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B.C. senior field lax team unbeaten in Florida

NCAA coaches were raving about skill and ball sense shown by Lower Mainland girl field lacrosse players

Team B.C. posted a record of 3-0-1 in the senior girls’ division at the deBeer President’s Cup recruiting field lacrosse tournament in Florida Nov. 23.

B.C., including New Westminster’s Katie Browning, Cecilia Gillis, Emily Manville, Chole Nottingham and Nadine Stewart, defeated teams from California and Texas in the three-day event.

The team’s 10-10 draw came against Florida state champion the Stickbenders.

B.C.’s sophomore women’s team, including Keeley O’Neill of New West, finished with a 1-3 record.

“Countless NCAA coaches raved about Team B.C. athletes pointing out their excellent stick skills and ability to make quick decisions,” said B.C. field lacrosse co-ordinator Reynold Comeault in a B.C. Lacrosse press release.