Freehold HS (NJ) defender Mike O’Brien’s childhood decision to play lacrosse as well as football results in D-I future

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It’s the busiest time of year for major D-I commitments in the nation’s No. 1 hotspot for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Get caught up right here, right now. Mike O’Brien started playing lacrosse as a way to keep in shape for football. “I got introduced to lacrosse through football growing up,” O’Brien said. “My brother, […]

2017 attackman Niko Szelest from Section 2 (NY) champ Albany Academy is headed to Hobart

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Hobart is on the board when it comes to the Class of 2017. The Statesmen have just picked up their first rising sophomore commitment, as first reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium coverage section. That commitment was made by Albany Academy attackman Niko Szelest. Szelest, who racked up 69 points this past […]

6-foot-4 middie McGarrity with take his size, skills to St. John’s

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The combination of size and speed is what most Division I coaches covet in a midfielder. Lincoln McGarrity is blessed with both. The athletic two-way midfielder at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds. He also runs the 40-yard dash in 4.75 seconds. If that’s not enough, he also has two more varsity […]

NJ 2016 midfielder Salcedo will take his ever-improving game to Bucknell

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John Salcedo’s best lacrosse is still ahead of him. And that’s saying something. After all, the sophomore at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J., has already accomplished a lot playing the sport despite his young age. But there’s more to come. Plenty more. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound midfielder, who performed well at the Maverik Showtime National […]

Versatile upstate NY attackman Moseman makes Limestone his college choice

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Coltin Moseman bring a variety of attributes to the attack position. The senior at Ballston Spa High School (N.Y.) has an outstanding overall knowledge of the game and excellent field vision as well as the ability to create on offense whether off the ball. shooting or passing. Moseman has found what he thinks is the […]

Jamesville-DeWitt (NY) multi-dimensional attackman McKee makes his college choice

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If you’re looking for a player who defines today’s attackman, look no further than Ryan McKee. Yes, the senior standout at New York power Jamesville-DeWitt High School can score, but he also does much more. “As an attackman, in addition to scoring, I work really hard on groundballs and riding,” he said. “I love transition […]

NJ 2016 midfielder Waters decides on Delaware

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Matt Waters is a midfielder who makes things happen. “I am strong between the lines as well and am able to push the tempo and creates scoring situations,” said the sophomore at  Rumson-Fair Haven (N.J.). Those skills translate to success at the next level, which will be at the University of Delaware. Waters’ commitment was […]

Cazenovia (NY) standout Brown on his college choice: ‘Loyola has great academics, a great atmosphere and a great network of alumni’

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It was a big weekend for recruiting news. If you were with us on our Lacrosse Insider special coverage section, you know that the first Class of 2017 verbal commitment was made on Sunday afternoon. We’ll have more on that report coming here soon. Today, we focus on a verbal commitment made back in the […]

NJ offensive-minded middie Smolokoff makes RPI his choice

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Jake Smolokoff enjoyed one of the most productive seasons of any varsity player in New Jersey this past spring. The Red Bank High School senior had a 39-goal, 22-assist season. But points don’t begin to describe his strengths as a player. An offensive-minded midfielder, Smolokoff uses his speed, strength, change of direction, and field awareness […]

Lacrosse Insider: Pair of rising juniors bound for Binghamton; Albany breaks into Class of 2015

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Binghamton University has picked up two more  Class of 2015 commits. Both verbals came in the last 24 hours and were first reported by Joe Lombardi. The University at Albany, meanwhile, cracked into the Class of 2015. Prior to the back-to-back commitments, Binghamton had two rising junior verbals: attackman Griffin Konen of Massapequa, N.Y., and […]

Pulver brothers will soon be college rivals at Syracuse, Cornell

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There were some unexpected developments during the recruiting process, but the end result has produced quite an interesting scenario for Josh and Jake Pulver. The two brothers from upstate New York, who were teammates this past season at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, will soon be college rivals. The two brothers will also be playing at two […]

Hubler, second tristate freshman commit, will be headed to Hopkins

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We have our second tristate freshman verbal commitment. It comes from attackman Matt Hubler of Rumson (NJ), who’s decided on Johns Hopkins. Hubler plays for Avon Old Farms (Conn.) and has been on Team United’s travel team since the seventh grade. Hubler’s brother, Chris, a junior midfielder at Rumson Fair Haven High School (NJ), verballed […]

Syracuse-area standout Haynes commits to St. John’s

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One of the factors that influenced Corey Haynes’ decision to verbally commit to St. John’s University had nothing to do with lacrosse, or even the university itself. You see, the Red Storm play many of their home basketball games at Madison Square Garden, which is also the home base of a certain NHL team. The […]

Upstate NY sophomore star Easterly will head south to Loyola

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It hasn’t taken Richie Easterly to make his mark on the varsity level in both football and lacrosse. The sophomore at Westhill High School (NY) in Syracuse earned the starting quarterback job as a freshman. That followed a spring in which, as an eighth-grader, he earned a spot on the man-up unit, before going on […]

Hubler will take his lunch-pail work ethic to Hopkins

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If you’re looking to find an image that be shows what Chris Hubler brings to the lacrosse field, a lunch pail would be just perfect. “I am a blue-collar middie who is at my best between the restraining lines,” said the junior at Rumson-Fair Haven High School (N.J.) and Team United travel team standout. “I […]

Padula, junior from Rumson Fair Haven, headed to Hobart

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Dominic Padula’s talents as a lacrosse player are hard to overlook. The attackman/midfielder from Rumson Fair Haven (N.J.) is an adept shooter with strong stick skills – talents on display on his highlight reel. So it should come as no surprise that the standout for the Team United travel team garnered recruiting interest from a […]

Defensive standout Phillips set on Syracuse

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Conner Phillips has all the attributes you would look for in a Division I defensive recruit. The rising junior at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in New Jersey is 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds. In addition to his size, he has outstanding stick skills, especially for a defenseman. His talents are on full display on his […]

Travel teammates Wright, Bedell will be reunited at Monmouth

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Ryan Wright (left) of Jamesville-Dewitt High School and Brian Bedell of Fayetteville-Manlius High School are travel teammates for Team United. Soon, they will be playing on the same college squad. Both verbally committed this week to the brand-new Division I program at Monmouth University. Considering they are both rising seniors, Ryan Wright and Brian Bedell […]