Ryan Blair

Position:
Attackman
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Auburn, N.Y.
High School:
Auburn

General: A three-time returning letterman in the attack unit who is one of the nation's top returning attackmen...enters the 2006 season tied for fifth place in career assists amongst active players in NCAA Division I with 58...started off and on as a freshman and sophomore and started all 13 games as a junior...one of the Tar Heels' most prolific scorers and ball distributors...should finish his career high in the Top 10 in all-time assists at UNC...has shown pronounced improvement in each of his three years at Carolina...a 2006 preseason honorable mention All-America choice by Inside Lacrosse and Face-Off Yearbook.

2005 Season: Had a magnificent junior season...led the Tar Heels in scoring with 51 points and in assists with 29...was third on the team in goals with 22...started all 13 games for Carolina...named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2005 ACC Tournament...was selected as the co-winner of the ACC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week award on April 26, 2005...named to the Dean's List in the spring semester of 2005...copped honors on the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a row...opened the season with three goals and three assists in a win over Denver...had three assists against Notre Dame...matched his then career high with four assists against Hofstra...had three goals and three assists in UNC's regular season meeting with Duke...equaled the three goal, three assist output against Virginia...had three goals and one assist against Air Force...exploded for a career high eight points at Colgate which included three goals and a career high five assists...against Duke in the ACC Tournament, he had three goals, three assists and a career high four ground balls.

2004 Season: Built on the success from his freshman campaign by finishing his second season as Carolina's third-leading scorer with 34 points...was second on the team in assists with 16 while also scoring 18 goals...a starter in four games, including the last three games of the campaign as well as the match at Air Force...keyed the UNC win against the Falcons with three goals and an assist...in Carolina's regular-season win over Ohio State he had two goals and two assists...matched that exact scoring effort against the Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament first-round game...had three-point games versus UMass (1g, 2a), Denver (2g, 1a), Virginia (2g, 1a) and UMBC (1g, 2a)...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2003-04 school year.

2003 Season: Played in all 13 games as a freshman and was a starter in six games...earned his first starting assignment against Denver and remained in the starting lineup through the UMBC game...finished the year with 20 points...tied for the team lead in assists with 13...spaced out his seven goals with one each in seven different games...had his season best game against No. 2-ranked Maryland as he had a goal and four assists for what was then a career-high five points...had one goal and two assists against both Bucknell and Notre Dame...had one goal and one assist against both Duke and UMBC.

Prep: Was one of the top high school attackmen in the country when he graduated in June 2002 from Auburn High School...played three years of varsity lacrosse for Auburn...a high school All-America...three-time All-Section choice...first-team All-Central New York Team selection in 2002 and second-team All-Central New York Team choice in 2001...captain of Central New York Empire State Games Team in 2001 that team won the silver medal in the event...two-time varsity lacrosse captain...captain of first Auburn High School team to win sectional and regional titles in 2002...led team to state semifinals that same year...compiled over 300 career points as a prepster...made high honor roll every marking period in high school.

Personality Chart
College Major...Economics
Post-School Ambition...Undecided
Hobbies...Hanging out with friends
Person Who Has Had the Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career...My father
Athlete I Most Admire...Michael Jordan
Favorite Food...Franklin Street Pizza and Pasta
Favorite Book...The Pushcart War
Movie I've Most Enjoyed...Good Will Hunting
Complete Name...Ryan Clark Joseph Blair
Birthdate and Birthplace...April 19, 1983 in Auburn, N.Y.
Parents' Names...Tom and Bonny Blair
Ryan Blair's Stat Lines

Year	GP/GS	SH	G	A	PTS	GB

2003	13/6	23	7	13	20	11

2004	15/4	47	18	16	34	16

2005	13/13	59	22	29	51	18

Total 41/23 129 47 58 105 45

Career Highs: Goals--3 vs. Air Force, 3-11-04, vs. Denver, 2-26-05, vs. Duke, 3-19-05, vs. Virginia, 4-9-05, vs. Air Force, 4-13-05, vs. Colgate, 4-20-05, vs. Duke 4-29-05; Assists--5 vs. Colgate, 4-20-05; Points--8 vs. Colgate, 4-20-05; Ground Balls--4 vs. Duke, 4-29-05.