#2 Joey Lyonnais
Position: Defense
Height: 5-9 | Weight: 165
Class: Senior
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Va.
High School: Massaponax

WHILE WITH THE RAMS:
● Has been a regular in the Black and Gold lineup during his first two seasons with the Rams, appearing in 30 games with 25 starts.

● Registered 18 shots with six on goal during his junior campaign in 2008.

● Recorded his first point as a Ram with an assist in a 3-0 shutout against Hofstra (10/4/08).

● Received the start in VCU’s first two games of the 2008 season against top-ranked Wake Forest and 24th-ranked North Carolina, and registered a shot on goal against the Demon Deacons.

● Posted a career-high with eight shots, four on goal, in a 1-1 draw at Towson (10/25/08).


PRIOR TO VCU:
● Appeared in seven games and started one as a freshman for Big East power Rutgers University.

● Came off the bench to score the Scarlet Knights’ only goal in a win over conference rival Villanova (10/5/05), the first goal of his collegiate career.

● Was an all-state attacker and midfielder at Massaponax High School and led the Panthers to the Commonwealth District and Northwest Regional title in 2004.

● Selected to the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Team as a senior and received All-Area, All-State and All-Region honors as a junior.

● Named the Panthers’ top defender following his sophomore and junior campaigns, before moving up front to attack as a senior.

● Netted the game-winning goal in a victory over Blacksburg High School, ending the school’s 87-game winning streak.

● Was Virginia Scholar-Athlete and United States Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete winner.

● Played on both the Virginia State ODP team and Region I ODP squad.

JOEY LYONNAIS - CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP-GS
Goals
Assists
Points
Shots
Shot Perct.
Shots on Goal
Shots on Goal %
Game-Winning Goals
Penalty Kicks-Att
2007
14-12
0
0
0
10
.000
1
.100
0
0-0
2008
16-13
0
1
1
18
.000
6
.333
0
0-0
TOTALS
30-25
0
1
1
28
.000
7
.250
0
0-0

 

 

 

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