Stephen Peyser (born July 28, 1986 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 plays the midfield position.

Collegiate career

Peyser won two national championships while playing with the

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. As a freshman, he played in all sixteen games and helped the Blue Jays win the

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. In 2006, Peyser missed a significant part of the season due to a broken jaw suffered prior to the season. In his junior season he was awarded USILA third team All-American honors, and again helped his team win the national championship. Peyser was named to the

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All-tournament team for his efforts in the tournament. As a senior, Peyser and the Blue Jays were again in the national championship game; however, this time they were defeated by the

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. As collegiate lacrosse has developed more specialists, Peyser's abilities as both a face-off man and offensive and defensive midfielder contributed to the Blue Jays success during his collegiate career.

Professional career

Peyser began his professional career with the New Jersey Pride in

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. The Pride drafted Peyser 5th overall in the first round of the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft. Peyser joined the New Jersey Pride which already featured his two older brothers,

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and

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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. Peyser has had an immediate impact on the league, and was named Rookie of the Week for Week 11 of the 2008 season. He also joined his brother Greg as a member of the

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2009 New York Titans. During the

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, he was named to the

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as an injury replacement.

Statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peyser, Stephen 1986 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