PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Coming off the first Final Four appearance in program history, Rutgers men's lacrosse will welcome 20 new student-athletes to the program for the 2022-23 academic year. The Scarlet Knights will have nine transfers as well as 11 incoming freshmen that will join the program this fall.

The incoming transfer class of nine includes Mitch Baker (Swinbune University – Australia), Noah Daniels (Mount St. Mary's), Ryan Decker (Colgate), Zak Conley (Binghamton), LaJhon Jones Jr. (Bryant), Jon Miller (Bryant), Kyle Mullin (Harvard), Joe Neuman (Yale) and Anthony Palma (Stony Brook). 

There are also 11 incoming freshmen set to join the Scarlet Knights for the coming season. That group includes Matt Dollive, Brady Kurdyla, Max Hawkinson, Andrew Macheca, Logan Mueller, Shane Murphy, Ryan Palmer, Ryan Splaine, Cardin Stoller, Conor Udovich and Zach Walsh.

The group includes four defensemen, six midfielders, four attackmen, three goalkeepers, two faceoff specialists, and one long-stick midfielder. The newest Scarlet Knights hail from New York (7), New Jersey (5), Maryland (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, Indiana, Virginia and Australia.
 
Newcomers

#4 Mitch Baker
Attack
6'3 / 180
Melbourne, Australia / Cheltenham Secondary College / Swinburne University

Prior to Rutgers: Played with Australia's national team … competed with the Malvern Lacrosse Club … earned U-18 National championship with Victoria Lacrosse … played with Team Australia in the summer of 2022 in the World U-21 Lacrosse Championship in Limerick, Ireland, leading team to a fourth-place finish with seven goals and nine assists to lead squad in assists and points … two-time all-star selection in 2017 and 2018 at U-18 Senior Nationals … participated in four state teams: twice with the U-15 and twice with the U-18 … served two captainships, with U-16 and U-18 team to a national championship, also winning four national championships

Personal: Also competed in track (800-meters and 1500-meters) and cross country … parents are Janet Campbell and Chris Baker … has one sister, Courtney … father played for Team Canada in 1990 World Series … uncle, Jeff Campell represented Australia in the 1986 and 1990 World Series, winning the bronze medal in 1990

#51 Zak Conley
Defense
6'5 / 225
Manilus, N.Y. / Fayetteville Manilus HS / Binghamton

Spent two years at Binghamton prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in 13 games at Binghamton over 2021 and 2022 seasons, starting once … had one goal (versus Lafayette) along with nine ground balls and two caused turnovers named to Fall 2021 Binghamton AD Honor Roll

High School: Earned All-State, First Team All-League and NY Section 3 Champions Defensive MVP accolades in final high school season … named All-League as a sophomore … also was a three-year letterwinner in football

Personal: Parents are Dan and Jennifer … has two younger siblings, T.J. and Nate … father played football at Syracuse … uncle (Sean McGowan) is defensive coordinator for Yale Football … uncle, Scott Langenheim, played football at Syracuse 
 
#21 Noah Daniels
Midfield
6'2 / 205
Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst HS / Mount St. Mary's

Spent four years at Mount St. Mary's prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in 45 games over four seasons at Mount St. Mary's, starting four … compiled a total of 104 ground balls and 28 caused turnovers … scored 17 goals and had eight assists … was second on team in caused turnovers and ground balls in 2022 … named Scholar All-American by USILA after graduating with double-major in business and economics, with concentration in finance, holding a 3.67 GPA

High School: Two-year team captain at Lindenhurst HS ... Earned All-County honors ... Also played four years of soccer in high school

Personal: Parents are James and Christine … has two siblings, Anna and Liam

#66 Ryan Decker
Midfield
6'0 / 195
Chatham, N.J. / Chatham HS / Colgate

Spent four years at Colgate prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in 36 games over four years at Colgate … team captain as a senior in 2021-22… scored seven goals and had five assists … collected 50 ground balls and caused nine turnovers … two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and three-time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll

High School: Scored 61 career goals with 47 assists, 2018 All-State First Team, All-NJAC First Team and Gill Gibbs All-Star ... Two-time All-Conference First Team ... 2017 All-State Second Team ... 2016 All-Conference Second Team ... helped Cougars to 2016 Group 2 state championship … also played varsity basketball and was on National Honor Society

Personal: Parents are Megan and Scott … has three siblings, Aidan, Cullen and Flynn … brother Aidan plays lacrosse at Lehigh and brother Cullen plays lacrosse at Franklin & Marshall … mother swam collegiately at Villanova … father played hockey at Boston University

#10 Matt Dollive
Midfield
6'2 / 200
Sea Girt, N.J. / Wall Township HS

Prior to Rutgers: High School All-American in 2022 … was also named First Team All-State, All-Shore and All-Division … Coast Star Male Athlete of the Year and Offensive Player of the Season … as a junior, was named First Team All-State, All-Shore and All-Division … also played football, earning First Team All-Shore honors at running back

Personal: Parents are Edward and Jennifer … has younger brother, Thomas

#2 Max Hawkinson
Faceoff
5'8 / 170
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. / Cold Spring HS

Prior to Rutgers: Team captain … earned James C. Metzger MVP Award after 13-of-14 performance on faceoffs and three goals in leading team to Class D Long Island Lacrosse Championship in 2022 … Honor Roll Student … also was a varsity wrestler

Personal: Mother is Nicola Hawkinson … has two older siblings, Caden and Mikaela
 
#77 LaJhon Jones Jr.
Defense
6'0 / 205
North Smithfield, R.I. / La Salle Academy / Brewster Academy / Bryant

Spent three years at Bryant prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in 28 games at Bryant, making 15 starts at close defense … caused 31 turnovers and collected 51 ground balls … also scored five goals … led team in caused turnovers in 2022 … helped Bulldogs to NEC title and NCAA Tournament in 2021, collecting two ground balls in First Round game against Virginia … teammate at Bryant with fellow Rutgers incoming class member Jon Miller

High School: US All-American … three-time All-State and all-division selection … 2018 Lacrosse Player of the Year … Northern New England All-Star … Lakes Region All-Star … Northern New England Defensive Player of the Year … also played two years of football

Personal: Parents are Leslie and LaJohn Sr. and has one younger sibling, Kennedy … father played football at Rhode Island and spent two years in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers … mother played field hockey at Rhode Island

#8 Brady Kurdyla
Attack
6'1 / 198
Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan HS

Prior to Rutgers: First Team All-Division, All-Group IV, All-State, All-American and All-Skyland Conference at Bridgewater-Raritan … scored 81 goals and had 192 assists with 48 ground balls in three seasons … Somerset County Scholar Athlete and Harris Cohen Memorial Scholarship Award winner … also played four years of football and basketball … in football, was the Mini Maxwell Award Winner and ranked in Top-100 NJ Players

Personal: Parents are Aaron and Erin … has three younger siblings: Colin, Cameron and Declan … father played lacrosse at Rutgers … Mother Erin (Buchan) played softball at Rutgers grad … uncle, Allen, also played lacrosse at Rutgers
 
#23 Andrew Macheca
Midfield
5'10 / 175
South Bend, Indiana / Culver Military Academy

Prior to Rutgers: Two-year starter at Culver, helping lead the team to a 20-2 record and number three ranking in the country … earned Midwest Under Armor All-American Underclass honors and was earned a Midwest Player of the Week accolade … also played basketball, leading team to Sectional Championship as a team captain

Personal: Parents are Mark and Lisa … has three brothers, Matt, Joe and Ben
 
#6 Jon Miller
Midfield
5'10 / 190
Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown HS / Bryant

Spent two years at Bryant prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in two seasons at Bryant, playing in 26 games with two starts … scored three goals and had five assists … collected 45 ground balls and had 16 caused turnovers … helped Bulldogs to NEC title and NCAA Tournament in 2021, collecting an assist and two ground balls in First Round game against Virginia … teammate at Bryant with fellow Rutgers incoming class member LaJohn Jones Jr.

High School: Played three seasons of varsity lacrosse, helping team win state title in 2019 … high school teammates with Rutgers teammate Shane Knobloch … earned Burlington County Academic Excellence Award … also played football (First Team All-County and Team MVP), along with swimming and track

Personal: Parents are Joy and Ryan … has five siblings: Preston, Parker, Samantha, Zachary and Shawn
 
#36 Logan Mueller
Defense
6'1 / 190
Westhampton, N.Y. / Brunswick School

Prior to Rutgers: Played four years of varsity lacrosse … helped lead Brunswick to Prep National Championship in 2022 … helped Hackley School to Ivy League Championship and NYSAAIS and was named First Team All-Ivy League in 2019 … also played football

Personal: Parents are Caroline Samsen Mueller and Timothy Mueller … has two older siblings, Ally and Sammy … Ally was an All-Big Ten defender at Northwestern and a three-year starter … Sammy was a three-time All-American at Virginia, a four-year starter who finished top-10 in goals and points in school history prior to finishing career at Northwestern with All-Big Ten season … father played lacrosse at Michigan State … mother was a gymnast at Connecticut College … uncle Adam Mueller played 11 years of professional lacrosse and coached in the NLL
 
#50 Kyle Mullin
Goalkeeper
6'4 / 210
Westchester, Pa. / Bayard Rustin HS / Harvard

Spent four years at Harvard prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in four seasons at Harvard, starting 30 of 31 career games played at goalkeeper … in 1741 minutes of action, boasted save percentage of 51.7% (404 career saves) and 12.99 goals-against-average … collected 99 ground balls and caused four turnovers … team captain in 2022 …. named All-Ivy League in 2022 after leading team to NCAA Tournament, where he faced Rutgers in the First Round at Yurcak Field … had 25 career games of double-digit saves, with career-high of 22 against Providence (March 9, 2019)

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Bayard Rustin, also played for Man-Up Lacrosse … 2017 All-American … All-state selection as a senior, as well as a first-team all-league selection … also was a three-time state champion with the ice hockey team … competed on football and boxing teams … spent two years volunteering at Camp Pals

Personal: Father is Bill Mullin … has two siblings, Taylor and Ethan
 
#9 Shane Murphy
Attack
5'10 / 170
Long Beach, N.Y. / Long Beach HS / Salisbury School

Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity starter … team captain … All-American, All-County, All-Conference selection … Nassau County Athlete of the Year … posted 31 goals and 30 assists in 15 games for Salisbury, leading program to national championship

Personal: Parents are Robert and Colleen … has one sibling, Marli … three-time honor roll recipient … also played hockey, where he was a team-captain, two-time all-league selection and team MVP as he helped program to three county championships and two state championships

#3 Joe Neuman
Faceoff
5'8 / 185
Bethpage, N.Y. / Salisbury School / Yale

Spent four years at Yale prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Played in three seasons at Yale, winning 61.5% of his faceoffs … gad 42 ground balls and two caused turnovers … helped team to 2019 National Championship Game (runner-up), appearing in all 4 NCAA Tournament games that season

High School: No. 14 on Inside Lacrosse Power 100 Incoming Freshman... three-year varsity face-off starter… average faceoff win percentage of 75%... averaged 131 ground balls per season… Team MVP in 2017 and 2018… 2018 Under Armour Senior All-American Lacrosse game… Three-time Western New England Prep Lacrosse All-League… 2018 Western New England Prep Lacrosse Champions… 2015 Suffolk County Rookie of the Year

Personal: National Honor Society… earned high honors throughout high school … son of Marie and Raymond Neuman... Father was a swimmer at SUNY New Paltz who became a police officer assigned to the elite NYPD Emergency Service Unit and was a part of the tragic events that happened on 9-11… has a brother, Christopher, who plays lacrosse for the Merchant Marine Academy
 
#30 Anthony Palma
Goalkeeper
6'1 / 180
East Islip, N.Y. / East Islip HS / Stony Brook

Spent four years at Stony Brook prior to transfer to Rutgers

Prior to Rutgers: Started 26 games over three seasons at Stony Brook … posted 11.06 goals-against-average and 51.1% save percentage … collected 50 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers … had 16 double-digit save games with career high of 17 … named to 2021 America East All-Championship Team … two-time America East Defensive Player of the Week and named to USILA's Team of the Week … named to America East Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School:  Two-time All-County selection at East Islip … was named Rookie of the Year in 2017 … also played basketball

Personal:  Parents are Greg and Barbara … has an older brother, Gregory
 
#14 Ryan Palmer
Midfield
6'1 / 190
Tewksbury, N.J. / The Pingry School

Prior to Rutgers: US All-American … First Team All-State selection … two-time First Team All-Conference pick … recorded 85 goals and 17 assists for 102 points and 21 ground balls over 20-21 and 21-22 seasons at Pingry

Personal: Parents are Susan and Patrick … has two sisters, Emma and Elle … father played baseball at Tennessee … sister Emma ran track at Colgate
 
#17 Ryan Splaine
Long-Stick Midfield
5'10 / 190
Rockville, Maryland / Gonzaga College HS

Prior to Rutgers: Washington Post All-Met Second Team … All-WCAC First Team … Gonzaga Lacrosse Team MVP and Co-Captain … 2021 NHSLS All-Tournament Team … Under Armour All America Underclass Games - Washington DC Highlight team selection … Nike National All-Star Games - DMV team selection … Inside Lacrosse 4-Star recruit … posted 8 goals, 8 assists, 55 ground balls, 30 caused turnovers, 14 games played in 2022 as team was WCAC runner-up … also played basketball … earned honors in three grades … Barnes Award winner for senior class

Personal: Parents are Tom and Lisa … has a younger sister, Katie … father player golf collegiately at American University, winning 1984 ECAC Golf Championship
 
#92 Cardin Stoller
Goalkeeper
6'1 / 190
Owings Mills, Md. / Boys Latin School

Prior to Rutgers: Under Armour All-American … Nike All-American … 2022 First Team All-MIAA … Second Team All-Metro … team captain as a senior … 2021 MIAA champion and MIAA Championship Defensive MVP … MIAA First Team All-Tournament … three-year varsity starter …also played soccer, captaining the team as a senior

Personal: Parents are Jeffrey Stoller and Felice Goldbloom … has an older sister, Makena

#34 Conor Udovich 
Defense / Long-Stick Midfield
6'3 / 200
Media, Pa. / Archmere Academy

Prior to Rutgers: US Lacrosse All-American … First Team All-State … named All-Delaware by Phillylacrosse.com … had 130 ground balls and 65 caused turnovers … earned Michael DeLucia Sportsmanship Award

Personal: Parents are Patrick and Megan … has three siblings, Patrick, Maggie and Kieran … brother played Patrick lacrosse at Drexel … father played football at Rutgers, where he currently ranks sixth all-time in program history in total tackles, leading the team in tackles in 1988 and 1989 … also played football, where he was named First Team All-State on offense and defense and was a state champion … named to National Junior Honor Society … also played football
 
#44 Zach Walsh
Attack
5'8 / 180
Bristow, Va. / Patriot HS

Prior to Rutgers: Varsity captain who scored 108 goals and had 43 assists … as a senior, was First Team All-District and Co-Player of the Year, First Team All-Region, First Team All-State and Second Team All-Met Player for Washington DC Metro Area … named Patriot High School Offensive Player of the Year … first Team All-Paul VI and Paul VI Offensive Player of the Year … DMV Nike National Team … named to all-District Team … graduated from high school Cum Laude

Personal: Parents are Tim and Lisa … has one sibling, Taylor