Last March, Molly Laliberty headed into the new season with some lofty expectations. Prior to her junior season for Tufts, the Newburyport, Mass., native was selected as the Division 3 Preseason Goalie of the Year by US Lacrosse Magazine. In some ways, it was a bold prediction, especially … [Read more...]
How Kari Buonanno made a sudden impact with Princeton
Kari Buonanno is one of the most dominant lacrosse players ever to emerge from the Rhode Island high school scene. Now entering her sophomore year at Princeton, Buonanno’s considerable skills are already on full display at the Division 1 college level. Exceptional from the beginning of her high … [Read more...]
Isabelle Planchet will make most of time left at Bromfield
Six years ago, when Dave Planchet took over the girls lacrosse program at the Bromfield School in Harvard, Mass., his daughter, Jackie, was a senior on the team. Jackie Planchet was also one of his star players who would help lead the team all the way to the Massachusetts Division 2 championship … [Read more...]
Injury set up Chris Connolly to make historic impact at UMass
For Chris Connolly, it took fully abandoning one dream in order for another to eventually take shape. Growing up, all Connolly (Glastonbury, Conn.) ever wanted to be was a hockey player. As such, his path to becoming one of the most exciting young players in the history of UMass lacrosse was … [Read more...]
Nobles standout Becca Gill is a rebel with a cause
If it were a typical spring afternoon before a lacrosse practice, you’d likely find Becca Gill conducting her own running drills, or bolstering the spirits of the teammates who elected her a team captain as a senior this year. These days, however, she’s likely to be running her own drills, … [Read more...]
Wesleyan coach Kim Williams: ‘Incredible how people have been there’
Lacrosse is a sport of overcoming adversity. Physically punishing and relentlessly fast-paced, it develops and enhances certain traits of character. For Kim Williams, the head coach of the women’s lacrosse program at Wesleyan University, her depth of experience in the sport is helping her to … [Read more...]
