Lauren LaPointe’s patience and resilience paid off in breakout year for Maryland women’s lacrosse
LaPointe was cut from her middle school club team. Now she's spearheading a deadly Terps' attack.
In the seventh grade, Lauren LaPointe was cut from her local club team. She never thought she would be recruited by her dream program in high school. But on a roster surrounded by All-Americans and Tewaaraton Award nominees, the junior attacker has turned into one of No.
3 Maryland women’s lacrosse’s top players. “I never really thought I would be chosen to go to Maryland … I had a lot of fun visiting other places, but they never felt just right,” LaPointe said. LaPointe headlines one of the nation’s best attacking units, leading the Terps with 32 goals and 17 assists.
She has consistently been Maryland’s primary shooting option, unloading 75 shots so far this season — 24 more than any other Terp. Her breakout isn’t just about production. It’s the result of years spent building confidence after early setbacks.
Growing up in Glenelg, Maryland, as the daughter of former Maryland men’s lacrosse player Maury LaPointe, Lauren first picked up a stick at 7 years old. She got a taste of competitive lacrosse playing for a rec team in elementary school coached by her mother, Jennifer. As LaPointe’s talents began to blossom, it became clear that she was built to be an attacker.
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