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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 ... Frank Fedorjaka on Klipstein: "Ryan is a very intelligent player who can play at a high level with both hands in all areas. He can feed, finish, catch, shoot and protect his stick well with both hands. He works exceptionally hard and guys look up to him because of that. He simply loves lacrosse, loves to practice and compete. Ryan comes into the spring as a first-line middie." |
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