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	#29 - Ryan Shields
	Class: Junior Height/Weight: 5-11, 185     Hometown: Grasonville, Md. Position: M     High School: Kent Island

2009: Saw dramatically increased playing time in his sophomore season, competing in 13 of 16 contests… Scored his first collegiate goal in the conference opener at Stony Brook… Recorded a caused turnover and ground ball in the NCAA Tournament game at North Carolina.

2008: Fundamentally sound player who competed in three games in his freshman season… Attempted three shots in limited action.

Background: Majoring in mathematics… Outstanding all-around athlete who lettered in five different sports at Kent Island… In lacrosse, he competed in the 2007 Maryland State All-Star game… Earned the Bayside student-athlete award in 2007 and captained the lacrosse squad as a junior and a senior… Scored four goals and added four assists in a game vs. Stephen Decatur and helped the Buccaneers to the state semifinals in 2007… Earned Second-Team All-Bayside Conference honors in football… Also competed in soccer, track & field and basketball during his tenure at Kent Island… A member of the National Honor Society, Student Government Association and Mentor Advisory Program… Has a younger sister, Bryana, who is 12… Son of Joy and Dan Shields… Born May 28, 1989.