Head Coach: Marcus Janda (7th season at Northwestern)
Assistant Coaches:
Tyler Corpora
John Seitzinger
Kevin Storey
Sport: Lacrosse (B)
Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh
League: Independent
2024 Record: 12-8
Key Players Lost:
Bailen Smargiassi – Goalie
Blaine Snyder – Attack
Stone Sosnovik – Attack
Devon Hildebrand – Midfield
Key Returning Players:
Josh Wambold, Senior, Defense – Team Captain and our top shut down defender. Will matchup against our opponents top offensive player.
Jared Meck, Senior, Defense – Team Captain and our vocal leader. Brings the physicality to our defense.
Kaden Rausch, Senior, Defense – highly skilled defensemen who might lead the team in caused turnovers.
Carter Zentz, Senior, Midfield – Team Captain and top defensive midfielder on the team. Shutdown defender who is also a threat in transition.
Braxton Lakatosh, Junior, Midfield – athletic dodger with a hard shot.
Tyler Kaas, Sophomore, Midfield – dynamic dodger that has all the tools to rack up points.
Austin Bittenbender, Junior, Midfield – workhorse defensive midfielder who will be a huge asset in between the boxes.
Braydon Uricchio, Sophomore, Midfield – a true do it all midfielder who can score, defend, and faceoff.
Michael Lagowy, Sophomore, Attack – 3rd on the team in scoring last year as a freshmen – he brings size and experience to the offense.
Key Newcomers:
Kendall Wikert, Freshmen, Midfield – a young guy that will play in all phases for us. Dodger, scorer, and can take face offs.
Nick Whitney, Freshmen, Defense – Has a frame that makes him look older than a freshmen, he can and will play both close defense and LSM.
Logan Uricchio, Freshmen, Attack – Shifty dodger who can finish. He will QB the offense from X.
2025 Outlook: Return our entire starting defense from a season ago so we are talented and experience on that end. The question will be our young, inexperienced offense. They have talent, but will they remain poised in big games and put the ball in the back of the net remains to be seen.
