It’s never too early for some 2027 depth chart speculation
by irishdoc01 (2026-05-29 09:07:53)

Attack:
Behrman, Lally, Miller
Pokorny

Looking forward to seeing Lally take the next step.

Midfield:
Jeffrey, Maheras, Faison
Burlace, Lynch

Maheras is probably eligible for a 5th year. It will be interesting to see if they play those three speed guys on the same line. Maybe incoming freshman Riely will round out this group. There’s also quality depth already on campus including attackmen who could bump up. Faison’s bar down zone buster in the final has me excited.

FOGO:
Spano
Diaz-Matos

Solid

SSDM:
Reinhardt, Bergen, Iglesias, Mullahy, Porell

All these guys saw time when it mattered. There’s also a transfer from Harvard (Jensen) coming in. Reinhardt will go down as one of the best to do it at ND before he’s done.

LSM:
Iuliano

There’s quality depth here but none have seen significant time; Donovan will be missed.

Defense:
Lyght, Schwitzenberg, Gallagher

Gallagher is probably eligible for a fifth year. This group will be the top ranked in the country preseason. If Gallagher is not back, will Iuliano bump down?

Goalie:
Ricciardelli

Preseason first team All American.

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On D....
by flanner96  (2026-05-29 09:21:17)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

....you've also got Joe Ligas, the #6 overall recruit being added to the mix.


On Attack, we may be getting Timothy Shannehan from BU.
by RagingBull  (2026-05-29 09:28:48)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That's the hope. Team USA kid. I played with his dad growing up. Great family and he's from the best high school in America.


If He -- Knock on Wood -- Comes, Could an Attacker Shift ?
by dillon77  (2026-05-29 19:03:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Shannehan is most certainly at attacker and looks to be a very gifted distributor, which ND could use.. As noted, ND has four attackers returning who see the field in one way or another.

The Irish don't appear to be quite as deep at Middie. Could one of the attackers switch to midfield and, if so, who? Behrman? Lally,,Pokorny (I can't see Miller doing this...he strikes me as being a great finisher in close.)


Miller saw some time at midfield as a freshman
by irishdoc01  (2026-05-29 20:42:38)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He would mainly invert and dodge from X. I agree he is unlikely to move from attack at this point. I was thinking maybe someone not listed who might not see time at attack next year but could contribute at the midfield.


Whoa. I saw his name in the portal
by flanner96  (2026-05-29 10:39:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I was surprised to see him there. That would be massive. 76 points in 14 games. That's more PPG than Yago had at AFA.

I was going to make a crack about how he didn't attend Westhill, but I couldn't get through it with a straight face.


I just checked Westhill's schedule and results. Not pretty.
by RagingBull  (2026-05-29 12:02:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

They were shutout 2 games in a row and just lost to Joel Barlow 19-3.


Better than when I was there.
by flanner96  (2026-05-29 12:10:14)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Of course there was no team when I was there. I'm just happy that the Stamford Board of Ed finally came around to what the rest of Fairfield County already knew. Several of us stood up at BoE meetings in the late 80s and early 90s trying to get those folks on board.

It looked for a while like the program was on the upswing, but obviously things haven't been great the last few years.


Wow -- interesting.
by TheOptimist  (2026-05-29 10:36:19)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |  Report Post |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

ESPN profile on him and his family from earlier this year linked below.

Career stats:
2025 (Freshman): Played 17 games, recording 61 points (32 goals, 29 assists). Won Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
2026 (Sophomore): Played 14 regular-season games, tallying 76 points (34 goals, 42 assists).