2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Ryan Keenan
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oshawa, Ontario
- Previous Team:
- The Hill Academy
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
As a Senior in 2016:
First-team All-MAAC ... MAAC All-Tournament team ... USILA Scholar All-America ... Academic All-America nominee ... MAAC All-Academic Team ... Preseason All-MAAC selection ... Named to Preseason All-MAAC team by Inside Lacrosse ... Started all 16 games ... Led Quinnipiac in scoring with 51 points on 33 goals and 18 assists ... Finished his career ranked No. 4 on the school's scoring list with 94 goals and No. 5 on the points list with 131 ... Had at least one point in every game, and ended his career with a 30-game point streak, dating back to the 2015 opening day game against Brown ... Scored at least one goal in every game except Marquette, when he had two assists ... Had four straight games with hat tricks, culminating with a season-high five goals against Canisius in the MAAC Semifinals (5/5) ... Had two goals and two assists against Marist in the MAAC Finals (5/7) ... Scored the biggest goal of the season, a tying goal with three seconds left in regulation in an 8-7 win over Marist (4/2), which determined the regular season conference title ... Had four goals in an 8-5 win at Monmouth (4/23), which clinched the regular season crown ... Tallied a goal and three assists in an NCAA Preliminary Round win over Hartford (5/11) ... Scored a goal against No. 1 Maryland in the NCAA First Round (5/5) ... Had a hat trick on his Senior Day against Manhattan (4/30).
As a Junior in 2015:
Started all 15 games for the Bobcats ... Ranked second on the team in goals scored (27) and points (38) ... Also tallied 23 ground balls, and led Bobcats with six man-up goals ... Had six hat tricks on the season, including three games with four goals ... Had four goals and an assist for a season-high five points in back-to-back games against Detroit (3/21) and Marist (3/28) ... Scored four times in a loss to Harvard (3/3) ... Had four points in both MAAC Tournament games, three goals and an assist in a 16-9 win over Detroit (4/30) in the semis and two goals and two assists in a loss to Marist in the finals (5/3) ... Tallied three goals in an 8-6 win over Manhattan (4/4) ... Had a hat trick in a win over NJIT (2/28) ... Held pointless in the season opener against Brown, but had at least one point in the final 14 games ... Picked up a season-high four ground balls in the regular season finale against Air Force (4/23).
As a Sophomore in 2014:
Appeared in 14 games for the Bobcats, including 13 starts …Led the team in goals scored (32) and finished second in points (39) … Added seven assists, 15 ground balls and seven caused turnovers … Scored four goals on the man-up … Tallied two goals in the season-opener at Brown (2/22) … Had two points with a goal and an assist in the 16-9 win at Providence (3/1) … Scored twice and assisted on another at Harvard (3/4) … Scored in 10 straight games to close the season… Finished with two goals and an assist in the 10-7 win over Manhattan (3/15) … Had two goals and a season-high four ground balls at Marist (3/22) … Netted a goal in the win at Detroit Mercy (3/29) … Recorded a hat trick in the 12-11 win at Stony Brook, including the game-winner with seven minutes left (4/1) … Totaled five goals in the win at Monmouth (4/5)… Scored once in the game against Canisius (4/12) …Had a pair of goals against Fairfield (4/15) … Finished with four points on two goals and two assists against Siena College (4/19) … Registered a career-high of seven points on six goals and one assist at Yale (4/22) … Closed out the season with three goals and an assist in the 15-10 win over Air Force (4/26).
As a Freshman in 2013:
Appeared in 10 games for the Bobcats…Finished the season with two goals and one assist for a total of three points…Had goals in consecutive games against Vermont on March 8 and Hartford on March 16…Also recorded four ground balls while causing three turnovers on the season.
Before Quinnipiac:
Attended the Hill Academy in Canada ... A four-year member of the lacrosse team ... Coached by Brodie Merrill, who is the head coach and Director of the Hill Academy Men’s Lacrosse team... Hill Academy Lacrosse is highly regarded as one of the top programs in North America.
Personal:
The son of Wendy and Derek ... Has one sister, Kianna ...His father played lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League and his uncle, Joe Nieuwendyk, played in the National Hockey League (NHL) ... Majoring in business at Quinnipiac.
