Coach Ricci has local roots, having played his high school lacrosse at Conestoga.  He continued his playing career at Loyola University, where he was an All-American and the ECAC Player of the Year.  Coach Ricci has won two MLL Championships and has been an MLL All-Star, and he was drafted by the Philadelphia Wings in the 2009 NLL draft.  He has coaching experience at Malvern Prep, Towson University, Loyola University, Haverford College and most recently at Division III powerhouse Cabrini College.

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Coach Ricci was a four-year letterwinner for Loyola from 2006-2009 and earned United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-America honors as a senior long-stick midfielder. While at Loyola, Ricci set the program's all-time caused turnovers record with 117. He was the 2009 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in a season that he caused a school-record 51 turnovers. He also recorded 207 ground balls as a collegian, 10th on Loyola's career charts.

Coach Ricci graduated from Loyola in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in communications.