GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Ryan Kelly has signed a national letter of intent to attend Tusculum College and play lacrosse for the Pioneers announced TC head coach Richard Carrington.

Kelly, an attackman from Plymouth Meeting, Pa., joins the Pioneers following his prep career at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School. Last season he recorded 26 goals and nine assists while earning All-Suburban One League third team accolades.

"I am very familiar with the Philadelphia-area lacrosse scene and PW High School in particular. In Ryan, Tusculum is getting a very well-coached attackman, who has played and excelled against some of the country's best competition," said Carrington. "We expect Ryan's poise and shooting ability to boost our offensive productivity."

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference. Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 15 intercollegiate sports, including men's lacrosse, which will be competing in its first season during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a time.

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