2015 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Staats, Randy

Jersey Number 45
Randy Staats
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Six Nations, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- McKinnon Park
Bio
Joined the Orange in January 2014 after playing two years at Onondaga Community College (OCC) ... Drafted 29th overall by the Rochester Rattlers in the 2015 MLL Draft.
Senior Year (2015 at Syracuse): USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason Second Team All-American ... ACC All-Tournament Team ... Third on the team with 53 points, second with 24 assists and fourth with 29 goals ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist in the season opener against Siena (2/7) ... Scored three goals, recorded an assist and collected two ground balls against Cornell (2/15) ... Scored twice and added four assists for a season-high six points, caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Army (2/22) ... Tied a season high with three assists against Virginia (3/1) ... Scored a season-high five goals, chipped in an assist and grabbed four ground balls against St. John's in the Cobb County Classic (3/7) ... Scored four times and picked up four ground balls for the second-straight game against Johns Hopkins (3/14) ... Missed games against Duke, Notre Dame and Albany due to injury ... Dished out three assists in his return to the field at North Carolina (4/11) ... Scored four goals and added a pair of assists against Hobart (4/14) ... Scored a goal, dished out an assist, caused a turnover and collected a ground ball in the ACC semifinal against North Carolina (4/24) ... Scored three goals, recorded two assists and picked up a ground ball in the ACC title game against Duke (4/24) ... Posted four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the regular season finale at Colgate (5/2) ... Scored twice and added two assists against Marist in the NCAA Tournament opener (5/10) ... Scored three goals, caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Quarterfinal (5/17).
Junior Year (2014 at Syracuse): Tewaaraton Award nominee as national player of the year … ACC All-Tournament Team … Played in 14 games, starting nine … Member of the second midfield line before moving into a starting position on attack … Third on the team in goals (33), second in assists (23) and second in points (56) … Fourth in the ACC and 12th nationally in scoring (4.0 points per game) … Ranked fifth in the ACC in both goals per game (2.36) and assists per contest (1.64) … Ninth in the NCAA in shooting percentage (.471, 33-70) … Tallied at least one point every game he played and had five games with at least five points … Scored a goal in 12 out of 14 contests, including four five-goal games … Made his Orange debut in the season opener versus Siena (2/10) and totaled three points (1 goal, 2 assists) … Scored a career-high five goals and added two assists to finish with seven points in SU’s 17-16 overtime win against Albany (2/16). He assisted on Henry Schoonmaker’s game-winning goal 28 seconds into OT … Made his first career start and registered two points (1 goal, 1 assist) versus Maryland … Set career highs for points (9), assists (4) and tied his personal best with five goals at Cornell (4/8). All five goals came in the span of 13:28 in the second half to turn an 8-6 Orange lead into a 13-7 advantage … Assisted on Billy Ward’s game-winner in an 11-10 double-overtime victory against North Carolina (4/12) … Registered eight points, including a career-high tying five goals, at Hobart (4/19). Also picked up a career-best three ground balls versus the Statesmen … Had two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in the ACC semifinals against Duke (4/25), including an assist on Billy Ward’s tying goal with 14.7 seconds to play … Equaled his career high with five goals versus Notre Dame (4/27) in the ACC championship game … Had three goals and two assists in the regular-season finale against Colgate (5/3) ... Had 13 goals and eight assists for the Iroquois Nationals at the 2014 FIL World Championship to help lead the Iroquois to the bronze medal.
Junior College (2012-13 at OCC): Two-time NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-American … Led the NJCAA in scoring with 139 points (57 goals, 82 assists) in 2012 and 156 points (73 goals, 83 assists) in 2013. His 156 points in 2013 are an OCC school record … Also holds the OCC career records for points (295) and assists (165) … Led the Lazers to two Mid-State Athletic Conference titles, two Region III championships and two NJCAA national championships … OCC was a perfect 37-0 in Staats’ two seasons.
International Experience - 2014: Scored 13 goals and passed out eight assists to help the Iroquois Nationals win bronze at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, the first FIL World Championship medal in the nation’s history ... Had three goals in the 16-5 bronze-medal game victory against Australia. 2012: Led the Iroquois to the bronze medal at the U-19 FIL World Championship … Scored three goals in a 15-13 upset of Team USA during pool play, the Iroquois first field lacrosse win against the U.S. at any level of international competition. 2009: Won the Dennis McIntosh Award while competing for the Six Nations Arrows of the Ontario Junior ‘A’ League … Tallied 95 points in the regular season and added 28 more in the postseason. 2008: Youngest member of the Iroquois Nationals U-19 team that won bronze at the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship.
High School: Attended McKinnon Park Secondary School in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada.
Personal: Randy Stephen Staats … Born in November 1992 in Six Nations, Ontario, Canada … Son of Sherri-Lynn Hill and Marty Staats … One brother, one sister … Cousin, Cody Jamieson, played lacrosse for Syracuse from 2009-10 and scored the game-winning goal in the 2009 NCAA championship game … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Senior Year (2015 at Syracuse): USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason Second Team All-American ... ACC All-Tournament Team ... Third on the team with 53 points, second with 24 assists and fourth with 29 goals ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist in the season opener against Siena (2/7) ... Scored three goals, recorded an assist and collected two ground balls against Cornell (2/15) ... Scored twice and added four assists for a season-high six points, caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Army (2/22) ... Tied a season high with three assists against Virginia (3/1) ... Scored a season-high five goals, chipped in an assist and grabbed four ground balls against St. John's in the Cobb County Classic (3/7) ... Scored four times and picked up four ground balls for the second-straight game against Johns Hopkins (3/14) ... Missed games against Duke, Notre Dame and Albany due to injury ... Dished out three assists in his return to the field at North Carolina (4/11) ... Scored four goals and added a pair of assists against Hobart (4/14) ... Scored a goal, dished out an assist, caused a turnover and collected a ground ball in the ACC semifinal against North Carolina (4/24) ... Scored three goals, recorded two assists and picked up a ground ball in the ACC title game against Duke (4/24) ... Posted four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the regular season finale at Colgate (5/2) ... Scored twice and added two assists against Marist in the NCAA Tournament opener (5/10) ... Scored three goals, caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Quarterfinal (5/17).
Junior Year (2014 at Syracuse): Tewaaraton Award nominee as national player of the year … ACC All-Tournament Team … Played in 14 games, starting nine … Member of the second midfield line before moving into a starting position on attack … Third on the team in goals (33), second in assists (23) and second in points (56) … Fourth in the ACC and 12th nationally in scoring (4.0 points per game) … Ranked fifth in the ACC in both goals per game (2.36) and assists per contest (1.64) … Ninth in the NCAA in shooting percentage (.471, 33-70) … Tallied at least one point every game he played and had five games with at least five points … Scored a goal in 12 out of 14 contests, including four five-goal games … Made his Orange debut in the season opener versus Siena (2/10) and totaled three points (1 goal, 2 assists) … Scored a career-high five goals and added two assists to finish with seven points in SU’s 17-16 overtime win against Albany (2/16). He assisted on Henry Schoonmaker’s game-winning goal 28 seconds into OT … Made his first career start and registered two points (1 goal, 1 assist) versus Maryland … Set career highs for points (9), assists (4) and tied his personal best with five goals at Cornell (4/8). All five goals came in the span of 13:28 in the second half to turn an 8-6 Orange lead into a 13-7 advantage … Assisted on Billy Ward’s game-winner in an 11-10 double-overtime victory against North Carolina (4/12) … Registered eight points, including a career-high tying five goals, at Hobart (4/19). Also picked up a career-best three ground balls versus the Statesmen … Had two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in the ACC semifinals against Duke (4/25), including an assist on Billy Ward’s tying goal with 14.7 seconds to play … Equaled his career high with five goals versus Notre Dame (4/27) in the ACC championship game … Had three goals and two assists in the regular-season finale against Colgate (5/3) ... Had 13 goals and eight assists for the Iroquois Nationals at the 2014 FIL World Championship to help lead the Iroquois to the bronze medal.
Junior College (2012-13 at OCC): Two-time NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-American … Led the NJCAA in scoring with 139 points (57 goals, 82 assists) in 2012 and 156 points (73 goals, 83 assists) in 2013. His 156 points in 2013 are an OCC school record … Also holds the OCC career records for points (295) and assists (165) … Led the Lazers to two Mid-State Athletic Conference titles, two Region III championships and two NJCAA national championships … OCC was a perfect 37-0 in Staats’ two seasons.
International Experience - 2014: Scored 13 goals and passed out eight assists to help the Iroquois Nationals win bronze at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, the first FIL World Championship medal in the nation’s history ... Had three goals in the 16-5 bronze-medal game victory against Australia. 2012: Led the Iroquois to the bronze medal at the U-19 FIL World Championship … Scored three goals in a 15-13 upset of Team USA during pool play, the Iroquois first field lacrosse win against the U.S. at any level of international competition. 2009: Won the Dennis McIntosh Award while competing for the Six Nations Arrows of the Ontario Junior ‘A’ League … Tallied 95 points in the regular season and added 28 more in the postseason. 2008: Youngest member of the Iroquois Nationals U-19 team that won bronze at the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship.
High School: Attended McKinnon Park Secondary School in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada.
Personal: Randy Stephen Staats … Born in November 1992 in Six Nations, Ontario, Canada … Son of Sherri-Lynn Hill and Marty Staats … One brother, one sister … Cousin, Cody Jamieson, played lacrosse for Syracuse from 2009-10 and scored the game-winning goal in the 2009 NCAA championship game … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24