In many ways, Mason Woodward is the epitome of an American-born lacrosse player.
Family roots in the sport? Check. East Coast born and raised? Check. Long list of honors and awards? Check. A soft smile and a mustache for a roster photo? Double check.
But Woodward’s greatness, though piercingly evident on the field, cannot be confined to a checklist of attributes, nor can it be determined through a stat sheet.
Woodward may be one of the greatest Marquette men’s lacrosse players in program history, but you’ll never hear those words leave his mouth.
“He will not talk about himself, he is the first to make it about the team,” Marquette head coach Andrew Stimmel said.