By Leslie Gaber, GoDuke the Magazine
Junior midfielder Margaux Paolino shined on one of her sport’s largest stages over the summer, scoring twice in three matches for the United States at the 2018 Vitality Women’s Hockey World Cup in London.
While teammates, family and friends cheered her on in the late summer tournament, Paolino excelled as a forward for the U.S. women’s senior national team, despite being one of its youngest players.
“The older girls with more experience like Melissa Gonzalez, Kat Sharkey — people like Kat especially who play my position forward-wise — they were constantly keeping me in the loop, showing me film, helping me out and making me feel more comfortable,” Paolino says of her transition to the senior national team.