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Ryan Lanchbury Selected Second Overall In NLL Draft
08/28/2021 | Men's Lacrosse
RICHMOND, Va. – University of Richmond graduate attack Ryan Lanchbury (Burlington, Ontario) became the first Spider in program history to be drafted into the National Lacrosse League (NLL), selected with the No. 2 overall pick by the Georgia Swarm in the 2021 NLL Entry Draft Saturday evening. Lanchbury recently announced he will return for his sixth year (COVID-19 year) with the Spiders in 2022 and will be eligible to play for the Swarm starting in the 2022-23 season.
Lanchbury has played in 54 games in his Spider career, including 53 starts on attack. He enters the 2022 season second all-time in Richmond scoring history with 212 points, notching 122 goals and dishing out 90 assists. He ranks second in program history in both goals and assists, having his sights set on all three records in 2022.
Lanchbury became the first Spider in program history to be named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year last season, earning All-America honors from both Inside Lacrosse and USILA. He was a Tewaaraton Award Watch List member for the second-straight season. He led the team and ranked second in the SoCon in scoring with 67 points in only 13 games. His 5.15 points per game average in 2021 set a new single-season program record, scoring 28 goals and adding 39 assists.
Lanchbury ranked seventh in the nation in assists per game and his 39 assists were a single-season program record. Additionally, he scored a Richmond and SoCon record 12 points, including nine assists last season against Bellarmine. The 12 points were the most in the NCAA in 2021 and the 31st most in a single game in NCAA history.
Lanchbury also owns the Richmond single-season records for points and goals, setting both in the 2019 season – his last full season not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. That year, he set the Richmond and SoCon record with 52 goals on the year and set the program record with 72 points. Lanchbury has led the Spiders to two NCAA Tournaments in his career in 2018 and 2019.
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The NLL currently has 13 teams, eight in the United States and five in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA.
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Lanchbury has played in 54 games in his Spider career, including 53 starts on attack. He enters the 2022 season second all-time in Richmond scoring history with 212 points, notching 122 goals and dishing out 90 assists. He ranks second in program history in both goals and assists, having his sights set on all three records in 2022.
Lanchbury became the first Spider in program history to be named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year last season, earning All-America honors from both Inside Lacrosse and USILA. He was a Tewaaraton Award Watch List member for the second-straight season. He led the team and ranked second in the SoCon in scoring with 67 points in only 13 games. His 5.15 points per game average in 2021 set a new single-season program record, scoring 28 goals and adding 39 assists.
Lanchbury ranked seventh in the nation in assists per game and his 39 assists were a single-season program record. Additionally, he scored a Richmond and SoCon record 12 points, including nine assists last season against Bellarmine. The 12 points were the most in the NCAA in 2021 and the 31st most in a single game in NCAA history.
Lanchbury also owns the Richmond single-season records for points and goals, setting both in the 2019 season – his last full season not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. That year, he set the Richmond and SoCon record with 52 goals on the year and set the program record with 72 points. Lanchbury has led the Spiders to two NCAA Tournaments in his career in 2018 and 2019.
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The NLL currently has 13 teams, eight in the United States and five in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA.
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