YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — You may call it fate. Others may say chance. For Mary Terry, a military veteran and spouse traveling alone with three young boys while her husband is preparing for a field training exercise, it was life-changing. For the Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team, the term "life-changing" is appropriate all the same.
This story begins in North Carolina, more specifically, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. It's Friday, March 3. In its inaugural season, the EMU lacrosse team is on a trip home after playing in the program's first-ever road game at Winthrop University; for Mary, a spontaneous trip so her children can finally meet their Texas family and fly for the first time.