Junior attack Nicky Galasso will miss the 2013 season with a lower-body injury and surgery, SU Athletics announced in a press release Tuesday.

Galasso transferred from North Carolina before the beginning of the semester earlier this month. He scored 56 points off 24 goals and 32 assists in his ACC Freshman of the Year season in 2011 before playing limited minutes in 2012 due to the lingering effects of breaking his foot in Nov. 2011.

He was expected to contend for a starting spot this season.

“It’s tough on the group, I think it’s tough on Nick and his family and the staff, too,” Syracuse head coach John Desko said. “We were excited to see what he could do out there.”

Galasso suffered the season-ending injury last week in practice, according to Syracuse men’s lacrosse information director Mike Morrison. He will be able to redshirt and retain his year of eligibility.