Stephen Peyser

Infobox Lacrosse Player


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position = Midfield
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mll_team = New Jersey Pride
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league= NCAA
team= John Hopkins University
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nationality = United States
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Stephen Peyser (born July 28 1986 in Lloyd Harbor, New York) is an American professional lacrosse player with the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse. He plays the midfield position.

Collegiate career

Peyser won two national championships while playing with the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. As a freshman he played in all sixteen games and helped the Blue Jays win the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. In 2006, Peyser missed a significant part of the season due to a broken jaw suffered prior to the season. In his junior season he was awarded USILA third team All-American honors, and again helped his team win the national championship. Peyser was named to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship All-tournament team for his efforts in the tournament. [cite web |url=http://hopkinssports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/peyser_stephen00.html |title=Stephen Peyser's JHU Player Bio |accessdate=2008-07-30 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=HopkinsSports.com] As a senior, Peyser and the Blue Jays were again in the national championship game; however, this time they were defeated by the Syracuse Orange.

As collegiate lacrosse has developed more specialists, Peyser's abilities as both a face-off man and offensive and defensive midfielder is unique. His ability contributed to the Blue Jays success during his collegiate career. [cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/a-690983~For_Peyser__it_s_about_face.html|title=For Peyser, it’s about face|last=Synder|first=Ron|date=April 24, 2007|publisher=The Examiner|accessdate=2008-07-30]

Professional career

Peyser began his professional career with the New Jersey Pride in 2008. The Pride drafted Peyser 5th overall in the first round of the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft. [cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=966|title= Paul Rabil selected with #1 Overall Pick|date=May 28, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-06-10] cite web |url=http://www.newjerseypride.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=58 |title=Stephen Peyser's New Jersey Pride Player Bio |accessdate=2008-07-30 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=NewJerseyPride.com] Peyser joined the New Jersey Pride which already featured his two older brothers, Michael and Gregory. During Week 6 of the 2008 MLL season, the Peyser brothers (Michael, Gregory, and Stephen) became the first trio of brothers to play on the same Major League Lacrosse team together. [cite web |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1026 |title= MLL News and Notes - Week 6 |accessdate=2008-07-30 |author= |date=June 19, 2008 |work= |publisher= |quote=During their 16-12 victory over Rochester last week, the New Jersey Pride became the first team in MLL history to have three members of the same family playing in the same game on the same team.]

Peyser has had an immediate impact on the league, and was named Rookie of the Week for Week 11 of the 2008 season. [cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/index.html?article_id=1142|title= GRANT, GURENLIAN, JARBOE, S. PEYSER EARN WEEK 11 HONORS|date=July 28, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-07-30]

References

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