Women's Lacrosse

Jessica Derr • Jan 2, 2020 •4:47 pm

Coping with Concussions

It is the middle of a lacrosse game in late April when the Stevenson girl I’m defending starts talking to me about her plans for after the game, her desires to study abroad, her opinion of the men’s lacrosse players heckling from across the stadium. Though conversations may happen on the field,...

Jessica Derr • Jun 25, 2019 •10:57 am

As Much As You Put In

I have never put much weight in the occult. To me, graveyard walks are a pleasant way to spend an evening. Ouija boards are not the earpiece of the dead, but a tool to push my cousins’ buttons. And The Long Island Medium, one of my mother’s favorite shows, does little more than make me roll my eyes...

Jessica Derr • Apr 22, 2019 •10:27 pm

Reconciling with Recovery

After nearly a year resigned to the sidelines following my ACL tear, I was expecting my clearance to be a momentous occasion. Something along the lines of the heavens opening, a choir singing, all aches and pains immediately leaving my body, and a sudden ability to run a six-minute mile. [block1...

Jessica Derr • Dec 19, 2018 •12:28 pm

More Than an ACL Tear

As a former member of the competitive club lacrosse scene, college was something I was forced to consider as early as my freshman year of high school. The idea of college was seldom separate from lacrosse. As a result, I did not always examine the professors, programs, and resources. [block2...

Jun 13, 2018 • Caitlin Burns

Ryan Named to Philadelphia Inquirer/PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team

Women's lacrosse player Shannon Ryan '20 was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer/PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team. The team is nominated and voted on by the sports information offices of 30 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. In order to be eligible for...

Jessica Derr • Feb 12, 2018 •7:00 pm

Empowering Girls and Women in Sports

In my mind, Arcadia’s dome always evokes memories of blistering cold days. Of practices and conditioning workouts before the sun rises. Of dragging sleds and running sprints (74 to be exact) until tears came to my eyes. Of harsh lights and dry air. Don’t get me wrong: The dome was built...

Jessica Derr • Dec 1, 2017 •10:42 am

Surviving the Off-Season

It is 7 a.m. on a Thursday and I’m questioning my life choices big time. My heart is racing, a panicked metronome in my chest. My legs ache, still feeling like lead from our heavy lift a mere 11 hours ago. My breathing is ragged. Sweat runs down my face. In the gymnasium, the lights...

Jessica Derr • Oct 18, 2016 •4:07 pm

The Life of a College Athlete

It is 5-something a.m. on a Friday. The first lights of dawn have yet to color the sky. Even the most ambitious of students remain in the sanctity of their beds, not even the birds have risen – the morning air rendered still without their song. All of Arcadia University seems to be bewitched in a...

Aug 3, 2015 • Christopher Sarachilli

Women’s Lacrosse, Golf, Softball Name New Coaches

The Department of Athletics has announced that three coaches will be joining Arcadia’s coaching staff. April Pollock will replace Erin Livingston as head women's lacrosse coach at Arcadia. Livingston will remain as assistant athletic director and head field hockey coach. Pollock arrives at...

Jessica Shotwell '15 was one of two students named a Capital One Academic All-American for classroom and athletic performance

Jul 23, 2015 • Christopher Sarachilli

Student-Athletes Thrive in the Classroom With 3.32 Spring 2015 GPA

Arcadia University's nearly 300 student-athletes once again proved their prowess in the classroom in the Spring 2015 semester, earning a 3.32 combined grade point average (GPA). Student-athletes on 15 of the Knights' 16 varsity programs earned a combined GPA of at least 3.0,...

May 5, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Women’s Lacrosse Wins First Freedom Conference Title, Clinches NCAA Bid

The top-seeded Arcadia University women’s lacrosse team defeated second-seeded Wilkes University, 17-13, on May 3 in the 2014 Freedom Conference Championship Game, and in doing so secured the program’s first-ever berth in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Senior Jenna Crothers was...

May 2, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Video: Women’s Lacrosse Team Advances to Freedom Conference Final

The top-seeded Arcadia University women’s lacrosse team won an 11-8 Freedom Conference semifinal match over fourth-seeded FDU-Florham on May 1 at Easton Field, and in doing so advanced to the conference title game for the second straight season. The Knights will host the Freedom Conference...