2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 12
Carter Rice
- Position:
- Short Stick Defensive Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Mass.
- High School:
- Boston College High School
Honors and Awards
USILA All-America Third Team (2025)
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention
29th Pick in 2025 PLL Draft (California Redwoods)
2025: USILA Division I All-America Third Team … Inside Lacrosse Division I Media All-America Honorable Mention … 29th pick in 2025 PLL Draft (California Redwoods) … USILA Preseason All-America Second Team … Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America Honorable Mention … played in all 19 games as the top short-stick defensive midfield for the ‘Cuse … scored two assists, once against Vermont (Feb. 7) and again at Utah (March 1) … picked up 19 ground balls with seven multi-ground ball games … peaked with three ground balls against No. 17 Towson (Feb. 10) … caused seven turnovers with one in seven different games … anchored a Syracuse defensive unit that games up 10.37 goals per game, down from 11.00 in 2024.
2024: Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … one of the top short-stick defensive midfielders for the Orange all season while playing in all 18 games … Caused a career-best 10 turnovers, doubling his career total from his freshman and sophomore seasons … forced a pair of miscues in two games: vs. No. 4 Maryland (Feb. 17) and rv High Point (March 2) … grabbed 21 ground balls with seven games with multiple grounders … collected a season-best four against Towson (May 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the JMA Wireless Dome.
2023: Played in all 15 games as a short-stick defensive midfielder … saw time on the faceoff wing … snagged nine ground balls with three caused turnovers … sat for just two 30-second penalties all season … notched three points on two goals and one helper … netted two goals against UAlbany (Feb. 10) while posting an assist against Vermont (Feb. 4) in the season opener.
2022: Played in all-14 games at SSDM, scoring a goal, adding three assists caused two turnovers and picked up 14 ground balls ... Had an assist and picked up two ground balls in the season finale vs. Notre Dame (5/1) ... Scored a goal and added an assist for a career-high two points against Virginia (4/23) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Cornell (4/11) ... Picked up a ground ball against Albany (4/7) ... Picked up two ground balls in the win over Duke (3/26) ... Caused a turnover at Stony Brook (3/19) ... Picked up two ground balls at Johns Hopkins (3/13) ... Recorded his first collegiate point in the form of an assist against Hobart (3/6) ... Made his collegiate debut and picked up four ground balls against Holy Cross (2/12).
Before SU: Power-100 Recruit, rated as the No. 99 recruit in the class of 2021 by Inside Lacrosse … Earned First-Team EMLCA All-American honors (2021) … Led Boston College High School to the Division 1 State final … Named to the Boston Herald All-League and All-Scholastic teams (2021) … Two-Time Catholic Conference All-Star in lacrosse and football … Invited to Nike National All Star game … A team captain his senior year.
Personal: Son of Bridget and Jamie Rice … Has two brothers, Brody and Marshall.
USILA All-America Third Team (2025)
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention
29th Pick in 2025 PLL Draft (California Redwoods)
2025: USILA Division I All-America Third Team … Inside Lacrosse Division I Media All-America Honorable Mention … 29th pick in 2025 PLL Draft (California Redwoods) … USILA Preseason All-America Second Team … Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America Honorable Mention … played in all 19 games as the top short-stick defensive midfield for the ‘Cuse … scored two assists, once against Vermont (Feb. 7) and again at Utah (March 1) … picked up 19 ground balls with seven multi-ground ball games … peaked with three ground balls against No. 17 Towson (Feb. 10) … caused seven turnovers with one in seven different games … anchored a Syracuse defensive unit that games up 10.37 goals per game, down from 11.00 in 2024.
2024: Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … one of the top short-stick defensive midfielders for the Orange all season while playing in all 18 games … Caused a career-best 10 turnovers, doubling his career total from his freshman and sophomore seasons … forced a pair of miscues in two games: vs. No. 4 Maryland (Feb. 17) and rv High Point (March 2) … grabbed 21 ground balls with seven games with multiple grounders … collected a season-best four against Towson (May 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the JMA Wireless Dome.
2023: Played in all 15 games as a short-stick defensive midfielder … saw time on the faceoff wing … snagged nine ground balls with three caused turnovers … sat for just two 30-second penalties all season … notched three points on two goals and one helper … netted two goals against UAlbany (Feb. 10) while posting an assist against Vermont (Feb. 4) in the season opener.
2022: Played in all-14 games at SSDM, scoring a goal, adding three assists caused two turnovers and picked up 14 ground balls ... Had an assist and picked up two ground balls in the season finale vs. Notre Dame (5/1) ... Scored a goal and added an assist for a career-high two points against Virginia (4/23) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Cornell (4/11) ... Picked up a ground ball against Albany (4/7) ... Picked up two ground balls in the win over Duke (3/26) ... Caused a turnover at Stony Brook (3/19) ... Picked up two ground balls at Johns Hopkins (3/13) ... Recorded his first collegiate point in the form of an assist against Hobart (3/6) ... Made his collegiate debut and picked up four ground balls against Holy Cross (2/12).
Before SU: Power-100 Recruit, rated as the No. 99 recruit in the class of 2021 by Inside Lacrosse … Earned First-Team EMLCA All-American honors (2021) … Led Boston College High School to the Division 1 State final … Named to the Boston Herald All-League and All-Scholastic teams (2021) … Two-Time Catholic Conference All-Star in lacrosse and football … Invited to Nike National All Star game … A team captain his senior year.
Personal: Son of Bridget and Jamie Rice … Has two brothers, Brody and Marshall.
The Road to 308
Monday, April 20
Joey Spallina Postgame on ACC Network
Sunday, April 19
Postgame Press Conference vs. Colgate
Sunday, April 19
Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, April 18
























































































