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By Kylie Ohlmiller, 4x IWLCA All-American, 2x Tewaaraton Finalist @kyohlmillerGrowing up playing lacrosse the ultimate goal is to go to your dream college. We’ve worked so hard all our lives to make that happen, and when it finally comes to the time when your days in high school are dwindling down and it’s time to start preparing for college – what is some of the advice that people give you? “Make sure you’re in shape.”“Keep an open mind.”“Be prepared.”“It’s going to be a big step up from high school.”Right? Yet, sometimes we don’t know what these pieces of advice truly mean.I want to share a little bit of my advice for the young women who are taking their next step in their journey and are going off to college to play lacrosse. I want to take a second to explain some of the pieces of advice mentioned above, while also adding a few things that helped me through the transition from high school to college. It’s a nerve-wracking time with high school ending and college about to begin. When I was a senior in high school, I thought nothing could ever beat the four years in my hometown. But now that I am done with college, I can tell you that my four years playing college lacrosse was by far the best experience of my life.The following is some advice that I’ve been given over the years from coaches, parents, and teammates about the transition from high school to college. And I’ve mixed in a little twist of my own, in hopes of helping you - the next generation of talented and inspirational college women’s lacrosse players – go into college with the mindset to work hard, the goal of having the time of your life, and overall excitement rather than nerves.
And, there was a ton of talent on the field. Here are those standout players. For more from Day 1, click here.Meghan Pickel, Attack/Midfield, Bayport Blue-Port (N.Y.), 2019 | Stony BrookShe pushed the pace for her squad and created scoring. Defensively she kept active, doing whatever she could to try and slow down a powerful opposition. Her constant movement and grinding will be a welcome addition in the eyes of the Stony Brook coaching staff.
Caught some of the women’s Under Armour All-American game on ESPN U. Future Seawolf Shonly Wallace is crazy good.
Having Ohlmiller and Murphy together, and healthy, was a treat for 2018. They tore it up all year, but a span of the month signifies their greatness. Courtney Murphy set the all-time goals record on April 5. On April 22, Kylie Ohlmiller broke the points and assists record. Dave Anderson Photo
The Stony Brook women's lacrosse team had a historic season in 2018.The Seawolves completed their first undefeated regular season, reached No. 1 in a national poll for the first time in program history and won their sixth straight America East title.Comprised mostly of Long Island natives, the team was led by coach Joe Spallina (Rocky Point) and senior captains Kylie Ohlmiller (Islip), Courtney Murphy (Floyd), Brooke Gubitosi (Northport) and Sam DiSalvo (Hewlett).Stony Brook advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for a second straight season, where the Seawolves' season ended in heartbreaking fashion, 12-11 in overtime, to Boston College.Watch our video documenting their 2018 campaign, on and off the field.