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With National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Week set to start on Wednesday, Nov. 11, Here’s the rundown of Division I college-by-college commitments for tristate Class of 2016 players.
AIR FORCE (4): Brian Cunningham, Auburn (NY), attack; James DeTommaso, Massapequa (NY), longstick midfield; Matt O’Rourk, Ward Melville (NY), midfield; Kevin Reichardt, Kings Park (NY), defense
ALBANY (6): Patrick Barrow, Victor (NY), defense (decommitted from Army); Josh Dahl, Orchard Park (NY), defense; Doug Goldsmith, Shore Regional (NJ), midfield; Steven Kunz, Farmingdale (NY) defense/longstick midfield; Griffin McCarthy, Mount Sinai (NY), midfield; Matt Spahr, Comsewogue (NY), defensive/longstick midfield
ARMY (4): Alex Alacqua, Chaminade (NY), midfield; Ed Aronson, Syosset (NY), defense; John Day, Ward Melville (NY), defense; Sam Nadjari, St. Anthony’s (NY), midfield
BINGHAMTON (5): Ian Cook, Horseheads (NY), midfield; Mike DeMarco, Victor (NY), midfield; Owen Mead, Sparta (NJ), attack/midfield; Chris Rodgers, Jericho (NY), midfield; Zach Barrett, Lynbrook (NY), defense
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1): Chase Levesque, Ridgefield (CT), longstick midfield
BROWN (2): Michael Brown, Wilton (CT), longstick midfield; Jack Kniffin, Darien (CT), attack
BRYANT (3): Andre Gomez, Half Hollow Hills East (NY), midfield; Jake Jones, Hunterdon Central (NJ), midfield; Trevor Weingarten, Bergen Catholic (NJ), midfield
BUCKNELL (4): Grayson Burns, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY), attack; Jack Gelinas, Bronxville (NY), defense; John Salcedo, Christian Brothers Academy (NJ), midfield; Trent Starr, Smithtown East (NY), midfield
CLEVELAND STATE (1): Thomas Joyce, Don Bosco Prep (NJ), midfield
COLGATE (3): Josh Karp, Newark Academy (NJ), defense; Matt Lupinacci, John Jay (NY), attack; Brendon Luu, Chaminade (NY), midfield (decommitted from Yale)
CORNELL (5): Harrison Bardwell, Wilton (CT), midfield; Caelahn Bullen, Trinity-Pawling (NY), goaltender; Austin Fingar, Penn Yan (NY), midfield; Ryan Maloney, Victor (NY), attack; Cooper Telesco, Ridgewood (NJ), midfield
DARTMOUTH (2): Chris Bacotti, Massapequa (NY), midfield; Liam O’Connell, Choate (CT), midfield
DELAWARE (2): Matt Deluca, Farmingdale (NY), goaltender; Matt Waters, Rumson-Fair Haven (NJ), midfield
DENVER (2): Matthew McElroy, Westfield (NJ), defense; Kyle Smith, New Canaan (CT), midfield
DREXEL (1): Pat Kiernan, St. Dominic HS (NY), defense
DUKE (4): JT Giles-Harris, St. Joseph’s Regional-Montvale (NJ), defense; Brian Smyth, Westminster (CT), midfield; Kevin Quigley, Ridge (NJ), midfielder; Reilly Walsh, Brunswick, CT (transfer from Bronxville, NY), attack/midfield
FAIRFIELD (3): Travis Ford, Webster Thomas (NY), midfield; Hunter Keech, John Jay (NY), midfield; Bill McMenamin, St. Augustine Prep (NJ), faceoff midfield
FURMAN (2): Aidan Conk, St. Anthony’s (NY), defense; Luke McDaid, Garden City (NY), attack
GEORGETOWN (2): Cullen Morgan, Fox Lane, midfield (decommitted from Syracuse); Jack Stephenson, Brunswick (CT), goaltender
HARTFORD (3): Tanner Baldin, Trinity-Pawling (NY), defense/longstick midfield; Liam Donnelly, Yorktown (NY), goaltender; Anthony Drouin, Salisbury (CT), defense/longstick midfield
HARVARD (3): Noah Knopf, Fieldston (NY), defense/longstick midfield; Jeremy Magno, Bergen Catholic (NJ), midfield (decommitted from Air Force); David Strupp, New Canaan (CT), defense
HIGH POINT (1): : Chris Crowley, Delbarton (NJ), goaltender
HOBART (3): Coron Broomfield, Canandaigua (NY), midfield; Sam Mueller, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY), defense; Justin Scott, Trinity-Pawling (NY), midfield
HOFSTRA (5): Bobby Casey, Wantagh (NY), goaltender; Ryan Forte, Half Hollow Hills West (NY), attack; Kyle Sliwak, Wantagh (NY), midfield; Ryan Tierney, Massapequa (NY), attack; Eric Wenz, St. Anthony’s (NY), defense
HOLY CROSS (4): Justin Lynskey, Massapequa (NY), attack; Sean Mullaney, Watchung Hills (NJ), attack/midfield; Sean New, Fox Lane (NY), defense; George Peele, King School (CT), goaltender
JOHNS HOPKINS (4): Owen Colwell, Westfield (NJ), defense; Jacob Giacalone, Sachem North (NY), goaltender; Matt Hubler, Lawrenceville (NJ), attack; Matt Stagnitta, Montgomery (NJ), attack
LAFAYETTE (6): Tyler Furlong, Watchung Hills (NJ), midfield; Robbie Garavente, Rumson-Fair Haven (NJ), attack; Wes Moshier, Millburn (NJ), goaltender; Seth Obadia, Port Washington (NY), attack; Michael Sands, Choate Rosemary Hall (CT), attack; Spencer Turkel, New Fairfield (CT), midfield
LEHIGH (4): Connor Gaffney, Lenape (NJ), midfield; Eric Greenburgh, Mamaroneck (NY), attack/midfield; Christian McHugh, Iona Prep (NY), midfield; Austin Pierce, Chatham (NJ), attack/midfield
LOYOLA (1): Riley Cox, Cold Spring Harbor (NY), midfield
MANHATTAN (7): Danny Connell, Seaford, midfield; Nick Galiato, Kings Park (NY), midfield/faceoff; Luke Hanson, Minisink Valley (NY), midfield; Matt Makowski, St. Anthony’s (NY), defense; Reid Martin, Canisius (NY), midfield; Justin Pape, West Islip (NY), attack; CJ Scharf, West Islip (NY), midfield
MARIST (6): Jon Constant, Shoreham-Wading River (NY), attack;Jake MacGregor, Comsewogue (NY), goaltender; Chris Schlappich, Highland (NY), attack/midfield; Mike Smith, Hen Hud (NY), midfield; Joe Tierney, Bethpage (NY), attack; Jake Weinman, Bayport-Blue Point (NY), attack
MARYLAND (3): Blake Carrara, Riverhead (NY), longstick midfield; Jared Chiachetti, St. Augustine Prep, NJ, midield; Russell Masci, Don Bosco Prep (NJ), midfield
MARQUETTE (1): Jared Hershman, Hen Hud (NY), midfield
MICHIGAN (2): Noel Fosse, Westminster (CT), attack; TJ “Dusty” Heagerty, St. Anthony’s (NY), attack
MONMOUTH (5): Trevor Benedetto, Mountain Lakes (NJ), attack; Connor Chamberlin, Staples (CT), attack; Brad Meister, St. Augustine Prep (NJ), midfield; Anthony Sardo, Westlake (NY), attack; Mike Yanovitch, Montgomery (NJ), goaltender
MOUNT ST. MARY’S (5): Cameron Carpenter, St. Joseph Collegiate (NY), goaltender; Sal Cipriano, Herricks (NY), attack; Ryan Gilmartin, Red Bank Catholic (NJ), attack/midfield; Robert Johnson, Bayport-Blue Point (NY), longstick midfield; Shawn Raum, Sachem North (NY), faceoff/midfield
NAVY (1): Nicholas Franchuk, Fairfield Prep (CT), defense
NJIT (1): Matt Sanchez, Mount Olive (NJ), attack
NORTH CAROLINA (3): Matt Gavin, Manhasset (NY), attack (decommitted from Duke); Michael Guerin, Kent School (CT), attack; Will Perry, Greenwich (CT), midfield (decommitted from Providence)
NOTRE DAME (2): Jack Kielty, Delbarton (NJ), longstick midfield; Jack Zullo, Chaminade (NY), goaltender
OHIO STATE (1): Dan Rooney, Smithtown East (NY), attack
PENN (4): Jack Book, Darien (CT), midfield; Mark Evanchick, Darien (CT), defense; Skyler Mickunas, Trinity-Pawling (NY), defense/longstick midfield; Kyle Thornton, Chaminade (NY), defense
PENN STATE (6): Gerard Arceri, Smithtown East (NY), midfield; TJ Connellan, Cazenovia (NY), defense/longstick midfield; Mac O’Keefe, Syosset (NY), attack; Mitchell Schaefer, Canandaigua (NY), midfield; Conor Smith, West Islip (NY), midfield; Cole Willard, Cazenovia (NY), attack (Note: plans on a post-grad year)
PROVIDENCE (3): Sean Leahey, Seton Hall Prep (NJ), midfield; Ryan Nawrocki, Hauppauge (NY), midfield; RJ Romeo, Wilton (CT), midfield
NORTH CAROLINA (1): Michael Guerin, Kent School (CT), attack
PENN (1): Andrew Robshaw, Mendham (NJ), attack
QUINNIPIAC (2): Jake Satterley, West Babylon (NY), attack; Jake Southren, Randolph (NJ), attack (decommitted from Stevens Tech)
RICHMOND (2): Matt Davies, Taft (CT), attack/midfield (decommitted from Ohio State); Michael Reale, Staples (CT), attack
RUTGERS (2): Liam Donnelly, Yorktown(NY), goaltender (decommitted from Hartford); JJ McKenna, Barnegat (NJ), midfield
SACRED HEART (3): Jack Casella, Fordham Prep (NY), midfield; Jake Giaquinto, Ward Melville (NY), midfield; Eric Mawdsley, Trinity-Pawling (NY), attack/midfield
SIENA (7): Jack Drillock, Pleasantville (NY), defense; Sean Emerson, Penn Yan (NY), attack; Brett Habich, Red Bank Catholic (NJ), midfield; Dylan Pantalone, Niskayuna (NY), midfield; Gage Ponsetti, Pen Yann (NY), goaltender; Kevin Prunty, Lakeland/Panas (NY), attack; Maurice Tessier, Albany Academy (NY), midfield
ST. JOHN’S (5): Danny Colligan, Greenwich (CT), longstick midfield; Grant Galligan, St. Dominic (NY), attack; Joe Madsen, Locust Valley (NY), attack; Mike Madsen, Locust Valley (NY), attack; Lincoln McGarrity, CBA-Syracuse (NY), midfield
ST. JOSEPH’S (2): Alex Ives, Salisbury (CT), midfield; Tyler Makar, Yorktown (NY), defense
STONY BROOK (9): Brian Boehm, Babylon (NY), midfield; Aidan Byrne, Niskayuna (NY), attack; Michael Bollinger, Sachem East (NY), goaltender; Tom Dugan, Commack (NY), midfield; Connor Grippe, Ward Melville (NY), attack; Tom Haun, Sachem North (NY), attack; Chris Pickel, Bayport-Blue Point (NY), midfield; C.J. Trenkle, Commack (NY), defense; Wayne White, John Glenn (NY), midfield
SYRACUSE (9): Pete Dearth, Ridgefield (CT), midfield; Nick DiPietro, Half Hollow Hills East (NY), defense; Finn Goonan, Northport (NY), defense; Brett Kennedy, Ridgewood (NJ), defense/longstick midfield; Troy Lauder, Salisbury (CT), midfield; Cullen Morgan, Fox Lane, NY, midfield; Devon Sullivan, Corning (NY) midfield; Jamie Trimboli (Greece Athena, NY), midfield; Danny Varello, Smithtown West (NY), midfield
TOWSON (3): Shane Brennan, Walt Whitman (NY), goaltender (decomitted from Binghamton); Ben Coakley, Hunterdon Central (NJ), attack; Casey Kimmel, Massapequa (NY), midfield
UMASS (1): Max Lambert, Victor (NY), attack
UMASS LOWELL (1): Dylan Rhatigan, Sachem North (NY), attack
UMBC (1): Ben Aronow, Sachem North, defense
VERMONT (3): Charlie Erdmann, Berkshire School (MA, Norwalk, CT resident); Andrew Horn, Avon Old Farms (CT), defense; Liam Rischmann, Darien (CT), midfield
VILLANOVA (4): Owen Black, Hun School (NJ), attack/midfield; Connor Kirst, Delbarton (NJ), midfield/faceoff (will spend post-grad year at Deerfield, MA); Zach Kryza, Iona Prep (NY), defense; Jared Nugent, St. Anthony’s (NY), midfield
VIRGINIA (4): Jared Conners, Pittsford-Sutherland (NY), longstick midfield; John Fox, Brunswick (CT), midfield; Wade Maloney, Lawrenceville (NJ), midfield; Griffin Thompson, Lawrenceville (NJ), goaltender
WAGNER (2): Dominic Branda, Don Bosco Prep (NJ), attack; Richie McKenna, Ridge (NJ), attack
YALE (2): Lucas Cotler, Syosset (NY), midfield; Matt Gaudet, Salisbury School (CT), attack/midfielder (decommitted from Syracuse)
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