National signing day for college lacrosse was Wednesday. Maryland’s women’s head coach, Cathy Reese, and men’s head coach, John Tillman, each announced their team’s eight-person recruiting class.
Reese’s Terps team had the top-ranked women’s 2026 recruiting class, and it followed that up by securing three five-stars in the class of 2027, two of whom could immediately help shore up the defense.
Regan O’Connor was the No. 12-ranked recruit in the country, while fellow defender Kendall Carfine was the No. 28-ranked
recruit in the country.
The other five-star, goalkeeper Mia Brown, is not likely to figure heavily into the plans this year with star netminder JJ Suriano back in College Park for her senior season. The No. 22-ranked prospect in the class of 2027 will have time to develop and learn from one of the nation’s best.
Maryland also brought in four midfielders. Two are unranked — Maryland native Makenna Salta went to Archbishop Spalding, and the Terps also brought in New York native Alexis Diaz.
The other two are four-star recruits. Jenna Cratin played public high school ball in Howard County, while the Terps also grabbed another New Yorker in Allie Reasoner.
Maryland also went outside of New York and the Old Line State, dipping into the traditional recruiting hotbed of Pennsylvania for four-star attacker Piper Rodgers, the team’s lone attacking recruit of the class of 2027.
On the men’s side, Maryland does not have an incoming five-star recruit this year, with its top-ranked recruit, four-star local defender Evan March, ranked just two spots outside of the top 25.
March is the lone defensive recruit of the class; there were no goalkeepers brought in, and just one faceoff specialist is headed to College Park — unranked D.C. native Coby Cantor.
Instead, the Terps focused on filling out their midfield in 2027, bringing in six players that can play there.
The two highest-ranked midfield recruits are both four-stars from New York. Grady Goodberlet was the No. 34-ranked recruit in the class of 2027, and Cameron Violante was the No. 75-ranked recruit.
Cantor, Sam Anecharico and Sam Bruce comprise the trio of unranked midfield recruits. The Maryland native Anecharico is a short-stick defensive midfielder, while the Virginia native Bruce is a standard midfielder.
The Terps also brought in a rare international player. Max Wetherup, a three star midfield/attack hybrid player, hails from Ontario. He’ll be just the second Canadian on the roster, joining attacker Hamish McPherson.
Maryland’s men’s team also has just one pure attacking recruit, and that is four-star Will Schwarz, the No. 33-ranked recruit in the class of 27.
The men’s lacrosse team played a public fall scrimmage against Army on Oct. 10. They’ll look to rebound in 2027 after finishing just 7-6 and missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years.
“We’re excited to officially welcome these eight young men and their families to the program,” Tillman said in a press release. “I’m confident they will represent Maryland well both on and off the field. Our coaches worked very hard to bring in players who are not only talented on the field but also possess the character and level of commitment we look for. The future is very bright.”
The women’s team, meanwhile, wrapped up fall ball in late October. They’ll look to get back to championship weekend for the second straight season.
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