Roy Colsey (born July 29, 1973 in

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) is a former professional lacrosse player who last played for the Philadelphia Barrage in

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College career

Roy attended

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, where he was a third-team All-American in 1992 and was a first-team All-American from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 he was awarded the Donald McLaughlin Award for National Division 1 Men's Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year. He won two national championships with the Orangemen ('93, '95). He graduated from Syracuse University in 1995.

Professional career

MLL

Colsey played for the Barrage his entire MLL career, and holds several franchise records, including goals, points and two-pointers. In

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, and

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, Roy led the Barrage to MLL championships. In 2006, he was selected to the Men's U.S National Lacrosse Team.

NLL

Before Colsey joined the MLL, he played in the

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(NLL) for nine seasons. He played for the Rochester Knighthawks,

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/ Anaheim Storm and

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. After a two-year break, Colsey returned to the NLL briefly in

with the expansion New York Titans.

Personal

Colsey currently coaches the varsity lacrosse team at Ridgefield High School, where he helped capture the school's first ever FCIAC Championship in Lacrosse and second State Championship. He is the founder and head coach of Team Superstar. He is now a physical education teacher at Robert E. Bell Middle School in

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College career

Professional career

MLL

NLL

Personal

Statistics

NLL

MLL

References

Awards

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