The women’s lacrosse team was honored for their 2023 Northeast Conference (NEC) championship win on March 30 with a banner reveal. A short ceremony to honor the women’s achievement was held on Campus Field before their game against Delaware State University.
The banner reveal called the Pioneers to reflect on last season’s victory as no current players have won an NEC championship. The players still remember the feeling of winning.
“Winning the title at home on Campus Field was one of the best feelings I have ever felt,” said graduate student Emma Kittredge. “There are no words to explain the moment but emotional and overjoyed, and it is a moment I will never forget celebrating with the best team I have ever been a part of.”
As a program, the women’s lacrosse team had not won a championship in the last 10 years.
“We worked hard to get back into that spot, so it was really exciting to get back to the top again after so many years of trying to get back there,” said Head Coach Laura Korutz.
Source: Josh Gee, Athletic Communications, Sacred Heart University
This will be the Pioneers last season in the NEC. They head to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference starting next season.
“The reveal was a special reminder to our current team to show what is left to be gained this year while also honoring last year’s team,” said Kittredge.
Junior Aidan Carlson says that being able to look up every day and see that banner at practice is a “motivator” to do it again this year.
“We have pride in this program, and the banner is a reminder of what hard work can accomplish, and I feel very proud to be a part of this program,” said Carlson.
