Section V will be well-represented this weekend as first-round games for men’s and women’s NCAA lacrosse tournaments begin.
Forty-four local alumni will take part, some in crucial roles for contending teams. Cornell, the No. 1 team in the men’s bracket, has three Rochester-area natives on the roster. Boston College, the No. 2 team in the nation for women’s lacrosse, also has three such players.
Many roots trace back to Victor, as 10 former Blue Devils will compete in the two tournaments.
Here are the former Section V players on tournament-bound teams:
Men’s lacrosse NCAA tournament
Air Force
Jake Knapp, Fairport: Knapp, a senior, appeared in 14 games this season and picked up a season-high seven ground balls May 2 at Jacksonville.
Cornell
Jack Herendeen, Victor: A freshman, the 2024 All-Section V most valuable player has not appeared in a game yet this season.
Sam Ricci: Victor: The sophomore has played seven games this season, going 7-for-20 at the faceoff X.
Ethan Ruller, Webster Thomas: Ruller, the 2021 All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year, has not played yet for the Big Red through three seasons.
Georgetown
Pax Marshall, Victor: A two-time All-Greater Rochester selection, Marshall has five goals and three assists in seven games this season.
Maryland
Thomas Gravino, Victor: A two-time All-American in high school, Gravino totaled 12 ground balls in 14 games for the Terrapins.
Jonah Carrier, Irondequoit: Last year’s All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year has appeared in nine games this season and is 46-for-92 at the faceoff X, winning 61% across two games against tournament-bound Ohio State.
North Carolina
Brady Wambach, Salisbury School: This Pittsford native, who attended high school in Connecticut, has played 14 games and is 209-for-325 (64%) at the faceoff X.
Richmond
Hunter Smith, McQuaid: A starter in 15 of 16 games this season, Smith was named the Atlantic 10’s co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Robert Morris
Aidan Greco, Irondequoit: The sophomore has played in one game so far this season.
Syracuse
Chrishawn Hunter, East: Hunter, who transferred from East to the Westtown School during high school, has appeared in three games for the Orange.
Cam Ryan, Victor: An AGR defender last season, Ryan has played two games this season for the Orange.
Drew Angelo, Honeoye Falls-Lima: Angelo, an AGR selection last year, has totaled five ground balls in seven games this season.
UAlbany
Brady Quill, Hilton: Quill has started 10 of the Great Danes’ 17 games this season, and registered a career-high four caused turnovers April 26 against NJIT.
Conner Fingar, Penn Yan: A graduate student, Fingar was a first team all-conference selection in America East and has picked up 39 ground balls in 18 games.
Colin Duncan, Churchville-Chili: Duncan has played in one game this year.
Connor Fundis, Fairport: A senior, Fundis has played 10 games this season.
Women’s lacrosse NCAA tournament
Akron
Sienna Hinchcliffe, Aquinas: A first team all-MAC selection, Hinchcliffe leads her team in goals (53) and points (65), and leads the conference in points per game.
Jaelyn Clinkscales, Irondequoit: An 18-game starter, the senior has 19 goals and 12 assists this season.
Graceann Schwab, Penfield: Schwab has appeared in 13 games, with one start, and has four goals.
Sarah Baumer, Penfield: Baumer, a junior, is credited with nine games played this year.
Katie Baumer, Penfield: The junior was named second team all-MAC after recording 61 draw controls, 32 goals and 15 assists in 16 games.
Boston College
McKenna Davis, Canandaigua: The senior was named first team all-ACC and is one of the nation’s leaders in assists.
Hanna Davis, Canandaigua: A four-time AGR selection, the freshman Davis has not appeared in a game yet this season.
Abbey Herod, Canandaigua: A first time all-ACC selection, Herod has 95 draw controls this season.
Duke
Eva Pronti, Victor: Pronti has 11 goals and 36 assists in 17 games this season, and was recently named third team all-ACC.
James Madison
Paige Glantz, Pittsford: A sophomore, Glantz has two ground balls across four games.
Loyola Maryland
Elisa Faklaris, Penfield: The junior picked up her first Patriot League all-league selection this season, and has a career-high 51 goals through 19 games.
Maryland
Devin Livingston, Victor: Last year’s All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year, this freshman has 18 goals and six assists in 19 games.
Michigan
Grace Callahan, Victor: A junior defender, Callahan was a first team All-Big Ten selection this season, thanks to team-highs in ground balls and caused turnovers.
North Carolina
Avery Roberts, Rush-Henrietta: The sophomore has started 10 games, and appeared in 18, for the Tar Heels this year, and has 19 draw controls.
Pennsylvania
Clare Ruff, Honeoye Falls-Lima: Absent from the game sheet last year, Ruff has 16 starts and 24 ground balls this season.
Stanford
Elise Murphy, Brighton: The sophomore has posted 18 goals and 26 assists in 19 games.
Stony Brook
Olivia Schorr, Canandaigua: Schorr has 15 games under her belt this season, with 19 draw controls.
Syracuse
Molly Guzik, Spencerport: Guzik, a freshman, has 14 goals and five assists in 17 games for the Orange.
UMass
Alison Baumgartner, Irondequoit: A freshman, Baumgartner has played six games this year.
Virginia
Olivia Bruno, Victor: The junior is credited with 16 caused turnovers and 11 ground balls in 17 games.
UAlbany
Kennedi Landrigan, Irondequoit: A sophomore, Landrigan has three starts across 16 appearances, with 19 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers.
Catrina Rowe, Rush-Henrietta: Rowe has one goal and one assist in nine games for her freshman season.
Courtney Rowe, Rush-Henrietta: Rowe earned a second team all-conference nod, with 27 goals, seven assists and 43 draw controls in 18 contests.
Abbie Murphy, Victor: A freshman defender, Murphy has seven starts and 11 games played this year.
Delaney McManus, Brighton: The junior recorded one goal and three assists in two games during the regular season.
Grace Cincebox, Pittsford: The Great Danes’ starting goaltender has logged almost 700 minutes in the cage with a .316 save percentage.
This article originally appeared on MPNnow: 44 former Section V standouts competing for NCAA lacrosse titles: The list
Reporting by Justin Ritzel, Canandaigua Daily Messenger / MPNnow
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