
| #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 |
|