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Rice Named USILA Scholar All-American
5/18/2015 1:48:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Senior attackman excels on the field and in the classroom
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A leader for the Orange on and off the field, senior captain Kevin Rice was named to the 2015 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-America Team on Monday, May 18. Rice is the sixth player in school history to receive the honor and fifth in the last eight years.
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SU's top scorer, Rice finished his senior season with 84 points on 36 goals and 48 assists. He closed his career with a goal-scoring streak of 31 straight games and his 84 points tied him for ninth on the Orange single-season points list.
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In 58 career games, Rice totaled 222 points (96 goals, 126 assists) to finish 12th on the Orange career scoring ledger.
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A three-time Capital One Academic All-District selection, Rice was named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (min. 3.0 GPA) every semester he was on campus. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and plans to attend law school at Wake Forest in the fall.
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Rice joins Joe Ceglia (2000), Mike Leveille (2008), Matt Abbott (2009), John Galloway (2011) and Billy Ward (2014) as Orange standouts who have received the prestigious honor.
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The USILA Scholar All-America program began in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves academically, athletically and as citizens in their communities. To be eligible, individuals must be a senior nominated by their coach and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale). In addition, they must be either a USILA All-American, a member of a USILA North/South team or an outstanding league or conference player.
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More: 2015 USILA Scholar All-Americans
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SU's top scorer, Rice finished his senior season with 84 points on 36 goals and 48 assists. He closed his career with a goal-scoring streak of 31 straight games and his 84 points tied him for ninth on the Orange single-season points list.
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In 58 career games, Rice totaled 222 points (96 goals, 126 assists) to finish 12th on the Orange career scoring ledger.
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A three-time Capital One Academic All-District selection, Rice was named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (min. 3.0 GPA) every semester he was on campus. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and plans to attend law school at Wake Forest in the fall.
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Rice joins Joe Ceglia (2000), Mike Leveille (2008), Matt Abbott (2009), John Galloway (2011) and Billy Ward (2014) as Orange standouts who have received the prestigious honor.
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The USILA Scholar All-America program began in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves academically, athletically and as citizens in their communities. To be eligible, individuals must be a senior nominated by their coach and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale). In addition, they must be either a USILA All-American, a member of a USILA North/South team or an outstanding league or conference player.
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