PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers men's lacrosse will be represented at this year's USILA North/South Senior All-Star Game. The Scarlet Knights will have four student-athletes participating in the game: Kyle Pless, Garrett Michaeli, Max Edelmann and Mark Christiano. Head coach Brian Brecht was also tabbed to serve as the head coach of the Division I/II South Team, with Rutgers assistants Eric Seremet and Dan Cocchi also serving as assistant coaches for the South Team. 
 
The game is slated for Friday, May 24 at Tierney Field at the US Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md. at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and Lax Sports Network will stream the contest.

Christiano excelled as the team's top short-stick defensive midfielder. The Cranford, N.J. native posted six goals and 12 assists for 18 career points, while collecting 43 ground balls and causing 10 turnovers.  
 
Edelmann was recently named an All-American in the media voting, and was First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Year. The Middletown, Md. native and team captain averaged 14.69 saves per game, which led the nation, while posting a 55.8% save percentage that led the conference and was 10^th nationally. He became the 8^th goalkeeper in RU history to surpass 500 career saves.
 
Michaeli played in 52 career games as a long-stick midfielder, compiling four goals, five assists, collecting 104 ground balls and causing 48 turnovers. The Draper, Utah native set career-highs this season with three assists, 20 caused turnovers and 48 ground balls and was third in the Big Ten with 1.33 caused turnovers per game.
 
Pless was named Second Team All-Big Ten. A four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, he was second in the conference this year with 1.6 caused turnovers per game. A team captain, the Highlands Ranch, Colo. native compiled 115 ground balls, 59 caused turnovers, one goal and seven assists in his 60 game collegiate career.

Pless (Denver Outlaws) and Michaeli (Chesapeake Bayhawks) are set to make their professional debuts this summer in Major League Lacrosse.

Rutgers has had 126 players all-time participate in the North/South Game. This is the second straight year four Scarlet Knights have participated, with 12 total student-athletes representing Rutgers over the past four years. The Scarlet Knights have been represented in 64 of the 78 lifetime games.
 
The USILA/Nike North-South games provide an opportunity for the senior student-athletes to finish their collegiate career and carry on the tradition. This tradition started in 1940 and has been played every year with the exception of 1944 and 1945. These games will bring together over 120 of the finest senior men's lacrosse players in the country. 

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