Notre Dame returns eight starters, including three All-America honorees, from semifinalist finish.
A big, physical and athletic player ... coaching staff really likes the improvement he's made since coming to campus ... is starting to figure out how he can be effective on the field ... has a lot of potential.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-year letter winner at Delbarton ... earned first-team all-state honors during his senior campaign as he helped his Delbarton team capture the state title ... team also was the runner-up in the Tournament of Champions ... played in the Champion All-American Showcase in the summer of 2012 ... selected to the Pitt-Fitch Division All-Star Team during his senior year ... also lettered three seasons in football at Delbarton ... football squad won the state title during his senior campaign ... started two seasons at tight end and linebacker ... captained both his lacrosse and football teams as a senior ... first-team all-area in football during his senior season ... also copped first-team all-conference accolades in football ... earned the Morris County Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior ... played club lacrosse for the Patriot Elite with fellow incoming Notre Dame freshman Thomas Stephan ... son of Richard and Cameron Riccardi ... father played lacrosse and football at the University of Virginia and was a teammate of Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan on the Cavalier lacrosse squad ... has one older sister, Maclain ... enrolled in Notre Dame's First Year of Studies program.
