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Syracuse University has increased its number of 2015 tristate commits to three. Before we get to the latest verbal, here are the previous two: * Nick Mellen (West Genesee, N.Y.), defense * Riley O’Sullivan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.), attack (decommitted from Georgetown) The latest rising junior to decide on SU is Andrew Helmer of New […]

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Maryland now has two verbals from tristate standouts. We told you back on July 31 that St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) midfielder Jared Chiachetti committed to Maryland. That will also be the collegiate destination of Riverhead High School (N.Y.) longstick defensive midfielder Blake Carrara. The 6-foot Carrara, who was an all-star at the Maverik Showtime National […]

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Penn State has now gone one up on Johns Hopkins. The Nittany Lions now have four rising sophomore tristate verbals, with the latest coming late tonight. It seems like just yesterday we first reported the news that Penn State had picked up its first 2016 verbal in Smithtown East High School (N.Y.) midfielder Gerard Arceri. […]

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John Jay High School (N.Y.) has seen its recruiting class of 2014 double in size in just a few days. We told you earlier this week that defenseman Bob Giordano has decided on Stevens Tech. Now, another Indians rising senior is joining a group of rising senior commits that includes Graham Bocklet (Vermont, defense) and […]

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We first reported here last week that UVa assistant John Walker will be joining the Princeton coaching staff as defensive coordinator. Now, Joe Lombardi is reporting that Princeton will be filling another assistant job. Matt Madalon will be leaving Stevens Tech for the Tigers. A former Darien High School (Conn.) standout, Madalon has been at […]

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Sachem North High School (N.Y.) is hit the Class of 2014 half-dozen mark. The Flaming Arrows now have six rising seniors who have committed to colleges. Before we get to the newest, made last night, let’s recap the previous five: Michael Aronow (Penn State, defense); Joe Caridi (Stony Brook, midfield); Mike Calvagna (Stony Brook, midfield); […]

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It’s been a big day for the service academies as far as verbal commitments go. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Navy picked up its first verbal for a Class of 2015 standout from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region early this afternoon. Air Force, meanwhile, then picked up […]

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We’ve been reporting on quite a few verbal commitments from the Garden State the last few days. Now, here’s a newsflash. They will be more to come. Plenty more. OK. That’s not exactly earth-shattering news. After all, New Jersey is now one of the major recruiting targets for college lacrosse coaches. Now, let’s flip the […]

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Prior to this week, Towson University had no received a verbal commitment from a Class of 2016 tristate standout. That changed when left-handed attackman Ben Coakley of Hunterdon Central High School (N.J.) verbally committed to the Tigers earlier this week. Tonight, the Tigers have doubled their number of rising sophomore tristate commits. Towson’s latest 2016 […]

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After weighing a variety of offers, both at the Division I and Division III levels, New Canaan High School (Conn.) rising senior attackman Harry Stanton told Joe Lombardi today that he will continue his lacrosse career at Wesleyan University. Stanton was a first-team all-FCIAC and second-team all-state selection, finishing the season with 56 goals and […]

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It was a magical season for Ridge. The Red Devils won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions for the first time and ended the season with a 12-game win streak and 20-3 record. Yet prior to today, Ridge had just one Class of 2014 commit – University of Notre Dame-bound Owen Molloy, who, of course, […]

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One of the nation’s most successful high school programs now has three Class of 2014 commits. One of the nation’s most successful college programs now has a new assistant coach. Joe Lombardi is reporting that West Islip High School (N.Y.) attackman Trevor Bovich (pictured above) has verballed to Bryant University. Bovich joins AJ Ilchert (St. […]

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Trevor Pollack, a rising senior midfielder, has been a varsity player at Tappan Zee High School (N.Y.) since his freshman year. Now, he’s preparing for a four-year collegiate career at Mount St. Mary’s. Pollack, who played for the Dip N Dunk Lacrosse Club this summer, also considered Wagner and Nazareth. You can watch Pollack’s highlight […]

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We told you here last night that the Stevens Institute of Technology, a strong Division III program in Hoboken, N.J., picked up a big commit from a Class of 2014 standout from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Defenseman Bob Giordano of John Jay High School (N.Y.) became […]

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Binghamton University has hit double digits. The Bearcats now have 10 – count ’em – verbal commitments from the No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse (Long Island) within the No. 1 overall lax hotbed (the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region.) We have just updated our respective college class-by-class commit rundowns with a new BU-bound Islander. It’s […]

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