2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Bryce Clay
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Forest Hills Central
updated through 2023 season
At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2023)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2023)
• Team captain (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• USILA Team of the Week (March 23, 2021)
• Honorable Mention College Crosse Freshman Team (2019)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 5, March 23)
Graduate Senior (2023)
• Team captain
• Played in 17 games between midfield and attack
• Registered 19 goals and nine assists (28 points)
• Ranked sixth on team in goals and fifth on team in points
• Had a season-high four goals in Big Ten Championship against Maryland (May 6) and two assists for six points
• Turned in a hat-trick against Penn State (April 16)
• Scored pairs of goals against Notre Dame (March 18), Johns Hopkins (March 25), and Ohio State (April 29)
• Collected trio of ground balls against Maryland (May 6) and against Duke (May 20)
Senior (2022)
• Missed season due to injury, earning medical redshirt
Junior (2021)
• Mainstay on U-M attack unit, starting 10-of-12 games played
• Second on squad in goals (23) and points (27)
• Ranked third on team in shooting percentage (36 percent)
• Led all attackman in ground balls (22) and caused turnovers (five)
• Second on team in man-up goals (four)
• Had a season-high five goals against Penn State (March 20), and had hat-tricks against Rutgers (March 6) and Maryland (April 10)
• Totaled seven multi-goal games
• USILA Team of the Week (March 23)
• Scored twice against Ohio State (March 14)
• Ripped off three goals against Rutgers (March 6) on five shots.
Sophomore (2020)
• Found the back of the net once, and picked up six ground balls in the 13-12 victory against Marquette (March 11)
• Had three goals and two ground balls against Yale (March 7)
• Scored four goals and picked up three ground balls in U-M's 16-11 victory over St. Johns (Feb. 29)
• Had one assist and scooped up six ground balls against Merrimack (Feb. 22)
• Tied school record for goals in a game with six in U-M's 16-9 win over Canisius (Feb. 18) in only three quarters of action
• Marked three goals on eight shots as well as two ground balls against Hofstra (Feb. 15)
• Had three goals on six shots and one assist for four points against Cleveland State (Feb. 8)
Freshman (2019)
• Ranked third on team in goals (22), and fifth in points (28)
• Tied for team lead with five hat-tricks and had eight multiple point games, six multi-goal games and two multi-assist games
• Had a goal in 10-of-12 games
• Ranked No. 18 in NCAA for points by a freshman
• Recorded one goal and one assist against Penn State (April 13)
• Scored two goals and picked up two ground balls against Maryland (April 6)
• Caused two turnovers and scored one goal against Delaware (March 23)
• Scored three goals in 9-12 loss against Notre Dame (March 19)
• Recorded three goals, one assist, and three ground balls against Marquette (March 16)
• Found the back of the net three times and scooped up two ground balls against Yale (March 10)
• Scored three goals and dished out two assists in 16-11 win against St. Johns (March 2)
• Found the back of the net twice and dished out two assists in victory over Jacksonville (Feb. 23)
• Scored one goal and picked up four ground balls against Drexel (Feb. 19)
Prep
• Forest Hills Central, Grand Rapids, Mich. (2018)
• Rated a four-star recruit, No. 39 overall in the Inside Lacrosse Power 100, and the No. 11 attackman in the country
• 2018 Under Armour All-America Game selection, scoring three goals
• Two-time USILA high school All-American
• Rated as a 78 and a 3-star recruit by the IL recruiting database
• Ranked as No. 76 player in the IL 2017 Young Gun rankings
• Totaled 304 goals and 226 assists (530 points) in high school career
• All-time leading point and goal scorer in the state of Michigan
• Had 100 goal seasons as a sophomore (104, state record) and senior (100)
• Honor roll student
Club
• Juiced Cherries
Personal
• Son of Michelle and Patrick Clay
• Has a trio of brothers, Andrew, Jackson, and Rowan
• Brother, Jackson, plays lacrosse at High Point
• Real Estate Development certificate
• Communication & Media undergrad