2024 Team 91 in College: March 25 Recap

Published on March 25, 2024

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a grad transfer that’s had more of an impact this year than Justin Tiernan.

The Team 91 2019 Orange alum by way of John Glenn transferred to Michigan for his fifth year, and the Wolverines sure are glad he did. The leading goal scorer in Division I put on a show Saturday against Maryland by tying the game with 2:36 to play and scoring the game-winner with 1:13 to play as the reigning Big Ten champions knocked off the Terps, 12-11.

Tiernan finished with five goals for the Wolverines, his fourth five-goal game of the year. Tiernan, who has scored 37 times this season, also chipped in a ground ball. He has at least a hat trick in eight of nine games this season.

Syracuse 10, Duke 4
Syracuse 13, Hobart 7
Duke 11, Denver 7

’19 Orange Christian Mulé (Half Hollow Hills West) and ’22 Smash Michael Leo (St. Anthony’s) each had a goal and an assist to lead the Orange’s win over their ACC rivals in a top-5 showdown. They also had two and one ground balls, respectively. ’22 Smash Joey Spallina (Mount Sinai) handed out two assists to go with a ground ball for ‘Cuse, which also got a ground ball from ’20 Crush defenseman Nick Caccamo (Harborfields) in a stingy defensive effort.

Spallina burnished his national-leading assist total with three more helpers against the Statesmen. He also added a takeaway and a ground ball for the Orange, who won their fifth straight game. Mulé fired home a hat trick to go with three ground balls for ‘Cuse, which also got a goal, two assists and a ground ball from Leo. Caccamo vacuumed up a trio of ground balls as the Orange defense held its opponent to single-digit goals for the third straight game.

The Blue Devils finished their week by knocking off the top-5 Pios, thanks in large part to a hat trick and two ground balls from ’20 Crush Brennan O’Neill (St. Anthony’s). ’19 Orange defenseman Kenny Brower (Massapequa) led the defense with three ground balls and two caused turnovers. ’20 Crush Aidan Danenza (St. Anthony’s) scored once and took the ball away once, ’20 Crush Andrew McAdorey (St. Anthony’s) handed out an assist and grabbed a ground ball and ’21 Blaze defenseman Jake Wilson (Shoreham-Wading River) scooped up a ground ball for Duke.

’19 Orange LSM Tyler Carpenter (Salisbury, Conn.) was a bright spot for Duke against the Orange. He corralled five ground balls and caused two turnovers for the Blue Devils, who also got a goal, an assist and a ground ball from O’Neill. McAdorey tallied once to go with a ground ball, while Danenza added two ground balls. Brower, Wilson and ’19 Orange SSDM Jake Caputo (Middle Creek, N.C.) chipped in a ground ball apiece.

’19 White defenseman Vincent Orlando (Bayport-Blue Point) scooped up a ground ball for Hobart against Syracuse.

 

Binghamton 17, NJIT 12

’21 Blaze Matt Keegan (Sachem North) took a blowtorch to the Highlanders’ defense, burning them for five goals on just eight shots and handing out four assists, as the Bearcats rolled. It was Keegan’s second five-goal game of his junior campaign and marked a career high in points.

Quinnipiac 13, Marist 10

’21 Blaze goalie Mason Oak (Comsewogue) was strong again in the Bobcats’ cage. Oak stopped 11 shots, caused two turnovers and grabbed two ground balls as Quinnipiac stayed unbeaten.

’23 Warriors Cole Marsala (Mount Sinai) led the Bobcats’ offense with two goals. ’20 Orange defenseman Kyle Connor (Sachem East) spearheaded the defense in front of Oak with a ground ball.

’21 Blaze defenseman Aiden McCaffrey (Comsewogue) caused a whopping four turnovers to go with two ground balls for the Red Foxes. ’23 Warriors defenseman Michael Cassano (MacArthur) scooped up a trio of ground balls and swiped away a turnover.

St. John’s 9, Le Moyne 7

’19 Orange goalie Kyle Munson (Calhoun) was out of this world for the Red Storm, stopping 16 shots, picking up six ground balls and causing a turnover in the win.

’20 Crush defenseman Jack Schirtzer (Mount Sinai) had a vintage performance with four caused turnovers to go with two ground balls. ’20 Orange defenseman Jack McCarthy (Connetquot) added a ground ball.

Brown 11, UMass 10

’20 Crush SSDM Kevin Sweeney (Mount Sinai) had an assist and a takeaway to help Brown record its first win of the season.

Lehigh 9, Bucknell 8

’22 Smash defenseman Matt Sparhuber (Comsewogue) recorded his first career caused turnover that led to the game-winning goal to help the Mountain Hawks upend the Bison.

Air Force 12, Utah 11
Air Force 15, Lindenwood 3

’20 Crush LSM Chris Bardak (St. Anthony’s) pocketed the game-winner with three minutes to play as the Falcons knocked off the Utes. Bardak also added a ground ball against Utah before handing out two assists, taking the ball away once and grabbing a ground ball as Air Force racked up its third straight win.

LIU 12, Siena 11

’21 Blaze defenseman AJ Volkmann (Mount Sinai) snatched up two ground balls and ’21 Blaze SSDM Ryan Baudo (St. Anthony’s) added one ground ball as the Sharks racked up their sixth straight win.

’21 Ambush Ryan McCarthy (Northport) handed out two assists and picked up a ground ball for the Saints. ’20 Crush defenseman Trevor Marsala (Mount Sinai) caused a turnover and collected a pair of ground balls.

UMBC 15, Merrimack 9

’20 Crush goalie Jayson Tingue (Bay Shore) denied eight shots sent his way to go with a ground ball as the Retrievers won their second straight.

Villanova 14, Navy 7
Navy 17, Holy Cross 7

’20 Crush Xavier Arline (Shoreham-Wading River) quarterbacked the Midshipmen’s offense in style against the Crusaders, doling out three assists to go with a goal and a ground ball as Navy rolled. ’20 Crush defenseman Nick LiCalzi (South Side) led the defense with a ground ball.

LiCalzi was a force against the Wildcats, scooping up five ground balls and adding a takeaway. Arline paired an assist with a ground ball.

Georgetown 21, Dartmouth 9
Saint Joseph’s 12, Penn 7
Penn 11, Dartmouth 8
Saint Joseph’s 13, Providence 12

’19 White defenseman Alex Keener (Bethpage) took the ball away once and added a ground ball for the Hawks in their win over Philly rival Penn. He then chipped in a pair of ground balls as Saint Joseph’s knocked off the Friars for their fifth straight win. ’23 Bandits Leo Hoffman (Brunswick, Conn.) had a ground ball for the Quakers against SJU.

’22 Smash SSDM James Carretta (Mount Sinai) picked up his first career ground ball for Georgetown against Dartmouth.

’21 Blaze Brandon Ventarola (Trinity-Pawling) set up two goals and picked up three ground balls for the Big Green against the Hoyas before causing a turnover against Penn.

Virginia 16, Albany 10
Albany 13, Vermont 11

’22 Smash Alex Pfeiffer (Sachem North) bagged a goal to go along with a takeaway and a ground ball as the Great Danes knocked off the Catamounts for a big America East win. ’22 Smash defenseman Max Neeson (Pottsgrove, Pa.) paired four ground balls with two caused turnovers in the win.

Neeson had a three-ground ball, one takeaway day against the Cavaliers. ’23 Warriors James Reid (Sachem North) chipped in a ground ball.

Queens 8, Lindenwood 3
Bellarmine 12, Queens 5

’20 Orange defenseman Colby Suglia (Mattituck) buried his first goal of the season and second of his career and led a stingy defense with two caused turnovers and a ground ball as Queens upended Lindenwood.

Suglia also took the ball away twice and grabbed two ground balls against the Knights.

Manhattan 12, Canisius 5

The Jaspers found the win column for the second time in three games, thanks in part to two ground balls and a takeaway from ’19 White Christian Lyons (Syosset).

Delaware 13, Hofstra 10

’19 Orange Sam Lutfi (Massapequa) bagged two goals and picked up a ground ball for the Pride. Hofstra also got a ground ball from ’21 Blaze SSDM Chris Barry (East Meadow).

High Point 12, North Carolina 11

’23 Bandits Owen Duffy (St. Anthony’s) had a goal and set up two more for the Tar Heels, who also got two ground balls and a takeaway from ’21 Blaze LSM Tyler Schwarz (Shoreham-Wading River).

Cornell 18, Yale 15

’21 Blaze Machado Rodriguez (Chaminade) won 14 of 23 faceoffs to go with 13 ground balls for the Bulldogs. ’19 White goalie Jared Paquette (West Islip) stuffed 14 shots and added two ground balls and a caused turnover. ’19 Orange defenseman Mikey Alexander (West Islip) and ’22 Smash defenseman Patrick Pisano (Cold Spring Harbor) each had two ground balls and a takeaway.

Princeton 14, Harvard 11

’19 Orange LSM Greg Campisi (St. Anthony’s) caused a turnover for the Crimson.

Marquette 8, St. Bonaventure 3

’23 Warriors PJ Shanahan (Bayport-Blue Point) set up a goal and snared a ground ball for the Bonnies.

Monmouth 11, Stony Brook 6

’22 Smash Sean Carlo (Wantagh) led the Seawolves’ offense with a goal and a ground ball. ’20 Crush SSDM Dane Reda (Mattituck) took the ball away once.

Division II

Pace 20, Saint Rose 8
Pace 19, Franklin Pierce 8

’21 Ambush Danny Zabbia (Half Hollow Hills West) continued his torrid junior campaign with two goals, five assists, two ground balls and a takeaway against Saint Rose. He then helped the Setters stay unbeaten with a hat trick, a ground ball and a caused turnover.

Molloy 13, Post 10
Frostburg State 12, Molloy 11

’19 White goalie Christian Michaels (Kings Park) was a force for Molloy, stopping a season-best 20 shots against Post. He then added 16 saves and a pair of ground balls against Frostburg.

Division III

Wilkes 11, King’s College 10
Moravian 13, Wilkes 3

’20 Orange LSM Matt Warns (Mattituck) was dominant in the win over King’s, erupting for eight ground balls, a takeaway, a goal and an assist for Wilkes. He also added a trio of ground balls and two takeaways against Moravian.

Geneseo 15, Alfred 4
Cortland 13, Geneseo 6

’21 Ambush defenseman Conner Gallagher (Northport) was superb in leading a rock-solid Red Dragons’ defense. He racked up four ground balls while also dislodging four turnovers for Cortland, while ’21 Ambush Sam Rothman (Half Hollow Hills East) paired a goal with an assist and also added a ground ball.

’21 Ambush goalie Andrew Tittmann (Northport) denied 16 shots sent his way and snatched up a ground ball. That came on the heels of a five-save, three-ground ball day against Alfred. ’21 Ambush goalie Wes Ralph (Harborfields) made one save in relief against Alfred.

Mt. St. Mary 11, Fairleigh Dickinson 7
Neumann 15, Fairleigh Dickinson 6

’21 Ambush defenseman Aidan Bonn (Huntington) was a force off the ground for the Devils, racking up 14 ground balls and a takeaway in two games.

SUNY Delhi 11, St. Joseph’s 1

’19 White Michael Carere (Connetquot) scored the Golden Eagles’ goal to go with an 8-for-13 day at the faceoff stripe. He also collected nine ground balls.

Rivier 12, Hartwick 6

’20 Varsity defenseman Nick Cacciola (Shoreham-Wading River) corralled two ground balls and took the ball away once for Hartwick.

NAIA

Keiser 27, SCAD-Savannah 5

’19 White James MacGilvray (Bellport) fueled the Keiser blowout with a goal, an assist and a takeaway.