Lacrosse Insider
We begin this update with the first Class of 2018 commitment for Siena College. It comes from New Jersey. Richie Bianchi, a defender at Ocean Township (NJ), just committed to the Saints. Bianchi is a fundamentally sound position defender with good anticipation and takeaway skills who excels in the open field. He is especially strong […]
The number of Class of 2019 commitments continues to climb. Our latest comes from Washington, DC where Gonzaga College High School defender Ben Finlay (pictured above) just decided to play his college lacrosse close to home, committing to Johns Hopkins. Finlay is the Blue Jays’ fifth freshman commit. Hopkins is now second to Maryland for […]
We are now less than a month away from the start of National Letter of Intent Fall Signing Week for the Class of 2016, but our latest Class of 2019 commitments highlights this brand-new update. The verbal is the seventh freshman commit for the University of Maryland. With a total of 22 2019 verbals, the […]
We have an underclass-themed update. It all starts with a brand-new 2019 tristate verbal. Midfielder Dawson Wynne of the Salisbury School (CT) is the latest NY/NJ/CT freshman commit. Wynne just committed to the University of Maryland. The son of Salisbury head coach Bobby Wynne, Dawson is a skilled and athletic player who also excels in […]
Ohio State University is now officially on the board when it comes to recruiting commitments from the Class of 2018 from the NY/NJ/CT tristate area. One of the top sophomores in New Jersey, defenseman/longstick midfield Evan Malgier of St. Augustine Prep (NJ) told Joe Lombardi late Wednesday night he had just verballed to the Buckeyes and […]
If you define “tristate region” as the areas of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in and around New York City, then we have a first to report. However, if your definition of “tristate” is bit broader to include all of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, then we still have some big news — […]
Our latest Class of 2019 is front and center in this latest update. It’s the 19th freshman verbal and the third for Ohio State University. The commitment comes from Ashburn, VA where Stone Bridge High School attackman Mitch Pehlke decided on the Buckeyes. A feeder/finisher with outstanding field vision, Pehlke, a righty, is compact but physically strong with […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pctxrsT6s1E We have a host of new commitments to bring to you in this latest update. Let’s start things off in New York’s Hudson Valley where a two-time USILA All-American has made his choice: defenseman Connor Filipowski of Section 9 Class A champ Warwick Valley. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Filipowski is a physical, aggressive and agile takeaway defender […]
We started with attack then moved on to midfield, faceoff midfield and longstick midfield before taking a look at defenders. We wrap up our rankings of the top current freshmen in college lacrosse by focusing on goaltenders. Kevin Beimfohr, Mountain Lakes (NJ), Bryant: The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Beimfohr was a two-year starter, two-time first-team all-state honoree and three-year varsity letterwinner who helped the Lakers win three […]
We have a host of new commitments to bring you as we start a week in which September turns into October and we move closer to National Letter of Intent Signing Week. We begin with our latest new commitment following a decommitment. We told you more than a month ago that Manhasset (NY) 2016 attackman […]
Our position-by-position spotlight on newcomers to college lacrosse continues with an overview of close defenders. Here are five former tristate standouts we think will make major impacts for their new programs. Eddie Bouhall, Lynbrook (NY), Lehigh: The two-time Nassau County defender of the year (left) is a skilled and savvy position defender. A three-sport standout […]
We have three new commitments to report on in this latest update. The first comes from the Class of 2017 where two-way midfielder and three-sport standout Will Hynson of Rye has committed to High Point. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Hynson, an athletic lefty who also excels in football and ice hockey, also considered Vermont and Marist. A tenacious defender, […]
We wrap up our look at current tristate freshmen who are standouts at midfield by turning to the longstick midfield position. In case you missed it, click on these links to access our evaluations of midfielders and faceoff midfielders. Now, to LSM: Zach Ambrosino, Taft (CT), Virginia: Less than five years after starting to play lacrosse, Ambrosino committed to UVa […]
Our latest Class of 2018 verbal by a tristate standout comes from defending New York Class B state champion Victor where goaltender Chayse Ierlan committed to the admissions process at Cornell University. Ierlan (left), who started for Victor as a freshman this past spring, is a skilled and savvy netminder who is an outstanding stopper […]
In our first two rundowns of top tristate collegiate freshmen by position, we presented Top 10 lists for attackmen and midfielders. We now transition to groups of five. In case you’re new to our rankings, we do not rank players by number. After all, this is not a bakery. Here, it is an objective and unscientific […]
