| Ricky Smith |
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WORTH NOTING: The next in a long line of outstanding defensemen at Virginia ... one of the leading defensive players in the game ... preseason second-team All-American by Face-Off Yearbook ... should have another big year this season ... one of the team's captains ... excellent stick skills ... has started 38 consecutive games dating back to his first year ... led ACC longstickmen with 51 ground balls a year ago.
AT VIRGINIA: 2006--One of the leaders of the nation's 10th-ranked defense ... third-team All-American ... led ACC longstickmen with 51 ground balls, the most by a Cavalier defenseman in three years ... tied for eighth in the ACC in ground balls (3.00/g) and led the team four times ... also scored a goal and had three assists ... had at least five ground balls in five games ... had five ground balls against both Denver and Stony Brook ... scored a man-down goal in the fourth quarter against Syracuse ... snagged seven ground balls vs. Johns Hopkins ... followed that win a career-high eight in a big win at Maryland ... also had an assist in that contest ... led the team with seven ground balls vs. Notre Dame in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... assisted on a Matt Ward goal against UMass in the championship game.
2005--Stepped into the starting line-up on close defense despite missing fall ball while recovering from knee surgery and started all 15 games ... 40 ground balls, tied for fourth among ACC defensemen ... tied for 18th in the ACC in ground balls with an average of 2.67/g ... scored a goal vs. Princeton ... season-high five ground balls vs. Manhattan ... added four the next game in a win over Syracuse ... five ground balls against Denver ... had four ground balls and an assist in the NCAA win over Navy.
2004--Made an immediate impact as a longstick midfielder ... second among conference LSMs with 30 ground balls ... led ACC rookies in GBs ... season-high five ground balls vs. Air Force ... had an assist against Maryland in the ACC Tournament finals ... appeared in the first 12 games before injuring his knee in the ACC Tournament championship game ... underwent surgery following the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year, three-sport athlete in lacrosse, football and basketball ... called up to the varsity lacrosse team as an eighth grader and went on to a stellar career ... All-American ... four-time All-Nassau County selection ... member of two Long Island gold-medal winning squads in the Empire State games ... Newsday All-Long Island as a senior ... most valuable defensive player in the Nassau County championship as a sophomore ... all-conference in football three times ... winner of his school's Best Male Athlete scholarship.
PERSONAL: Son of Teresa and Richard Smith ... born 1-11-85 in Manhasset, N.Y. ... has two younger sisters, Christine and Michelle ... government major.
SMITH STATISTICALLY
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| 2004 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-8:30 |
| 2005 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-10:00 |
| 2006 |
17 |
51 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
17-14:30 |
| Career | 44 | 121 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38-33:00 |
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