For the second year in a row, Laura Stanton will lead the North Country Saints Lacrosse team as their captain. The sophomore Attack was also team captain her freshman year leading the Saints in scoring and earning team MVP honors. Joining Stanton this year will be sophomore Defender Cheyenne Blair. The second year defender started every game during the Saints inaugural season.
"Laura was a great leader as a freshman and has continued that throughout our preseason this year." said Saints Coach Kent Egglefield. "She's one of the best Attack players in the region and I think she is primed for another huge season."
On Blair, Egglefield added, "Cheyenne stepped up on defense last year and was always steady on the backend. I think she will have a great impact on the rest of the defense as most of them are all freshman."
Laura was the Saints 2016 Team Captain and earned team MVP honors scoring 23 goals and adding 7 assists as a Freshman. Stanton is a Computer Graphics and Design major. She is from Lake Placid, NY and is the daughter of Leland and Patricia Stanton.
Stanton believes with all the new faces and people interested in the Lacrosse program that the program will continue to grow and prosper. "I hope we can build and improve on our first season and take the next step as a team." said Stanton. "The biggest goal is to help the program build for a successful future."
Cheyenne was a mainstay on the Saints defense in 2016 while also adding 1 goal and 2 assists as a freshman. Blair is a Health Sciences major from Lake Placid, NY. She is the daughter of Tony and Julie Blair.
Blair stated, "I'm really excited to start the season. As a team we are ten times ahead in skill and abilities than last year and I'm hoping with this year's team we can get a few more wins and lay a good foundation for the future of the program."
The Saints open their 2nd season at home on March 27th against Frederick Community College.