Last year’s Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team was defined by the adversity they had to overcome due to significant injuries suffered throughout the season.
Unfortunately, this year’s team is continuing that theme before the season even starts, as news broke Sunday night that star sophomore attacker Emma Ward will miss the entire 2022 season as the result of a lower leg injury.
Ward kept the attitude positive in her message to fans that the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team posted on social media on Sunday evening, saying:
“As many of you know, long-term injuries are not unfamiliar to me.