Gregory Robert Peyser (born September 7, 1983 in

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) is an American professional

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player with the

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. Peyser also played with the

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and New York Titans of the

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. He played collegiate lacrosse at

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. He plays midfield and is known as a face-off specialist.

Collegiate career

Peyser was a team captain as a senior while playing for the

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. In his junior season he was awarded

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third team

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n honors, and helped his team win the

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game. He finished his career with the all-time leading face-off wins percentage in Blue Jays history. In 2003, Peyser helped Team USA win its fifth consecutive

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, and was honored with being named the tournaments Most Outstanding Midfielder.

Professional career

Peyser began his professional career with the

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. The Barrage drafted Peyser 9th overall in the second round of the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft. Peyser has been a member of the New Jersey Pride since the 2007 season, when he joined his brother

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on a team that already shared a number of brothers as teammates, including the Donegers and the Molletts. The Pride acquired Peyser in exchange for the team's first round selection in the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft (which turned out to be Navy's Bill Looney). During the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Pride selected Peyser's younger brother

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. During Week 6 of the 2008 MLL season, the Peyser brothers (Michael, Gregory, and Stephen) became the first trio of brothers to play on the same Major League Lacrosse team together. During the

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, he was named a reserve to the

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but was unable to play due to injury.

Arena Football League

In 2007, when the 2008 National Lacrosse League season was cancelled, Peyser, who had played football in high school, competed for a roster spot during try-outs for the

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. He was eventually cut from the team and played the 2008 lacrosse season with the New York Titans once the season was reinstated.

Statistics

MLL

NLL

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peyser, Gregory 1983 births Living people American lacrosse players Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse players Major League Lacrosse players National Lacrosse League All-Stars New York Titans (lacrosse) players Orlando Titans players People from Lloyd Harbor, New York Sportspeople from Huntington, New York Lacrosse players from New York (state)