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Tue Feb 2 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | College PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Zach Triner played lacrosse at Siena in 2011 before heading home to Division II Assumption College to play football. Looking back, Zach Triner’s life would be very different if it weren’t for Brian Brecht. Brecht, currently at Rutgers, was the head coach at Siena from 2007-11, the last of which was Triner’s freshman season as a faceoff specialist with a full lacrosse career ahead of him. Brecht left for Rutgers after that 2011 season, prompting Triner to reflect on his own future. “When Coach Brecht left, i...

Brecht spoke just days after stepping into his office for the first time.  “The set-up here is outstanding. I could not be happier,” Brecht said. “You talk about things and look at things on paper, but when you can walk in and sit back and take it all in, the opportunity that these guys have, it’s unbelievable. There haven’t been a lot of positives in 2020 at Rutgers, but this was one.”  As much as things feel new for the members of Rutgers lacrosse, with a few notable transfers and a fresh athletic facility, the stars of this roster provide a glimpse at the history of a program...