3   Ryan Izzo
Ryan Izzo

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Walpole, Mass.

High School:
Walpole

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 170

Position:
M


05/09/2013

Four Minutemen Recognized On All-NEILA First Team

Men's lacrosse secures most honorees on top squad among 13 member schools

05/04/2013

UMass Duo Named To CAA All-Tournament Team

Calvello, Izzo represent UMass on postseason listing

05/02/2013

Eight Minutemen Take In All-CAA Awards

Senior defenseman Jake Smith leads group with first team honor

04/19/2013

UMass Heads To Hofstra For Night Game At Shuart Stadium

Minutemen cap nine-game road schedule at Hofstra on Saturday, April 20

04/13/2013

Men's Lacrosse Drops High-Scoring Battle With No. 17 Drexel, 15-14

Kyle Smith records eight points; Whiteway tallies career-high five goals

04/26/2013

MLAX vs. DELAWARE

MLAX vs. DELAWARE Photos by Thom Kendall '93

03/16/2013

MLAX vs. PENN STATE

MLAX vs. PENN STATE Photos by Thom Kendall '93

03/02/2013

MLAX vs. BROWN

MLAX vs. BROWN Photos by Thom Kendall '93

02/10/2013

MLAX vs. ARMY

MLAX vs. ARMY Photos by Thom Kendall '93

02/02/2013

MLAX vs. SIENA (EXH.)

MLAX vs. SIENA (EXH.) Photos by Thom Kendall '93

2013 - Sophomore: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Had a groundball and one caused turnover against Army (2/10) in his first collegiate start ... Notched a game- and career-high seven groundballs against #4 North Carolina (2/16), producing a strong outing in transitioning play during clearing opportunities ... Added three groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers during the 8-6 UMass win over Harvard (2/23) ... Collected six groundballs against Brown (3/2) and five more at Albany (3/5) ... Secured one groundball at Bucknell (3/9) to keep hold of second on the squad in the category following the contest with 23 on the year, also notching a caused turnover vs. the Bison ... Scooped up four groundballs and had a caused turnover in UMass' 6-4 win at #16 Lehigh ... Finished the Hartford (3/23) contest with five groundballs ... Recorded a pair of goals at Saint Joseph's (3/30), his first two of the season ... Notched a caused turnover to go with three groundballs at Towson (4/6) ... Earned his first collegiate assist during UMass' battle with #17 Drexel (4/13) ... Picked up four groundballs during the 9-8 win over #20 Hofstra.

2012 - Redshirt-Freshman: Game-By-Game Statistics ... CAA All-Rookie Team ... CAA Rookie of the Week (4/30) ... Played in all 16 games with three goals on the season ... Had six groundballs and six caused turnovers ... Converted all three of his shots for goals, making him the only Minuteman with more than one attempt to score a goal on every shot taken during the campaign ... Played in first game of the season during the win at Army, contributing one groundball (2/10) ... Recorded first goal of the season on his only shot of the victory over Hartford (3/10) to continue a six-game win streak, also tallying a pair of groundballs and two caused turnovers to help secure the decision ... Logged a caused turnover in win at Penn State (3/17) ... Tallied a goal and a groundball as UMass claimed victory over Delaware (4/27), taking home the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week laurel for his efforts ... Netted a goal to help UMass defeat Drexel (5/5).

2011 - Freshman: Tore his ACL during the preseason and missed the entire 2011 campaign as a result ... Used a medical waiver to enter 2012 with four years of eligibility remaining.

Before UMass: Four-year midfielder out of Walpole, Mass., where he played at Walpole High School under coach Jason Andalo ... In his senior season he scored 38 goals, tallied 16 assists and won over 60 percent of the faceoffs he took ... For his career Izzo had 131 goals and 49 assists for 180 points ... Holds the Massachusetts scholastic football scoring (722) and touchdowns (101) record and was an all-American his junior year ... Named the 35th-best high school midfielder by Inside Lacrosse in 2010 ... Rushed for 421 yards while accounting for 479 total yards during his final football game at Walpole High School.

Personal: Full name is Ryan Joseph Izzo ... Brother of Adam, Christina, Caroline and Eva ... Born on September 5, 1991 ... Majoring in building and construction technology.


CAREER STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	G	A	Pts.	Shots	EMG	GB	CT	Pen
2011	Missed the year due to a torn ACL suffered in the preseason
2012	16/0	3	0	3	3	0	6	6	8/6:00

Career Highs
Goals: 1, 3x, last vs. Drexel (May 5, 2012)
Points: 1, 3x, last vs. Drevel (May 5, 2012)
Groundballs: 2, vs. Hartford (March 10, 2012)
Caused Turnovers: 2, vs. Hartford (March 10, 2012)

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