News & Notes: Rutgers reinstates Brecht as coach; Matheis named rookie of week; Wall Street Journal calls lacrosse ‘Sport of Scholarships’; NCAA quarterfinal previews; more headlines
Rutgers University has concluded an investigation of allegations of verbal abuse made against its men’s lacrosse coach Brian Brecht that led to Brecht being suspended with pay since April 19 and has reinstated Brecht as its coach. Here’s the official announcement from the university. The Wall Street Journal’s “Urban Gardner” columnist, Ralph Gardner, meanwhile, takes […]
NJ junior standout Scarpello follow’s brother’s path to Rutgers
Christian Scarpello was very familiar with Rutgers University’s men’s lacrosse program well before the Scarlet Knights began recruiting him. That’s because Christian’s brother, Colin Scarpello, a senior attackman/midfielder at Madison High School (N.J.), signed a National Letter of Intent with RU in November — more than four months before Christian verbally committed to Rutgers. The […]
Vercruysse is the latest Yorktown player to find the right fit in Rutgers
The Yorktown-to-Rutgers connection started when the Scarlet Knights tabbed former Husker assistant Brian Brecht as head coach prior to the 2012 season. And now, it’s in high gear. Connor Vercruysse became the latest Husker who will came RU his home. The rising junior attackmanwill join 2012 YHS grad Eric Cooley and rising senior Jack Phelan […]
Yorktown’s Phelan sets his sights on Rutgers
Jack Phelan has good size, speed, stick skills and a very high lacrosse IQ. So it should come as no surprise that the 6-foot-3, 190-pound rising senior is the latest Yorktown defensive standout to decide on continuing his lacrosse career at Rutgers. Eric Cooley, a 2012 YHS grad, will be a freshman at Rutgers this […]
Shoreham-Wading River’s Lutjen signs with Siena
Siena College is off to a new start. Brian Brecht, who served as the Saints’ head coach for the last seven seasons, left Loudonville to take over the Rutgers program. Enter John Svec. The new Siena head coach had been an assistant an assistant at Hobart. Despite the transition, there’s little doubt Svec will follow […]
Clarkstown South rising senior goaltending standout Alleyne reflects on commitment to Rutgers and new coach Brian Brecht
Brian Brecht didn’t take long to tap into his Hudson Valley connections after taking over as Rutgers coach. Brecht, who recruited the region heavily during his tenure as Siena coach, landed a verbal commitment from one of the top goaltenders in Section 1 in rising junior Kris Alleyne of Clarkstown South High School. If you […]
Rutgers selects Siena's Brecht as head coach
Brian Brecht promises to use the same formula that produced so much so much such during his tenure at Siena. The newly named Rutgers head coach is expected to recruit heavily from the New York/Connecticut/New Jersey tristate area in a bid to reestablish the Scarlet Knights as a national power. For more on Brecht’s appointment […]
Surging Siena hauls in Hudson Valley windfall
Just two years after winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and advancing to the NCAA tournament, and just a year after playing Johns Hopkins to an overtime game at Homewood Field, the Siena Saints continue to show they’re a program on the rise. Siena head coach Brian Brecht, a former varsity assistant at Yorktown, […]
