Long Island lacrosse players in the NCAA men's and women's final four
Syracuse's Joey Spallina, left, and Northwestern's Madison Taylor Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke, Jon Ratner
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
No. 1 NORTHWESTERN (17-3)
Abby LoCascio: A, R-Jr, St. Anthony’s (Lindenhurst)
Jenna Soto: A, R-Fr, Smithtown East
Sienna Connolly: M, Fr, South Side
Jenika Cuocco: G, Gr, Rocky Point
Madison Taylor: A, Sr., Wantagh
Kyle Finnell: A, Fr, Garden City
No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA (18-1)
Tess Calabria: A, R-Fr, St. Anthony’s (Huntington)
Charlotte Rathjen: M, Fr, South Side
Reese King: A, Fr, Westhampton
Eva Ingrilli: A, R-So, Wantagh
GraceAnn Leonard: M, So, Shoreham-Wading River
Ella Cabrera: D, Sr, Northport
Lexi Zenk: G, So, St. Anthony’s (Riverhead)
Samantha Giacolone: Assistant coach, Eastport-South Manor
Olivia Vergano: Graduate assistant coach, West Babylon
No. 3 MARYLAND (18-3)
Kristen Shanahan: A, Gr, Sachem East
Kayla Gilmore: M, So, Floyd
Ryan Reynolds: M, Fr, Cold Spring Harbor
Ava Meyn: A, Fr, Bayport-Blue Point
Sawyer Scarola: M, Fr, Harborfields
Lyla Ingrilli: D, Fr, Wantagh
Kylie Lamoureaux: M, Fr, Rocky Point
Caitlin Boden: G, Sr, Sacred Heart (Merrick)
Nadine Hadnagy: Assistant coach, Farmingdale
No. 4 JOHNS HOPKINS (17-4)
Taylor Hoss: A, Jr, Sayville
Emmy Haugen: M, So, St. Anthony’s (Dix Hills)
Samantha DiCarlo: M, Jr, St. Anthony’s (Port Jefferson)
Ashley Langdon: G, So, Eastport-South Manor
Molly Hiney: M, Fr, St. Anthony’s (Shoreham)
Lacey Downey: M, Jr, West Babylon
Tim McCormack: Head coach, Long Beach
Dorrien Van Dyke: Associate head coach, Northport
SCHEDULE
Semifinals: Friday, May 22
3 p.m.: No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Maryland on ESPNU
5:30 p.m.; No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins on ESPNU
Championship: Sunday, May 24 at noon on ESPN
(All games at Martin Stadium at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois)
MEN’S LACROSSE
No. 1 PRINCETON (15-2)
Matthew Kephart: D, So, Garden City
No. 2 NOTRE DAME (12-2)
Christian Alacqua: M, Sr, Chaminade (Manhasset)
Gavin Lynch: M, Fr, Chaminade (Rockville Centre)
Jalen Seymour: M, Gr, St. Anthony’s (Melville)
Alex Zepf: G, Gr, Chaminade (Mineola)
Ryan Wellner: Assistant coach, East Williston
No. 6 SYRACUSE (13-5)
Jake Spallina: M, Jr, Mt. Sinai
Vincent Bolognino: LSM, So, Harborfields
Michael Leo: M, Sr, St. Anthony’s (Seaford)
Matt McIntee: M, So, East Islip
Tyler McCarthy: M, Jr, Connetquot
Joey Spallina: A, Sr, Mt. Sinai
Louis D’Agostino: D, Fr, Chaminade (Hewlett)
Lia Banks: A, Fr, Ward Melville
Dylan Sageder: LSM, Sr, Mt. Sinai
Brett Spallina: D, Jr, Mt. Sinai
Joe Filardi: D, Fr, Half Hollow Hills West
Michael Ippoliti: G, Jr, Farmingdale
John Odierna: Assistant coach, Cold Spring Harbor
DUKE (11-4)
Stephen Finnell: M, Jr, Garden City
Cal Girard: FO, Jr, Manhasset
Vincent Fowler: LSM, Gr, Chaminade (Wantagh)
Liam Kershis: A, So, Shoreham-Wading River
John Danowski: Head coach, East Meadow
Matt Danowski: Associate head coach, Farmingdale
Ron Caputo: Assistant coach, Farmingdale
Kevin Unterstein: Assistant coach, Shoreham
SCHEDULE
Semifinals: Saturday, May 23
Noon: No. 1 Princeton vs. Duke on ESPN2
2:30 p.m.: No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Syracuse on ESPN2
Championship: Monday, May 25 at 1 p.m. on ESPN
(All games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia)
Tom Rock began covering sports for Newsday in 1996 and became its NFL columnist in 2022. He previously was Newsday's Giants beat writer beginning in 2008.
