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Quinn Kelly‘s going to be a problem for a long time.

The Leading Edge 2025 defenseman by way of Christian Brothers has been a Day 1 starter for Harvard. His arrival has coincided with the Crimson’s ascent up the national polls as they comfortably sit in the top five. Coincidence? Probably not. Kelly was dominant again with three takeaways and three caused turnovers in a 17-7 rout of Michigan.

The freshman standout has been great in front of ’24 goalie Graham Stevens, but the Pingry alum’s been phenomenal all season long, too. He stopped 18 Wolverine shots and collected a ground ball to help the Crimson cruise.

Duke 21, Air Force 6

’25 LSM Will Pedicano (Delbarton) canned his first career goal and added a takeaway and a ground ball to fuel the Blue Devils’ rout. ’22 faceoff midfielder Luke Engelke (Pingry) won three of five faceoffs, complete with two ground balls, and ’21 goalie Henry Blake (Brewster, N.H.) stopped the only shot he saw in relief.

’25 defenseman Jack Gounaris (St. Augustine Prep) snared a trio of ground balls, scored once and had a takeaway for the Falcons.

Lafayette 10, Army 9

’24 Nick Blalock (Christian Brothers / Hill School, Pa.) had two goals and an assist to lift the Leopards past the Black Knights for the first time in school history.

Yale 15, Fairfield 14

’25 Dylan Blekicki (Pingry) paired a goal with an assist and ’23 Cole Cashion (Rumson-Fair Haven) tallied once as the Bulldogs nipped the Stags in overtime. ’22 LSM Konrad Miklaszewski (Montclair) snagged a ground ball in the win.

Notre Dame 9, Ohio State 8

’23 defenseman Shawn Lyght (Seton Hall Prep) caused a turnover and snagged a ground ball to help the Irish win a battle of two unbeatens.

Bryant 11, St. John’s 7

’24 faceoff midfielder Jordan Hernando (Mountain Lakes) won three faceoffs and added a ground ball to help the Bulldogs cruise.

Holy Cross 11, Colgate 10

’22 Tyler Marmo (Avon Old Farms, Conn.) set up a goal to help the Crusaders to a big-time Patriot League win.

’24 Andy Croddick (Rumson-Fair Haven) caused a turnover for the Raiders, who also got a ground ball from ’22 defenseman Ryan Bilello (Manasquan).

Maryland 13, Delaware 8

’23 John McCurry (Wall) was a force for the Blue Hens, scoring twice, setting up another, racking up two ground balls and causing a turnover.

Villanova 11, Drexel 10
Penn 10, Villanova 6

’23 LSM Jake Melchionni (Delbarton) led the defensive charge in the win over the Dragons with six ground balls and four takeaways. ’22 David Link (Delbarton) paired a goal with an assist to go with two ground balls in the Wildcats’ win. He added a goal, a ground ball and a takeaway against the Quakers. ’23 defenseman Beau Kemler (Rumson-Fair Haven) racked his first career goal against the Quakers. He also chipped in four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Melchionni had two takeaways and a loose ball against Penn, while ’25 Nolan Sabel (Seton Hall Prep) doled out two helpers in that game.

UMass 7, Vermont 6

’22 Cullen Decker (Chatham) twice found the back of the cage, along with grabbing a ground ball, for the Catamounts.

Hofstra 11, UMBC 10

’23 Ryan Demato (St. Augustine Prep) scored twice for the Retrievers.

Utah 17, Dartmouth 10

’24 Quinn Stankovits (Deerfield, Mass.) handed out a pair of assists for the Big Green.

Princeton 20, Rutgers 9

’24 Bennett Raphalian (Taft, Conn.) tallied twice for the Scarlet Knights.

NJIT 9, Monmouth 5
VMI 9, Monmouth 8

’22 Matt Dollive (Wall) caused a turnover for the Hawks against the Highlanders before adding a three-ground ball day against VMI.

Providence 16, Merrimack 9
Sacred Heart 12, Merrimack 10

’24 Rob Tyra (Arthur L. Johnson) scored once for the Warriors against the Friars. He followed it up with two assists against the Pioneers.

Navy 16, Bucknell 12

’22 goalie Jaz Zanelli (Seton Hall Prep) made a save in relief for the Bison.

Division II

Rollins 13, Palm Beach Atlantic 6

’23 goalie Nick Catino (Delaware Valley) stopped three shots and grabbed a ground ball in split duty for the Tars.

Division III

Bates 22, Emerson 6
Bates 14, Trinity 8
Bates 17, Wheaton 6

’25 Charlie Lowe (Chatham / Taft, Conn.) was a force in the trio of Bates wins. He beat up Emerson for a hat trick, two assists and three ground balls. Lowe followed it up with four assists and six ground balls against the Bantams before adding a goal, an assist and three ground balls against Wheaton.

’23 Bo Page (Taft, Conn.) had a goal, a takeaway and five ground balls for the Bantams.

Middlebury 16, RPI 7
Middlebury 9, Connecticut College 7
RPI 17, MIT 10

’23 James Farinacci (Manasquan) pocketed three goals in two games to lead the Panthers. ’25 faceoff midfielder Teddy Coyle (Seton Hall Prep) won a pair of faceoffs in the RPI game.

’25 defenseman Carter Newman (Chatham) snagged two ground balls against MIT, while ’25 Tucker Malfa (Shore) added one.

RIT 21, Geneseo 6
Wesleyan 12, RIT 11

’25 faceoff midfielder Phil Minardo (Delbarton) dominated the faceoff stripe for the Tigers. He went 11-for-13, complete with a goal and nine ground balls, in the rout of Geneseo. Minardo followed that up with a 9-for-13, five-ground ball day against Wesleyan.

St. John Fisher 10, Hamilton 8
St. John Fisher 24, Rhodes 8

’25 SSDM John Korczukowski (Warren Hills) snapped home a goal against Rhodes and added a ground ball in both wins.

Williams 10, Union 8
Williams 18, Colby 10

The Ephs picked up a pair of impressive wins on the strength of big performances from ’22 Cade Shuckman (Mountain Lakes), ’22 Will Doran (Princeton) and ’24 Jack Sartorius (Delbarton). Schuckman led the way against Union with a hat trick and three grund balls, Sartorius added two of each and Doran chipped in an assist and three ground balls.

Doran was the one who led the charge against Colby with four goals and a helper. Sartorius added a goal, two assists and a ground ball, while Schuckman paired a goal with an assist.

Stevens 15, Oneonta 5

’23 Connor Moore (Wall) paired a goal with a ground ball in Stevens’ rout.

Gettysburg 11, Washington & Lee 9

’25 Luke Caldwell (Hopewell Valley) continued the torrid start to his freshman year with two goals, three assists and a pair of ground balls. ’22 James Haley (Westfield) tallied once and added three ground balls.