After ending last season in a tough NCAA Semi-Final loss, the men’s lacrosse team is looking forward this year and is ready to start fresh. Recently, Le Moyne was ranked the number two team in pre-season polls, and the ‘Phins are prepared to move up to the top spot this spring. Dan Sheehan heads into his sixteenth season as head coach and is looking ahead to a great season.

1. What were your feelings on the end of last year’s season?

“I thought we had a great year.  It ended a little sooner than we would have liked.  We dug our self a whole early in the NCAA Semi-Final game that we could just not recover from.”
2. What have you mainly been working on with the team in the off-season?

“The rules are changing for the 2013 season.  The game will be faster and our players will need to be in much better shape if we want to compete at a high level.  We have spent a great deal of time on fitness and adjusting to the new rules.”

3. What are the new recruits like? Returning players?

“We have a very solid core of returning players.  We have several younger guys that have improved dramatically since last season and a few of the newcomers have shown signs of fitting in right away.”
4. What are your goals for the team this year?

“As always we are going to compete everyday in practice and take each game one at a time.”
5. Who looks to be the toughest competition this season?

“We completely understand who we are.  We are the biggest game on everyone’s schedule.  In the world of Division II Lacrosse you can not afford to look past anyone.”