SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Ryan Paparella returns for his fourth season with the Bears after totaling 35 goals and 11 assists for 46 points and collecting 71 ground balls in 43 career games.
 
2011: Played in all 17 games with 16 starts . . . scored 18 goals and had four assists for 22 points, picked up 28 ground balls and caused nine turnovers
 
2010: Played in all 15 games . . . was the Bears’ fifth-leading scorer with 16 goals and six assists for 22 points, totaled 32 ground balls

2009: Played in 11 games with one start . . . totaled a goal and an assist and collected 11 ground balls
 
Personal: Son of Lauren and Anthony Paparella . . . majoring in communication . . . career ambition is to be a film director or producer . . . also played football in high school . . . was the MVP of his high school lacrosse team as a senior . . . favorite TV show is “Spartacus” . . . favorite movie is “The Breakfast Club” . . . favorite website is Youtube . . . favorite band is Def Leopard . . . favorite food is crab cakes . . . is a fan of Hines Ward and his Pittsburgh Steelers . . . lists his father as his hero because he’s a great leader . . . greatest sports accomplishment was beating Geneseo twice during the 2011 season . . . when not on the lax field can be found in his backyard playing basketball . . . favorite class at Potsdam is Public Relations . . . greatest Potsdam memory is the 2011 Potsdam Lacrosse Formal . . . was a member of the 2011 SUNYAC All-Academic Team