Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at RV/#19 Fairfield on March 1, 2025 , Loss , 7, to, 15
Men's Lacrosse
at RV/#19 Fairfield
Final
7
-
15
Providence College Athletics
Ryan Bell Named USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
5/8/2025 3:59:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Bell claims USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America honors for the second-consecutive season.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was announced today (May 8) that Providence College senior attackman Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) was named 2025 USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American. Bell earns Honorable Mention All-America honors for the second-straight season and joins Tate Boyce '19 as the second player in program history to claim All-America honors in multiple seasons.
Bell started all 15 games this season for the Friars and led the team with 66 points on 17 goals and 49 assists. The senior attacker is the Providence College all-time scoring leader with 236 career points (68 goals / 168 assists), having passed Ken Leahy '00, who closed his career with 188 points (112 goals / 76 assists). Bell is also the program's all-time assist leader (168), having passed Matt Pymm '99, who closed his career with 102 assists. He set the Providence College single-season assist record this season (49), breaking his own record (45) which he set in 2024. Bell also tied the single-season points record (66); a record he previously set in the final game of the 2024 season. Kyle Ojakian '02 set both records with 42 assists and 63 points in 2002. Bell has scored five-or-more points in seven games this season, including three games with seven or more. Bell recorded a career-high eight assists in the team's season opener versus Holy Cross (Feb. 1). He ranks first in the BIG EAST and first among NCAA Division I players in assists per game (3.27). He also led the BIG EAST and is tied for 15th among NCAA Division I players in points per game (4.40). Bell closed his career tied for 18th in all-time assists amongst NCAA Division I players (168). The senior was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team and was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. He was honored by the BIG EAST five times during the regular season on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/3, 2/10, 3/10, 4/28). Bell was named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and earned USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Third Team, Nike Lacrosse Media Preseason All-American Honorable Mention and Nike Lacrosse Midseason Media All-American Honorable Mention honors. He was also named to the Tewaaraton Watch List for a second-straight year. Bell was recently honored as Providence College Male Athlete of the Year for Team Sports at the 64th Annual All-Sports Gala on April 28.
Bell is the seventh Friar all-time to earn All-America accolades. Michael Chabra '24 was named USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American in 2023. Former Friars Michael Farley '07, Ben Johnston '08 and were USILA Division I All-America Honorable Mention selections in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Jarrod Neumann '17 was a USILA Second-Team All-America selection in 2017. Additionally, Neumann, Boyce, and Toby Burgdorf '21 received Inside Lacrosse Maverick Media All-America recognition. Boyce and 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.
-Go Friars!-
Bell started all 15 games this season for the Friars and led the team with 66 points on 17 goals and 49 assists. The senior attacker is the Providence College all-time scoring leader with 236 career points (68 goals / 168 assists), having passed Ken Leahy '00, who closed his career with 188 points (112 goals / 76 assists). Bell is also the program's all-time assist leader (168), having passed Matt Pymm '99, who closed his career with 102 assists. He set the Providence College single-season assist record this season (49), breaking his own record (45) which he set in 2024. Bell also tied the single-season points record (66); a record he previously set in the final game of the 2024 season. Kyle Ojakian '02 set both records with 42 assists and 63 points in 2002. Bell has scored five-or-more points in seven games this season, including three games with seven or more. Bell recorded a career-high eight assists in the team's season opener versus Holy Cross (Feb. 1). He ranks first in the BIG EAST and first among NCAA Division I players in assists per game (3.27). He also led the BIG EAST and is tied for 15th among NCAA Division I players in points per game (4.40). Bell closed his career tied for 18th in all-time assists amongst NCAA Division I players (168). The senior was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team and was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. He was honored by the BIG EAST five times during the regular season on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/3, 2/10, 3/10, 4/28). Bell was named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and earned USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Third Team, Nike Lacrosse Media Preseason All-American Honorable Mention and Nike Lacrosse Midseason Media All-American Honorable Mention honors. He was also named to the Tewaaraton Watch List for a second-straight year. Bell was recently honored as Providence College Male Athlete of the Year for Team Sports at the 64th Annual All-Sports Gala on April 28.
Bell is the seventh Friar all-time to earn All-America accolades. Michael Chabra '24 was named USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American in 2023. Former Friars Michael Farley '07, Ben Johnston '08 and were USILA Division I All-America Honorable Mention selections in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Jarrod Neumann '17 was a USILA Second-Team All-America selection in 2017. Additionally, Neumann, Boyce, and Toby Burgdorf '21 received Inside Lacrosse Maverick Media All-America recognition. Boyce and 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.
-Go Friars!-
Players Mentioned
Midfield
/ Men's LacrosseLAX vs. Marquette
Saturday, April 17
LAX vs. St. John's
Saturday, April 10
LAX vs. Denver
Saturday, March 27
LAX vs. Georgetown
Saturday, March 20
