth career hat trick with three goals against No. 3 North Carolina (April 18) ... With three goals and one assist, notched four points in UVA's 14-10 road win over No. 7 Duke (April 4), its first regular-season win over the Blue Devils since 2004 ... Scored four goals in back-to-back wins over Utah (March 21) and Dartmouth (March 23) ... Tallied five points on three goals and two assists against No. 16 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 28) ... Logged four goals and an assist in UVA's 19-14 season-opening win over Colgate (Feb. 8).

2025 – Appeared in all 14 games at attack, starting in all except for on Senior Day … Finished the season with 29 goals and 11 assists … His 29 goals were good for second on the team, while his 40 points were third … Scored at least one goal in all 14 games … Tied for second on the team with eight multi-goal games … Led the team with five man-up goals, which tied for third among all ACC players … His 2.07 goals-per-game average was seventh in the ACC, while his 2.86 points-per-game was good for ninth … Notched his third hat trick of the season with three goals and one assist against Utah (March 22) … Recorded his second consecutive hat trick with four goals and added one assist at Ohio State (Feb. 22) … Notched career highs in goals (6), assists (3) and points (9) in UVA’s 17-8 win over High Point (Feb. 18) … One of 28 Division I players to record at least nine points in a game on the season.

2024 – Started at midfield in 16 of his 17 appearances … Recorded 23 points (19g, 4a), ranking sixth on the team … Scored at least one goal in 15 games, including two goals in four separate contests … Tallied a career-high three points (2g, 1a) against Richmond (Feb. 17) and Robert Morris (March 5).

2023 – Did not appear in any games … Ranked the No. 60 overall incoming freshman in the nation, according to Inside Lacrosse.

BOX LACROSSE
Helped the Coquitlam Junior Adanacs, a Canadian Junior A box lacrosse team, to a Minto Cup championship in both the summers of 2024 and 2025 … In 2024, led the team with 15 goals in the playoffs and tallied a season-high five goals against the Port Coquitlam Saints to win the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse (BJCALL) … Helped the U.S. win its first-ever International Indoor Junior Lacrosse (IIJL) gold medal at the 2023 World Junior Lacrosse Championship … In four games for the U.S., he tallied a team-high 25 points with 18 goals and seven assists.

HIGH SCHOOL
Amassed 280 points (167g, 113a) in three seasons at Ridgefield School … Led team in scoring (70g, 36a) his senior year (2022) … USILA All-American (2022) … First Team All-FCIAC (2022) … First Team All-State (2022) … Team captain (2022) … Led Ridgefield to state championship in 2021 … MVP of state championship game (2021) … Second Team All-FCIAC (2021) … Second Team All-State (2021) … Posted 83 points (51g, 32) in 2021 … Member of varsity team as a freshman in 2019 … Led the team in scoring (46g, 45a) his freshman year … His 91 points were also a Ridgefield boys lacrosse freshman record … All-FCIAC East Team (2019) … Earned varsity letter as a quarterback (2019) … Played club for Eclipse Attack.

PERSONAL
Son of Roy and Chrissy Colsey … Father, Roy, was an All-American in lacrosse at Syracuse (1992-95) … Mother, Chrissy, played field hockey at Keene State (1994-97) … Has two brothers, Kyle and Christopher … Father was Ryan and Kyle’s head coach at Ridgefield School … Enjoys outdoor sports, including skiing, fishing, dirt biking, golf, wakeboarding, wakesurfing and waterskiing … Member of National Honor Society … Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science.

WHY UVA?
“My decision to attend Virginia was easy because it’s the best in every category that I considered. I really value the incredible student life on campus and the emphasis on alumni connections. UVA’s lacrosse team is a perennial national power and plays in the ACC, which is the most competitive conference in the country. UVA’s gorgeous campus and rich history is also something that is really important to me. I chose UVA because it offers the most well-rounded education and best college experience.”

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Senior
2025-26

Attack
6-3 / 200 lbs
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Sophomore
2023-24

Attack/Midfield
6-3 / 200 lbs
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Freshman
2022-23

Attack
6-3 / 200 lbs