At 6-feet tall, Cohasset (Mass.) High School midfielder Molly Stephens knows what height can mean on the lacrosse field. She also knows great players need to have other things, too. In a South Shore town that’s riding a recent wave of high-end girls lacrosse talent, Stephens became the latest player … [Read more...]
Faith Graves of Wellesley takes a resilient path to Villanova
It was a painful injury, both physically and emotionally. And a blessing in disguise? Maybe that, too. Attack Faith Graves figured to be on a Division 1 college campus by now, preparing for a freshman lacrosse season after turning heads at Wellesley (Mass.) High School and with Revolution … [Read more...]
Providence-committed Ian Olenik plays bigger than his size
Governor’s Academy coach Steve Moreland had some background with Ian Olenik, having coached him in the New England Twisters program since the sixth grade. But even Moreland, who formerly coached at Phillips Academy Andover, was surprised with what he was seeing from his undersized freshman … [Read more...]
‘It’s a huge deal’ | Medfield senior Erin Sullivan lands at Penn
Everything was falling into place for Erin Sullivan as she passed the midpoint of her junior year. A standout lacrosse and soccer player at Medfield (Mass.) High School who’d had the Ivy League on her radar for years, she was encouraged to attend a camp last December at the University of … [Read more...]
Chad Palumbo of Nobles blazes his own trail to Princeton
Chad Palumbo has been playing lacrosse long enough to recognize how it can be a game of momentum. A great defensive play can produce a score at the other end. Faceoff wins can lead to consecutive possessions. Goals can pile up. In a sense, that’s not unlike what the summer and early fall were for … [Read more...]
A closer look at the region’s National Team hopefuls
Last week, US Lacrosse announced the names of the 50 women who are candidates to make the Women’s National Team that will compete in next summer’s World Championship at Towson (Md.) University. Of those 50 players, a dozen have strong ties to New England. Tryouts for the National Team will be held … [Read more...]
