PISCATAWAY, N.J. – With the start of a new school year, Rutgers men's lacrosse has unveiled the team's new look roster ahead of the spring 2025 season, welcoming a host of newcomers to join the Scarlet Knights. Between incoming freshmen and transfers, RU will welcome 25 new student-athletes to the program, with seven transfers and 18 freshmen.
 
2025 Newcomers
Transfers
 
#6 Ethan Barnard
Faceoff / Boxford, Mass. / Deerfield Academy / Bowdoin
Spent four seasons at Bowdoin prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Played in 56 games (39 starts) at Bowdoin … three-time USILA All-American and three-time All-NESCAC … won 61.9% of faceoffs (920-of-1486) … scooped 486 ground balls … finished career as Bowdoin's all-time leader in faceoff wins and ground balls … also scored 15 goals and had 10 goals for 25 points
2024 (at Bowdoin): First Team All American (IMLCA) … Second Team All American (USILA) … First Team All-Region … First Team All-NESCAC … won 60.6% of faceoffs (238-of-393) with 132 ground balls … scored two goals with an assist
2023 (at Bowdoin): Honorable Mention All-American (USILA) … Second Team All-Region … Second Team All-NESCAC … played in 16 games, winning 62.3 percent of his faceoffs (291-of-467) with 138 ground balls … also scored six goals with four assists
2022 (at Bowdoin): USILA D-III Faceoff Midfielder of the Year … First Team All-American (USILA) … First Team All-Region … First Team All-NESCAC … set Bowdoin's single-season record for faceoff wins (342) and ground balls (187) … won 62.1% of faceoffs (342-of-551) … scored 7 goals and had five assists
2021 (at Bowdoin): Played in three games, winning 65.3 percent of faceoffs (49-of-75) with 29 ground balls
Personal: Parents are Kyle and Laura … has an older brother, Sawyer, who is on the offshore sailing team at the US Naval Academy
 
#13 Joe Juengerkes
Midfield / Islip, N.Y. / Islip HS / Princeton
Played three seasons at Princeton prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Played in 32 games at Princeton at short-stick defensive midfield … had 14 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers with one assist
2024: Played in seven games prior to season-ending injury with five caused turnovers and seven ground balls
2023: Played every game at short-stick defensive midfield … have five caused turnovers and five ground balls … had first career assist in the Ivy League Tournament final against Yale
2022: Played in 11 games at short-stick defensive midfield … had a caused turnover and two ground balls
Scholastic: Two-time team captain who held lead 2018 squad to win the New York State Championship … three-time all-county selection … 2017 Suffolk County Rookie of the Year … 2019 All-American Honorable Mention after junior season … scored 119 career goals and 46 career assists … 2019 Under Armor All-American Underclass team … also played football and basketball, where he was team captain and earned all-division and all-conference honors
Personal: Son of Curtis and Donna … has three siblings, Savanna, Vannesa and Nicholas … high school teammate of former Rutgers' All-American Ethan Rall … sister, Vanessa, captained softball and volleyball teams at Queens College
 
#15 Brian Mack
Defense / Manhasset, N.Y. / Manhasset Secondary School / Siena
Spent four seasons at Siena prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Played in 52 games, starting 45 at defense, at Siena … recorded 66 caused turnovers and 94 ground balls … posted two goals and had six assists … two-time All-MAAC selection … named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll
2024 (At Siena): First Team All-MAAC … tied program record for the most caused turnovers in a single season with 30 (led team) … played in 16 games … in conference-only games, ranked tied for second in the MAAC in caused turnovers with 17 (1.89 per game) in the regular season … overall, ranked tied for fourth in the MAAC in caused turnovers with 26 (1.86 per game) in the regular season … had 35 ground balls … named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team … scored a goal with two assists
2023 (At Siena): Second Team All-MAAC … played in 16 games … ranked fifth in the MAAC and second on the team in caused turnovers with 27 … ranked fourth in the MAAC in caused turnovers per game (1.69) … scooped 33 ground balls and had three assists
2022 (At Siena): Started all 15 games … had 26 ground balls and nine caused turnovers … also had one goal and one assist
2021 (At Siena): Played in five games
Scholastic: Four-year starter in lacrosse, three-year starter in football (safety), and a three-year starter in hockey (defenseman) in high school
Personal: Son of Robert & Deborah Mack … has two sisters, Kelly and Casey … Kelly played field hockey for the University of Scranton
 
#5 Kasey Mongilo
Midfield / North Haven, Ct. / North Haven HS / Trinity Pawling / Merrimack
Spent two seasons at Merrimack prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Played in 26 games over two seasons at Merrimack … scored 55 goals and had eight assists for 63 points, along with 23 ground balls … had nine games of at least three goals
2024 (At Merrimack): Played in 12 games (12 starts) … scored 25 goals with four assists and 13 ground balls … had six games of at least three games … scored 17 goals over final five games of the season, with two games of five goals … named America East Offensive Player of the Week after posting six points in win over NJIT
2023 (At Merrimack): Played in 14 games (14 starts) … scored 22 goals … named to the America East All-Rookie Team
Scholastic: Spent postgraduate season at Trinity Pawling, where he was named Offensive MVP … played three years of varsity lacrosse at North Haven High School, where he was a two-time captain, twice named All-Conference, and was named All-State and MVP as a senior
Personal: Son of Sunday and Nick … has two siblings, Arianna and Christian
 
#77 Greyson Vorgang
Attack / Niskayuna, N.Y. / Niskayuna HS / Denver
Spent one season at Denver prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Redshirted 2024 season at Denver
Scholastic: Three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … two-time Times Union Player of the Year…three-time First Team All-Area…Inside Lacrosse 4-Star recruit … scored 76 goals and had 61 assists in senior year of high school, leading squad to a sectional title … had 335 points in three seasons of action at Niskayuna (192 goals and 143 assists, averaging over 7 points per game)

Personal: Son of Mike and Amber …. father was coach of his high school team and spent over three decades in coaching … sister, Reegan, played lacrosse at Geneseo
 
#82 Ben Stephanos
Defense / Ellicott City, Md. / Howard / UMBC
Saw action in four seasons at UMBC (from 2019 to 2024) prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Saw action in 31 games with 58 ground balls and 28 caused turnovers
2024 (At UMBC): Started 12 games with 22 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers (leading team)
2023 (At UMBC): Started all 13 games at defense and collected 27 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers
2022 (At UMBC): Saw action in one game (regular season finale)
2021 (At UMBC): Did not see game action
2020 (At UMBC): Started all five games prior to Covid-19 pandemic
Scholastic: Led Howard County with 68 caused turnovers and corralled 98 ground balls, third in the county for the 2019 campaign… earned All-County First Team honors in his junior and senior campaigns… finished first all-time in Howard history with 199 caused turnovers to go with 280 career ground balls… started every game over the last four years… MSLCA public school All-State honoree in 2018 and 2019… part of Lions' regional championship squad… also lettered in football and basketball… earned All-County First Team honors in 2017 in football …  member of the National Honor Society and the Math Honor Society… officer in the Future Business Leaders of America and a member of Lead Each Other and Best Buddies
Personal: Son of Ann and Peter … older brother Alex, competed in lacrosse at Howard and then played at Howard Community College… younger brother, Will, currently plays the lacrosse at Frostburg State … Also has a younger sister, Ellie
 
#27 Matthew Paolatto
Faceoff / Sherborn, Mass. / Dover-Sherborn / Union
Saw action in three seasons across five seasons at Union prior to transfer to Rutgers
Prior to Rutgers: Spent 2020-2024 seasons at Union … did not appear in any games during first two seasons, which were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic … in final three seasons, saw action in 58 games, where he won 69.2% of his faceoffs (771-of-1114) with 494 ground balls, 14 goals and 10 assists … 2024 USILA Faceoff Person of the Year … three-time All-American by multiple outlets, reaching as high as First Team All-America in 2024… three-time IMLCA All-Region, reaching first Team in 2024 … three-time All-Liberty League, twice being named to First Team … named All-ECAC in 2022
2024 (At Union): Appeared in all 18 games … ranked third in Division III with a .717 (321-for-448) faceoff percentage …grabbed 199 ground balls to rank eighth in D-III … set program single-season and career standards for faceoff wins, faceoff percentage and ground balls … also scored six goals with three assists for nine points
2023 (At Union): Appeared in all 19 games … won 66.1 percent (259 of 392) of his faceoffs and set a school single-season record with 166 ground balls … ranked second in the Liberty League and 17th in Division III in faceoff percentage … also ranked second in the conference and 19th in D-III in ground balls … scored two goals with three assists for five points
2022 (At Union): Appeared in all 21 games … won 69.7 percent of his draws (191 of 274) as a sophomore and led the team with 129 ground balls … also scored three goals with four assists for seven points … led the Liberty League and ranked 11th nationally in faceoff percentage … third in the conference in ground balls as well … broke the school record for single-season faceoff percentage and ranked second in single-season ground balls
2021 (At Union): Did not see game action
2020 (At Union): Did not see game action
Scholastic: A 2019 graduate of Dover-Sherborn High School … played lacrosse for the Raiders ... a two-time All-State selection, including first-team honors as a senior ... won all 11 faceoffs in the title game to help the Raiders capture a MIAA D-III state championship during his senior season ... also a member of the DSHS team that won a state title as a freshman.
 
Freshmen      
#0 JJ Aiello
Midfield / Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport Blue Point HS­
Prior to Rutgers: Named All-American and Midfielder of the Year as a senior … two-time All-County selection … also played lacrosse, where he was named All-State, All-County and a three-time All-Division selection … earned Athlete of the Year and Suffolk County Zone Award as a senior
Personal: Parents are Kelly and Jeff Aiello … has two siblings, Kaelyn and Danny … brother, Danny, plays lacrosse at Navy
 
#10 Nate Austin-Johnston
Attack / Weston, Mass. / Thayer Academy
Prior to Rutgers: All-ISL Selection (Honorable Mention) … Coaches Award winner … three-star recruit via Inside Lacrosse … earned Leo R. Flynn Prize for diligence, hard work and perseverance … also played football where he was a two-time All-League, three-time All-NEPSAC and an All-ISL selection, earning MVP honors as a senior
Personal: Parents are Sue Austin and Julie Johnstone … has an older sibling, Jordan
 
#22 Mason Bader
Midfield / Holly Springs, N.C. / Apex Friendship
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time USA All-American … SWAC Offensive Player of the Year … two-time First Team All-State, three-time First Team All-Region and three-time First Team All-Conference … named High School's Male Athlete of the Year … school's leader in points and goals and second in assists after posting 198 career goals and 81 assists … two-time Team MVP … Southeast Senior Showcase All-Star and Bull City All-Star … three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … also played football, where he was First Team All-Conference 
Personal: Parents are Tracy and David … has two siblings, Jaxon and Madison … father played football at the Naval Academy
 
#43 Jack Brick
Defense / Gaithersburg, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity starter … two-time Team MVP … three-time All-WCAC, reaching First Team twice … second team All-State in 2024 … team captain for team that posted best winning percentage in school's history … All-MET Honorable Mention … Second Team All-DMV … three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … also played hockey
Personal: Parents are Kirst and Mike … has three siblings, Micaela, Lindsey and Patrick … sister, Lindsey, played soccer at Syracuse, Tennessee and at Northeastern in 2024 … father played rugby at Syracuse
 
#71 Chris Cabral
Defense / Walpole, Mass. / Thayer Academy
Prior to Rutgers: Five-year varsity starer … served as team captain as a senior … named ISL All-League Player … participated in Main Stage Lacrosse Showcase, Nike National All-Star Game and was on Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Team … three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
Personal: Parents are Doug and Noreen … has one sibling, Kari … cousin, Mike Harney, plays Lacrosse for Army West Point
 
#66 Bennett Della Valle
Defense / North Haven, Ct. / Avon Old Farms
Prior to Rutgers: Three-year varsity starter … earned Robert R Schroder Athlete of the Year Award and Gregg Richard Linburg '87 Sportsmanship Award … three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … earned Dean's List, Honor Roll and Head of School's List academic honors … also played football, where he was a three-year varsity starter and was named Second Team All-Conference
Personal: Parents are Leslie and Ed … has an older sibling, Maisa … father played football at Muhlenberg … has five relatives that played Division I lacrosse – Luke Tomak, Sam Tomak and Max Tomak at Drexel, Marko Lujic at Yale and Corey Millhouse at Virginia and Loyola
 
#14 James Earls
Defense / Fairfax, Virginia / James W. Robinson Secondary School
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year starter … First Team All-State, First Team All-Region and First Team All-District … Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award winner … captain team to 22-0 record as a senior, winning first Virginia state title in school history
Scholastic: Member of National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America and treasurer for Student Government association … also played football, where he was a three-year starter and named Second Team All-Region … also wrestled for five years
Personal: Parents are James Earls and Diana Higgs … has seven siblings, Elizabeth, David, Cameron, Katherine, Mia, Charlotte and Colin … father played water polo at UMass … mother played soccer at Sewanee University of the South … grandfather wrestled at Tufts
 
#29 Hunter Falzon
Midfield / Wake Forest, N.C. / Heritage High School / The Hill School
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year starter at Heritage HS … three-time all-conference and named Third Team All-State … team captain as a senior … posted 41 points in postgraduate year at The Hill School
Personal: Parents are Dean Falzon and Dina Cavallo … has a younger sister, Carly … both parents played lacrosse at Rutgers … father lettered for men's lacrosse team from 1995 to 1998 … mother lettered at Rutgers from 1995 to 1998, where she was a three-time Regional All-American and two-time captain
 
#25 Caden Kirst
Goalkeeper / Bernardsville, N.J. / Bernards HS
Prior to Rutgers: Played four years of lacrosse at Bernards HS … as a junior in 2023, made 241 saves and allowed just 107 goals … in senior season, made 228 saves and allowed just 104 goals … posted save percentage over 70% in 2024 and led team to Group 1 championship and advancing to Semifinals of Kirst Cup with 21-3 overall record… named three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … also played basketball and football
Personal: Son of Michelle and Kyle Kirst … father, Kyle, was a three-time letterwinner at Rutgers lacrosse, a goalkeeper who was member of 1990 NCAA Tournament team … has four older brothers who all played Division I lacrosse, three of whom are currently in the Premier Lacrosse League … older brothers Colin (2021-22) and Connor (2021) were All-Americans at Rutgers on NCAA Tournament teams and now play professional lacrosse together as teammates with the Cannons … older brother Cole played at Lehigh and Syracuse, and now in PLL, while brother CJ plays lacrosse at Cornell
 
#36 Owen Lenox
Attack / Winter Park, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep School
Prior to Rutgers: 2024 US All-American … 2023 US Academic All-American … two-time First Team All-State … four-year varsity starter … two-time captain … recorded over 200 career points … named Finalist for 2023 Mr. Lacrosse Florida … member of National Honor Society and Honor Roll … three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
Personal: Parents are Brandon and Jenny … has two siblings, Max and Lucy
 
#24 Matthew Mannarino
Midfield / San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines HS
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time US Lacrosse All-American … four-year letterwinner in lacrosse … team captain as a senior … two-time First Team All-CIF … two-time First Team All-Avocado League … four-time CIF San Diego Open Division Champion … earned West Player of Week accolade from USA Lacrosse … three-star recruit on Inside Lacrosse … scored 64 goals and 54 assists in 58 games … also earned three letters in football, where he was a team captain as a senior
Personal: Parents are Anthony and Emily … has a younger sister, Ella
 
#55 Charlie McCullough
Goalkeeper / Hingham, Mass. / Boston College High School  
Prior to Rutgers: Catholic Conference All-Star … team captain in 2024 … Trapilo Award and Team MVP honoree … named to Boston Lax All-American Games MIAA Team …  ranked No. 18 player and top goalkeeper in Massachusetts by Boston Lax … averaged 12.5 saves per game, with save percentage of 65.5% and 6.6 goals-against-average … led team to semifinals of state championships in 2024 and were MIAA finalists in 2022-23 … nominated as South Shore postseason Player of the Year by The Patriot Ledger
Personal: Parents are Liz and Chris … has two siblings, Katy and Caroline … both sisters play college lacrosse – Katy at Williams and Caroline at Duke … father played soccer at Colgate … mother played collegiate lacrosse and volleyball
 
#33 Hunter Molway
Faceoff / Canton, Mass. / Xaverian Brothers HS
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time Catholic Conference All-Star … ranked as the No. 1 faceoff specialist in the state by BostonLaxNet … also played football, where he was a two-year starter at fullback and middle linebacker for Division I state champions … rated as three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
Personal: Parents are Amy and David … has a twin brother, Tyler … related to Caryl Sullivan, who plays lacrosse at San Diego State
 
#99 Colter Olson
Midfield/Attack / Yarmouth, Maine / Yarmouth High School
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time US All-American … as a senior, named Maine Lacrosse Player of the Year … was HS Male Athlete of Year after posting 145 points in 17 games to win state title … twice named First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference … two-time Maine Underclass All-Star Game selection … posted 96 points as a junior and 77 points as a sophomore … rated as three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … also played soccer, golf and basketball
Personal: Parents are James and Erica … has two older sisters, Hope and Brooke … sister, Hope, played basketball at Connecticut College
 
#12 Bennett Raphalian
Midfield / Rumson, N.J. / The Taft School
Prior To Rutgers: Two-year varsity starter at Taft, where he led team to a No. 13 nationally ranking in 2023 as the team's leading goal and point scoring from the midfield … two-time Flounder League Champion … New England West I Champion … two-time Nike National All-Star … named to Honor Roll as junior and senior … also played hockey
Personal: Parents are Brian and Adrianne … has two younger siblings, Vincent and Emerson
 
#35 John Scarelli
Faceoff / Winter Park, Fla. / Lake Mary HS
Prior to Rutgers: Four-year varsity letterwinner … First Team All-County … also played football
Personal: Parents are John Scarelli and Christine Vicenter … has two siblings, Emma and Anthony
 
#46 Colin Wade
Defense / Jupiter, Fla. / Oxbridge Academy
Prior to Rutgers: Was four-time All-District, two-time All-Region and was All-State selection … team captain … led team to regional finals as a junior … earned Best Male Athlete and Most Determined Competitor awards … rated as three-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … also competed in soccer, football and swimming
Personal: Parents are Mark and Julia … has one sibling, Peyton … father was a three-year varsity swimmer at Missouri, where he was a team captain
 
#20 Kyle Worsnup
Defense / Westchester, Pa. / Malvern Prep
Prior to Rutgers: Was an all-state and all-league selection playing at defense, long-stick and short-stick midfield … earned Augustinian Leadership award
Personal: Parents are Karen and Aaron … has one older brother, Ben … also competed in football and swimming