AACC’s men’s lacrosse team will boast 32 players this spring compared with last season’s 14.

Head coach Jeremy Ross said the increase in players will benefit the team, which includes four returners from last season.

“Most problems in lacrosse are solved when you have numbers,” Ross, who has been part of the coaching staff for five years, said. “You can do a lot more on the practice field. … You can do a couple more drills than you could with, you know, less players.”

Still, Ross, who has been head coach for three years, said the hardest part will be keeping tabs on the players’ academics.

Ross said the increase in players came from a massive recruitment effort last year.

“We brought a lot of guys on campus during the off season [and] during the season last year,” Ross said. “We made it a big point to, you know, try to bring in as many good lacrosse players as possible.”

Men’s lacrosse began the season with two games against the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School and Sussex County Community College in February.

“The goal is to be able to compete for the [National Junior College Athletic Association] Region 20 Tournament and then, you know, do well in the region,” Ross said. “And then get a bid to the [NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship] and continue our season throughout the … tournament.”

Midfielder A.J. Herdt said his main focus is to win a championship title with the team.

“I think we have all the talent we need,” Herdt, a first-year undecided student, said. “I think we have all the pieces. I think it comes down to whether or not we want it.”