WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Lacrosse and Head Coach
Brian Fisher have announced the incoming class for this fall. The group includes 14 true freshman and eight transfers to bolster the 2024 roster.
"The staff and I are very excited about the upcoming year with a deep and talented freshmen class to go along with a group of transfers who will help provide depth and competition at all positions," said Fisher. "We are looking forward to the fall season and challenging ourselves a few times against outside competition to get some young guys experience, develop and build chemistry as well as compete."
The 14-player freshmen class consists of players from seven different states as well as British Columbia. The eight transfers are made up of
Gabe Bowen-Slott (Denver),
Jake Schneider (Cabrini),
Mitch Boudreau (St. Mary's College MD),
Connor Gorman (Marquette),
Matt Dollive (Rutgers),
Tommy Heller (Albany),
Ethan Cronk (Colgate) and Connor Riebling (Muhlenberg).
Transfers
Mitch Boudreau | Towson, MD | Face-off | St. Mary's College Maryland
-Graduate student from St. Mary's College Maryland
-Pursuing MBA in finance
-Three-time 3.0 club member at St. Mary's College Maryland
-2019 CAC All-Academic Team
-63.8% on faceoffs as a senior
-177 ground balls in senior season
-First Team All-Conference as a senior
-First Team All-Baltimore County
-United East Conference Tournament MVP in 2023
-Two-time conference champ at St. Mary's College Maryland
-Program single-season record in ground balls
-Two-time regional champion at Towson High School
Gabe Bowen Slott | Rancho Mirage, CA | Defense | University of Denver
-Spent prior two seasons at University of Denver
-Played scholastically at Culver Military Academy
-Member of Best Team USA U21 team in 2020
-Competed in eight games across two seasons at Denver
-2021 Adrenaline All-America
-2019 National Title with Culver
-2018 First Team All-Oregon
Ethan Cronk | Ridgewood, NJ | Face-off | Colgate University
-Played in 12 games across two seasons at Colgate
-Went 8-17, good for a .471 faceoff percentage in 2023
-Had four ground balls as a freshman
-Won five faceoffs against #7 Harvard
-2021 graduate of Ridgewood High School
-Second-Team All Bergen County
-Second-Team All Gibbs Division and Second Team All-State
-2019 Bergen County Champion and 2021 NJ Group 4 finalist
Matt Dollive | Sea Girt, NJ | Midfield | Rutgers University
-Played in two games as a true freshman at Rutgers in 2023
-2022 graduate of Wall Township HS
-2022 High School All-American
-Ranked #98 on Inside Lacrosse Top-100 List of Incoming Freshmen
-First Team All-State, All-Shore and All-Division multiple times
-Also earned First Team All-Shore honors in football at running back
Connor Gorman | Ramsey, NJ | Attack | Marquette University
-Played in two games as a true freshman at Marquette in 2023
-2022 graduate of Don Bosco Prep
-Two-time US Lacrosse High School All American
-First Team All-State and First Team All-Gibbs
-Don Bosco single-season goals record holder with 57
-Helped lead DBP to 2019 Non-Public A runner-up, 2021 Bergen County title, 2021 Non-Public champ and a US Lacrosse national ranking
-Tournament of Champions MVP with 12 points in semis and finals to lead Ironmen to first TOC crown
-Earned USA Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic Player of the Week after TOC performance
Tommy Heller | Port Jefferson Station, NY | Goalkeeper | University at Albany
-Played in 16 games in four seasons at the University at Albany
-2023 graduate of UAlbany
-Played in six games in 2023, starting four
-Posted a 10.42 GAA and .478 save percentage
-Named to America East All-Tournament team
-Had 10 saves and seven ground balls in America East title game
-Recorded 19 saves and had seven ground balls in America East semifinal win over Vermont
-Played in nine games in goal in 2022, starting six
-Has 14 saves at UMass in 2022, and had 12 against Stony Brook
-Played in one game in 2020 as a freshman
-Finished high school career at Comsewogue with 489 saves, a 6.20 GAA and .650 save percentage
-All-County, All-Division and All-America honorable mention as a senior
-Newsday Top 10 player to watch in Suffolk County and top-100 players on Long Island
-Two-time SLCA DII Goalie of the Year and Rookie of the Year as sophomore
Connor Riebling | Ridgefield, CT | Midfield | Muhlenberg College
-Played in 43 games in four seasons as Muhlenberg
-Started all 17 games a senior and was named team captain
-Totaled 26 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers in 2023
-Scored first collegiate goal in 2022 at Dickinson
-Won a state title at Ridgefield HS
-Named All-Conference at Ridgefield
-Also competed in football scholastically
Jake Schneider | Ocean City, NJ | Midfield | Cabrini University
-Played in 40 games in two seasons at Cabrini, starting 38
-Scored 19 goals and dished out 20 assists in 2023
-Totaled 14 ground balls and four caused turnovers last season
-Added17 goals and seven assists as a true freshman
-All Atlantic East Conference First Team in 2022 and 2023
-2021 graduate of Ocean City HS
-First Team All-State in 2021
-Helped team to first South Jersey group title in school history
Freshmen
Brady Brown | Highlands Ranch, CO | Attack
-Competed scholastically at Mountain Vista HS
-All-Conference selection as a junior
-Led team in assists as a junior, ranked third in points for team
-Helped team to consecutive 5A state title game appearances, winning once
Dylan Cadigan | Baltimore, MD | Goalkeeper
-Played at Boys' Latin School of Maryland
-Played club for Crabs Lacrosse under head coach Ryan McClernan
-Second Team All-State selection as a senior
-Also played volleyball
Brendan Dundas | Doylestown, PA | Attack
-Played lacrosse at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
-Played club lacrosse for Team 11 – Sankey Lacrosse
-Two-Time All Interac selection
-All-State as a senior
-Set single-season school points record with 104
-Finished as school all-time points leader with 232
-Totaled 82 goals and 46 assists between sophomore and junior seasons
-Named First Team All-Inter AC in 2022
-Team Offensive MVP as a junior
-Also competed in hockey
Dominick Giglio | Wall, NJ | Defense
-Played lacrosse locally at Wall
-Played club lacrosse for Leading Edge Elite
-Helped team to NJ South Group 2 state title as a senior
-Named a team captain in senior season
-Earned Shore Conference Duct Tape and Hard Hat Award
-First Team All-Shore Conference selection
-First Team All-Division choice
-All State honorable mention
-Grabbed 101 ground balls as a senior to go with five goals and four assists
-Collected 234 ground balls through two seasons to go with eight goals and six assists
-Second Team All-Shore Conference as a junior
-First Team All Division B South in 2022
-2021 All-Shore honorable mention and First Team All-B South
-2022 Second Team All-State
-2021 All-State honorable mention
-Also played football and wrestled as an underclassman
Will Hohn, Jr. | Kennett Square, PA | Face-off
-Played lacrosse at The Episcopal Academy
-Played club lacrosse for the Brotherly Love Lacrosse Club under Adam Mueller
-Won Episcopal Academy's Tri Sport Award for football, wrestling and lacrosse
-Four-year varsity letterwinner in lacrosse
-Named a wrestling team captain and won The Bates Sharp Award, awarded to member of the wrestling team who, in the opinion of the wrestling coaches, has displayed to the highest degree, outstanding ability, school spirit and courtesy
Kade Hoogstraten | Abbotford, BC | Attack
-Attended Royal Bay Secondary School
-Competed for Team British Columbia
-Drafted 14
th overall in 2022 BCJALL draft by the Delta Islanders
-Named a team captain for the Royal Bay Lacrosse Academy
-Awarded Citizenship of the Year Award for giving back to lacrosse while at Royal Bay
-Played on Delta's junior A team
LJ Iacuone | Mahopac, NY | Defense
-Played lacrosse at Archbishop Stepinac high school for head coach James Goldman
-First Team All-CSHAA as a senior
-Multi-time First Team All-Conference
-Had 4 points, 65 ground balls, and 45 caused turnovers in his sophomore and junior years combined
-Played club for Primetime Lacrosse under coach Nicholas Daniello
-Helped his club team win the championship at the Naptown National Challenge in his junior year
-High Honor Roll honors for three years straight
Cody Lavin | Seattle, WA | Goalkeeper
-Played lacrosse at Ballard High School for coaches Christian Kelso and Ray Pryphun where he earned 3 letters
-Washington State All-American as a senior
-First Team All-Conference choice for third time
-Top ranked goalie in the state based on save %
-Named Team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year
-Multi-time First Team All-Conference selection
-Registered a 72.1% overall save percentage and a 6.33 goals allowed average in his junior year
-Selected for the 2022 Maryland Showcase and The Challenge All-Star games
-Chosen to be the representative for Team Pacific NW in the 2022 Nike All-Star Games
-Ranked No.1 for the class of 2023 in the Crease Coach San Diego Combine in 2022
-Played club for the Seattle Starz
Ian Macrae | Middletown, NJ | Midfield
-Competed at nearby Christian Brothers Academy
-Played club for Building Blocks Lacrosse
-First Team All-Division A North
-Second Team All-Shore Conference
-All-State Honorable Mention
-Named a team captain as a senior
-CBA scholar athlete
-Topped career 100-point mark as a senior
-Totaled 48 career points through 2022
-2022 First Team All-Shore Conference and First Team All Division A North in 2022
-Helped CBA to multiple Shore Conference A North crowns
Carter Malone | Raleigh, NC | Midfield
-Played lacrosse at Cardinal Gibbons High School for head coach Gordon Galloway
-Had 48 career points, including 32 goals and 16 assists as well as 51 ground balls
-Earned Second Team All-Conference honors as a sophomore and honorable mention as a junior
-Helped team to 2021 NC 4a lacrosse state title
-Also won a state championship in football
Matt Porazzo | Belmar, NJ | Attack
-Played at nearby Manasquan HS
-Played club for Tri State
-Four-time letterman on Manasquan's varsity team
-First Team All-Conference choice
-Third Team All-State selection
-Helped team to NC 4A state title
-Scored 46 points as a senior, tallying 37 goals and nine assists
-Finished high school career with 94 points
-Helped team to 2021 South Jersey Group 2 state sectional title
-First Team All-Division in 2022
-Second Team All-Shore Conference in 2022 as well as Second Team All-Division
-Honorable Mention All-Shore in 2021 and Honorable Mention All-State
-Third Team All Group 1 in 2021
-Helped team to multiple B South divisional crowns
Ian Songer | Raleigh, NC | Defense
-Played lacrosse at Cardinal Gibbons HS
-Played club for Team 91 Carolina and Team 91 South
-As a senior, named All-State and Conference Player of the Year
-Helped team to state title as a senior
-Honorable Mention All-Conference, All-Region and All-State in 2022
-Helped team to 2021 state title and 2022 East Region runner-up
-Also competed in football and track
Fletcher Sullivan | Parker, CO | Midfield
-Attended Regis Jesuit HS and played for Head Coach Jim Soran
-Played club lacrosse for Denver Elite under Coach Trevor Tierney
-Named Second Team All-State and First Team All-Conference as a senior
-USA Lacrosse All-American in 2022
-First Team All-State and All-Conference in 2022
-Named a team captain for Regis Jesuit
-First Team All-Conference and All-State Honorable Mention in 2021
Bradley Wyckoff | Levittown, NY | Midfield
-Played lacrosse at Chaminade for Jack Moran
-Played club lacrosse for Rebels LC under Joe Licata
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Chaminade was ranked second on Long Island and 10th nationally during senior season
-Listed on
LILJ Top-100 players
-Member of National Junior Honor Society
-2020- LILJ's Class of 2023 Boys Watch List
-2021 CB Laxers NY Showcase All-Star Team
-2021 CB Laxers UND1SPUTED Showcase All-Star Team
-2021 NYCHSAA JV 'AA' Championship at Chaminade
-2021 Inside Lacrosse Invitational All-Star Team
-2021 LISJ HS Honorable Mention Team
-2022 CB Laxers NY Showcase All-Star Team
-2022 BOTC Top 75 Ranked High School Boys among juniors on Long Island
-2022 CB Laxers UND1SPUTED Showcase All-Star Team
-2022 LILJ 2023 Boys Lacrosse Player End of Season Watch List
-2022 Inside Lacrosse Invitational All-Star Team & Offensive MVP
-Also competed in basketball and swimming