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Holly Ryder
 

Holly Ryder


 

 
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Plantation, FL

High School:
American Heritage

Last College:
Kansas

Height:
5-8

Position:
M/F

2004: Started 16-of-17 games for St. John's...Led team in scoring with 14 points on the season...Led team with four assists and was second in goals with five on the season...Tied for team-lead with two game-winning goals...Took 38 shots...Scored a goal in each of the first three games of the season...Scored one goal in season-opening win over Hartford...Scored the game-winner in the championship game at the BAE Systems Army Classic...Tallied the game-winner in the next game, a 2-1 win over Central Connecticut...Assisted on both goals in the Red Storm's 2-0 win over Long Island...Assisted on St. John's lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Stony Brook...Assisted on a goal in a loss at Boston College...Was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Army Classic.

2003: Named to the 2003-04 BIG EAST Academic All-Star team...Made an immediate impact after transferring from Kansas, starting 18 of 19 games...Finished third on the team in points with 12...Finished tied for second on the team with five goals and game-winning goals (2)...Led St. John's with 42 shots on the season...Scored on a penalty kick and assisted on the Red Storm's second goal in a 3-2 loss at West Virginia (9/14)...Followed up with the game-winning goal in a 4-3 win over Fordham (9/17)...Scored both goals in the Red Storm's 2-0 win over Stony Brook (9/23)...Tallied one goal in a win over Hartford (10/4)...Assisted on the game-winner against Providence (10/10).

At the University of Kansas: As a freshman helped lead the Jayhawks to an 11-7-2 record and their third straight postseason appearance...Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Evansville Classic.

At American Heritage High School: One of the most highly decorated soccer players from Florida... Helped American Heritage High School to three state championships from 2000-02...Team was ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida and No. 2 in the nation in 2002...Named Player of the Year by the Miami Herald in 2000, 2001 and 2002...Earned 2002 Player of the Year honors from the Florida Dairy Farmers...Named Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Co-Player of the Year in 2002...A four-time All-County honoree...Named a 2002 McDonald's/Powerade High School All-American and a NSCAA High School All-American...Had high school jersey retired after scoring a school record 228 career goals...Also a member of the Florida Olympic Development Team from 1999-2002...Club team, Boca Storm, was regional runnersup in 2002...Attended ESP Camp in 2001.

Career Statistics
YearG/SShotsGoalsAssistsPoints
200319/18425212

Single Game Highs
Goals: 2, vs. Stony Brook, 9/23/03
Assists: 1, twice
Points: 4, vs. Stony Brook, 9/23/03
Shots: 5, three times


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