ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP
The U.S. will defend its gold medal at the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Women’s World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario, this summer. Here’s a schedule of Team USA events:
May 25
Exhibition game vs. Canada at US Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pa.)
June 29
Alumni game, “Evening with Team USA” parent-daughter dinner/celebration at Johns Hopkins University/US Lacrosse (Baltimore)
June 30-July 2 Training camp at UMBC (Catonsville, Md.)
July 5-7 Training camp at Niagara University (Buffalo, N.Y.)
July 10-20 Federtion of International Lacrosse
(FIL) Women’s World Cup (Oshawa, Ontario)
New!
USLacrosse.org/uswomen In March, US Lacrosse launched a refreshed home page for the U.S. Women’s National Team.
Expanded player bios, information on upcoming games and community events, and the latest Team USA news and photos are just some of what you’ll find. Take a look and learn how you can help fuel Team’s USA journey to Oshawa, Ontario for this summer’s FIL Women’s World Cup at
uslacrosse.org/uswomen.
Etrasco, playing against the Haudenosaunee at the 2012 North American Challenge Cup (above), enjoyed a breakout performance at the event.
“She felt she belonged,” Team USA coach Ricky Fried said.
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In her freshman year, Etrasco struggled to live up to the number 13 legacy. She was more of a feeder than a shooter at Massapequa (N.Y.) High, and it took her a while to gain the confidence to go to goal. She cracked the starting lineup and contributed 18 goals, but it didn’t feel like enough. “I had my mentor, [former BU player]
Traci Landy, telling me to go to goal. It took me too long to hear her, and that’s a regret of mine,” Etrasco said. “My sophomore year, we lost a lot of people, and I wanted to show I could go to goal. I wanted to make an impact on this team. That’s why I came to this school.” As a sophomore, Etrasco blossomed, scoring 57 goals and earning America East Co-Player of the Year honors. She felt ready to take a run at the U.S. team, thanks to encouragement from Robertshaw. Etrasco’s FIL coming-out party was the 2012 North America Challenge Cup in Oshawa, Ontario — the same site of the World Cup this summer. She struggled at first to adapt to Team USA’s demanding systems, which require constant movement and aggressive riding from attackers. But she came up big on game day, scoring six goals in the tournament’s opening game. “The biggest thing that happened in Canada is she felt that she belonged,” U.S. coach Ricky Fried said. “Her teammates rallied around her. A lot of players tend to spiral negatively when
things don’t go as well as they think they should, and then they get internal and focus on just themselves and making the next play. She just kind of buckled down mentally and didn’t focus on what had happened. She focused on what was going to happen.” Etrasco’s sharp cuts and excellent field sense make her a natural fit in Team USA’s offense, which relies on smart passing and cutting. “She’s an incredible, incredible
finisher,” U.S. attacker Lindsey Munday said. “I love passing to her, because you know she’s going to put it away. She’s pretty shifty, too. Her shooting release is something I haven’t seen in a while.” Etrasco didn’t wear number 13 throughout the tryout process. When she entered the Team USA system, it belonged to veteran attacker Acacia Walker. (Etrasco wore 31 instead.) But Walker retired from FIL play in July — after 13 years in the U.S. national team system — so Etrasco’s lucky number was available again when she was named to the final 18-player roster in January. “It’s creepy how 13 stalks my life,” she
said. ***
Before she gets to Oshawa, Etrasco wants to make the 2013 season Boston University’s best ever.
“My No. 1 priority is to make it further than any [BU] team has made it,” she said. “Just to bring this team and this
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