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Yellow Jackets director Carol Rose takes a personal stake in her club lacrosse empire
arol Rose interrupted interviews with glee following medal ceremonies at the US Lacrosse U15 National Championships July 23 in scenic Aurora, Colo. She had every reason to.
Rose, director and coach of the Long Island Yellow Jackets (N.Y.)
club program, just watched her teams sweep the gold, silver and bronze medals in the girls’ division of an event in which 29 teams from 14 states participated. “I’m just so happy for everybody. It’s so nice to see everyone go
home with a big smile,” Rose said, moments before being tugged away for a photo with players and parents. There were many such photo ops, as Yellow Jackets 2017 Blue captured the national title with a 13-7 win over Yellow Jackets 2018 Blue in the final. Soon after, players from both teams high- tailed it to an adjacent field to watch their 2017 Gold mates hang on for a 10-7 win over Elevate (N.Y.) in the third-place game. Such a coronation does not happen without talented players,
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and the Yellow Jackets have had their share with three national titles in the event’s six-year history. YJ 2017 Blue was fueled in part by all-tournament team midfielder and North Carolina commit Jamie Ortega, who had four goals and two assists in the final. But players and coaches within the program credited Rose with providing the vision and leadership to accomplish a sweep of the medals, a first for the event. “Carol wants to win, she wants to make sure the girls have fun, and she wants the girls to remember that they are part of a family,” said Kristin Jones, a coach on the YJ 2018 Blue team in her fourth season with the program. “She’s just an incredible person,” said YJ 2017 Blue goalie Charlotte Campbell, a Virginia commit. “You feel like she has a personal stake in your success and your career.” “She sets the tone high,”
said Rebecca Thorn, an assistant director in the program and coach on the YJ 2018 Blue team. “She gets coaches that
know how to coach and are at the varsity level.” In a rare quiet moment, Rose, also the coach at Northport
(N.Y.) High, said her motives remain fairly simple. “I’m just trying to instill a love of the game; the same kind that
was instilled in me when I was a player,” she said. “I just really love to see them go on and play the sport that I love so much, and enjoy and be happy doing that.”
—Paul Krome
LACROSSE MAGAZINE All-Tournament Team ATTACK
Jesse Arline Yellow Jackets 2017 Gold (N.Y.) Led team to semifinals with game- tying and winning goals in a 9-8 quarterfinal victory over defending champ Long Island Top Guns.
Alison Johnson Yellow Jackets 2017 Blue (N.Y.) Combined for three goals and two assists in her team’s last two games.
Taryn Ohlmiller Yellow Jackets 2017 Blue (N.Y.) Two-time all-tournament teamer has verbally committed to Towson, had five goals and three assists in final four
MIDFIELD
Katie Kotowski Elevate (N.Y.) Ran two-thirds of the field to score the tying goal – her fifth – with six seconds left in eventual 14-13 OT loss to Yellow Jackets 2018 Blue.
Jamie Ortega Yellow Jackets 2017 Blue (N.Y.) Had 10 goals in champ’s final three games.
Katelyn Igneri Elevate (N.Y.)
Scored twice and caused a key turnover in OT, as Elevate nearly nipped Yellow Jackets 2018 Blue in a 14-13 semifinal loss.
Sophia Triandafils Yellow Jackets 2017 Blue (N.Y.) Played well at both ends, scored twice in semifinal win over YJ 17 Gold.
Meaghan Tyrrell Yellow Jackets 2018 Blue (N.Y.)
Scored five goals in semifinal win over Elevate and two in final loss to Yellow Jackets 2017 Blue.
DEFENSE
Olivia Smith Elevate (N.Y.)
Anchored pressure defense that shut out four teams.
Kirsten Scutaro Yellow Jackets 2018 Blue Caused several turnovers in 14-13 OT win over Elevate in semifinals.
GOALIE
Arielle Weissman STEPS (N.J.)
Held eventual champs to just seven goals in quarterfinal loss.
A Publication of US Lacrosse
September 2014 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 31
©JOHN RISLEY; ©JOE KOSHOLLEK
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