Jenn Medjid has always felt her coach's support, both literally and figuratively. She felt it again Sunday afternoon, with Boston College coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's hand on her back for the bulk of a teary NCAA championship game postgame press conference. Another stellar season for Boston … [Read more...]
Watch list: Six women who could impact the NCAA final fours
It’s final four weekend in college women’s lacrosse, with the NCAA Division 1 and Division 3 semifinals taking place Friday ahead of Sunday’s championship games. In Division 1, third-seeded Boston College is aiming to reach its sixth straight NCAA final when it plays No. 2 Syracuse in Cary, N.C. (5 … [Read more...]
How Nobles girls once again ran away from their competition
All of Sophie Majernik’s cross-country accolades count for very little when she plays club lacrosse. “It’s funny,” said the Noble and Greenough star senior midfielder. “Our club coaches joke that cross-country is not great for lacrosse because it’s not the right running. It’s not that sprinting … [Read more...]
ISL tourney notebook: Tabor stuns top-seeded Belmont Hill
The opening round of the Independent School League championship tournament did not lack drama. For the second year in a row, Belmont Hill came in as the undefeated No. 1 seed and got dispatched in the quarterfinals, this time by eighth-seeded Tabor in a close, low-scoring affair. Fifth-seeded … [Read more...]
Four burning questions as D-1 women’s tourney hits quarters
MIAA girls power rankings: Chelmsford, Reading join party
Regular seasons have passed their midpoints in MIAA girls lacrosse, and there has been no shortage of drama. Two-time defending Division 1 champ Westwood, which carried a 49-game win streak into the season, has already been dinged with three losses, two of them to in-state opponents. Division 2 … [Read more...]