Class / Eligibility:

    Junior / Junior

 

Hometown:

    Bloomfield, Michigan

 

High School:

    Andover

 

Height / Weight:

    5-9 / 195

 

Position:

    Defense

 

Major:

    Biology & Political Science

 

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General: Strongest player on the team in the weight room...Worked hard over the summer to improve his speed and quickness...Changed number from 25 to 3...Moved from longstick midfield to close defense...Will compete for a starting position at defense...Outstanding work ethic and focus, both on and off the field...Great student, could graduate in three years, but plans to stay for four...Carries a 4.0 GPA.

 

Junior - 2006: Played in 19 games, starting in 17...Honored as Wesley Martus Scholar Athlete for having the team's highest GPA (along with Eric Rimmke and Nick Uhler)...Earned first career start and picked up 7 ground balls vs. Kenyon (Feb. 18)...Scooped 6 ground balls vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 19)...Picked up 6 ground balls vs. Boston College (Mar. 26)

 

Sophomore - 2005: Played in 20 games...Shared Wesley Martus Scholar-Athlete Award with Eric Rimmke, honoring highest GPA on the team (4.0 GPA)...Had a career high 5 ground balls against Missouri (Feb. 18)...Took 2 faceoffs versus Missouri, winning 1 (Feb. 18)...Recorded an assists against Eastern Michigan (Mar. 18)...Collected 4 ground balls three times, versus Eastern Michigan (Mar. 18), Indiana (Apr 8) and Miami (Apr 9).

 

Freshman - 2004: Played in 12 games...Recorded 4 ground balls in first career game against Central Florida (Feb. 23)...Went 2 for 2 on faceoffs against Central Florida (Feb. 23) and against Buffalo (Mar. 6).

 

Prep: Played for Brian Kaminskas in the Bloomfield United program...All conference in 2001...All-Region in 2003...Two-time team captain...Scored 15 goals and had 43 assists with a long stick...Played 3 years of varsity football where he was a two-time All-League, All-Conference and All-Area selection and a team captain...Also wrestled, spending 2 years on varsity where he earned All-League honors and was elected captain.

 

Personal: Parents are Mohamed and Jacqueline El-Sayed...Born October 31, 1984...Enrolled in the College of  Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in Biology and Political Science.

 

Abdul El-Sayed's Career Statistics

Year GP/GS Goals Assists Points PPG Shots GB FO FO% Pen.
2006 19/17 0 0 0 0.0 0 43 2/4 .500 2/1:00
2005 20/0 0 0 0 0.0 1 29 1/2 .500 0/0:00
2004 12/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 4/7 .571 1/1:00
Totals 51/17 0 0 0 0.0 1 84 7/13 .538 3/3:00

 

Abdul El-Sayed's Career Highs

Goals none
Assists none
Points none
Shots 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (3/18/2005)
Groundballs 7 vs. Kenyon (2/18/2006)

 

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