2026 Transfer Thread

[wgdsr]

Definitely curious to see if he draws ACC/Big 10 interest again. I would assume so. He has speed to burn for sure. He is a lefty so I wonder how that would work with Leo at midfield already (and Anderson/Deere on attack). Would he be open to the second line? Syracuse is in a weird spot when adding transfers on offense. Feels like they need to add more juice, but the fit has to be right. I

If Kyle Colsey does indeed leave that's two lefties who could play midfield leaving Charlottesville. Their top three midfield recruits for this year are all listed as righties by IL. Sean Browne who is recovering from injury is a lefty, but a natural attackman. Seems like one of UVA's biggest issues has been having too many attackmen and not enough natural midfielders. This doesn't help.

hackett got 1/4 or so of the time of the 1st midfield. he was in witness protection the front half of the year. when he finally got in, he had no problem getting by guys. and he can shoot. and pass.

att @ mid is kind of a misnomer for the hoos. they weren't stacking guys like duke, nd, and unc have been able to do, but hoo does? terenzi was out essentially all year, their 2 biggest o mid recruits the last 2 years have been put @ ssdm (hausmann, burt). and 4 of the top 6 mids were actually midfielders, and 1of the 2 was balsamo hoo had been nothing but a mid in college (and also barely played). they do lose schutz and walshe, as well as att convert mencke, and now likely hackett.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Maybe UVA players are anticipating the Millon brothers starting together on attack alongside either Ryan Colsey or Sunderland with the other taking a first midfield slot. I recently read a lax pundit refer to Brendan Millon as “maybe the best player to come out of the MIAA in 10 years”. You’ve also got Duenkel & Browne coming off injuries.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Maybe UVA players are anticipating the Millon brothers starting together on attack alongside either Ryan Colsey or Sunderland with the other taking a first midfield slot. You’ve also got Duenkel & Browne coming off injuries.

Browne will definitely play somewhere, I could see him running 1st midfield or even attack. Not sure Duenkel will be someone they can't count on playing anytime soon, he's probably a longshot to play at all next year much less extended time.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Browne will definitely play somewhere, I could see him running 1st midfield or even attack. Not sure Duenkel will be someone they can't count on playing anytime soon, he's probably a longshot to play at all next year much less extended time.

Yeah, I read on either Fanlax or here that he’s still having hip issues. It’s a shame. I’ve been following his career/highlights since watching him absolutely dominate 2 ESPN-televised HS games as a sophomore & though he’s smaller, his speed, change of direction, vision, field sense, & hustle is off the charts. He reminds me of a young Jimmy Bitter & has the Mike Powell hockey-stop & Lyle Thompson wrap-around goals down pat. He was also a maniac on the ride in HS.

 

[Powellfan]

This one is official. Nice call nyclax. Have to assume Liam is next, but one can hold out hope that they didn't announce together?

 

[Powellfan]

att @ mid is kind of a misnomer for the hoos. they weren't stacking guys like duke, nd, and unc have been able to do, but hoo does? terenzi was out essentially all year, their 2 biggest o mid recruits the last 2 years have been put @ ssdm (hausmann, burt). and 4 of the top 6 mids were actually midfielders, and 1of the 2 was balsamo hoo had been nothing but a mid in college (and also barely played). they do lose schutz and walshe, as well as att convert mencke, and now likely hackett.

What would have happened if Browne, K Colsey and Dunkle were healthy this year? That would have added three more natural attackmen to the equation. What was the plan brining all of them in? You say they weren't stacking guys like duke nd and unc, but ... weren't they? Aren't they able to? UVA is part of that group! They are UVA for crying out loud! They get a top five recruiting class almost every year. I must be missing something here.

I sort of feel like they caught up bringing in the most highly ranked players, regardless of fit or position, and are paying the price for it now. Sure, they didn't play a lot of attackmen this year at midfield, but that's largely because three of their top recruits were injured this year. They relied on transfers to help fill the holes, and those did not work out (Balsamo and Hackett combined for nine points). People on this board have been pointing out the logjam at attack for a couple of years now ... all I am saying is that this did not come out of nowhere and it just looks like really poor roster management.

 

[nyclax]

This one is official. Nice call nyclax. Have to assume Liam is next, but one can hold out hope that they didn't announce together?

my understanding is liam intends to go to gtown too but there are extra steps since he's an undergrad. rory has had this destination lined up for awhile, but liam could only enter the portal as of a few weeks ago and has to go through the undergrad transfer application process before he can announce...

i expect a couple decent names to enter the portal this week and next after the tourney...it wont be stacked with talent...but should be a few impact players out there...

 

[wgdsr]

What would have happened if Browne, K Colsey and Dunkle were healthy this year? That would have added three more natural attackmen to the equation. What was the plan brining all of them in? You say they weren't stacking guys like duke nd and unc, but ... weren't they? Aren't they able to? UVA is part of that group! They are UVA for crying out loud! They get a top five recruiting class almost every year. I must be missing something here.

I sort of feel like they caught up bringing in the most highly ranked players, regardless of fit or position, and are paying the price for it now. Sure, they didn't play a lot of attackmen this year at midfield, but that's largely because three of their top recruits were injured this year. They relied on transfers to help fill the holes, and those did not work out (Balsamo and Hackett combined for nine points). People on this board have been pointing out the logjam at attack for a couple of years now ... all I am saying is that this did not come out of nowhere and it just looks like really poor roster management.

but they weren't healthy? maybe if i understood what you think the strategy should've been.
here's a list of some mids they've brought in the last several years, and it's not exclusive:
terenzi - top 5 recruit and been injured
burt - top 25 recruit and now ssdm
mccarthy - back half top 100 4 star doesn't play
erdmann - back half top 100 4 star now ssdm
lagunowich - top 50 4 star and ssdm
hausmann - top 10ish recruit and ssdm

probably a few of those guys (and others) may have been targets after they whiffed on guys that duke, unc, nd, and a few ivies got. what should they have done differently as i'm not sure what you're saying?

fwiw, i hope he does but duenkel may never be healthy enough to ever see the field.

their starting att from 2025 next year will be 4th, 3rd and 3rd in terms of eligibility. next year --- they may have 5 attackmen on the entire roster where you worry about "top ranked guys"! 5! 6 if you include a hobbled and maybe-never-plays duenkel. the starters, millon and browne.

browne i hope turns out ok, bc they may need him not far down the road as the starters are getting longer in the tooth, but i saw him live in the fall and... i'll stop there.

uva has a much larger potential problem coming up with the depth of their poles. they had 3 decent freshmen, and 2 got some time. they have schroter and a 2025 coming in for lsm. after that, no experience. hope nobody gets hurt.

p.s. and by stacking guys, i was talking about middies. which a few teams have been woofing on, and there aren't as many around.

 

[Powellfan]

but they weren't healthy? maybe if i understood what you think the strategy should've been.
here's a list of some mids they've brought in the last several years, and it's not exclusive:
terenzi - top 5 recruit and been injured
burt - top 25 recruit and now ssdm
mccarthy - back half top 100 4 star doesn't play
erdmann - back half top 100 4 star now ssdm
lagunowich - top 50 4 star and ssdm
hausmann - top 10ish recruit and ssdm

probably a few of those guys (and others) may have been targets after they whiffed on guys that duke, unc, nd, and a few ivies got. what should they have done differently as i'm not sure what you're saying?

fwiw, i hope he does but duenkel may never be healthy enough to ever see the field.

their starting att from 2025 next year will be 4th, 3rd and 3rd in terms of eligibility. next year --- they may have 5 attackmen on the entire roster where you worry about "top ranked guys"! 5! 6 if you include a hobbled and maybe-never-plays duenkel. the starters, millon and browne.

browne i hope turns out ok, bc they may need him not far down the road as the starters are getting longer in the tooth, but i saw him live in the fall and... i'll stop there.

uva has a much larger potential problem coming up with the depth of their poles. they had 3 decent freshmen, and 2 got some time. they have schroter and a 2025 coming in for lsm. after that, no experience. hope nobody gets hurt.

p.s. and by stacking guys, i was talking about middies. which a few teams have been woofing on, and there aren't as many around.

I think we are arguing two different things. As Marlo Stansfield once said said, "you want it one way, but it's the other". Or something like that.

I'm trying to ask, what was the plan, if UVA didn't have the injuries this year? I understand you probably don't want to argue that because what's the point. I get it. What I think the strategy should have been is to recruit more midfielders, and less attackmen. I know it's not that simple. You get a 2 for 1 with both the Colsey and Millon families, so that's four right there. If a five star has their heart set on UVA, you don't really turn that down (Dunkle had family connections, etc). I get it. But I feel like UVA's strategy was to recruit really good offensive players, and worry about positions later. I know you say, "well the other ACCs took them all" - but didn't UVA take Millon from Duke? I find it hard to believe they were just fighting over the other three teams' scraps.

If no injuries (again, maybe a pointless exercise, but I think it's helpful to look at a team's strategy), going into next year they were due to have: Dunkle, McCabe Millon, Brendan Millon, Sean Browne, Ryan Colsey, Kyle Colsey and Sunderland all natural attackmen. Maybe Lars knew which guys he wanted playing midfield and had a plan, but that still seems like a crowded clubhouse!

Curious what you think the depth chart looks like for next year?

 

[nyclax]

one problem i see is that lars tries to turn almost every middie into a 2-way player or ssdm trying to recreate the ryan conrad experience...terenzi could have been a great offensive midfielder but lars pegged him as a d-mid...same with hausmann. sometiems you have to do that out of necessity, every coach converts offensive guys to defense on occasion, but he wastes the offensive potential of middies more than other coaches...redshirting terenzi in 23 only to turn him into a d middie...i dont get it...lars has his strengths but it's fair to question his roster management and as you see with these portal entries, some players aren't into the way he does things...even guys like dickson and cormier who ultimately decided to stay in hooville...they were not always happy campers.

 

[wgdsr]

I think we are arguing two different things. As Marlo Stansfield once said said, "you want it one way, but it's the other". Or something like that.

I'm trying to ask, what was the plan, if UVA didn't have the injuries this year? I understand you probably don't want to argue that because what's the point. I get it. What I think the strategy should have been is to recruit more midfielders, and less attackmen. I know it's not that simple. You get a 2 for 1 with both the Colsey and Millon families, so that's four right there. If a five star has their heart set on UVA, you don't really turn that down (Dunkle had family connections, etc). I get it. But I feel like UVA's strategy was to recruit really good offensive players, and worry about positions later. I know you say, "well the other ACCs took them all" - but didn't UVA take Millon from Duke? I find it hard to believe they were just fighting over the other three teams' scraps.

If no injuries (again, maybe a pointless exercise, but I think it's helpful to look at a team's strategy), going into next year they were due to have: Dunkle, McCabe Millon, Brendan Millon, Sean Browne, Ryan Colsey, Kyle Colsey and Sunderland all natural attackmen. Maybe Lars knew which guys he wanted playing midfield and had a plan, but that still seems like a crowded clubhouse!

Curious what you think the depth chart looks like for next year?

well, we actually were taking the scraps that year! look at our recruits for the 2023 grad year. our top offensive recruit by far? burt. back when he was #25. he eventually dropped below 50 late, why i don't know.

millon fell in their lap, i won't divulge why.

go back and look at our lineups from 2019 to 2024. attackmen everywhere. even a middie (moore) ended up locking up an att spot. much more so than this past year (post-injuries). #1 recruit shellenberger playing a lot of (mostly) midfield. now, we can't score and its the potential mix that we could have had?!?!? make it make sense.

i don't even know hoo we're talking about here, browne? is it he hoo's the casualty of an overload of attackmen? i have no idea if he can play. we'll see. he was a 20 something recruit and the 9th ranked attackman that year. because there are so many beloved attackmen.

those 3 weren't saving the season as freshmen, but maybe 1 or 3 get time. #60 - something recruit ryan colsey beat out browne (and balsamo) for the lefty spot. you guys didn't even want him! his brother went down too early to tell hoo would've won that competition. either way, it would be to their own brother!

as i said, they've brought in some guys at mid. they haven't broken into the lineup as o mids but some have found their way on the field as d-mids (4 of them, in fact). did they miss on their o potential/get it wrong? maybe, not sure. i know they missed on their "top ranked" mid targets to those schools.

what about 2/3 of 'cuse's mids? isn't leo a converted attackman? didn't 'cuse get english in the portal? stevens last year?isn't anderson running around at mid because there's no room at the inn except at midfield? why aren't they recruiting middies?!?!?

sunderland, millon, millon
1) r colsey, hausmann, terenzi
2) inderlied, browne, don't know (balsamo lurking)

this is assuming hausmann can dodge. he looked a little clumsy early games once on offense as 2 way (nerves?), but he has a cannon and looks the part. i'm also assuming above all the smoke around k colsey is fire. we'll see.

hope you know am just joshing some here and enjoy the convo.

fwiw, 2027 may be the logjam people are talking about, but that's a ways away and a lot changes quickly nowadays.

 

[wgdsr]

one problem i see is that lars tries to turn almost every middie into a 2-way player or ssdm trying to recreate the ryan conrad experience...terenzi could have been a great offensive midfielder but lars pegged him as a d-mid...same with hausmann. sometiems you have to do that out of necessity, every coach converts offensive guys to defense on occasion, but he wastes the offensive potential of middies more than other coaches...redshirting terenzi in 23 only to turn him into a d middie...i dont get it...lars has his strengths but it's fair to question his roster management and as you see with these portal entries, some players aren't into the way he does things...even guys like dickson and cormier who ultimately decided to stay in hooville...they were not always happy campers.

as a midfielder, i agree with this post. will we ever know what the now 5 middies in the last 2 years hoo got employed at shorty could do on offense? maybe with 1 or 2. terenzi was going to be running offense this past year.

but they had hackett, too, and didn't use him.

maybe these guys in many cases had prototypical size for either end, and were needed (terenzi smaller, talking about others).

couple of the issues for everybody are -- attackman get all the love in recruit circles. ssdms are so important in college but so rarely seen on the recruit circuit. it starts there, and somebody's got to get converted.

uva has run out converted fogos, converted attackmen (chizmar is the 3rd ssdm converted from att in last 5 years, and the 2nd walk on attackman), and of course o mids and d men. the ssdm role is too important, but not stocked in club ball recruiting.

 

[Powellfan]

According to the below tracker the following Syracuse players are in the portal. Gonsiorek was in last year. Nothing alarming here:

Syracuse

• Kyle Gonsiorek, LSM, Gr.
• Finn Kelly, M, Gr.
• Paul Lamonaca, FO, Gr.
• Kyle Rolley, G, Gr.

Noteworthy players in the portal to me, please add if you think I am missing anyone. Michael Alexander from Yale is certainly an intriguing name:

Josh Yago, Air Force, Attack
Liam Conner, Colgate, Attack (most likely to Georgetown)
Kade Goldberg, Georgetown, Midfield
William Tominovich, Georgetown, Defense
Matt Lazzaro, Penn State, Attack (former five star recruit)
Johnny Hackett, Virginia, Midfield
Henry Doge, Vermont, FOGO
Michael Alexander, Yale, Defense (team 91 alum, from West Islip, NY, First Team All Ivy in 2023)
Brad Sharp, Yale, Midfield

 

[OrangeXtreme]

According to the below tracker the following Syracuse players are in the portal. Gonsiorek was in last year. Nothing alarming here:

Syracuse

• Kyle Gonsiorek, LSM, Gr.
• Finn Kelly, M, Gr.
• Paul Lamonaca, FO, Gr.
• Kyle Rolley, G, Gr.

I'll have a chart ready early next week with arrivals and departures.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

According to the below tracker the following Syracuse players are in the portal. Gonsiorek was in last year. Nothing alarming here:

Syracuse

• Kyle Gonsiorek, LSM, Gr.
• Finn Kelly, M, Gr.
• Paul Lamonaca, FO, Gr.
• Kyle Rolley, G, Gr.

Noteworthy players in the portal to me, please add if you think I am missing anyone. Michael Alexander from Yale is certainly an intriguing name:

Josh Yago, Air Force, Attack
Liam Conner, Colgate, Attack (most likely to Georgetown)
Kade Goldberg, Georgetown, Midfield
William Tominovich, Georgetown, Defense
Matt Lazzaro, Penn State, Attack (former five star recruit)
Johnny Hackett, Virginia, Midfield
Henry Doge, Vermont, FOGO
Michael Alexander, Yale, Defense (team 91 alum, from West Islip, NY, First Team All Ivy in 2023)
Brad Sharp, Yale, Midfield

Lazzaro really "popped" during some of those all-star/all american games he played in with Spallina and Thomson. Good feet. Guess it just never worked out for him at PSU. I don't think he was even on the team this year.

 

[Whitey23]

Lazzaro really "popped" during some of those all-star/all american games he played in with Spallina and Thomson. Good feet. Guess it just never worked out for him at PSU. I don't think he was even on the team this year.

Good memory. Just found this on linkedIn and he spent the spring coaching his HS team.

 

[Powellfan]

 

[Zack80]

sunderland, millon, millon
1) r colsey, hausmann, terenzi
2) inderlied, browne, don't know (balsamo lurking)

Brendan Millon while a bit 2-handed is not a lefty. I think Tiffany will try to play B.Millon at midfield much like he did with Shellenberger (his 1st year). B.Millon is a bit taller than his brother at 6' and plays more out in front of the goal and off ball than his brother.

The 2nd big thing would be if K.Colsey was ready to go and stays put, so maybe you get a line-up like:
attack: M.Millon, Sunderland, K.Colsey
1) R.Colsey, B.Millon, and Terenzi, Hausmann or Hackett.

Virginia's LSM incoming freshman, Robby Hopper, has really impressive stick skills. He seems to score a goal every time I watch Spalding - not to mention great checks and 1 timing ground balls.

Brendan Millon (#9 in white) in McDonogh's final game:

 

[nyclax]

not what u want to hear but believe alexander and umbc shorty are headed to college park...

 

[4evaOrange]

not what u want to hear but believe alexander and umbc shorty are headed to college park...

Any early rumblings about cuse players leaving ?

 

[nyclax]

Any early rumblings about cuse players leaving ?

not that i know of. i would be surprised if anyone of consequence left. hopefully joey's exit meeting goes better than it did last year...

 

[Powellfan]

not what u want to hear but believe alexander and umbc shorty are headed to college park...

Yuck. Fingers crossed they don’t also get Doge. Knowing me I just spoke it into existence.

Not a lot of quality ssdms left in the portal if that’s the case. How much time did Brown from OSU play for them? I think after him it’s pretty slim pickings. Have to hope some more guys enter the portal if Cuse wants to subsidize.

There are more defensemen (the two from Colgate are intriguing, as is Tominovich) but Alexander seemed like the cream of the crop. Not sure if it’s a huge position of need for the Orange like the shorties are, though.

What’s the sweepstakes for Sharp look like? Feels like he’s the biggest domino right now.

 

[nocohalo]

Alexander had a season ending injury and declined a lot after 2023.

 

[Powellfan]

Alexander had a season ending injury and declined a lot after 2023.

He played the same amount of games as Birtwistle did this year (five). It stands to reason that if Alexander gets an extra year for a medical redshirt, so would Jackson. Anyone know if he wants to take it?

 

[JeremyCuse]

Yuck. Fingers crossed they don’t also get Doge. Knowing me I just spoke it into existence.

Not a lot of quality ssdms left in the portal if that’s the case. How much time did Brown from OSU play for them? I think after him it’s pretty slim pickings. Have to hope some more guys enter the portal if Cuse wants to subsidize.

There are more defensemen (the two from Colgate are intriguing, as is Tominovich) but Alexander seemed like the cream of the crop. Not sure if it’s a huge position of need for the Orange like the shorties are, though.

What’s the sweepstakes for Sharp look like? Feels like he’s the biggest domino right now.

Cuse is likely to play some young guys at ssdm next year including Kittleberger and Jack Schell and hope to get Levine back. I'm sure they'll look at the portal but I suspect an O guy and fogo more then an SSDM.