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Providence College Athletics
Ryan Bell Named USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
5/9/2024 11:11:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Bell led the Friars with 66 points on 21 goals and 45 assists.
SPARKS, MD. – USA Lacrosse Magazine released its Division I Men's Lacrosse All-America selections today [May 9]. Providence College attackman Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) was recognized as an All-America Honorable Mention.
Bell finished the 2024 season ranked first on the team in scoring, with 66 points on 21 goals and 45 assists. He is the Providence College all-time assists leader (119), having passed Matt Pymm '99, who closed his career with 102 assists. The junior also set the single-season assist record (45) and single-season point record (66) during the Friars' final game of the season. Kyle Ojakian previously set both records with 42 assists and 63 points in 2002. Bell scored five-or-more points in eight games this season, including five games with seven-or-more. He ranked first in the BIG EAST and third in the nation in assists per game (3.00) and ranked first in the BIG EAST in points per game (4.4). He was honored by the league five times during the regular season, earning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times and Weekly Honor Roll recognition, twice. Additionally, he was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team and landed a spot on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
Bell is the seventh Friar all-time to earn All-America Honors with his Honorable Mention nod from USA Lacrosse Magazine. Michael Chabra was also recognized as a USA Lacrosse Magazine an All-America Honorable Mention last season (2023). Former Friars Michael Farley '07 and Ben Johnston '08 were USILA Division I All-American Honorable Mention selections in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Jarrod Neumann '17 was a USILA Second-Team All-America selection in 2017. Tate Boyce '19 is the only player in program history to earn All-America recognition in multiple seasons, claiming USILA Third-Team honors in 2017 and Honorable Mention accolades in 2019. Additionally, Neumann, Boyce, and Toby Burgdorf '21 received Inside Lacrosse Maverick Media All-American recognition. Boyce and Toby Burgdorf were Honorable Mention selections in 2017 and 2020, respectively, while Neumann was named to the Third-Team in 2017.
For more information on Friars Lacrosse, follow the program on Twitter and Instagram @PCFriarsLax.
Bell finished the 2024 season ranked first on the team in scoring, with 66 points on 21 goals and 45 assists. He is the Providence College all-time assists leader (119), having passed Matt Pymm '99, who closed his career with 102 assists. The junior also set the single-season assist record (45) and single-season point record (66) during the Friars' final game of the season. Kyle Ojakian previously set both records with 42 assists and 63 points in 2002. Bell scored five-or-more points in eight games this season, including five games with seven-or-more. He ranked first in the BIG EAST and third in the nation in assists per game (3.00) and ranked first in the BIG EAST in points per game (4.4). He was honored by the league five times during the regular season, earning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times and Weekly Honor Roll recognition, twice. Additionally, he was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team and landed a spot on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
Bell is the seventh Friar all-time to earn All-America Honors with his Honorable Mention nod from USA Lacrosse Magazine. Michael Chabra was also recognized as a USA Lacrosse Magazine an All-America Honorable Mention last season (2023). Former Friars Michael Farley '07 and Ben Johnston '08 were USILA Division I All-American Honorable Mention selections in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Jarrod Neumann '17 was a USILA Second-Team All-America selection in 2017. Tate Boyce '19 is the only player in program history to earn All-America recognition in multiple seasons, claiming USILA Third-Team honors in 2017 and Honorable Mention accolades in 2019. Additionally, Neumann, Boyce, and Toby Burgdorf '21 received Inside Lacrosse Maverick Media All-American recognition. Boyce and Toby Burgdorf were Honorable Mention selections in 2017 and 2020, respectively, while Neumann was named to the Third-Team in 2017.
For more information on Friars Lacrosse, follow the program on Twitter and Instagram @PCFriarsLax.
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