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“I kind of second-guess myself every
time I think about it,” Goslee said. “I guess it’s settling in a little more every day.” Goslee did not grow up in a lacrosse
hotbed, does not have the experience of her newfound teammates and plays for a start-up program. After finishing second on Marquette in caused turnovers and third in ground balls, she was only a second-team All-Big East selection. Just to be among the 81 players invited to the national tryout was something special. Then she made the cut. “I am surprised and I’m not,” Marquette
coach Meredith Black said. “I’m surprised because she’s young and she is from a non-traditional area and our team is brand new. She hasn’t had the experience some of the other players have. But I wouldn’t have encouraged her to try out if I didn’t think she could do it.” It was barely three years ago that
Goslee had zero Division I suitors out of Mount Notre Dame High in Cincinnati, Ohio. The program was near the top of the state pecking order, but Goslee never played on a state championship team. One of five children, Goslee followed
her older sister into lacrosse and became her school’s all-time leading scorer as a midfielder. She was convinced she could play at the highest college level, but had to sell herself to any Division I program. Black is the only one who offered Goslee a spot initially. She transitioned smoothly to defense. “She is the hardest working player I’ve
ever coached,” Black said. “She does what it takes. She does what you tell her. She’s determined.” U.S. coach Ricky Fried noticed. “She got better with every session,”
Fried said. “We wanted to see who was coachable. Marquette doesn’t pressure out as a rule of thumb. She was outside of her comfort zone. Not only did she pressure the ball, but she was able to dictate where the ball went.” After making the cut, Goslee got an
extra dose of confidence, too. “I was going in for the experience,
but I’m so competitive I was hoping I could make it,” Goslee said. “During the weekend, I was telling myself, I could play with these girls. Once I got there and the bar was so high, I just had to move my feet a little faster and then I was there. I don’t think I was a step behind anyone. When I was paired up with some of the best attackers, I could shut them down. I didn’t feel out of place.” LM
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Kristen Waagbo
Matt Kerwick
Waagbo tabbed first Army women’s coach Army hired Kristen
Waagbo as the women’s program’s first head coach. Waagbo spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Duke, her alma mater, after serving as a Navy assistant for two seasons. Army debuts in 2016. ... In other Division I women’s coaching news, Stetson hired Ohio State assistant Christy Leach as its head coach. Vanderbilt plucked Beth Hewitt away from the head coaching post at Division II Le Moyne to be a Commodores assistant.
Cornell lifts interim tag on Kerwick Matt Kerwick, who led Cornell in 2014 as the team’s interim coach, was named the program’s full-time head coach on June 11. Kerwick, who took over for the dismissed Ben DeLuca in fall of 2013, led the Big Red to an 11-5 record and an NCAA tournament appearance.
Towers out at Dartmouth
As of press time, two Division I men’s head coaching spots remained vacant at Dartmouth and Detroit. Andy Towers and the Big Green parted ways after five seasons of Towers at the helm. Detroit had named assistant Chris Kolon its interim coach.
Experimental NCAA women’s rule for fall The NCAA women’s rules committee in June recommended an experimental rule for the 2014 fall season that requires the attacking team to keep the ball below or inside the 30-yard restraining line. Currently, teams are allowed to carry or pass the ball back over the restraining line. “We want to get a look and see if shortening the space where you can maintain possession will have an affect on pace of play,” NCAA rules committee chair and Stevens coach Celina
named to the 2014-15 U.S. women’s national team from an 81-player invite-only pool. Twenty players who have never suited up for the U.S. were among those named to the team, which will train and compete in several exhibition events leading up to the 2017 Women’s World Cup in England. See the full list at
LaxMagazine.com/TeamUSA/ Women.
Newlyweds hired at UIndy start-ups Greg Stocks and Jillian
Howley, both former head coaches at Division II Lake Erie, on June 25 were named the first head
World Championship Rewind Relive the FIL World Championship
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Cunningham said. All rules proposals must be approved by an NCAA oversight panel, which met July 16.
Newcomers join vets on U.S. women’s team After three days of tryouts, 38 players were
coaches of the University of Indianapolis’ men’s and women’s teams just a few weeks after their wedding date. The teams begin Division II play in spring 2016. "I feel like the stars are aligning for us," Howley said. "It's exciting."
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