Brett Moyer (born January 1, 1984) is an American retired professional

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player who played for the

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in the

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, and the

Philadelphia Barrage The Philadelphia Barrage were a professional field lacrosse team that are based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and member of Major League Lacrosse. They were the Bridgeport Barrage from 2001 to 2003 at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, C ...

in the

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. Moyer was a three-time All American at

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, includ ...

. Moyer is currently the head varsity lacrosse coach at

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Early life

Moyer attended

Ridley High School Ridley High School serves the Ridley School District. It is located in Folsom, Pennsylvania, United States. The new high school opened in September 2001. In the 2022–2023 school year, Ridley High School had 1,869 students. History The origin ...

in Pennsylvania where he was teammates with Bill McGlone and became an All-American. The pair won two straight Pennsylvania state titles and were both Offensive and Defensive MVPs two years in a row respectively. Moyer also played

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on the football team and

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on the basketball team.

Collegiate career

Moyer attended

where he was a starter for four years, and a three-time

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. While at Hofsta, he was named CAA Defender of the Year twice (in 2005 and 2006). In 2006, as a senior, he was First-Team All-American, and appeared in the 2006

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North-South Senior All-Star Game, where he was named the game's Most Valuable Player. With Moyer anchoring a defense which gave up less than 7 goals a game in 2006, Hofstra won 17 games in a row, reached #2 in the national polls and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Moyer was also a member of the 2003 U.S. Men's Under-19 Team International Lacrosse Federation World Champions.

Professional career

After being acquired in a trade prior to the 2006 season, Moyer was part of a defensive unit that helped the Philadelphia Barrage win the MLL championship in

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, and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

. The Philadelphia Wings acquired Moyer as a free agent prior to the

2008 NLL season The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL, began on December 29, 2007, and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship game over the Portland LumberJax on May 17, 2008. In an odd coincidence, a ...

Acting career

Moyer acted in all the major lacrosse scenes in

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in 2011.

Coaching career

Moyer coached the

Merchant Marine Mariners The United States Merchant Marine Academy's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Mariners and they compete in the Division III of the NCAA, generally as once a charter member of the Landmark Conference. In 2016, they returned to the Sk ...

for several years before joining

in 2021.

Statistics

MLL

NLL

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moyer, Brett 1984 births Living people Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse players Major League Lacrosse players Philadelphia Wings players Lacrosse players from Pennsylvania Ridley High School alumni People from Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Barrage players American lacrosse coaches High school lacrosse coaches in the United States Merchant Marine Mariners College lacrosse coaches in the United States