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Report: East Lacrosse Player to Play at Villanova

East's Ryan DeSimone is one of 10 players Villanova coach Michael Corrado announced will be part of the 2011-12 team, according to a laxpower.com report.

Villanova announced East lacrosse standout Ryan DeSimone is set to join the team for the 2011-12 school year, according to a laxpower.com report.

According to the report, Michael Corrado, coach of Villanova men's lacrosse, said DeSimone is one of 10 athletes to join the class of 2015.

The 5-foot 10-inch, 175 pound attackman was captain of the East lacrosse team, and earned numerous accolades during his high school career, including being named a 2011 Under Armour All-American, 2011 Top-50 Rising Senior, 2011 Academic All-American, All-County and All-Division selection, and more.

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DeSimone also led Long Island in his senior season with 93 points, led Suffolk County with 48 assists and set school records for scoring eight goals in a game and accruing 11 points in a game.

Read the full report here.

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