2008 - Junior Season - The leading goal scorer on the Captains for the second straight year with a
team-high 28 goals and seven assists for 35 points... Pounded in five goals against Sewanee and four each
versus Guilford and Catholic...Had game-winning goals in games against Guilford, Tri-State, Catholic
and Greensboro...Collected 43 ground balls with eight coming against Adrian and six each in the Hendrix
and Hood games.
2007 - Sophomore Season - The leading scorer on CNU’s first-ever men’s lacrosse team with 28
goals and five assists...Scored what proved to be the winning goal with 4:42 remaining as the Captains
defeated Marymount, 9-8, in the first game in school history...At the end of the year he received the first post-season honor ever for a CNU men’s lacrosse player when he was named second team all-Virginia Division II-III...Had a season-high five goals against Greensboro and added four versus Fontbonne and three each in games with Marymount, Medaille and Guilford...Three of his goals, against Marymount, Fontbonne and Medaille, were game-winners...Also led the team in ground balls with 70 including nine in the Randolph-Macon game and seven in four other contests...Won 25 of 66 face-offs, with six of 12 against nationally-ranked Hampden-Sydney.
AT VIRGINIA WESLEYAN - Played in five games in his first season in college, but did not score.
AT LAKE BRADDOCK - Named first team all-Patriot District and second team all-region in his
senior year...A member of the Athletic Honor Roll as a junior and senior...Scored 28 goals and had 26
assists as a senior...Played for coaches Steve Price and Phil Polizotti...Also played football and basketball, wrestled and participated in track.
PERSONAL - Ryan C. Merrell was born Oct. 28, 1986 in Burke, Va...The Communications Studies
major is the son of step-father Thomas and Blair Dolinger and has three brothers, Kyle, 17, Chaz, 8
and Ryan, 16 and a sister Kelsey, 15.
