Posts by Matt Chandik
’21 Michaela Lyons Commits to Southern Connecticut
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Both Michaela Lyons and Sam Tilts can pinpoint the exact moment that changed the former’s career at the latter’s request, and both can remember it like it was yesterday. “We were short on defenders at a tournament in Florida in the fall of 2018, and we asked her to move back from midfield…
Read MoreTeam 91 Week 5 College Recap
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Did we miss someone? Email us to let us know. Ally Turturro made sure that it was a great week for Monmouth. The Team 91 2016 alumna by way of Miller Place was a veritable scoring machine for the Hawks, putting in five goals in a 16-12 win over Rutgers and following it up…
Read More’21 Jasmine Soriano Commits to Wagner
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Samantha Tilts knew early on that Jasmine Soriano was unique when Soriano joined the Team 91 2021 team, but she didn’t quite realize how special the attacker and midfielder by way of Long Beach was until the first time that Soriano sent her a report card. “I remember the first time that…
Read More’21 Jillian O’Brien Commits to Merrimack
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Jill O’Brien‘s timing was far from perfect. The Ward Melville defender was looking for a team to play for two years ago with fall ball in full swing, and the Team 91 2021 coaches had already decided that the roster was full. Or so they thought. “As soon as Jill stepped onto the…
Read More’21 Kate Laico Commits to Pace
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Kate Laico didn’t have a clue as to what she was looking for. Going into this summer with Team 91 2021, Laico knew that her summer performance could open a lot of doors, particularly with Division I schools, who could start contacting 2021s on Sept. 1. Once that time came, though, she…
Read More’21 Karlyn Antolini Commits to Merrimack
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. There’s a pretty decent athletic lineage in the Antolini family, and that lineage helped shape Karlyn Antolini into the player she is today. It also recently put a massive smile on her father and coach, Greg‘s face. “All of my friends are the oldest in their families and they’d complain about their younger…
Read More’20 Katie Poretsky Commits to Stony Brook
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Katie Poretsky found herself late in the recruiting process, still without a collegiate home, and was all set to head to a soccer camp practice when she found out that it was cancelled. Fortunately, she still found something to do that day, and it ended up with her committed to play…
Read More’22 Rapid Fire Gets Introduced to College Lacrosse Experience
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. When it comes to coming up with experiences for his teams, Mike Rupolo prides himself on thinking outside the box. The coach of Team 91’s 2022 Rapid Fire team, Rupolo knows that his team is about a year away from having to really think about college recruiting, but he has no plans for them…
Read More’21 Bryn O’Connor Commits to Albright
Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Bryn O’Connor knew it right away, and she didn’t feel the need to overthink her decision. It’s never easy to choose a college, but if you know what you’re looking for and the place you’re visiting has it all, there’s no need to go any further. The Team 91 2021 and Rocky Point attacker…
Read More’20 Keanna Sarmiento Commits to NYIT
Photo via Bill Willets. Follow Team 91 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. It’s not a common combination, but it’s one that Keanna Sarmiento feels will put her in a unique situation once she gets out of college. “I want to major in business and minor in psychology,” Sarmiento said. “I took some business classes last year and did really well…
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