2025 California Redwoods season

2025 California Redwoods
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
2025 record2–4
General ManagerJoe Spallina
CoachAnthony Kelly
Captain
  • Ryder Garnsey
  • TD Ierlan
  • Chris Merle
  • Brian Tevlin
StadiumTorero Stadium
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The 2025 California Redwoods season is the 7th season of the California Redwoods of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). Prior to the start of the season, Nat St. Laurent resigned from the position of general manager and head coach. He was succeeded by Joe Spallina as general manager[1] and by Anthony Kelly as head coach.[2]

College draft

2025 California Redwoods college draft selections[3]
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 2 Andrew McAdorey Midfield Duke
3 Sam English Midfield Syracuse From the Boston Cannons
5 Traded to the New York Atlas
2 10 Chris Kavanagh Attack Notre Dame
3 18 Traded to the Utah Archers From the New York Atlas
4 26 Traded to the Denver Outlaws
29 Carter Rice Defensive Midfield Syracuse From the Utah Archers
31 Griffin Schutz Midfield Virginia From the Maryland Whipsnakes

Personnel

Coaching staff

The following the is 2025 California Redwood's coaching staff.[4]

  • Head coach: Anthony Kelly
  • Assistant coaches: Chris Bocklet and Chris Collins

Current roster

2025 California Redwoods current roster[4]
# Name Nationality Position Shot Height Weight College
1 Nakeie Montgomery  United States Midfield Right 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs Duke
2 Andrew McAdorey (R)  United States Midfield Right/Left 5 ft 8 in 190 lbs Duke
3 Carter Rice (R)  United States Defensive Midfield Left 5 ft 11 in 191 lbs Syracuse
4 Dylan Molloy  United States Attack Right 6 ft 0 in 215 lbs Brown
5 Romar Dennis  United States Midfield Right/Left 6 ft 5 in 225 lbs Loyola
6 TD Ierlan (C)  United States Faceoff Right 5 ft 9 in 190 lbs Yale
10 Sam English (R)  Canada Midfield Right 5 ft 11 in 169 lbs Syracuse
12 Brian Tevlin (C)  United States Defensive Midfield Right 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Notre Dame
14 Wesley Berg Out  Canada Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Denver
19 Brendan Nichtern  United States Attack Right 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Army
20 Chris Conlin  United States Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Notre Dame
21 Carter Parlette  United States Defensive Midfield Left 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Notre Dame
22 Chayse Ierlan  United States Goalie Right 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs Johns Hopkins
23 Chris Merle (C) Out  United States Defensive Midfield Right 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Virginia
24 Marquez White Out  United States Defensive Midfield Right 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Princeton
26 Sam Handley  United States Midfield Right/Left 6 ft 5 in 235 lbs Penn
28 Jared Conners  United States Long Stick Midfield Right 6 ft 5 in 215 lbs Virginia
31 Chris Fake  United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 220 lbs Yale
34 Josh Balcarcel (R)  United States Midfield Left 5 ft 7 in 175 lbs Marist
39 Cole Kastner  United States Defense Right 6 ft 7 in 215 lbs Virginia
40 Arden Cohen  United States Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Notre Dame
41 Charlie Bertrand  United States Midfield Left 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Virginia
42 Ryan Aughavin  United States Midfield Right/Left 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Brown
43 Matt Knote  United States Goalie Right 5 ft 10 in 220 lbs UMass
47 Cole Kirst  United States Midfield Right/Left 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Syracuse
50 Ryder Garnsey (C)  United States Attack Left 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Notre Dame
70 BJ Farrare  United States Defensive Midfield Right/Left 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Penn
88 Aidan Danenza  United States Midfield Right 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Duke
94 Jack Kelly Out  United States Goalie Right 6 ft 1 in 225 lbs Brown
96 Chris Kavanagh (R)  United States Attack Right 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs Notre Dame

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 May 30 Denver Outlaws W 15–12 1–0 Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Recap
2 June 7 Carolina Chaos W 16–10 2–0 American Legion Memorial Stadium Recap
3 June 13 Utah Archers L 11–12 2–1 Villanova Stadium Recap
4 Bye
5 June 27 Denver Outlaws L 12–18 2–2 Torero Stadium Recap
June 28 Philadelphia Waterdogs L 12–9 2–3 Torero Stadium Recap
6 Lexus All-Star Game
7 July 12 Carolina Chaos L 10–12 2–4 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium Recap
8 July 18 New York Atlas Rafferty Stadium Preview
9 July 25 Utah Archers Zions Bank Stadium Preview
10 August 2 Maryland Whipsnakes Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium Preview
11 August 8 Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium Preview

Game summaries

Week 1: Denver Outlaws

May 30, 2025
8:30 p.m. EDT
California Redwoods 15–12
(3–3, 6–5, 12–8, 15–12)
Denver Outlaws Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, Albany
Game reference
Chayse Ierlan Goalies Owen McElroy
  • Chris Kavanagh 4
  • Dylan Molloy 3
  • Charlie Bertrand 2
  • Andrew McAdorey 2
  • Josh Balcarcel 1
  • Aidan Danenza 1
  • TD Ierlan 1
  • Brian Tevlin 1
Point scorers
  • Zach Geddes 3
  • Logan Wisnauskas 3
  • Pat Kavanagh 2
  • Brennan O'Neill 2
  • Jake Piseno 1
  • Dalton Young 1
35 Shots 45

Week 2: Carolina Chaos

June 7, 2025
7:00 p.m. EDT
California Redwoods 16–10
(0–4, 9–5, 14–6, 16–10)
Carolina Chaos American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte
Game reference
Chayse Ierlan Goalies Blaze Riorden
Austin Kaut
  • Dylan Molloy 4
  • Ryder Garnsey 3
  • Andrew McAdorey 3
  • Josh Balcarcel 2
  • Jared Conners 2
  • TD Ierlan 1
  • Chris Merle 1
Point scorers
  • Adam Charalambides 4
  • Jarrod Neumann 4
  • Jackson Eicher 1
  • Cross Ferrara 1
58 Shots 31

Week 3: Utah Archers

June 13, 2025
8:30 p.m. EDT
California Redwoods 11–12
(2–5, 6–6, 7–8, 11–12)
Utah Archers Villanova Stadium, Villanova
Game reference
Chayse Ierlan Goalies Brett Dobson
Point scorers
44 Shots 42

Week 5 game 1: Denver Outlaws

June 27, 2025
9:00 p.m. EDT
Denver Outlaws 18–12
(6–3, 8–6, 11–10, 18–12)
California Redwoods Torero Stadium, San Diego
Game reference
Logan McNaney Goalies Chayse Ierlan
Point scorers
42 Shots 43

Week 5 game 2: Philadelphia Waterdogs

June 28, 2025
6:00 p.m. EDT
Philadelphia Waterdogs 12–9
(2–3, 5–7, 9–9, 12–9)
California Redwoods Torero Stadium, San Diego
Game reference
Dillon Ward Goalies Chayse Ierlan
  • Jack Hannah 3
  • Thomas McConvey 2
  • Zach Currier 1
  • Kieran McArdle 1
  • Ben Randall 1
  • Christian Scarpello 1
  • Michael Sowers 1
  • Jake Taylor 1
  • Ben Wayer 1
Point scorers
  • Romar Dennis 4
  • Chris Kavanagh 2
  • Dylan Molloy 2
  • Josh Balcarcel 1
42 Shots 34

Week 7: Carolina Chaos

July 12, 2025
7:00 p.m. EDT
Carolina Chaos 12–10
(2–5, 5–7, 7–8, 12–10)
California Redwoods Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, Evanston
Game reference
Blaze Riorden Goalies Chayse Ierlan
  • Ross Scott 3
  • Cross Ferrara 2
  • Owen Hiltz 2
  • Adam Charalambides 1
  • Jackson Eicher 1
  • Justin Inacio 1
  • JJ Sillstrop 1
  • Josh Zawada 1
Point scorers
  • Jared Conners 2
  • Romar Dennis 2
  • Dylan Molloy 2
  • Sam English 1
  • Ryder Garnsey 1
  • Chris Kavanagh 1
  • Andrew McAdorey 1
39 Shots 41

Standings

2025 Western Conference Standings[5]
Team W L PCT S SA SD
Denver Outlaws 4 2 .667 74 62 12
Carolina Chaos 3 3 .500 62 77 –15
California Redwoods 2 4 .333 73 76 –3
Utah Archers 2 4 .333 57 66  –9

References

  1. ^ Rosenthall, Chris (March 11, 2025). "Nat St. Laurent Steps Down from Redwoods, Joe Spallina Named California General Manager". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Names Anthony Kelly Head Coach of California Redwoods". Premier Lacrosse League. Los Angeles, California. March 20, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Draft Order". Premier Lacrosse League. May 6, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "California Redwoods". Premier Lacrosse League. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Regular Season Standings". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 16, 2025.