Welcome to Lauren Mateja's Women's Lacrosse Blog

Welcome to the Women's Lacrosse Inaugural Season Blog!  

Throughout the season, freshman goalie Lauren Mateja will blog about her experiences on the women's lacrosse team. You'll get an inside look at the creation if a new team, a new season, and a new program. 

Lauren hails from King of Prussia, Penn., just northwest of  Philadelphia. This area is a hotbed for women's lacrosse, and Lauren brings a talented play to the Mavericks this year.

A graduate of Upper Merion Area High School, she played  lacrosse for three years, and field hockey for one. An Academic All-American in 2009, she was named  PhillyLacrosse.com/ Longstreth Female Athlete of the Week in April of 2009. Additionally, she earned Suburban One League Second Team honors, and was named Second Team All-Area by the Times Herald.

Lauren was honored by the East Coast Conference on Monday, May 3, as the ECC's Goalkeeper of the Week.

February 1: Blog Number One: A New Beginning

February 8: Blog Number Two: Finding a New Home

February 16: Blog Number Three: Managing Human Conflict I

February 19: Blog Number Four: ECC Preseason Poll

February 27: Blog Number Five: Four Days!

March 4: Blog Number Six: History Was Made

March 8: Blog Number Seven: A Sort of Homecoming

March 11: Blog Number Eight: The Feeling of a Loss

March 14: Blog Number Nine: Strengths and Weaknesses

March 20: Blog Number Ten: What a Nail-biting Week!!!

March 30: Blog Number Eleven: Spring Break

April 18: Blog Number Twelve: It's Been a While...

May 3: Blog Number Thirteen: Winding Down