Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/31/23 – From Press Release
From securing 11 wins, to winning the Ivy regular season championship, to earning a home game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the 2023 Cornell men’s lacrosse season gave fans plenty to celebrate. However, the team lost a group of seven seniors at graduation, so the Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse, Connor Buczek `15, has set out to reload his roster for 2024.
“We’re incredibly excited to add these 13 young men to our team,” said Buczek. “They are a special group that models the ideals of Cornell Lacrosse and will fit well within our culture. We strongly believe they have the potential to make a big impact on our program as they grow and develop over the coming years.”
#16 AJ Nikolic
Fr. • Attack • 6-2 • 190 • Paoli, Pa. (Malvern Prep)
Two-time US Lacrosse All-American … named the 2022 Phillylacrosse Co-Player of the Year and 2023 Honorable Mention Player of the Year … three-time Inter AC champion … New Balance All-American … Nike All-American … also played football in high school.
#30 Ryan Goldstein
Fr. • Attack • 5-9 • 145 • Radnor, Pa. (Salisbury School/Radnor HS)
Two-time state champion at Radnor High School … 2022 Phillylacrosse Co-Player of the Year, 2022 Pennsylvania Player of the Year … 2022 Delco Times Lacrosse Player of the Year … 2022 US Lacrosse All-American … two-time All-State and All-Delco … also played soccer and basketball in high school.
#38 TJ Lamb
Fr. • Midfield • 6-3 • 185 • West Chester, Pa. (The Episcopal Academy)
Elected captain in his senior season … named All-Inter Ac in 2022 and 2023, All-Phillylacrosse Second Team in 2023 … four-year letter winner in lacrosse … also served as a captain on his basketball team in his senior year … played football as well, winning the Inter-Ac Championship in 2019 and being named first-team All-Inter Ac in 2022 and 2023.
#53 Walker Schwartz
Fr. • Long-Stick Midfielder • 6-0 • 200 • Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown Academy)
Four-year lacrosse and ice hockey athlete … 2023 Phillylacrosse Co-Player of the Year, 2023 … three-time All-Inter … two-time All-State … two-time US Lacrosse All-American … Bernard Dallas Award Winner for the senior who has contributed the most to the athletics program at Germantown Academy … played forward in hockey … two-time first-team All-IHL … 2022 team MVP … played club for Big 4 HHH.
#36 Sam Ricci
Fr. • Faceoff • 5-8 • 175 • Victor, N.Y. (Victor Central HS)
Played lacrosse, football, and wrestling for a combined 37 years upon entering college … three-year letter winner in lacrosse at faceoff … three-year letter winner at linebacker in football.
#37 Jaden Ciappara
Fr. • Midfield • 5-8 • 160 • Orangeville, Ontario (The Hill Academy)
2023 Prep National Champion … named the Jamieson Kuhlmann Award winner in 2022, which is awarded annually to a player who exhibits outstanding achievement in citizenship, academics, and field lacrosse … 2021/22 Prep Lacrosse Jammer Award winner … 2019/20 JV Lacrosse Jammer award winner … played club lacrosse with the Orangeville Northmen Juniors … was named captain in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
#39 Ryan Waldman
Fr. • Attack • 5-8 • 165 • Westfield, N.J. (Westfield HS)
All-American his senior year … senior year captain … named New Jersey Attackman of the Year … Academic All-American .. two-time first-team All-State, All-Conference, and All-County … Team MVP … played club lacrosse for Blue Star Lacrosse.
#51 Willem Firth
Fr. • Attack • 5-9 • 165 • Ottawa, Ontario (The Hill Academy)
Named a high school All-American in 2023 … earned the Hill Academy Offensive Player of the Year award in 2022 and 2023.
#52 Jaxon Smart
Fr. • Midfield • 6-0 • 190 • Maple Ridge, British Columbia (Salisbury School)
Five-year lacrosse player through The Hill Academy and Salisbury School … one-year captain … two-year ice hockey player … also served as a captain … earned four years of high honors four years.
#55 Matthew Tully
Fr. • Goalkeeper • 6-0 • 190 • Foxborough, Mass. (Noble and Greenough School)
Two-time ISL Championship winner … team captain … two-time All-ISL honoree … 2022 ISL Playoff MVP … 2023 New Balance and US Lacrosse All- American … two-time Boston Lax All-Star … two-sport athlete with lacrosse and hockey … team captain for ice hockey team … 2023 All-ISL … Flood Shield Award winner.
#66 George LaComb
Fr. • Defense • 6-2 • 210 • Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius HS)
Three-year letter winner at defense in lacrosse … three-year letter winner at fullback, linebacker, and quarterback in football … played club lacrosse for the Orange Crush.
#77 Luke Gilmartin
Fr. • Midfield • 5-11 • 180 • Syracuse, N.Y. (Westhill HS)
Two-time New York All-State honoree at midfield … three-time All-CNY … two-time Section 3 champion … played club lacrosse with Orange Crush … also played basketball, soccer, and golf in high school … 2023 New York State Champion in basketball … sectional champion in golf.
#93 Ike Lohnes
Fr. • Defense • 6-1 • 190 • Washington, D.C. (St. Albans School)
Served as a captain in his senior season … was awarded Defensive MVP in his junior year … also played football.
