Cornell gets commitment from ‘Fleet’ 6-foot-3 midfielder Wallace

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Cornell has not yet made an announcement on a new head coach. But that hasn’t stopped interim HC Matt Kerwick from continuing to make ground on the recruiting front. The Big Red have just landed a major verbal commitment to its admissions process. It comes from beyond the Northeast. Athletic 6-foot-3, 190-pound midfielder Fleet Wallace […]

Penn State plucks 2016 goaltender Rusbuldt from Richmond (VA)

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We’ve been documenting the recruiting success of Penn State University in the tristate region. Now, we venture Beyond the Northeast for news of the Nittany Lions’ latest verbal. It comes from Jack Rusbuldt, a talented goaltender for the Collegiate School in Richmond, Va., a decision first reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium […]

Upstate NY 2016 standout, Capital Challenge defensive MVP Dylan Joy verbals to Vermont

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Dylan Joy had never stepped foot on the University of Vermont’s sprawling and scenic campus in Burlington, Vt., prior to an unofficial visit there last year. The Class of 2016 defender/longstick midfielder came away convinced he had found a perfect. “Burlington is a great place and I’m excited to be there for four years,” said […]

Half Hollow Hills West (NY) 2016 A/M Riley Forte, already a three-year varsity veteran, is headed to Hofstra

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Considering he’s still just a sophomore in high school, you might be surprised to know that Riley Forte is already a varsity veteran. Forte, after all, has been a member of the Half Hollow Hills West (N.Y.) varsity squad since the eighth grade and started every game as a ninth-grader this past spring, registering 11 […]

Brunswick (CT) 2016 midfielder John Fox: ‘UVa has always been my ideal place to play’

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The Brunswick School (Conn.) has accomplished a rare feat — namely, two Class of 2016 standouts who have committed to major Division I programs. The first commitment came when Reilly Walsh, a transfer from New York Class C state finalist Bronxville, decided on Duke. The second came late last month when sophomore midfielder John Fox […]

UNC-bound Boys Latin (MD) star sophomore Pezzulla continues family’s lacrosse tradition

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Jack Pezzulla is already one of the top goaltenders in high school lacrosse. The Boys Latin School (Md.) standout has quick hands, is strong on low shots as well as shots that are offside high, is quick transitioning play and effective at communicating with the defense. The fact that he’s only a sophomore makes his […]

Hofstra breaks into Class of 2016 with commit by Wantagh (NY) goalie Casey

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If you’ve been with us on our Lacrosse Insider expanded coverage section, you know Hofstra University has broken into the recruiting Class of 2016. And the Pride didn’t have to go far to get that commit. Bobby Casey from nearby Wantagh High School has verballed to Hofstra. The 6-foot, 170-pound Casey has is a quick […]

Canandaigua (NY) 2016 standout Schaefer picks Penn State

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It was just over a month ago that we broke at our Lacrosse Insider special coverage section that Penn State received its first Class of 2016 verbal commitment (from Gerard Arceri of Smithtown East High School, N.Y.). Since then, PSU has picked up four more from the tristate region with the latest coming earlier this […]

Class of 2016 Massapequa (NY) midfielder Kimmel becomes third Chief to commit to Towson

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Towson University has established quite a pipeline to Nassau County (N.Y.) Class A champion Massapequa. The Tigers now have secured commitments from three current Chiefs. The latest also marks the Tigers’ second Class of 2016 tristate verbal. It comes from midfielder Casey Kimmel, a commitment first reported when it was made on Aug. 10 by […]

Syosset (NY) attackman Mac O’Keefe latest LI 2016 standout to pick Penn State

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After being asked when he first started playing lacrosse, Mac O’Keefe didn’t respond with a grade in a school. Nope. It goes back further than that. “I was introduced to lacrosse probably when I learned to walk,” said the rising sophomore at Syosset High School (N.Y.). So it should come as no surprise that O’Keefe’s […]

UVa-bound Zoungrana of Brunswick becomes tristate’s third rising sophomore commit

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We started off this week with news of our third rising sophomore commitment by a tristate sophomore. It was made by Lazare Zoungrana of the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn. The 5-foot-9, 155-pound longstick midfielder/defenseman verballed to the University of Virginia. Zoungrana, a New Rochelle resident, has exceptional speed and athleticism and excels in transition […]