Excerpt from Trey Lanthier, a lacrosse reporter and editor at WCSN, as well as a contributor for Inside Lacrosse. A team that was perfect in regular season action and returning a hefty portion of its core spells trouble for teams that’ll match up against Florida State in 2015. Last year Record: 11-0 Postseason finish: SELC Tournament Semifinals Quick season recap: A magical season for the Seminoles in 2014 ended with a perfect regular season and a lot of buzz heading into the SELC Tournament. The schedule included wins over ranked opponents like Liberty and Texas State, and brought Florida State into the national spotlight. However, the team would depart from MCLA Tournament consideration after an early semifinal exit in the SELC Tournament, at the hands of the Liberty Flames, 15-8. Roster losses: All four of the team’s leaders in points will be back in 2015, but the loss of midfielder Andrew Kiggen could sting. He was second on the team with 18 assists, taking on a distributor’s role, and he was one of the team’s captains as well, a leader by example and a strong voice in the locker room. Aside from that, the defense will be losing captains in Ben Pelton and Jason Senter, although both were hurt very early in the year, limiting their impact. As far as actual performers go, nobody irreplaceable has departed from this team.  All in all, it’s a loss of leadership that is most concerning, as four of last year’s five captains will be gone. This year Who to watch for: Will Goodman, senior attackman It’s the obvious pick, but this is a star player whose career accolades don’t quite equate with how great of a player he is. 58 points in 2014 weren’t enough to put him into serious award contention (although he was an MCLA All-American Honorable Mention and First-Team All Attack in the SELC), but keep in mind this team played a limited number of games. His 4.46 points per game placed him at 16th in the country and second in the SELC. This year, things could be on the climb as he evolves further into his senior year.  Goodman will also have a chance to up his assist totals (from his team-leading 19 a year ago) with the emergence and maturation of fellow attackmen Cole Lindquist and Erik Marshall, both of whom are only sophomores, and yet, as freshmen, combined for 64 total goals. They’re dangerous if the young talent from last season translates to stardom this season. Last year’s team saw action for 10 freshmen, and head coach Matt Doyle wasn’t afraid to plug them in with big games on the line. Midfielder Darby Brower was a sophomore captain last year, something that Doyle said he’s “never seen in college sports.” While the offensive youngsters paid massive dividends, there is still room for growth there, and the defense could be very dangerous as well with the hiring of Jerry Delorenzo (former Syracuse goalie and Long Island Lizards’ goalie coach) as the team’s defensive coordinator. Experience like the kind that Delorenzo has is not easy to come by, and his addition to the staff could be a game-changer. If the offense continues to do what it did last year in limited action, this defense could catch some teams off-guard and really make the Seminoles a threat to any team in the country. FSU will be holding a Prospect Day on the FSU campus, on January 18, for any players in grades 9-12 that are interested in playing for the Seminoles.  The cost is $180. Registration is open:  https://campscui.active.com/orgs/FSULacrosseLLC.  Any questions, contact coachdoyle@fsulacrosse.com.  

2015 FSU Schedule:  http://mcla.us/team/florida_state/2015/schedule.html 

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