Editor’s note: This story appears in the September-October issue of New England Lacrosse Journal.
Nathan Laliberte had a larger impact on Bryant’s 2021 season than most people realize.
Not only did the Auburn, N.H., resident win 60 percent of his faceoffs, but the faceoff specialist also helped recruit Bryant’s top scorer.
After a stellar high school career, Ben Abladian (Londonderry, N.H.) was contemplating a postgraduate year. Laliberte, who turned down Big 10 and ACC schools for Bryant, did his part to get his club teammate with the NH Tomahawks on board.