If you do not want to select your favorites now, you can continue to Cuse.com and select your favorites later. Joeys biggest strength is he can really beat you when youre playing perfect defense, Daquino said. But it was little Joey Spallina who stole the show and earned a spot at No. 22. 1 overall, No. Walking around the University of North Carolina campus in September with his lacrosse-famous father and twin brother, Dom Pietramala could see himself spending four years there even if he didnt play sports. I will tell you that going on the visits with him to all those places, I saw a different look in his eye when we were at Syracuse, Joe said. Committed to: Syracuse. Several high-profile coaches and former players alike entered Sept. 1 the first day that college coaches can contact prospective players with both their parenting hat and recruiting clipboard. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The Mount Sinai senior won 19 of 23 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls. . Spallinas demeanor was a precursor of things to come. Nine years after Joey Spallina first garnered national attention for a flurry of trick shots at the MLL All-Star Game festivities in 2011, he found himself again at the center of the lacrosse world. Chapel Hill felt intimate, despite being a big ACC school. 21 Garden City by two and didnt own a goal, and Brendan Staub was blanketing Spallina. How do you tell the difference between you two? ), will follow in his father Brian Reeses All-American footsteps to Maryland, where his mother Cathy Reese happens to be one of the most decorated coaches in NCAA womens lacrosse history. Mt. Spallina, a junior at Mount Sinai, is a physical, crafty attackman who thrives while backing down defenders and creating offense. Obviously, not many of them worked. Spallina dished out 13 assists, including 12 in the first half, despite not playing the fourth quarter as he led Mount Sinai to a 16-3 win over Hauppauge. Privacy Policy | Reprints & permissions | Their conversations were about more than lacrosse. Advertise with Newsday | Sinai coach Harold Drumm said after the game. Dom, adamantly not a morning person, would rather sleep in, then hang out with friends and watch the Ravens or play Madden. Nick, described by his dad as a stickler for the rules, has wanted to serve his country since he was little. ), navigate the recruiting process. Spallina worked his way from around the back of the cage, dodging a defender before putting in the games final goal with 2 minutes, 37 seconds remaining. Get the best and latest from USLaxMagazine.com delivered weekly straight to your inbox. Team 91 LIs Parker McDonald Earns 2025 Five-Star Honors, Leading Edge Playmaking LSM Will Pedicano Earns Five-Star Honors. When Mount Sinai needed a goal late, they gave him the ball, and Spallina thrived under pressure, Drumm said. Honestly I didnt think it was even possible. California Privacy Rights | Spallina joins a list of elite womens and mens lacrosse athletes as well as fifteen college lacrosse programs in the Gait Family. Syracuse lacrosse commit and the number one player in the 2022 recruiting class Joey Spallina had quite the performance on Tuesday. Nobody but them understands what those guys have had to go through, Klausner said. Dave Pietramala emphasized to the boys to block out the noise when deciding on their next step. //