Kara Mupo became the head coach of the George Mason women’s lacrosse team in May 2020.
One of the recruits she inherited was midfielder Melanie Hutchinson (Merrimack, N.H.). While she wasn’t the coach that brought in the two-time Merrimack High School captain and MVP, she was grateful to have her.
She called Hutchinson the team’s “sled dog” and “backbone to every ounce of hard work and commitment that I've been trying to preach and build ever since I got to Mason,” and she’s an integral piece to the Patriots’ best season in five years as they close in on making the Atlantic 10 tournament.
The senior knew she couldn’t hold anything back in her final season.