How Long Islanders performed in the men's lacrosse quarterfinals at Hofstra
Syracuse attack Joey Spallina celebrates scoring a goal with his teammates during a NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse quarterfinal against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Hofstra's James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
NOTRE DAME 15, JOHNS HOPKINS 9
NOTRE DAME
Christian Alacqua: Senior, M, Chaminade (Manhasset)
Scored his first goal of the season with 5:35 left in the first quarter to tie the score at 1.
Jalen Seymour: Grad, M, St. Anthony’s (Melville)
Assisted Brock Behrman with a no-look pass for a goal with 4:40 left in the third quarter that gave Notre Dame a 10-7 lead.
JOHNS HOPKINS
Luke Martin: Junior, D, St. Anthony’s (Dix Hills)
Started on defense and had two caused turnovers with two ground balls; also called for two penalties.
David Disque: Freshman, M, Syosset
Assisted the game’s opening goal with a pass to Charlie Iler; also had a ground ball and a caused turnover.
Joe Hobot: Sophomore, FO, Smithtown East
Won 11 of 22 faceoffs with two ground balls and one forced turnover.
Carmelo Pace: Sophomore, M, Smithtown West
Picked up one ground ball.
SYRACUSE 13, NORTH CAROLINA 11
SYRACUSE
Joey Spallina: Senior, A, Mount Sinai
Scored three goals with three assists, including the goal that gave Syracuse the lead for good, 11-10, with 7:57 remaining.
Michael Leo: Senior, M, St. Anthony’s (Seaford)
Scored one goal on four shots.
Tyler McCarthy: Junior, M, Connetquot
Grabbed three ground balls and took one shot.
Louis D’Agostino: Freshman, D, Chaminade (Hewlett)
Had a key check for a takeaway in the fourth quarter after Syracuse took the lead for good.
Dylan Sageder: Senior, LSM, Mount Sinai
Had one ground ball and one forced turnover.
Jake Spallina: Junior, M, Mount Sinai
Recorded one ground ball.
Matt McIntee: Sophomore, M, East Islip
Took one shot.
NORTH CAROLINA
Owen Duffy: Junior, A, St. Anthony’s (East Quogue)
Described as “an absolute warrior” by coach Joe Breschi for playing through a hamstring injury, the Tewaaraton finalist recorded a goal and an assist.
Anthony Raio: Freshman, M, Half Hollow Hills
Long Island’s all-time leading scorer in high school lacrosse scored two goals in his first college game back.
Cole Aasheim: Junior, D, St. Anthony’s (East Norwich)
Matched up with Joey Spallina and held him in check in most set plays.
Peter Thomann: Sophomore, D, Calhoun
Scored the first goal of the game and forced three turnovers.
Gary Merrill: Freshman, M, St. Anthony’s (Patchogue)
Assisted Raio’s second-quarter goal that gave North Carolina a 5-2 lead.
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.
