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Team Captain ... In 2010: Enjoyed a huge junior year, producing 34 goals and 41 points in 14 games en route to First Team All-Patriot League honors ... Led the team and ranked second in the Patriot League in goals ... The 34 goals were the most in Bucknell history by a midfielder, eclipsing the previous mark of 30 set by Hall of Famer Rodney Brown in 1983 ... Ranked 15th nationally in goals, and third among all middies ... Also ranked second on the team and sixth in the league in points ... Tied the Bucknell and Patriot League records with eight goals in a 16-15 loss to Lafayette ... Two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of Week ... Along with John Collett won the 2010 Patriot League Sportsmanship Award, recognizing their "A Bison Never Forgets" program to help ex-lax players now serving in the armed forces ... In 2009: Played in seven games as a second-line midfielder ... Missed the final nine games of the regular season due to injury, but returned in time for the Patriot League Tournament and had an assist in the championship game against Navy ... Finished with four goals and an assist in seven games ... Had two goals each in regular-season games vs. Ohio State and Navy ... Logged three of his six ground balls at Duke ... In 2008: Enjoyed a very successful rookie campaign, totaling 11 goals and five assists for 16 points while playing in all 15 games ... Tied for fourth on the team in both goals and points ... Ranked No. 3 among all Patriot League rookies in goals scored ... Registered an assist against Duke in the season opener, then in game No. 2 exploded for four goals and an assist in a 10-9 win over Hobart ... Scored once in each quarter in that game, including a big fourth-quarter tally ... Also scored in one-goal wins over Ohio State in the regular season and Army in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals ... Credited with two assists in a 9-8 win over Fairfield ... All told had a goal in eight different games and a point in 11 ... Personal: Parents are David and Tara Klipstein ... Has two younger brothers, Reaves and Christian ... Born May 5, 1989 in Somerset, N.J. ... Rutgers Prep product was one of the highest-scoring attackmen in the country ... Topped the 300-point plateau during his senior year, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer ... Registered 176 goals and 177 assists for 353 career points ... Point total was the seventh-highest in state lacrosse history ... In 2006 alone, he scored 114 points on 46 goals and 68 assists ... As a senior logged 91 points on 57 goals and 34 assists, along with a staggering 130 ground balls in 17 games ... Star-Ledger Player of the Year in 2007 ... Two-time Home News Tribune Area Player of the Year and a three-time team MVP ... First-team all-state prep, all-area and all-division selection ... Team went 30-6 in his final two seasons ... Grandfather, Dick O'Connell won 705 games in 43 years as the Rutgers Prep boys basketball coach ... Majoring in economics ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Frank Fedorjaka on Klipstein: "Ryan is a versatile player who can play both attack and midfield. As he's become a much smarter player, he has also become a more potent scorer. He works very hard in the weight room and on his own in the offseason, and he is a great role model for the younger guys. He practices hard and is a playmaker." |
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