NJ 2015 midfielder Rasimowicz will play collegiately close to home at Rutgers

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To say Paul Rasimowicz opened some eyes during the 2013 summer recruiting circuit would be a big understatement. After all, the Immaculata High School (N.J.) 2015 faceoff midfielder participated in five showcase events and was an all-star in four of them. The one event he didn’t make the all-star game was the D1 Experience, which […]

Player’s perspective: Jack Phelan, Yorktown (NY) defender

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If you believe the mantra that defense wins championships, you have to like Yorktown’s chances of making a return trip to the New York State tournament and winning a 36th Section 1 title. After all, the Huskers have three Division I-bound defenders in seniors Jack Phelan (Rutgers) and Trevor Koelsch (Johns Hopkins) and junior Austin […]

Fall Lacrosse Signing Week recap: Stories/photo galleries

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The National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Week is one for the books. It started Nov. 14 and ended Nov. 21. Before we present our fourth and final photo gallery here, be sure to check the links to our coverage below: Articles: * Where the tristate’s top 12th-graders are headed * Syosset’s Feit reflects on how […]

Vercruysse is the latest Yorktown player to find the right fit in Rutgers

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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 Cooley hopes to make a big impact at Rutgers

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This just in. Lacrosse recruiting has centered on two main attributes of late – size and speed. While still important, stick skills and shooting ability, are no longer front and center among attributes on college coaches’ check list. At 6-3, 230 (give or take a few pounds), Yorktown senior Eric Cooley, who is also a […]

Clarkstown South rising senior goaltending standout Alleyne reflects on commitment to Rutgers and new coach Brian Brecht

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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

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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 […]

Sachem North junior Petillo picks Rutgers

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The recruiting commitments have been coming in at a fast and furious pace this fall. On Friday, we told you about the first sophomore from the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut, to commit: Syosset goaltender Ryan Feit, who’s headed to Johns Hopkins. Today, we are taking an up close and personal look […]