Stephen Peyser
| Born | July 28, 1986 2008 – |
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Stephen Peyser (born July 28, 1986, in
Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Peyser also played with the Orlando Titans and New York Titans of the National Lacrosse League
. He plays the midfield position.
Collegiate career
Peyser won two national championships while playing with the
2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship All-tournament team for his efforts in the tournament.[1] As a senior, Peyser and the Blue Jays were again in the national championship game; however, this time they were defeated by the Syracuse Orange
.
As collegiate lacrosse has developed more specialists, Peyser's abilities as both a face-off man and offensive and defensive midfielder contributed to the Blue Jays success during his collegiate career.
Professional career
Peyser began his professional career with the
2008 MLL Collegiate Draft.[2][3] Peyser joined the New Jersey Pride which already featured his two older brothers, Michael and Gregory. During Week 6 of the 2008 MLL season, the Peyser brothers (Michael, Gregory, and Stephen) became the first trio of brothers to play on the same Major League Lacrosse team together.[4]
Peyser has had an immediate impact on the league, and was named Rookie of the Week for Week 11 of the 2008 season.[5]
He also joined his brother Greg as a member of the
indoor lacrosse 2009 New York Titans. During the season, he was named to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement.[6]
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2009 | New York | 15 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 137 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2010 | Orlando | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| NLL Totals | 23 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 189 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 10 | |||
References
- ^ "Stephen Peyser's JHU Player Bio". HopkinsSports.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Paul Rabil selected with #1 Overall Pick". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Stephen Peyser's New Jersey Pride Player Bio". NewJerseyPride.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "MLL News and Notes - Week 6". June 19, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
During their 16-12 victory over Rochester last week, the New Jersey Pride became the first team in MLL history to have three members of the same family playing in the same game on the same team.
- ^ "GRANT, GURENLIAN, JARBOE, S. PEYSER EARN WEEK 11 HONORS". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. July 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.