Hobart's Evans tabbed North/South All-Star

Hobart Sports Information

Hobart College graduate Ricky Evans will don his Statesmen helmet one final time when he represents his alma mater in the 68th U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association North/South Game at Harvard Stadium on Fri., May 22.

A three-year starter on close defense, Evans played in 50 games over the past four seasons, collecting 91 ground balls. He scooped up a career-high 33 GBs this season and recorded a single game-high seven ground balls against Fairfield in 2008.

With Evans in the lineup this spring, the Statesmen allowed just 110 goals for a goals against average of 7.86, ranking 10th in the nation in scoring defense. The only Hobart squad to post better numbers since the program jumped to Division I in 1995 also included Evans. In 2008, the Statesmen allowed one fewer goal for a 7.79 GAA. That unit was 15th in the nation in scoring defense.

Evans was a three-time Statesmen Scholar and earned a spot on the 2008 ECAC All-Academic team. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in religious studies on Sun., May 17.

Since 1940, 103 Hobart student-athletes have competed in the North/South Game, including 19 Division I Statesmen.