Ask Marquette women’s lacrosse junior defender Ellie Henry to pick one word to define her time with the Golden Eagles, it might be a word that one would not expect.
“When I tell my story about Marquette, I literally say it’s a miracle,” Henry said.
Playing lacrosse at the Division I level was considered a far-stretched thought for Henry, given she had only been playing the sport for six months when assistant coach Caitlin Wolf recruited her.
“She was like I guess ‘we’ll take a risk on you,'” Henry said.
A native of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Henry said she didn’t initially have any interest in playing lacrosse.