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It’s hard to miss Andrew Eichelberger on the lacrosse field. The rising junior two-way midfielder from Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston is 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. Eichelberg also has skills to go along with that size and will soon be showcasing them at the next level. He has given a verbal commitment to Lehigh University, […]

When it comes to his own family, Lucas Quinn is part of the crowd. After all, both his older brothers play Division I college lacrosse at the University of Hartford, where his oldest brother, John, is a senior defender and middle brother, Evan, is a freshman goaltender. The Quinns’ father played lacrosse at Whitesboro (N.Y.) […]

Ryan Monahan was an All-Founders League selection for Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) this past spring, collecting 75 groundballs on the season. This school year, the defenseman/longstick midfielder is serving as the Pride’s team captain. The Brookfield, Conn., native will then transition to the college game. He was accepted to Bowdoin College in Maine earlier this week. The […]

It didn’t take Matt Gavin long to step in and step up on one of the nation’s most tradition-rich and successful high school boys lacrosse programs. A lefty feeder/finisher, Gavin had 40 goals to go along with 26 assists for Manhasset (N.Y.) this past spring as a freshman. Gavin’s hoping to make a sudden impact […]

The attack position is synonymous with scoring. But Owen Smith realizes there’s more to the position than that. Much more. “I’m most proud of my 44 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers last season,” said the senior at Ridgewood High School (N.J.). Smith’s versatility is a direct result of his upbringing. “A few of us […]

Marist College’s recruiting splash on Long Island added some ripples earlier this week when the Red Foxes picked up a verbal from one of Long Island’s top attackmen. It came when Paul Dilena of Nassau County Class A champion Massapequa verballed to coach Keegan Wilkinson’s program, a commitment first reported when it was made by […]

If you’re a “Lacrosse Insider,” you already know newly named Sacred Heart University coach Jon Basti has made an immediate splash on the recruiting circuit, particularly in attracting Connecticut instate recruits. Among the biggest catches for Basti: Class of 2014 standout Sean Herdman, an attackman at Cheshire Academy (Conn.), who has been a starter on […]

For Kyle Cain, the road to Division I lacrosse started just after he finished second grade when he won a lacrosse stick in a raffle. Now, the rising senior at Wantagh High School (N.Y.) is preparing for Division I. The lefty attackman verbally committed to St. Joseph’s University last week, as first reported at Twitter.com/Joe_Lombardi. […]

Quinnipiac has copped a verbal commitment from one of Connecticut’s highest-scoring attackman: rising senior Kevin Cop of Southington. Cop compiled quite a stat line last season: 52 goals, 28 assists and 80 points. Kevin Cop didn’t have to look far to find a perfect college fit. The rising senior verbally committed yesterday to Quinnipiac University, […]

Yale was thisclose to making it to the NCAA Division I Final Four this past spring. The Bulldogs lost to eventual national finalist Syracuse 7-6 in the quarterfinals. Judging by the Bulldogs’ recent recruiting efforts, a semifinal appearance in the coming years seems almost inevitable. On what was a big day for major recruiting news […]

Two of the leading players in the Westfield High School (N.J.) varsity program will both be headed to top-notch Division III programs. If you were with us today at Twitter.com/Joe_Lombardi, you learning of the commitments of rising seniors Patrick Decker to Gettysburg and Jake Kaplan to Tufts. Decker is a midfielder. Kaplan is a tenacious […]

If you’ve been with us the last few days on Twitter.com/Joe_Lombardi, you know that the That goes for beyond the borders of the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Last week, we told you about an attackman from Las Vegas, Grant Gravitt, who verballed to the University of Denver. […]

National HS power Haverford (Pa.) made news late last month when Forry Smith verballed to Johns Hopkins to become the first freshman to ever commit in D-I lax history. Soon after, another ninth-grader Jack Reilly, a defenseman at Conestoga, verballed to Virginia. Earlier this week, another Philly area underclass standout made a commitment. He’s Brendan […]

Drew Custance brings plenty to his position. Make that positions. That very point is illustrated by the fact that the 6-foot, 155-pound rising senior is equally proficient as an attackman or midfielder for national power St. Anthony’s, the three-time defending New York CHSAA champions. Custance, an adept dodger with good footwork and an aggressive style […]

There was a definite Ohio State feel in the hallways of Syosset High School today. The fact that Ryan Hunter was wearing a red Ohio State T-shirt and Ohio State baseball cap hardly came as a surprise. After all, the senior attackman committed to play at OSU back in October, 2010. But the newest Brave […]