2023 Team 91 in College: April 3 Recap

Published on April 3, 2023

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Team 91 alums put on the best offensive and defensive performances of the day with two of the top-5 teams in the country squaring off Saturday in Charlottesville.

Team 91 2020 Crush attackman Brennan O’Neill (St. Anthony’s) was at the forefront on the offensive end. O’Neill tied a career-high with six goals and put up a new career high with nine points to help Duke topple No. 1 Virginia, 16-14, in a classic between the ACC rivals.

On the other end, ’19 Orange defenseman Kenny Brower didn’t record anything in the stat line. The Massapequa lefty defenseman was the talk of the game, though, as he limited UVA star Connor Shellenberger to zero goals, three assists and one shot on goal to spearhead the Blue Devils’ defense.

’19 Orange LSM Tyler Carpenter (Salisbury, Conn.) was a presence in the middle of the field yet again. Carpenter snagged a half-dozen ground balls and caused a turnover for Duke. ’20 Crush Aidan Danenza (St. Anthony’s) tallied twice and added a ground ball in the win. ’18 Extreme Owen Caputo (Middle Creek, N.C.) scored once and picked up a ground ball. His brother, ’19 Orange Jake Caputo (Middle Creek, N.C.) dished out a helper and grabbed a ground ball. ’20 Crush Andrew McAdorey (St. Anthony’s) secured a ground ball in the win, Duke’s eighth straight.

Lehigh 15, Lafayette 9

’19 Orange Christian Mulé (Half Hollow Hills West) collected his second consecutive seven-point game on the heels of a five-assist, two-goal, one-ground ball performance for the Mountain Hawks. ’19 Orange Justin Tiernan (Glenn) racked up his sixth straight hat trick thanks to a four-goal, one-ground ball day. ’19 Orange John Sidorski (East Islip) set up a goal and snared two ground balls in the win.

Binghamton 21, UMass-Lowell 10

’21 Matt Keegan (Sachem North) continued his barrage of goals with a career-high seven goals to go with an assist. It marked his fourth-straight game of at least a hat trick and at least five points. Keegan now ranks eighth nationally in goals with 33.

’18 Extreme defenseman Max Verch (Syosset) racked up two ground balls and a caused turnover for the Bearcats.

Siena 10, Canisius 9
Siena 13, Wagner 6

’21 Ambush Ryan McCarthy (Northport) went off for Siena against Wagner, blasting home a hat trick and handing out four assists. McCarthy, who also caused a turnover, set career highs in goals, assists and points in a single game. ’20 Crush defenseman Trevor Marsala (Mount Sinai) had two caused turnovers and a ground ball against Wagner after taking the ball away three times and snatching four ground balls against Canisius. McCarthy chipped in an assist and a ground ball in that win.

Johns Hopkins 16, Rutgers 12

’20 Crush SSDM Brett Martin (Half Hollow Hills East) also showed off his offensive chops with two goals, including the 50-yard sidearm rip above, as the Blue Jays knocked off the Scarlet Knights. Martin also took the ball away twice for red-hot Hopkins, which has won five straight and seven of eight.

’18 Extreme LSM Ethan Rall (Islip) grabbed five ground balls and caused a turnover for Rutgers, which also got nine saves and a ground ball in relief from ’18 Extreme Anthony Palma (East Islip).

Navy 10, Boston University 8

’20 Crush defenseman Nick LiCalzi (South Side) engulfed a trio of ground balls and ’22 Smash Jack Flaherty (Chaminade) paired an assist with a ground ball as the Mids upset the Terriers.

Utah 18, Air Force 11
Air Force 12, Cleveland State 9

The Falcons couldn’t pull off the upset of the Utes despite a ridiculous nine-ground ball, two-caused turnover, 10-for-15 on faceoffs day from ’20 Crush LSM Chris Bardak (St. Anthony’s). Bardak helped Air Force back into the win column with four ground balls, a caused turnover and two faceoff wins against the Vikings.

Albany 12, UMBC 6

’22 Smash faceoff midfielder Austin Oppenheim (Mount Sinai) had a breakout game for Albany, setting a career-high in faceoff wins as part of a 7-for-11 day at the stripe to go with three ground balls.

’22 Smash defenseman Max Neeson (Pottsgrove, Pa.) started for the Great Danes and helped Albany’s defense stymie UMBC. ’22 Smash Alex Pfeiffer (Sachem North) caused a turnover and grabbed a ground ball.

’20 Crush goalie Jayson Tingue (Bay Shore) kept the Retrievers in it with 13 saves and four ground balls.

Brown 13, Villanova 11
Princeton 16, Brown 12

’20 Crush Koby Ginder (Brunswick, Conn.) had his best collegiate day with 11 faceoff wins, seven ground balls, two caused turnovers and an assist to help the Tigers upend the Bears.

’22 Smash Marcus Wertheim (Smithtown East) had a goal for Brown in its upset of the top-10 Wildcats. Wertheim chipped in an assist and two ground balls against Princeton, while ’20 Crush SSDM Kevin Sweeney (Mount Sinai) added a ground ball.

Cornell 22, Dartmouth 11

The Big Red kept rolling, thanks in large part to a 7-for-13 day, complete with two ground balls, from ’19 Orange Angelo Petrakis (Massapequa).

’21 Blaze Brandon Ventarola (Trinity-Pawling) scored once for the Big Green.

Harvard 14, Colgate 10

’19 Orange LSM Greg Campisi (St. Anthony’s) took the ball away once and added a ground ball to help the Crimson fend off the Raiders’ upset bid.

Manhattan 12, Quinnipiac 5
Marist 10, Manhattan 9
Marist 13, Sacred Heart 9

’21 Blaze defenseman Aiden McCaffrey (Comsewogue) took the ball away twice and corralled a ground ball for the Red Foxes in their win over the Jaspers. McCaffrey added two ground balls and a caused turnover and ’19 Orange defenseman Larry Cangro (Eastport South Manor) added a ground ball as Marist swept its week.

’19 White Christian Lyons (Syosset) tallied once in both games for Manhattan. He added three ground balls and a caused turnovers against the Red Foxes.

Queens 23, Lindenwood 15
Queens 9, Detroit Mercy 5

’20 Orange defenseman Colby Suglia (Mattituck) helped Queens to a pair of wins with a combined three ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Stony Brook 13, Towson 12

’19 Orange Blake Behlen (Commack) set up two goals and tallied one himself to go with a ground ball in the Seawolves’ win. ’22 Smash Sean Carlo (Wantagh) tallied once for Stony Brook.

Saint Joseph’s 14, Richmond 12

’19 White defenseman Alex Keener (Bethpage) collected a trio of ground balls as the Hawks upended the Spiders.

Notre Dame 20, Syracuse 12

’22 Smash Joey Spallina (Mount Sinai) and ’22 Smash Michael Leo (St. Anthony’s) each paired a goal with an assist for the Orange. Leo chipped in two ground balls and a caused turnover, while Spallina picked up a loose ball.

’22 Smash LSM Dylan Sageder (Mount Sinai) had a caused turnover and a ground ball and ’20 Crush defenseman Nick Caccamo (Harborfields) added a ground ball.

Penn 17, Yale 16

’19 White goalie Jared Paquette (West Islip) denied a baker’s dozen shots from the Quakers to go with a ground ball for the Bulldogs. Yale also got three caused turnovers and two ground balls from ’19 Orange defenseman Mikey Alexander (West Islip). ’21 Machado Rodriguez (Chaminade) won four faceoffs, scored a goal and collected two ground balls for the Bulldogs.

Villanova 18, St. John’s 8

’20 Orange Kyle Munson (Calhoun) put up a career-best 20 saves for the Johnnies. ’20 Orange defenseman Kyle McCarthy (Connetquot) picked up two ground balls in the loss.

Division II

Florida Tech 13, Lynn 12

’19 White Nick Cannetti (Sayville) grabbed two ground balls and caused a turnover as the Panthers won in double overtime.

Molloy 11, St. Thomas Aquinas 7

’19 White goalie Christian Michaels (Kings Park) tossed aside nine shots to procure the win.

Wingate 16, Lenoir-Rhyne 10

’19 White Marc Cottage (Smithtown West) paired a goal with an assist as the Bulldogs cruised.

Le Moyne 12, Pace 8
Pace 12, Southern New Hampshire 11

’21 Ambush Danny Zabbia (Half Hollow Hills West) scored twice against Pace and once against SNHU, adding a ground ball in both games.

St. Thomas Aquinas 10, Dominican 7
Chestnut Hill 11, Dominican 2

’19 White Billy Gordon (St. Anthony’s) put together a two-caused turnover, two-ground ball, one-goal day for the Chargers against STA. He added a goal against Chestnut Hill.

Division III

Hartwick 17, Sage 10

’20 Varsity defenseman Nick Cacciola (Shoreham-Wading River) led the Hartwick defense with two ground balls and two caused turnovers.

RIT 13, Cortland 8
Cortland 16, Potsdam 8

’21 Ambush defenseman Conner Gallagher (Northport) had a pair of ground balls against RIT and two caused turnovers and a ground ball against Potsdam. ’21 Ambush Sam Rothman (Half Hollow Hills East) scored once against RIT.

Stevens 28, Fairleigh Dickinson 10
Arcadia 23, Fairleigh Dickinson 7

’21 Ambush defenseman Aidan Bonn (Huntington) collected a combined five ground balls to go with a caused turnover for FDU.

Arcadia 26, Wilkes 5
Del Val 16, Wilkes 9

’20 Orange defenseman Matt Warns (Mattituck) combined for seven ground balls and an assist for Wilkes.

Dickinson 14, Franklin & Marshall 8
Swarthmore 13, Franklin & Marshall 6

’19 White defenseman Kyle Craig (Wantagh) had two caused turnovers against Dickinson and two ground balls against Swarthmore.

New Paltz 17, St. Joseph’s 5

’19 White Michael Carere (Connetquot) had five ground balls and a goal for St. Joseph’s.