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  Bryn Holmes
Bryn Holmes

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Marriottsville, Md.

High School:
McDonogh

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 165

Position:
SSM

Major:
Communications

Holmes' Honor Roll
• 2009 Preseason Third Team All-American

On Holmes: One of the biggest hitters in all of college lacrosse ... 2007 winner of the team's "Hammer Award" ... one of the nation's top defensive midfielders ... has good skills, including a big shot that makes him an offensive threat ... saw some time on the second midfield in 2008 ... mentally and physically tough ... joined by fellow McDonogh alum Jeremy Sieverts on the Terps' squad.

As a sophomore (2008): One groundball in 11-6 win at No. 4 Georgetown (2/23) ... won 9-of-10 face-offs and had five groundballs and two caused turnovers in 17-7 win at Mount St. Mary's (2/26) ... won nine face-offs and picked up three groundballs in 15-7 loss at No.2 Duke (3/1) ... made his first career start vs. the Blue Devils, taking the opening draw ... won 5-of-8 face-offs in 13-5 win over Providence (3/3) ... also had four groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. the Friars ... won 9-of-13 face-offs and had five groundballs in 12-7 win over No. 18 Towson (3/8) ... also caused two Tiger turnovers ... won 2-of-5 face-offs and had one groundball in 9-8 (3OT) loss at No. 19 UMBC ... won 4-of-5 face-offs with two groundballs and a caused turnover in 16-4 win over Air Force (3/16) ... helped hold the Falcons scoreless for 44:03 spanning from the end of the first quarter to the final minutes of the fourth ... won 8-of-14 face-offs with one groundball and two caused turnovers in 13-8 win at No. 5 North Carolina (3/22) ... won 7-of-9 face-offs with four groundballs in 13-7 win over No. 1 Virginia (3/29) ... also assisted Jeff Reynolds' first goal vs. the Cavaliers ... three groundballs and two caused turnovers in 5-4 loss to No. 9 Navy (4/4) ... helped hold the Mids scoreless for the final 30:44 ... won 6-of-11 face-offs and picked-up six groundballs in 9-4 win over Penn (4/19) ... helped hold the Quakers scoreless for a stretch of 51:12 ... also had an assist and two caused turnovers vs. Penn ... won 8-of-17 face-offs with four groundballs in 11-8 loss at No. 3 Virginia in ACC Semifinals ... also scored his first goal of the season vs. the Cavaliers ... career-best two goals in 16-10 win over Yale (5/3) ... also won 9-of-13 face-offs with three groundballs vs. the Bulldogs ... won 6-of-9 face-offs with four groundballs in 10-7 win over Denver (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... helped the defense hold the Pioneers scoreless for 30:06 that led to a 7-0 run which allowed Maryland to take the lead ... also picked up an assist on Grant Catalino's first goals of the game ... tied his career best with five caused turnovers in 8-7 OT loss to No. 2 Virginia (5/17) in NCAA Quarterfinals ... also had an assist and six groundballs vs. the Cavaliers.

As a freshman (2007): Solid showing in the defensive midfield in his college debut, an 11-6 season-opening win over Bellarmine (2/17) ... played significant minutes in 16-7 win over Vermont (2/20) ... helped hold the Catamounts scoreless for a 26-minute span ... won his first collegiate face-off and picked up two groundballs vs. Vermont ... three caused turnovers and a groundball in 8-6 loss to No. 4 Georgetown (2/24) ... helped hold the Hoyas without a goal for a 25:14 span ...three groundballs and a caused turnover in 14-7 loss to No. 2 Duke (3/2) ... career day in 8-7 win at No. 13 Towson (3/10) ... career-best five caused turnovers to go along with eight groundballs vs. the Tigers ... helped hold Towson scoreless for the first 29:57 of the game ... three groundballs in 13-4 win over Lafayette (3/13) ... helped hold the Leopards to just one goal over the final 45:22 of the game ... two groundballs and three caused turnovers in 11-7 win over No. 19 UMBC (3/17) ... helped the defense hold the Retrievers to just one goal in 29:39 to allow the offense to go on a 9-1 run to seal the game ... two groundballs and a caused tunover in 18-3 win over Mount St. Mary's (3/20) ... helped hold the Mount scoreless for a stretch of 37:29 ... two groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers in 14-8 win over No. 11 North Carolina (3/24) ... helped hold the Tar Heels scoreless for 24:28 ... scored his first collegiate goal in 12-8 loss at No. 2 Virginia (3/31) ... also won 7-of-9 face-offs and picked up four groundballs vs. the Cavaliers ... picked up his first career assist on Michael Phipps' second quarter goal in 8-7 double-OT win at No. 7 Navy (4/6) ... three groundballs to help the Terp defense hold the Mids scoreless for 20:23 ... won the opening face-off of the second overtime to give Maryland the possession that led to the game-winning goal ... scored a goal and won 7-of-11 face-offs in 8-7 OT loss to No. 10 Johns Hopkins (4/14) ... also had two groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. the Blue Jays ... won 7-of-11 face-offs and picked up a game-high seven groundballs in 14-10 win at Penn (4/21) ... also caused two Quaker turnovers ... three groundballs and added an assist in 11-10 loss to No. 3 Virginia (4/27) in the ACC semifinals ... assisted Michael Phipps' third goal of the game in 12-4 win over Yale (5/5) ... also had three groundballs and caused a turnover vs. the Bulldogs ... set career highs, going 10-for-14 on face-offs in 13-9 loss to UMBC (5/13) in the NCAA tournament ... also set a career best with nine groundballs, the most by a Terrapin since 2005.

Before Maryland: 2006 Under Armour and US Lacrosse High School All-American ... member of the Toyota High School All-Tewaaraton Team ... 2006 Baltimore Sun Male Athlete of the Year ... two-time first team MSLCA All-State ... three-time Free State team selection ... first team Baltimore Sun All-Metro in 2006 and a second team honoree in 2005 ... three-time All-Baltimore County by the Sun ... a four-year letterwinner at McDonogh for coaches Jake Reed (2003-05) and Scott Corrigan (2006) ... helped the Eagles capture the 2005 MIAA Championship ... totaled 74 goals and 44 assists for 118 points during his high school career ... picked up 399 groundballs at McDonogh, including 156 as a senior in 2006 ... posted a career 70.3 face-off winning percentage ... also a four-year letterwinner in football ... two-time all-state as a running back ... Baltimore Sun All-Metro at linebacker ... two-time All-Baltimore County by the Sun, including Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2005 ... four-time All-MIAA - twice each as a running back and linebacker ... two-time team captain ... also a four-time letterwinner in wrestling ... finished his career with a school-record 162 wins and 114 pins ... a four-time National Prep All-American ... two-time National Prep Outstanding Wrestler Award winner ... won National Prep titles in 2005 and 2006 ... Asics All-American ... three-time All-Metro and four-time All-Baltimore County by the Sun ... named the Sun's 2006 Wrestler of the Year ... two-time team captain.

Personal: Son of Cory and Erin Holmes ... younger brother of former Terp men's lacrosse player Travis ... older brother of Curtis and Steffani ... majoring in communications.

Bryn Holmes' Career Statistics

Year
GP/GS
G
A
Pts.
Shots
EMG
GB
CT
Pen.
2007
16/0
2
3
5
11
0
54
22
8/7:30
2008
16/10
3
4
7
13
0
52
20
5/4:30
Total
32/10
5
7
12
24
0
106
42
13/12:00
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