HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College men's lacrosse player Tim Ryan has been named the AstroTruf South Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced today.

Ryan, a senior from Glocester, R.I., posted 28 saves in Coker's two wins last week.  At Lynn, he notched 16 saves, a 61.5 save percentage and scooped up 11 ground balls the Cobras' 11-10 overtime win.  He followed that effort with 12 saves and a save percentage of 52-percent in a 12-11 come from behind win over conference foe Lenoir-Rhyne on March 13.  The award is his first Defensive Player of the Week nod this season.

On the season, Ryan has compiled 68 saves for a 9.7 saves per game average and has stopped 47.6-percent of the shots he has faced. His 68 saves and 47.6 save percentage are good for fifth and sixth, respectively, in the SAC statistical standings.

Ryan is a criminology major. He is the son of Jane and Bob Ryan.