Monmouth University Athletics

Member of Monmouth's first MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship team as a senior in 2017 … 2017 Second Team All-MAAC choice ... graduated as Monmouth's all-time leader with 115 ground balls ... graduated tied for first in program history with 53 caused turnovers.

2017: Second Team All-MAAC selection ... played in 17 games, including one start as a senior ... set the Monmouth single-season record with 22 caused turnovers ... third on the team with 36 ground balls ... picked up four ground balls and caused four turnovers in the overtime win at Quinnipiac (3/18) ... collected four ground balls in the win over Lafayette (4/4) ... grabbed four ground balls in the win at Detroit Mercy (4/15).

2016: Started all 14 games as a junior ... led the team with 17 caused turnovers ... fifth on the squad with 23 ground balls ... scored one goal ... totaled three shots, including two on target ... collected a season-high five ground balls in the 11-5 win at Jacksonville (2/14) ... scooped up two ground balls and caused three turnovers in the 12-5 win over NJIT (3/8) ... grabbed four ground balls opposite Marist (3/19) ... collected three ground balls and caused three turnovers against Detroit (4/16).

2015: Appeared in 13 games for the Hawks, earning five starts as a sophomore... Attempted one shot... Ranked third on the team with 30 ground balls... Caused eight turnovers... Scooped two ground balls in win at Rutgers (2/28)... Collected four ground balls against Siena (3/21) and Lehigh (3/24)... Recorded a career-high five ground balls, to go along with two caused turnovers at Lafayette (3/31)... Added three GBs vs. Canisius (4/4)... Had four ground balls at Quinnipiac (4/18)... Collected a pair of ground balls against Manhattan (4/25) and at Marist (4/30) in MAAC semifinal. 

2014: Appeared in 12 games for the Hawks, earning a pair of starts... Attempted two shots... Ranked third on the squad with 26 ground balls... Caused six turnovers... Made debut and first collegiate start at UMBC (2/22) in the season opener, where he collected two ground balls... Set a season-high with four ground balls at Wagner (2/26)... Tied season-best with four ground balls, with a shot, at Rutgers (3/8)... Had three ground balls each against Siena (3/22), Quinnipiac (4/5) and Marist (4/19) in which he got his second career start... Notched two ground balls and two caused turnovers in start versus Detroit (4/23). 

PERSONAL: Born Neil S. Ruppert on October 15, 1994 in Annapolis, Maryland... Son of Steve and Sheilah Ruppert... Majoring in business real estate.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017

CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 1, at Siena, Apr 30, 2016
Goals: 1, at Siena, Apr 30, 2016
Shots: 1, 9 times
Ground balls: 5, at Lafayette, 03/31/15; at Jacksonville, Feb 14, 2016
Caused turnovers: 4, at Quinnipiac, Mar 18, 2017