Connecticut has entered the chat. Staples (Conn.) and Darien (Conn.) vaulted into the top 10 of this week’s USA Lacrosse Public High School Boys’ National Top 25.

West Islip (N.Y.) faces Sayville (N.Y.) and Conestoga (Pa.) takes on Springfield-Delco (Pa.) in games certain to impact the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25.

Mennella grew up about 30 miles east of Hofstra in Smithtown, N.Y., and played under Shannon Smith for the Long Island Top Guns.

Saint Anselm will complete its final year in the Northeast 10 Conference during the 2026–27 academic year before officially beginning the transition on July 1, 2027.