By Zac Ellis - Vanderbilt Athletics
Content courtesty of Vanderbilt University
Midway through Emily Mathewson’s freshman year at Vanderbilt in 2017, the lacrosse student-athlete felt something was missing.
Mathewson had been heavily involved as a student at Garnet Valley High School on the outskirts of Philadelphia, earning nine letters in lacrosse, soccer and basketball and stacking up extracurricular activities like student council. But though her academic and athletic schedules kept her busy at Vanderbilt, Mathewson still sensed a need for something more.
“I’d come to the locker room early just to hang out with the girls,” Mathewson said.