TALLAHASSEE – Florida State women’s lacrosse has welcomed 14 transfer student-athletes to campus for the second portion of the summer semester, head coach Sara Tisdale announced Friday. The group joins the existing five mid-year transfers from January and the 14 high school student-athletes who signed in November in continuing to build the inaugural class of Florida State lacrosse, which will play its first season of competition in the spring of 2026.

“Our goal is to be competitive in the ACC from day one,” Tisdale said. “We’re building a program on a strong foundation, and these transfer student-athletes bring not only exceptional talent but also the leadership qualities needed to establish a player-led culture. Coming from some of the top programs across the country, they bring valuable experience and lessons that will help us grow and succeed. They’re ready to make an immediate impact—and we can’t wait to build Noles Lax together!”

All 14 incoming student-athletes are transfers from Division I institutions. Four incoming transfers come directly from Atlantic Coast Conference programs and five transfers come directly from Big Ten programs. Four of the last five national champions have come from the ACC while 20 of the last 21 national champions have come from either the ACC or Big Ten conferences.

Sienna Cassella | Midfielder | 5-7 | Bradenton, Fla.| St. Stephen’s Episcopal School/Rutgers

Played first season at Rutgers…appeared in 15 games with three starts…recorded one assist…collected 10 ground balls and 10 draw controls with six caused turnovers…made the dean’s list in both semesters at Rutgers…pursuing her bachelor’s degree in finance…finished high school career with 403 points on 282 goals and 121 assists … also tallied 468 draw controls, 237 ground balls and 157 caused turnovers during time at St. Stephen’s… three-time captain and four-time MVP…led high school to two state appearances and broke every record in school history…three-time USA Lacrosse All-American…USA Lacrosse Academic All American…USA Lacrosse All-American Jackie Pitts Award recipient…two-time New Balance All-American South Highlight Team…two-time USA Today High School Lacrosse Player of the Year…named a 2024 Positive Coaching Alliance Triple-Impact Competitor…four-time First Team All-Area…2024 All USA Today High School National Top 50 Girls Lacrosse Team…member of National Honor Society…played golf in high school…two-time golf team MVP and captain senior year…2023 Saint Stephen’s Falcon Award recipient…loves to golf, bake, and spending time with family…parents are Patrick and Elena Cassella…father played baseball at Tampa…sister to Michael Cassella, who graduated from Florida State…her grandfather, Charles Tomeo, played lacrosse at Fairleigh Dickinson…her uncle, also named Charles Tomeo, was a quarterback at Florida State from 1994-1996.

Kate Christos | Midfielder | 5-7 | Madison, N.J. | Madison High School/San Diego State

Played first four seasons at San Diego State…appeared in 48 games with 40 starts…scored 40 goals with 27 assists for 67 career points…collected 72 ground balls and caused 33 turnovers with 141 draw controls…two-time Big 12 Midfielder of the Week in 2025…led the Big 12 in ground balls per game and fifth in draw controls per game in 2025…recorded two hat tricks against Eastern Michigan and Cincinnati in 2025…led the Aztecs in draw controls (54), ground balls (37), and caused turnovers (15) in 2025…San Diego State Scholar-Athlete in all four seasons…

pursuing a master’s degree in marketing management communication…played basketball and soccer in high school…named 2021 US Lacrosse All-American…recieved 2021 The Varsity M Club Award…multi-Freedom South division first team honoree…all-conference honors in both basketball and soccer…recipient of the 2021 Morris County Athletic Directors Scholar-Athlete Award…has two dogs and enjoys being outdoors…parents are Kim and Andy Christos…mother played lacrosse at William & Mary…father played lacrosse and soccer at Hobart…sister to Andy Jr. Christos, who played basketball at Penn State, Mae Christos, and Georgia Christos, currently committed to play soccer at Providence. She is also cousins with Phoebe Christos, who plays lacrosse at Villanova, and John Gerard, who played soccer at Colgate.

Superia Clark | Defender | 5-5 | Wyoming, Del. | Dover High School/Syracuse

Played first three seasons at Syracuse…appeared in 46 games with 34 starts…collected 28 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers…scored one goal and won eight draw controls…started every game in the Syracuse defense her freshman season…pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology…two-time USA Lacrosse All-American…two-time All-State First Team honoree…ranked No. 2 in the state of Delaware by Delaware Online…recorded 73 goals and 32 assists as a senior in high school…became high school’s first-ever All-American…HS team captain for two seasons…tied for the team lead in goals and assists as a senior…member of the National Honor Society…played field hockey in high school…can solve a Rubik’s cube…her mother is Tiffany Smith…stepfather is Foster Trader…father is Craig Clark…her aunt, Tyresa Smith, played basketball at Delaware and was drafted 18th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2007 WNBA Draft, playing for four seasons in the league.

Jordan Conversano | Defender | 5-9 | Huntington, N.Y. | Harborfields High School/Johns Hopkins

Played first four seasons at Johns Hopkins…made five appearances, forcing one ground ball……graduated from Johns Hopkins University…named to Academic All-Big Ten Team in three consecutive seasons (2023, 2024, 2025)…pursuing a master’s degree of social work…competed in field hockey and indoor track and field in high school…named All-Suffolk County Team in high school…member of National Honor Society…raised ducks as pets with her sister…enjoys skiing…parents are Robin and Christopher Conversano…mother played field hockey and lacrosse at Hofstra…sister to Matthew, who played lacrosse at Western Connecticut, and Mackenzie Conversano, who will play lacrosse at Florida State.

Reilly Hunter | Defender | 5-9 | Toronto, Canada | Birchmount Park Collegiate/San Diego State

Played first four seasons at San Diego State…appeared in 42 games with 32 starts…collected 35 ground balls and caused 22 turnovers with 20 draw controls…recorded two goals and two assists…team captain at SDSU in 2024/25…named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honoree in 2025…graduated from San Diego State with cum laude honors…named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll in 2023-24…four-time Dean’s List recipient and San Diego State Scholar-Athlete…pursuing a master’s degree in public interest media & communication…won Canadian lacrosse national championship with Team Ontario in 2019…played ice hockey and track & field in high school…became the Toronto City Champion in 300m hurdles in 2018…named varsity track MVP in high school…was introduced to lacrosse by playing box lacrosse…all of three of her brothers wore #44 in their playing days…parents are Mary Ormsby and Paul Hunter…mother played volleyball at Ohio State and was inducted into Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame…father played lacrosse at Siena…sister to Rob, Sam, who played ice hockey at Queens, and Will Hunter.

Meg Kenny | Midfielder | 5-6 | Aquebogue, N.Y. | St. Anthony’s High School/Maryland

Played first season at Maryland…appeared in nine games…scored two goals…pursing her bachelor’s degree in elementary education…two-time USA Lacrosse All-American in 2023 and 2024…selected to the 2023 National Team Development Program (NTDP) National Combine…Brogden Cup winner with the 2023 USA U18 team…IL Women five-star recruit out of high school…No. 29 recruit in the Class of 2024…selected to the Team USA U16 squad…two-time Under Armour 150 in 2021 and 2022…MVP of 2019 Trilogy camp…outstanding player at Long Island 99 showcase…2022 Juniors Open…HLA School Girls Finalist at the US National Tournament…2022 Workhorse Award St. Anthony’s High School…first team All-Long Island…three-time CHSAA All League recipient 2022-2024…St. Anthony’s High School honor roll all four years…competed in cross country and track…traveled an hour to school everyday…parents are John and Kiersten Kenny…sister to Lauren, played lacrosse at Stony Brook, and Johnathan Kenny.

Katie McLean | Defender | 5-9 | Tewksbury, N.J. | Voorhees High School/Colorado

Played first four seasons at Colorado…appeared in 37 games with 16 starts…collected 26 ground balls and caused 24 turonvers…scored one goal and won 15 draw controls…two-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll honoree in 2023, 2024…named to the Colorado dean’s list twice in 2022, 2025…named to the Colorado Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all four seasons…named first team all-county and first-team All-Skyland Conference in high school in 2021…named to the second team All-Group in 2021…2021 Lehigh Lacrosse Player of the Year…2021 Hunterdon Warren Scholar-Athlete of the Year…played field hockey in high school…2021 New Jersey Sectional champion in field hockey…enjoys skiing, golfing, and visits the humane society to play with older dogs…played against the Dutch national lacrosse team in Amsterdam…parents are Sheila and Bill McLean…father played linebacker at Pittsburgh…sister to Megan Voetsch, who played golf at Penn State…her uncle, Joe McLean, played basketball at Arizona.

Marleigh Sanders | Attacker | 5-9 | Milton, Ga. | Milton High School/Notre Dame

Played first four seasons at Notre Dame…appeared in 11 games…scored a goal with four assists…participated in the ACC Women’s Lacrosse Student Athlete Advisory Group…named to the 2023 and 2024 All-ACC Academic team…Monogram Jacket recipient in 2023…graduated from Notre Dame college of business with a bachelor’s degree in management consulting…pursuing a master’s degree in business administration…No.29 Ranked Inside Lacrosse Recruit Class of 2021…three-time GHSA State Champion…three-time Under Armour All American…2020 Under Armour All American MVP…two-time GHSA 1st Team All State…played in the Israeli National Team 2018 World Games…Under Armour All-American Watchlists 2021…can drive a manual transmission vehicle…parents are Eric and Aimee Sanders…father played basketball, golf, and lacrosse at American International…sister to Lily and Dean Sanders, who plays lacrosse at Bucknell.

Erin Schaefer | Defender | 5-4 | Sayville, N.Y. | Sayville High School/Stanford

Played first four seasons at Stanford…appeared in 28 games…collected 14 ground balls and caused seven turnovers…two-time Pac-12 Champion…three-consecutive conference academic honor rolls from 2023-2025…graduated with a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, and society…three-time Under Armour All-American…2018 Nike Elite 120…played club for Long Island Yellow Jackets…played soccer in high school…enjoys watching sci-fi movies, painting, and collaging…parents are Tina and Tom Schaefer…mother played soccer at SUNY Oneonta…sister to Maddy, who played lacrosse at LIU, and twin brother Tyler Schaefer.

Reagan Terrell | Defender | 5-10 | Cary, N.C. | Panther Creek High School/Davidson

Played first four seasons at Davidson…made 31 appearances with 22 starts…recorded 19 ground balls, caused 19 turnovers, recorded six turnovers with two draw controls in three seasons of play…appeared in 10 games with five starts in 2024…caused four turnovers and collected two ground balls…earned the team’s Most Improved Player award in 2024…started in all 17 games in 2025…collected 17 ground balls, caused 15 turnovers, and two draw controls…recorded five multi-ground ball games, three multi-ground ball games in the last four games of the season…achieved career-highs in ground balls and caused turnovers against Winthrop in 2025…graduated from Davidson College with magna cum laude honors…named to 2025 A-10 All-Academic Team…named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in all four seasons…pursuing a master’s degree in sport management…competed in track and field in high school…enjoys playing pickleball, grandfather coaches the sport…parents are Matt and Katherine Terrell…sister to Kaylee Terrell Sandelin.

Catrina Tobin | Goalie | 5-9 | Sudbury, Mass. | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School/UMass

Played first three seasons at UMass…appeared in 52 games with 37 starts in goal…recorded over 2400 minutes…made 302 saves with 30 career wins…captained the 2025 A-10 champions…2024 A-10 All-Championship team…2024 A-10 Second Team honoree…2023 A-10 All-Rookie team…two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week…graduated from UMass with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and a certificate in Criminal Justice…earned Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in all four years…pursuing her master’s degree in criminal justice…senior captain of the 2018 Dual County League champions…Dual County League All-Star sophomore and junior seasons…Dual County League All-Star honorable mention freshmen year…selected for Shriners All Star game her junior seasons…two-time lacrosse captain at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School…ranked number one goalkeeper in the Dual County League…held a 55% save percentage…earned athlete of the year at her high school…EMGCLA All-Star 1st Team…Metrowest All-Star…recognized by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald as All-Scholastic… number one ranked player in the Dual County League as a sophomore…earned Dual County League All-Star…guided her team to three Dual County League Lacrosse Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021…played ice hockey in high school…has two dogs, Brody and Sully…parents are Sean and Deirdre Tobin…sister to Ryan and Fiona Tobin.

Julia Ward | Goalie | 5-7 | Forest Hill, Md. | The John Carroll School/Maryland

Played first season at Maryland…appeared in six games with over 55 minutes in goal…made six saves…made the dean’s list twice in one season at Maryland…pursuing her bachelor’s degree in accounting…appeared on 2023 USA Select U18 team…Baltimore First Team All-Metro…IAAM All Conference 2024…three-time Baltimore All America Champions 2021-2023…four-year varsity starter…515+ Career Saves…three-time First Team All County 2022-2024…SkyWalkers 2024 Blue…STX Athlete…first honors in all four years in high school…played field hockey in high school…2023 varsity team captain in field hockey…two-time Second Team All-Harford County in field hockey…parents are Brian and Angela Ward…father played lacrosse at Salisbury and claimed the program’s second D-III national championship in 1995…the Ward family has two sets of twins in the family…twin sister, Lydia, will play lacrosse at Florida State…sister to twin brothers, Giovanni and Brendan Ward.

Lydia Ward | Midfielder | 5-3 | Forest Hill, Md. | The John Carroll School/Maryland

Played first season at Maryland…appeared in 10 games…made the dean’s list at Maryland…pursuing her bachelor’s degree in hospitality…appeared on the 2023 USA Select U18 and 2022 USA Select U16 teams…five-star recruit out of high school…#18 in Class of 2024: Inside Lacrosse…#30 in Freshman Class 2024: Inside Lacrosse…All America Senior Game 2024…2023 and 2024 IAAM All Conference team…four-year varsity starter…captain and leading scorer junior and senior year…100+ career goals, points and ground balls…two-time Baltimore All America Champions 2022 & 2023…USA U20 National Team Tryout…SkyWalkers 2024 Blue…two-time First Team All County 2023 & 2024…Brogden Cup Coach’s Award: USA U16…Vice President of Spanish National Society…National Honors Society member…STX Athlete…played soccer, basketball, and swimming in high school…parents are Brian and Angela Ward…father played lacrosse at Salisbury and claimed the program’s second D-III national championship in 1995…the Ward family has two sets of twins in the family…twin sister, Julia, will play lacrosse at Florida State…sister to twin brothers, Giovanni and Brendan Ward.

Faith Wooters | Midfielder | 5-8 | McKinney, Texas | McKinney Boyd High School/Syracuse

Played first two seasons at Syracuse…appeared in seven games…two-time NCAA Semifinalist…2024 ACC Regular Season Champion…Syracuse Dean’s List in Fall 2024…two-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree in 2023 and 2024…pursuing her bachelor’s degree in management information systems…2021 Texas state champion in high school…Adrenaline All American…recorded 300+ points in high school…competed in track and field in high school…has two dogs and loves to wakeboard…parents are Rebecca and Scott Wooters…father played football at Maryland…sister to Nicolaas and Georgia Wooters.

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