FEBRUARY 7, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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🥍 TGIF. The first full(er) weekend of DIII lacrosse.

Headlines
🏆️ Preseason All-Americans (W)
🟡 Another Year, Another Bromwell at Salisbury
🔵 Empire 8 Men’s Preview
🔴 SCIAC Women’s Preview
📊 Preseason Polls
🖋️ Signing Day

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TOP STORY
1. Women’s Preseason All-Americans

“USA Lacrosse announced its Division III Women’s Preseason All-Americans on Thursday, honoring 90 of the top players in the country.

Preseason No. 1 Middlebury, winner of three straight NCAA championships, has five All-Americans, including three on the first team. Tufts, the preseason No. 2, leads the country with eight All-American selections.”

First Team

A-Margie Carden, Tufts
A-Lauren Pittman, Franklin & Marshall
A-Hope Shue, Middlebury
A-Ally Tobler, TCNJ
M-Natalie Daniels, William Smith
M-Madeline Delaney, Tufts
M-Grace Osborn, Capital
M-Kiata Tangney, Wesleyan
Draw-Caroline Adams, Middlebury
D-Belle Dintino, Franklin & Marshall
D-Natalie Held, Salisbury
D-Lily Macatee, Gettysburg
D-Kylie Wilson, Middlebury
GK-Bella Garabo, York

» Complete Preseason All-America Teams

FEATURES
2. ‘Our Second Home’: Another Year, Another Bromwell Leading Salisbury

by Matt Kinnear, Inside Lacrosse

“There aren’t many people who have been to more Salisbury men’s lacrosse games than Brice Bromwell over the past decade.

He estimates he’s missed about 10 Salisbury games over the past 12 years. So only coach Jim Berkman himself, the staff and a few superfans have him beat.”

» Field Awareness. “If you feel like you keep seeing the name “Bromwell” in Salisbury box scores, it’s not your imagination. For 12 years there has been one on the roster. First Brendan, then Jarrett, and now Brice. There was only one year of overlap with Brendan and Jarrett together due to COVID. They are all first-team All-Americans. They all have played in the NCAA Championship Game. They all now bleed Maroon and Gold.”

» Between The Lines. “Brice says Jarrett and Brendan are more athletic. He calls himself the finesse player of the trio. Berkman sees the inherent little-brother skill in the youngest one. It’s what you’ve seen in the likes of little brothers like CJ Kirst and Chris Kavanagh as well.”

» Why It Matters. “For Berkman he’s had his fair share of siblings, but he’s also to the point in his career where it’s sons of alums coming to play for him. It all harkens back to why he does it. “It just kind of reinforces that, you know you're doing the right things. You're cultivating good relationships. You're cultivating players. You're providing an environment that that people want to be in,” he says.”

» Keep Reading

EMPIRE 8 PREVIEW (M)
3. Fisher Eyes Sixth Straight Title

St. John Fisher rolled to a fifth straight 2024 Empire 8 title with resounding victories over Hartwick and Nazareth.

The Cardinals stunned Wesleyan and St. Lawrence to reach the national semifinals before being bumped out by eventual national champion Tufts.

The Empire 8 welcomes three new programs - Brockport and Geneseo from the SUNYAC, and SUNY Poly from the NAC. New coaches include Nick Fiorentino at Brockport, Drew Bezek at Geneseo, Eric Miccio at Poly, and Eric Skelly at Sage.

Returning Statistical Leaders

Alfred (10-5, 4-2). Cole Loewke (Jr, 38-17-55), Brendan Riley (Jr, 17-8-25)
Goalie: Quinn Sullivan (Sr, 10.77 / 53.9%)
Brockport (4-11, 2-5 SUNYAC). Nate Askin (Sr, 15-13-28), Marc Zappula (So, 9-17-26)
Goalie: Jack Acker (12.37 / 54.8%)
Geneseo (13-7, 6-1 SUNYAC). Jimmy Atkinson (Sr, 53-17-70), Riley Henselder
(Sr, 30-26-56) | Goalie: Andrew Tittman (Sr, 9.50 / 55.1%)
Hartwick (5-9, 3-3). Garrett Frost (Sr, 37-10-47), Colin August (Jr, 29-8-37)
Goalie: Kaiden Johnson (So, 14.59 / 48.5%)
Keuka (5-8, 0-6). Harrison Root (So, 19-2-21), Tre Lloyd (Sr, 9-4-13)
Goalie: N/A
Nazareth (12-7, 5-1). Matthew Farrington (Jr, 28-36-64), Kyle Rosenberger
(Jr, 40-20-60) | Goalie: McLean Ralston (Jr, 10.94 / 53.5%)
Poly (10-7, 6-2 NAC). Luke Taylor (Sr, 34-13-47), Payton Thomas (Sr, 34-11-45)
Goalie: Joseph VanZandt (Sr, 10.86 / 54.6%)
Sage (6-10, 2-4). Nate Kettle (Jr, 43-23-66), Mame Diba (Jr, 12-18-30)
Goalie: Andrew Collora (Jr, 11.64 / 50.0%)
St. John Fisher (14-8, 6-0). Brady Mason (Sr, 33-25-58), Timmy Salit (Grad, 31-27-58)
Goalie: Tyler Manning (Jr, 11.72 / 47.1%)
Utica (6-10, 1-5). Ryan Considine (So, 27-17-44), Connor Costanza (Sr, 9-15-24)
Goalie: Patrick Oswald (Sr, 11.47 / 53.3%)

🥍 D3Lacrosse’s Preseason All-Empire 8
A-Jimmy Atkinson (Sr, Geneseo); Matthew Farrington (Jr, Nazareth); Timmy Salit (Grad, St. John Fisher; Nate Kettle (Jr, Sage). M-Jordan Leuze (Grad, St. John Fisher); Sean Donaldson (So, St. John Fisher); Luke Taylor (Sr, Poly). D-Jack Cornell (Sr, St. John Fisher); Joe Urlacher (Grad, St. John Fisher); Benjamin Cunningham (Jr, Alfred). LSM-Joe Johnson (Sr, Sage). SSDM-Connor Mesh (Sr, St. John Fisher). FO-Hunter Cupp (Jr, Alfred). GK-McLean Ralston (Jr, Nazareth).

SCIAC PREVIEW (W)
4. Sagehens Search For 4th Straight Title

Pomona-Pitzer won its third consecutive SCIAC women’s lacrosse title with a convincing 18-8 victory against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

The Sagehens downed George Fox and Ithaca in their first two NCAA games before being stopped by eventual national champion Middlebury in the national quarterfinals.

Cal Lutheran welcomes MacEllen McDonough as the loop’s lone new coach.

California Lutheran (4-13, 2-10). Sydney Shin (Jr, 44-19-63), Madison Soforenko
(So, 26-12-38) | Goalie: Bella Bravo (Jr, 18.65 / 34.9%)
Chapman (9-6, 7-5). Ada Carr (Jr, 35-13-48), Annika Carlson (Sr, 37-10-47)
Goalie: N/A
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (13-6, 10-2). Grace Minturn (Jr, 50-22-72),
Amelia Ulmer (Jr, 40-20-60) | Goalie: Lyla Johnston (Jr, 6.66 / 47.1%)
Occidental (9-7, 7-5). Olivia Okamoto (Jr, 44-7-51), Maeve Moylan (Jr, 30-18-48)
Goalie: Andie Angelacci (Sr, 13.35 / 37.7%)
Pomona-Pitzer (19-2, 12-0). Sydney Landauer (Sr, 37-42-79), Shoshi Henderson
 (Sr, 29-50-79) | Goalie: Ruby Loesch (Jr, 5.81 / 47.0%)
Redlands (8-9, 4-8). Emily Webster (Jr, 57-11-68), Cailin Walker (Jr, 25-26-51)
Goalie: N/A
Whittier (0-15, 0-12). Juliana Hodgson (Sr, 23-3-26), Camille Verlich (Jr, 14-2-16)
Goalie: Peyton Vannatter (So, 18.82 / 35.4%)

🥍 D3Lacrosse Preseason All-SCIAC
A-Grace Minturn (Jr, CMS); Shoshi Henderson (Sr, Pomona-Pitzer); Sydney Landauer (Sr, Pomona-Pitzer); Fiona Lewis (Sr, Pomona-Pitzer). M-Annika Carlson (Sr, Chapman); Hannah Gough (Sr, Pomona-Pitzer); Maeve Moylan (Jr, Occidental); Julia Ryan (So, CMS); Sydney Shin (Jr, Cal Lutheran); D-Evie Kim (So, Occidental); Natalie Teare (Sr, CMS); GK-Andie Angelacci (Sr, Occidental).

CONFERENCES
5. Preseason Polls

It’s conference preseason poll time. That time where some coaches put some thought into making their annual selections, while others opt to list teams in their 2024 order of standing.

Nonetheless, we continue to share with our readers.

• NEWMAC (M). “With seven first place votes, Babson College has been tabbed to win their third straight NEWMAC title. Springfield College took second place in the poll and claimed the remaining first place vote.”

• Presidents (M). “Five-time defending champion Grove City College has been chosen as the favorite in the 2025 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches’ Poll".”

• Skyline (M). “A first time crown for Farmingdale State last spring has paved the way to their No. 1 distinction in the latest edition of the preseason poll.”

RECRUITING
6. Signing Day

ADRIAN - Petoskey (Ill.) D Griffin Riccinto
ALLEGHENY - Jserra Catholic (Calif.) GK Jack Pearl
BROCKPORT - Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.) GK Miguel Estrada
CENTRE - Petoskey (Ill.) A Charlie Thomas and Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio) A Thomas Tyack
CHICAGO - Riverview (Fla.) M Caroline Steinwachs and Summit (N.J.) M Emily Sensenrich
CLARKSON - Summit (N.J.) A Sam Wesson
DENISON - Summit (N.J.) LSM Luca Avelino and A Will Iacovelli
FRANCISCAN - Cardinal Mooney (Fla.) A Grace Vaughan
GETTYSBURG - Summit (N.J.) GK Marin McGuire
LYNCHBURG - Cardinal Mooney (Fla.) LSM Jake Morales
MARIETTA - McNicholas (Ohio) D Caleb Moore and GK Jack Kelly
OTTERBEIN - Delaware Hayes (Ohio) M Kaiden Haag and M Joslyn Van Gundy. Cincinnati Country Day (Ohio) M Teagen Davis
RPI - Jserra Catholic (Calif.) M Gabriel Seldow
SALVE REGINA - Summit (N.J.) D Luke Broderick
SKIDMORE - Summit (N.J.) A Jaimie Penner
SUSQUEHANNA - Somerville (N.J.) A Matthew Chubenko
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN - Landstown (Va.) A Morgan Stapleton
WESTMINSTER - Riverview (Fla.) D Aiden Renick
WILLIAM PEACE - Emsley A. Laney (N.C.) FO Tyler Rutherford, Southeast Guilford (N.C.) D Zebulon Davis and Savannah Christian (Ga.) GK Tristan Perkins

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